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Mi Si Beautiful premiums given away with Clydesdale Soap Wrappers. iN x SIP SNAENSNA ESAS NA ESAS VANS SSeS SAS SASASASAISAS ASAE AS SASS Che Devereaux (World Challenger Tobacco Pail Cover and Moistener is the only device ever invented for the purpose for which it is designed that will com- pletely satisfy all requirements,and more too. ‘There are Others,’’ but none but ours that will never be relegated to the rubbish department. It is a fixture well and stoutly made of heavy material, is practicaHy indestructible, and the only fixture that is a positive and direct money saver. It is an ornament and keeps your tobacco pails well dressed, tidy, neat and uni- form all the time, and as you do not have to detach it from the pailit is always in its place. It is the only device that does its work evenly and keeps the goods in fresh attractive selling shape ail th. time, and enables you to sell every ounce and pound you buy, and more too. We have over a hundred written opinions of their value as an Ornament, as a convenience, and as « trade winner and money saver. The Oppenheimer Cigar Company, of Saginaw, are using sixteen of them and write us that they fill all points completely, and at four times their cost would be cheap. 2 The Michigan price per dozen is nine dollars, or seventy-five cents per cover. RASS SAS ASS YE] ces OKO) © \9) (©) (©) HQOOMOMOOOWWCIE Send us your order direct or buy of any of our agents or jobbers. The first of May we will have our plant running and be manufacturing’ them ourselves, and will be able to turn out from one to three hundred per day, and will also be ready to sell terri- tory, cities or states. The exclusive right to sell in any city or state will be determined by the number of Moisteners the person desiring such exclusive sale will purchase at his first bill. Respectfully, Devereaux & Duff, Owosso, Mich. QDDDQDDDHDHHDOHHHD) OOOOOOOWWWOOOWOOWUOCE ae @ @ @ @ @ 2 PERKINS & HESS, "===" Higes Nos. 122 and 124 Louis St., - POOOQOOOOOQOQOQQOQOOE DCOQOQOQOQOQODDODOOGQSGSYSVSSS’SVSNDS) FVSVSNSVSSVONS O@® ®DQDOOOOOOQO© QDODQDOOOD® DOOQDOOO® , FUTS, Wool and Tallow We carry a stock of cake tallow for mill use. Grand Rapids. M. B. Rep S. D KOPF WHEELER A. O. WHEELER, MANISTEE, MICH, 1 6i6phones Electrical Gonstruction Electrical Supplies M. B. Wheeler & 60., 25 Fountain Street, Grand Rapids. We sell phones for private lines. Write for information and catalogues, resenting MISSOURI TELEPHONE MFG. CO., St. Louis, Mo. is here. mand. LILY WHITE Winter flours are in good de- Especially the household favorite, This is a very white, pure flour, as its name implies. It is a native of Michigan. At the same time it has become popular not only in Michigan but in several other states. A great many families have adopted it as their family flour, and they will have no other. A great many grocers have it for sale because these families come after it time and time again and— buy their groceries where they buy their flour. A great many grocers who have in- troduced it in their town continue to sell it for the same reason. Do you need a trade winner? We suggest “Lily White.” VALLEY CITY MILLING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Sa SSa= SLRS aS sams ASS THE UNIVERSAL VERDIGI iutceneaiea : K | a SSE ReeSsses aka ™ Manitowoc Lakeside Peas have sold the best of any line of canned vegetables RES this season. In fact, they are now hard to secure and will be until new pack. Price is advancing daily, This tells the story. SASRCEEES BON ROTO IADR SSIS SIeSs SA CBABAaARS ES ES JAS PSeAes ES | THE ALBERT LANDRETH 60. | MANITOWOC, WIS. CPSeSeS Sees SSS ESSSESESES SOSA SOO SACS 2S LSS LOUIS ES Crackers Pulverize one in your hand and feel the grain. Taste one and learn the flavor. The best cracker to buy is the cracker which is best. Grocers who choose this motto buy Sey- mour Crackers. The quality of your stock is the main-shaft of your business. Seymours are all stamped in the center with an “S” (note border of ad). Write for sample. Manufactured only by The New YOrk BIscult.GO. Grand Rapids. -+ Hh Fr \ | AWMInds Tents, Flags, Window Shades, Water- Proof Horse and Wagon Covers. Awning agents are now due—taking orders for de- When you order an awning from an agent you pay from $3 to $5 too much. livery next spring. To prove Hj this, send size of your house and we will send samples i | and prices. : Haystack and all kinds of Canvas Covers. Send for prices and samples. T. Williams & Bro., Office 662 & 664 Northwestern Avenue, . CHICAGO. W6 Maké Awnings Anything from a window to a 50 ft. roller awning. Wiesinger Awning GO., Mirs., 2 West Bridge St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Telephone 1824. " Ht | PU _ oo = On Earth __. _ For handling Syrup, Vin- egar, Molasses barrels, etc. For particulars address Buys Barrel Truck Co. 761 B. Fulton St., GRAND RAPIDS. The Best Truck SEEEEEEE EEE EEE TET ET TTT Tet ‘ ‘ + Grocers’ Refrigerators | A grocer writes us: ‘‘Words will not express the satisfaction we have in using the new refrigerator you sent us, and do not know how we ever got along without it. ft ii creases our business and is very economical in the use of ice.” Ask for catalogue showing 17 styles of Grocers and Butchers’ Refrigerators. |_|, H. LEONARD & SONS, Manufacturers, {{ ~~ "(==)" {GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. fo ttt hhh heh heh hhh hhh hh hh hh hhh hh hhh hh heh hepopepohepohahohapop apap ehoh oho} oh oh heheheh ooh opoh hep Ms t ON ae : ry Y S ye am. ~*” », —— Fs Oe << G4) f \ iZ iP NG i! aA CX i i o Ks Wy Nir ea , Th NGI 2) my Tin a A DESMAN Volume XIV. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897. Number 709 The.... PREFERRED BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY eee Of MICHIGAN Incorporated by 100 Michigan Bankers. Pays all death claims promptly and in full. This Company sold Two and One-half Millions of In- surance in Michigan in 1895, and is being ad- uuitted into seven of the Northwestern States at tuis time. The most desirable plan before the people. Sound and Cheap. Home office, DETROIT, Michigan. é 144 is Twelve Dozen, Sir! _ Twelve Dozen is a Gross, Sir! A Groc-er’s Cost Book will help you keep tab on what your goods COST—‘‘by the Gross” or “by the Dozen.” You can then BUY RIGHT. Send for sample leaf and prices. BARLOW BROS., GRAND RAPIDS, MICil. ageseseseseseseseses NIGHAEL KOLB & SON, Established nearly one-half a century. Wholesale Clothing Mts, Rochester, N.Y. Ail mail orders promptly attended to, or write our Michigen Agent, William Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich. who will show you our entire line of samples. Mr. Connor will be at Sweet's Hotel, Grand Rapids, in room 82 on Friday, Sat- urday, Sunday and Monday, April 9, 10, 11 and 12. COMMERCIAL CREDIT 60., Lid. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Privat? Credit Advices. Collections made anywhere in the United States and Canada. OSS 0000 Cyne Pre.apt, Conservative, Safe. J.W (“names in, Pres. W. FRED McBam, Sec. $35 PBES*4 9900000 0000000000+ Thé Michigan Trust 60., Grand Rapids, Mich. Acts as Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Trustee. Send for copy of our pamphlet, ‘‘Laws of the State of Michigan on Descent and Distribution of Property.” SUSPENDERS! LOOK! Non-elastic web shoulder ieces. Best leathersides. Special ront tubes. Retail at 25 cents. Write GRAHAM ROYS & CO., FITCH PLACE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. sve fori, DRADESJIAN GOUPONS e5e5eSe5 ee he el he be hi he hp bh hi be FUTURE FORECAST. Speculative Activity Commonly Re- garded as Prosperity. Unfortunately, the efficiency of the new tariff in restoring prosperity is conjectural. It may revive certain branches of home industry now depressed by foreign competition, and it may thus furnish labor with more ample employ- ment, but that it will go further than this and immediately increase the vol- ume of all kinds of business it would be hazardous to predict. Just so far as it increases the demand for articles of home production it will diminish that for articles produced abroad, and thus the importer will lose some of the trade he now possesses. The less, too, we buy abroad the less we can sell there, and thus the exporter will have less to do and, of course, will have his profits lessened. The net addition to the wealth of the country will consequently be small, and as any additional revenue resulting from increased duties will be drawn from the pockets of our own cit- izens, the only benefit we shall receive from the increase will be exemption from further Government bond issues. On the other hand, the moral effect of revived industry under a more protec- tive tariff will be very considerable. It is true, as the free traders insist, that protection benefits a comparatively few at the expense of the great mass, but these few, as long as they are dissatis- fied, are a cause of disturbance out of all proportion to their numbers, and when they are contented and cheerful they diffuse cheerfulness in a wide cir- cle all around them. The multitude are not complaining of hard times. They are as well off as they usually are. They are reasonably well employed and are well paid; and their expendi- tures keep the ordinary industries of the country going on in the ordinary man- ner. The talk about millions of people starving in idleness, of thousands of factories standing idle, and of univer- sally prevalent desolation and decay, is rhetorical exaggeration, indulged in by men who are more desirous of produc- ing an effect than they are of telling the truth. Depression, as Gen. Porter recently said of Boston, is a state of mind, and like all states of mind, it is produced by the contrast of present conditions with those which have been or those which are desired. While to a laboring man earning $2 a day, an assured in- come of $3 a day seems great wealth, to a man who has enjoyed the spending of $100,000 a year a reduction to $10,000 is poverty. Dr. Kane tells how his sail- ors, when they came down from the Arctic regions, where they had passed the winter in a cold of 40 degrees below zero, to Labrador, where the _ ther- Mmometer marked 10 degrees above, found the temperature oppressively hot, but we here in New York think that 10 degrees above zero is pretty wintry. It is all a matter of comparison. People complain of hard times, not because the country is devastated by famine or pes. tilence, or because they suffer for want of the necessaries of life, but because they are not all getting rich as fast as they were a few years ago. Our har- vests are good and our exports of agri- cultural products immense; our mines yield abundantly ; our factories turn out more goods than can be consumed; the building of new buildings, here in New York at least, goes briskly on, the streets are full of vehicles, foot passen- gers, and bicycle riders, and bustle and activity, during business hours, every- where prevails. Froma superficial view of things nobody would suspect the ex- istence of the commercial depression about which so much is said. What really is lacking, and what it is the absence of which gives rise to complaint, is a continually increasing expansion of enterprise like that which began with the resumption of specie payments in 1879, was checked by the Baring catastrophe in 1890, and was finally stopped by the crash of 1893. During these fourteen years thousands of miles of new railroad were built, yielding fabulous profits to the original builders; new towns were laid out by the hundred, and lots in them sold at inflated prices; mines were opened which, for a while, paid handsome div- idends; all sorts of industrial businesses were turned into stock companies and their securities marketed at bigh figures; wages steadily advanced and everybody felt happy except the farmers and plant- ers, whose products, under the compe- tition stimulated by the multiplication of transportation facilities by land and by water, declined in value. The tide was rising, and those who were borne along upon it thought, as men at such times always think, that it would go on rising forever. Warning of the precariousness of this feverish prosperity came in 1890, when the failure of the Barings in London demonstrated the visionary nature of their Argentine speculations, which, up to that time, had seemed to be im- mensely profitable. What might have been widespread ruin was averted in Great Britain by the leading London banks, headed by the Bank of England, coming as a body to the rescue of the Barings, and, in this country, by the issue of Clearing House certificates and by the emission of Treasury notes against the purchases of silver, under the Sherman act, to the amount of $5,000,000 per month. In Great Britain the remedy was effectual; here it pro- duced only a palliation and not a cure. In 1893 the house of cards which had been rearing for fourteen years tumbled to pieces, securities held by people who thought them as good as gold proved to be little better than waste paper, and a general rush was made to save what could be saved from their remains. The paroxysm lasted only a few months, but its effect in deterring the public from embarking on a fresh career of speculation has not yet passed away. This is what people mean when they talk of the absence of prosperity. All the needful activities of the country continue, everything indispensable to life, health, and comfort is abundant, and the only thing lacking is the excite- ment, the hurry, and the whirl of the rapid progress in material development which prevailed prior to 1893. That these past four years of so-called stagnation and depression have not been years of absolute ruin is proved by the abundance of capital now awaiting in- vestment, and by the competition of its owners for securities at a constantly falling rate of interest, of which the Lake Shore and the New York Central railroad companies are taking advan- tage by offering only 3% per cent. per annum on the renewal of loans which thirty years ago they made at 7 per cent. Unless there was plenty of cap- ital pressing upon the market besides that represented by the bonds now out standing, the attempt to refund them at 3% per cent. would be futile. The syn- dicate who have undertaken the opera- tion count upon the pressure of this outside capital to force the present bondholders to accept the terms offered them, or, failing this, to help them dis- pose of the new bonds to new investors. Upon this same abundance of capital, more than upon anything else, rests the reasonable expectation of that renewed speculative activity which alone will satisfy the craving for what is common- ly regarded as prosperity. Whether dur- ing the four years which have elapsed since 1893 the losses sustained in that year have been sufficienly forgotten to allow a fresh swarm of plausible schem- ers to find victims, is a question which only time can answer. What form the new craze will take, and what will be the intensity of it, we must also wait and see. Its coming will be hindered by the same cause as that which hinders the undertaking of legitimate enter- prise, and that is, the continued agita- tion in favor of free silver, and the well-grounded fear that its partisans may triumph in tg00. This fear damp- ens the courage of investors and chills the enthusiasm of those who would otherwise embark in _ speculation. Until it is finally dissipated no fore- cast of the future can be made with confidence. —Matthew Marshall in New York Sun. a a The Tradesman’s Circulation. State of Michigan, } County of Kent. 5 Henry Patterson, being duly sworn, deposes and says as follows: I am pressman in the office of the Tradesman Company and have charge of the presses and folding machine in that establish- ment. The regular edition of the issue of April 21 comprises 6,500 copies. And further deponent saith not. HENRY PATTERSON. Sworn and subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and tor said county, this twenty-first day of April, 1897. HENRY B. FAIRCHILD, Notary Public in and for Kent ‘County, Mich, SS. NO Jesse Owen, who has been identified with the Valley City Milling Co, in the capacity of head miller ever since the establishment of the business, thirteen years ago, sails from New York May 5 on the St. Paul for a three months’ tour of Enrope. This is the first vacation of any consequence which Mr. Owen has taken for three years, i MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Bicycles News and Gossip of Interest to Dealer and Rider. The announcement that A. A. Zim- merman, the ex-champion, who has been in retirement for several years, intends to return to the track this sea- son has aroused widespread interest among racing men. Zimmerman, in bis long career in this country and abroad, proved that under favorable conditions he was without a peer. Since his re- tirement the question of a champion has been in dispute. E. C. Bald, of Buffalo, considered himself Zimmer- man’s successor for one year, but last season the claims of Cooper, Bald, and others for championship honors com- plicated racing affairs. *x* * * The attempts of the big manufactur- ers to maintain a standard scale of prices for high grade bicycles this sea- son has proved futile. The sale of me- dium-priced wheels last year served to increase the demand for cheap bicycles: A well-known dealer, who is handling a $50 wheel this season, is unable to sup- ply the demand. Hesays: ‘‘The big manufacturers refused to consent toa reduction in prices. The result is that local agents of the various $100 wheels are compelled to cut prices. I know that prospective purchasers can, with- out trouble, select any bicycle cata- logued at $100 for $85 cash, or perhaps less.’”’ * * * Advices from England show that bi- cycles of this country are being sac- rificed. Last year the American mak- ers, who anticipated a big demand, sent over large consignments. A great many of the firms did not consider the demands of English riders, and asa consequence their wheels did not find a ready market. An English exchange of a recent date says that the American wheels sent over last season are now be- ing sold at public auction for $10 and $15. The same wheels in this country sold for $60 and $75. The American firms, however, who equipped their wheels for foreign trade are said to be doing nicely. + * The American Cyclist says: ‘‘We re- cently saw a strange sight A scorcher, with head down and tearing along ata great rate, was heading toward Hartford on one of its best suburban roads. About ten feet behind, a young woman, sitting erect and looking happy, was holding her own with the pacemaker. How she could do it seemed a mystery until it was discovered that the wheelman was towing the woman by means of a wire firmly fastened to each machine. If this form of idiocy becomes popular, there will be many deaths. It is hardly pos- sible to conceive of a cyclist in a more dangerous position than was this girl.’’ —_—__> 2. _____ Spring Roads an Effective Lesson. Written for the TRapEsMAN. Object For several years past until the pres- ent the comparatively mild winter and early springs had lessened the serious- ness of the usual mud blockade attend- ing the opening of the season, until the impression began to obtain that the matter had been given more importance than it deserved. People began to tell how it used to be when there were hard winters, and before the roads were so much improved, as though it wasa “‘gone-by’’ reminiscence. To be sure, the roads were yet bad enough; but it was usually possible to use them, and the old-time warning signs of ‘‘ No Bot- tom’’ were not called into requisition. But the experience of the present sea- son disabuses the idea that the im- proved conditions were permanent. The old-time embargo has again been put into operation, with all its customary effectiveness, giving the subject of road improvement an emphasis which it was losing under the apparent change. This is not only the case here in Michigan, but from all parts of the country come reports of paralysis of local trade on account of impassible roads. As usual, the richest agricultural lo- calities are the worst to suffer. The condition of the roads in all the prairie States is past description. It is reported that in some of the counties in Iowa the usual spring session of the courts has been postponed until fall on account of the impossibility of reaching the county seat. The roads are described as con- tinuous bogs of mud which only sus- tain flat-bottomed vehicles like the old-fashioned ‘‘stone boat,’’ and it is almost impossible for the horses to make their way to draw these. The un- usual quantity of rain which has made itself so manifest in the floods devasta- ting the Southwest seems likely to keep up the yielding consistency of these roads for an indefinite time. A suggestive consequence of the pres- ent conditions is the contrast afforded by the few roads throughout the country which have received such improvement as makes them proof against the effects of frosts and rains. Towns like Grand Rapids which have radiating systems of improved roads are accessible to all who can reach such roads. The rest of the country is as effectuaily excluded as though removed an inaccessible dis- tance. This condition is not so definite- ly marked, perhaps, in the sandy re- gions tributary to some of our gravel roads as in other soils; but even with this mitigation the situation is bad enough. The lesson being taught by the pres- ent experience will have its effect in the movement for better roads. It will emphasize the proposition that the ordi- nary ‘‘road working’’ is not road im- provement. Already, in several states, the question of collection of the high- way tax in money instead of work, and of its expenditure under intelligent supervision, is receiving increased at- tention. It has seemed to those who have watched the progress of the movement for better roads that it was distressingly slow. The task is a tremendous one which must receive the co-operation of all. The engaging of this co-operation is the most serious problem. The ex- perience of the present will tend to the hastening of the solution. NATE. —_>22>___ Wheels in His Head. W. J. Lampton in New York Sun. And the man stood before me talking: ** Verily, ting were his words, ‘*T have been by the smooth road, The great road Where the wheels are whirling hither and yon; Where the flowers bloom not, Yet the’e are many bloomers; Where there are no trees, Yet 1.mbs are everywhere; Where no cattle come, Yet calves are many; Lean calves and fat, Pretty calves and homely, Old calves and young; And stranger than the other strange things Was this: That nocalf of all those calves Had more than one leg!” Then the man ceased speaking, And I communed with myself, saying: “Verily, the wheels this man thought he saw Are in his own head.”’ And I plumed myself upon my superior wisdom. Private Marks on Bicycles. A simple device for concealing a pri- vate mark on one’s wheel is suggested by the chief detective of a wheelmen’s insurance company. In the event of the loss of a wheel the identification of such a mark, known only to the rider, is in- disputable proof of ownership. The plan is that every owner of a bicycle should have a private mark upon his wheel, but so concealed that the closest scrutiny by one who does not know it will fail to discover it. Instead of a mark upon the saddle or saddle post, where a thief would naturally look for it, he suggests that a portion of the enamel, about one inch square, be scraped from the frame of the machine. After all traces of the enamel have been removed, apply a coating of grease and with a pointed piece of steel dipped in carbolic acid draw the initials or pri- vate mark through the grease, the acid following the marking of the steel point, while the grease keeps it from spreading. After allowing the acid to eat into the tubing the grease can be rubbed off and the mark or initial shows as plainly as if cut into the steel frame- work. One coat of enamel will com- pletely hide all traces of the mark. Should any question as to the owner- ship of the wheel arise, the owner could, by simply scratching off the enamel which covered his mark, at once prove his claim. a oe A Good Observer. ‘*Describe briefly the way a woman gets off a street car,’’ said the superin- tendent to the applicant for a position as conductor. ‘*The wrong way,’’ was the answer. ‘*Correct,’’ said the superintendent, and the applicant was straightway en- gaged. ~~ 0 On the Wrong Side. Customer (to grocer whose weights have long been under suspicion)—You made a mistake in that pound of sugar I got here last night. Grocer—How so, sir? Customer—Don't know. weight. Bicycle Contracts. We make a compact contract drawn up by one of the ablest attorneys in the country, which we are,able to furnish at following prices: 100, $2; 500, $3; 1,000, $4.50. No bicycle dealer can afford to get along without this form. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. It was ove>- ADAMS Write for Catalogues and Prices. GREAT BICYCLES THE WORLD THE HAMILTON THE AMERICA A few more good _ Agents Want: d. & HART, Grand Rapids, Mich. State Distributing Agents. LADIES’ CLIPPERS Are made in two styles, a single tube and a double l ail tube frame—in several colors and finishes, calcu- lated to meet the requirements of those of refined and modest tastes. Equipped with the most Satisfactory ladies’ saddle known and fitted with wood dress and aluminum chain guards that guard. ; The single tube Clipper is beyond a question of doubt the most comfortable, durable and roomy mount ever devised for ladies. The single frame- tube allows more room for a perfect mount, and, when mounted, skirts hang straight and graceful. This model is more expensive to construct and costs more than any other style, it is therefore found only in the high grade class. Ae awe 0 ime (Fone lems Cae €, P. 266 N. 4 IF YOU ARE A dealer and thinking of adding a line of Bicycles, or a dealer with a line of Bicycles, or a rider in the market, you are ; INTERESTED in knowing what there is on the market. We presume you know something about Cy- cloid, Keating, Winton, Columbus and Stormer Bicycles. It’s certainly worth a cent (or postal) to get catalogues and prices. We have a very attractive proposition to make to you. Spend a cent. Studley & Jarvis, Grand Rapids. Mich. aa a Site a MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Sampling In City and Country. Stroller in Grocery World. You country grocers don’t know what sampling means. A boy or a woman takes a prune from you and you think you’re deeply injured. You want to do business in the city. That's where you get the sampling habit worked on you. Several days ago I went into one of the largest retail grocery sores in Phil- adelphia. I suppose that store does as much business and of as good a class as any one store in Philadelphia. It isa first-class place in every respect. I stood near the door for several min- utes and I tell you frankly that I-had my eyes opened to the sampling evil. I thought I understood something about it before, but I never had. The particular store I refer to isa great believer in displaying goods where people can see them. The man- ager told me this several months ago. You go in there and you're perfectly bewildered by the maze of goods all about you. Piles of this and that, open boxes and barrels, all within easy reach of any fingers that see fit to grab. Near the door where I stood was a long table covered with different varie- ties of cheese, all open. There was the regular New York cream. cheese, Sweitzer, pineapple and several others, and as orders would be given for one sort or another, the salesmen would go to this table and cut off the necessary piece. There were several knives handy, and it was a perfect paradise for the sampler hunting the chance to get his fill of free cheese. As I stood there an old gentleman en- tered, accompanied by a young lady. The lady stepped to the counter and the old gentleman strolled around, seeking what he might devour Pretty soon his eye spied the cheese and he made for it like a chicken after corn. In order that he might do justice to the occasion, he carefully laid his packages down on a chair. Then he started in, begin- ning at one end of the table and cutting off big chunks of every kind of cheese displayed. Once a salesman came to cut off a piece to fill an order, and el- bowed the old fellow out of the way. The iatter, with his mouth bulging with cheese, glared at him like you’ve seen a dog disturbed at a bone. That old man must have eaten at least half a pound of cheese. This may seem incredible, but you calculate the aggregate weight of good-sized chunks off four or five cheeses,.and see where you are. > Near the cheese table was an open box of Sultana wafers. I counted six women who stooped as they passed and cribbed one or two of these. One wom- an took three and put two in her pocket. They all did it with the utmost non- chalance, as if there was a ‘‘ Take One’’ sign in sight. During the week that preceded the day I was in this store, the firm had been introducing a special variety of molasses candy of their own make, and on the counter to the left of the main entrance was a big tray of it. Well, it would have made your eyes open to see that melt away. Almost everybody who came in took a whack at it, and one little girl about 13 years old, who came in with her mother, filled one of the biggest mouths I ever saw so full that both cheeks bulged out like balloons. She must have consumed at least an eighth of a pound. This tray of candy, when I left, was very perceptibly lower than when I first saw it. I don’t believe there was an ounce less than a pound taken while I was there, and that was only ten minutes. By and by I got to the manager, and I said to him: ‘*My dear man, have you any idea how the pigs that come to your store make free lunches from your stock?’’ He looked at me and smiled, and then I told him about the old gentleman who had gotten away with the cheese. “*My boy,’’ he said, impressively, ‘sampling is a necessary evil of the retail grocery business. You can’t get away from it, no matter what you do. The people who come to a grocery store seem to look on it as their right to sam- ple anything within reach. It isn’t their right, but as soon as you begin to tell them so, you make them mad, and there goes their trade. Do you see?’’ ‘*That’s logic,’’ I said, ‘‘and yet the amount this store loses in a year by sampling must be enormous, judging from what I’ve seen just in this ten minutes. ’’ ‘‘It is enormous,’’ he admitted, ‘‘but you can't help it. I used tc have differ- ent ideas about sampling,’’ he con- tinued. ‘‘When was a clerk in a country store I used to devise schemes to stop it. The very first one I put in operation nearly got me discharged, and since that I’ve looked with a more le nient eye upon the thing.’’ ‘*What was the scheme?’’ I asked. ‘Well, I had a card printed,’’ he said, ‘‘that I thought was one of the cleverest things I ever saw. I hada series of little tables modeled after the regular weights and measures in the arithmetic, such as ‘12 inches 1 foot,’ and so on. ‘“My tables read like this: ‘Twenty cakes make one pound,’ ‘Twelve free slices of cheese make one pound, which sells for 20 cents,’ or whatever the price was. My idea was that the people who were doing free eating would be led _ to see by this card how expensive the practice was to the store.’’ ‘*Were they?’’ I asked. The manager laughed. ‘‘Well, hard- ly,’’ he said, ‘‘at least not in the way I expected. One day one of the most persistent samplers we had—a woman— was in the store, munching away on some raisins she picked out of a box. Just after her second handful I handed hér one of these cards. She took it, went to all the trouble of fishing out her glasses, and then read it. She wasn’t a fool, and she saw the drift of it at once. She had left a good-sized order, but she canceled it and then stalked out of the store. My employer heard of it and gave me the worst dressing down | ever had. It was pretty tough on me, because I had worked the scheme with his consent, but I had to take the brunt of it, all the same. After that we never worked any more schemes to stop sampling.’’ As I passed the cheese table on my way out, two small boys who had sighted it as a good thing were cheer- fully reducing the cheese stock, but it wasn't any of my business. —_——__ 0+. ____ Shifting the Burdens of Business. An elderly gentleman engaged in business for some twenty years past in New York and its vicinity, and which requires him to visit various lines of trade, said recently: ‘‘I find in the last few months that I am obliged to begin all over again. I go into a concern with which I have had dealings for years, and am surprised to find that the man with whom I have been transacting my business no longer sits at the desk. I ask for him and am told that he is no longer with the concern. Another, and in Many Cases a younger, man is there instead. It is almost like presenting my business anew. There is a percep- tible interruption to relations and an immense amount of new work to be done before I can get back to the _posi- tion I occupied under the old manage- ment. This I meet almost universally. Some establishments have seized upon the present opportunity to rid them- selves of dead wood. Others have hired cheaper help. Others have seen the op- portunity of pensioning men long in their employ and_ superseding their somewhat old-fogy management by that of younger men up to date. Were I to tell you the number of cases in which these circumstances come to light, you would be astonished. ’’ ——~+>2.___ She Talks Bargains. ‘*T don’t see why you object to have your wife buy at department stores. ”’ “*You see, she does nothing but tell me about the bargains she gets; she won't talk of anything else.’’ ———_>2»—___ In 1831 there were only five trades and rofessions open to women in England. o-day there are over I50. AAR ANAC AA ACHA ACARD REAR A A AO AA AA ANA RA A AANA HAAR AN ARAN ARAN AKA RACHA AAA ARAN ARH AACA AR AA ATA AAA nA RAC ANA RANA RAR AAR AAA OA 8A A A AAA A A ANA AAA AAA AA ANA AA ARR AR A AANA RNA NARA AAA AMR A ARAN AR AR AAA AERA ACA AACA A AK RRA RAR ATA AAR AAA A AAC AAC AR AAACN AR AA AGA : wire } i 22200 AAHP BAAD AABPAAMAAAO AAR 69 And we are distribut- ing agents for the little corner of the world known as Western Michigan. lark-JeWell-WElls Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. 4 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State Movements of Merchants. Baraga—J. B. Crebassa has opened a general store. Stanton—Harrv Hempstead will short- ly open a confectionery store. Grand Ledge—A. Clement Davis has opened a shoe store at 211 North Bridge street. Alpena—Morris Cohen succeeds J. Cohen & Bro. in the boot and shoe business. Union City—Rupright & Lipe suc- ceed Hitchcock & Rupright in the dry goods business. Hopkins Station—Albert A. Kemano has removed to Petoskey, where he will open a cigar factory. Montgomery—Huil & McCuen, gen- eral dealers, have dissolved. E. S. Hull continues the business. Sturgis—Wm. Stroud has opened a new grocery store under the manage- ment of E. C. Banker. Zeeland—B. Hellenthal has _ 10,000 dozen eggs in his cold storage plant. It has a capacity of 47,000 dozen. Nashville—H. L. Walrath has sold his harness shop to his brother, C. L. Wal- rath, who has taken possession. Saginaw—Marskey Bros. & Co., Limited, succeed Marskey Bros. & Co. in the wholesale notion business. Sault Ste. Marie—Chas. H. McBean continues the meat business formerly carried on by Newton & McBean. Cadillac—Charles E. Pulver’s meat market has been equipped with a three- horse power engine with steam boiler. South Ovid—P. J. St. Clair has shipped his grocery stock to Bradnor, Ohio, where he wil! re-engage in trade. Crystal Falls—The Crystal Falls Pro- vision Co., not incorporated, succeeds John Fisher in the grocery and meat business. Ionia—Simpson & Peer have leased the store building adjoining their pres- ent location and connected the two with an archway. Ann Arbor—Charles H. Allmand, formerly of Jacobs & Allmand,has taken the management of the shoe department of Mack & Co. Greenville—E. A. Kemp has sold out his interest in the book store of Kemp & Edsall to his partner, Percy D. Ed- sall, who will continue the business. Howard City—Sid V. Bullock will shortly remove his drug stock from Tru- fant to this place, locating in the store building adjacent to Gibbs’ drug store.’ Barryton—Preston W. Bartlett has re- tired from the firm of Skelton & Bart- lett, general dealers. The business will be continued by the remaining partner. Sparta—S. Hesseltine has purchased the interest of J. W. Dudley in the bazaar establishment of Hesseltine & Dudley and will continue the business. Ann Arbor—Dean Seabolt and Delos Davis have formed a copartnership for carrying on the grocery business for- merly owned by Samuel Baumgardner. Alpena—Jos. Neisse and Samuel St. Peter, bazaar dealers, have consolidated their stocks and will continue the busi- ness under the style of Neisse & St. Peter. Wayland—J. C. Yeakey has bought a half interest in the meat market of H. P. Hudson, and the firm name will hereafter be known as Hudson & Yeakey. Saginaw—Chas. L. Ahlgrin, who has been in the employ of F. J. Horner for the past four years, has opened a meat market on his own account at 522 Pot- ter street. Grand Ledge—Mitton & Counts have dissolved partnership. Mr. Mitton has taken the tailoring department and Mr. ing goods and shirt business. Hilliards—Frank Gwizdala’s general stock was nearly all destroyed by fire Sunday morning while the owner was at church. The building was saved ina somewhat damaged condition. Petoskey—T. A. Price, formerly en- gaged in the meat and fruit business at Kalkaska, has purchased the store fix- tures and furniture of L. Pettengill and opened a market at this place. Saugatuck—E. Sherwood, of Allegan, will have charge of Bosman & Pieters’ clothing store here the coming season. Jas. Koning will resume soliciting for Chicago and Milwaukee commission houses. Paris—J. L. Davenport & Co. have sold their grocery stock to W. M. San- ford, who will combine same with his grain and elevator business. Daven- port & Co. will continue in the livery business. Byron—Fred E. Close & Co. have let the contract to McBride & Berry, of Owosso, to tear down their elevator here and move it to Durand. The building will be refitted with new and first-class machinery. Caledonia— Geo. N. Davis, who came into possession of the grain elevator here by the defalcation of his partner, John McQueen, has sold the property to Manuel Wilson, who will continue the business. Romeo—The stockholders of the First National Bank have voted to go into voluntary liquidation and _ reorganize under the State law, adopting the name of the Romeo Savings Bank. The re- organization takes place on May I. Hopkins Station—S. B. Lovall now conducts three undertaking establish- ments, having rooms at North Dorr, Wayland and in this village. The branch at Wayland was opened recently, with Gus Sooy, of that village, as man- ager. Alma—Chas. E. Mahan has sold his drug stock to E. A. Bivins and Chas. - Rhodes, who will continue the business under the style of Bivins & Rhodes. Mr. Mahan will hereafter devote his en- tire attention to his Elk Rapids drug store. Bay City—The probable passage of the Dingley bill has encouraged many farmers to prepare for large crops of chicory. Representatives of the Mich- igan Chicory Co. have already con- tracted for 400 acres to be raised this year. The proposed duty is 1 centa pound. Evart—Hon. Avery A. Smith, of Hillsdale, has purchased the interest of F. W. Elliott in the Evart Roller Mills and will take possession as soon as he can close up some business matters he has now in hand. Mr. Smith will move here and give the business his personal attention. Midland——The suit brought here against A. O. Turney, of Detroit, for selling adulterated mustard was lost to the State. The judge charged the jury that the ignorance on the part of the wholesaler as to the condition of the goods was sufficient to exonerate him from blame. Grand Marais—Hargrave & Hill are enlarging their already large store. Un- der the management of R. C. Hill, this business has developed into one of the largest in the county. Morse & Schneider are also building an addition, in which to put a stock of drugs and have a meat market. Courts will continue the men’s furnish- | , |o0o, of which $40,000 1s paid in, as fol- Detroit—W. A. McGraw has merged his wholesale shoe business into a cor- poration under the style of the Michi- gan Shoe Co. The capital stock $100, - lows: W. A. McGraw, 1,000 shares; C. E. Locke, 500; W. C. Stoepel, 1; W. B. Rice, 1,000; L. P. Bartlett, Jr., 500; E. S. Converse, 1,000. Evart—The E. F. Birdsall Co., deal- er in hardware and implements, has been re-incorporated for a period of twenty years, David Wolf having sold his stock in the company to the other members of the corporation. The new company changes its corporate name by dropping the ‘‘The’’ in front of the name, making it E. F. Birdsall Co., Limited. Thomas Harvey is Chairman of the company, J. M. Morley Treas- urer, and E. F. Birdsall General Man- ager and Secretary. Watervliet—A business man of this place is now a much more firm believer in the efficacy of newspaper advertising than he was previous to a recent experi- ence. Having waited in vain for the return of a wheelbarrow loaned to some forgotten individual he inserted a liner in a local paper asking the unknown borrower to return the article forthwith. The same afternoon the paper was pub- lished five wheelbarrows made their ap- pearance at his store, each propelled by a well-known citizen, and five separdte apologies were made to the astonished advertiser for not having before returned the missing vehicle. Manufacturing Matters. Dougias—Frank Wade _ has sold his interest in the Weed & Co. basket fac- tory to R. M. Moore. Sault Ste. Marie—J. B. & R. C. Sweatt succeed J. B. Sweatt in the lum- ber and planing mill business, Luther——Negotiations with L. G. Steadman, of Reed City, are in_ prog- ress, looking to the putting in of a grist mill at this place. Saranac—Walter & Pool succeed Shuburgh & Pool in the feed mill busi- ness, H. A. Shuburgh having sold his half interest to John M. Walter. Lansing—The local branch of the U. S. Baking Co. will shortly discontinue manufacturing goods, such goods as are sold being supplied by the Detroit fac- tory. Menominee—Perley, Lowe & Co., of Chicago, have purchased the entire cut of the H. Witbeck Co. mill, amounting to 35,000,000 feet. The consideration is $500, 000. Jackson—John F, Galster has sold his interest in the Monitor Water Purifier Co. to C. H. Snyder and Harry Holton, who will continue the business under the same style. Freesoil—Manigold, Stevens & Co. have finished sawing lumber for the season. They will move their mill to town as soon as possible and make shingles during the summer. Portland—Emerson D. Verity has leased the L. C. Wood building and has purchased the necessary machinery to embark in the manufacture of the Invincible washing machine. Marquette—Iron ore is moving. As yet very little has come down from the mines. Nearly all the mines on this range have worked this winter and have accumulated large stock piles. Conway—Austin & Thomas have been repairing the shingle mill, getting ready for work as soon as the ice is out, so they can bring their timber from Pickerel Lake. They will have a cut of over four million this summer. Portland—The Wm. Love Lumber Co. has purchased 240 acres of timber ad- joining its mill property near Mecosta. It now owns 1,380 acres and is finding a ready sale for the cedar. Mr. Love divides his time between the Mecosta enterprise and his Portland store. Coloma—The Kremer & Gilson Fruit Package Co. has its new factory in oper- ation. It isa direct competitor of P. C. Wimer’s basket factory and prices on crates have been cut from 12% cents to 8 cents—and may go still lower. Detroit—Articles incorporating the Chase Construction Co. have been filed. The object is the construction of elec- tric railways, electric lighting plants, water works, etc. Capital, $25,000, one- half paid in. The incorporators are George E. Fisher, Orville P. and Ed- ward N. Chase. Copemish—The property of the Co- pemish Roller Mill Co. was recently bid in at execution sale by the First National Bank of Manistee for $3,500, the amount of the first judgment held by the Bank against the mill company, the total claim of the Bank being $5,620.16, exclusive of costs. Rockland—J. H. Elmore and Frank Vanduzen, of Green Bay, Wis., have secured options on the Minnesota and National copper mines at this place. These are mass mines and paid nearly $2,000,000 in dividends in the early days of Lake Superior mining. Both have been idle for more than ten years. Pontiac—The cereal mill project has been abandoned on account of the in- ability of those in charge to raise the amount of subscription required to meet the proposition made by the pro- moters of the project. However, Schrock Bros. will go ahead and equip a cereal mill of small capacity, to make three or four different varieties of high grade cereals, in place of eight or ten, as was intended in the proposed cereal mill. Muskegon—Owing to the low prices of manufactured goods in the cracker line, the managers of the United States Baking Co. have decided to temporarily close the manufacturing department of the Muskegon branch of this company by the end of this month. The factory will be continued as a distributing de- pot for the same territory heretofore supplied from this point. Goods will be shipped here in carlots, mostly from the bakery at Detroit. Negaunee—The Chicago & North- western Railway has secured an injunc- tion against the Lake Superior & Ishpeming, restraining the new road from completing its line to the Queen mine, at this place, which property is expected to forward most of its produc- tion this season over the Lake Superior & Ishpeming. The injunction will probably be dissolved or the matter otherwise settled in a short time so that no serious inconvenience will be caused either shipper or railroad. Muskegon—John Torrent has secured the right to nearly all the log marks represented along Muskegon River, ex- cept those owned by those who are ac- tive operators. He probably has secured rights to 500 such marks or more. Some day he may try to raise the deadheads and make lumber of them, for these logs do not rot when completely under water. The distance from this city to Higgin’s Lake, above Houghton Lake, is about 350 miles, and these dead head logs are found in places all along. It is estimated that fully 10,000,000 feet of timber can be recovered in this. manner MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip The Worden Grocer Co. has solda new stock to Hansen & Son, at Trufant. Wattell & Baker succeed S. Van Der Meer &-Co. in the wholesale and retail flour, feed, hay and wood business. Chas. W. Greulich is undertaking to interest a number of business men in a project to organize a corporation to em- bark in the retail clothing business. Thos. W. Strahan will put a new front in his block at 52 and 54 West Bridge street, which he will occupy after July 1 with a stock of+ clothing. Isadore S. Given, who conducts shoe stores at Lansing and _ Detroit, has leased the vacant store at 51 Monroe street and will remove his Lansing stock to that location. M. H. Barber, formerly of Fisher & Barber, has purchased the grocery stock of C. M. House, at 588 South Division street, and will continue the business at the same location. Brown, Hall & Co. have leased the new Godfrey block, corner of North Ionia and Louis streets, and will con- centrate the stocks on Pearl and South Division streets at that location. The Grand Rapids Desk Co. has pur- chased the Sproul & McGurrin factory, at South Grand Rapids, and added the necessary machinery to enable the cor- poration to operate it as a duplicate of its original plant. A. Van Hoe & Son, formerly engaged in the grocery business at Kalamazoo, but for the past three years residents of this city, have re-engaged in the gro- cery business at Kalamazoo. The Wor- den Grocery Co furnished the stock. John Koster, of Spring Lake, who has spent many years behind the counter for the late J. B. Perham and other merchants of this place, has embarked in the grocery business at the old Per- ham location. The Worden Grocer Co. has the order for the stock. aan —> 2. —____ The Grocery Market. Sugar—No change has occurred since April 14. Considering the extensive preparation for the manufacture of beet sugar in several states, it seems that the refiners are not certain of the full con- trol of the market for all time to come. However, the consumption of sugar is so enormous in this country that the plants for beet sugar manufacture erected this season can hardly affect the market this year. Teas—The Commission appointed by Congress to fix standard grades of teas has been appointed, and has done its work on grades. Their grades are es- tablished on fusion, style and draw. If there are any oil spots showing on the draw, the tea is rejected. The grades as now established will shut out the greater part of the cheap gunpowders, the second, third and fourth pickings of Japans, the low grade English break- fasts or Congos, and much of the cheap stuff that has hitherto filled a big place in the tea market in this country. Tea inspectors have been appointed at New York, Chicago and San Francisco. The new grading will sbut out so much of the cheap teas that prices next year must of necessity be higher than last year, and teas now in hand are worth from 15 to 25 per cent. more than they are now selling for, in the estimation of some good judges of the tea market. Coffee—Retailers are buying in a hand-to-mouth way and the movement in the total is light. There is no revert- ing to bulk coffees, for the package coffee is still sold very cheap. Raws are also very cheap, but are lower than conditions seem to warrant. While the Rio and Santos markets are as_ heavily stocked as they are now, prices will re- main low, but as soon as the supply at those points begins to wane, the mar- ket is certain to rise. Coffees seem to be good property at the present prices. Dried Fruits—Prunes are still very low, but it seems that they will advance rather than go lower. Buyers here are inclined to think that they are a good purchase at present prices. The peach crop is reported to be well cleaned up on the Coast. Raisins are holding their own, being firm. Evaporated apples are reported to be acting as though an advance were near at hand. The price of this fruit is exceptionally low. Fish—Trade is hardly up to expecta- tion, although no great complaint is heard. It is expected that as soon as the roads improve, country trade will pick up. No change is to be noted in the market this week. The cod fishing fleets are showing good success thus far and the arrivals of fish in Eastern ports are generally larger than for the corres- ponding period of last year. Rice—The market is still strong at the present high prices. Japan rice is re- ported as advancing, with the expecta- tion of an increased duty, and domestic supplies are small. Provisions—The provision trade is without new feature. Chicago prices have had an improving tendency ina general way, with manifestly consider- able confidence in the outlook, notwith- standing the fact that the period for an enlarged marketing naturally looked for in May is near at hand. Packers con- tinue to pay too high prices for hogs, in comparison with current values of prod- uct. It is an unusual condition in the trade which shows a lower price for lard, exclusive of the package, than is paid for an equal weight of live hog, which now prevails. The foreign mar- kets continue to receive product liber- ally, the clearances continuing to show a large movement of both lard and meats. Flour and Food: There has been considerable improve- ment in the flour market the past week and prices have advanced from 30@35 cents per barrel, with a fair volume of business at the advance. The change in sentiment has been brought about to a great extent by the serious outlook and fear of complication between Euro- pean countries, and the sensational news from the East has led many dealers to think that we might have an advance in breadstuffs similar to that in 1870, when wheat sold from 7oc@$1.30 per bu. on account of the’ Franco-Prussian war, and from $1.26@1.76 in 1877 on account of the Turko- Russian war. Stocks of flour generally in Eastern markets are very low, and we anticipate good buying for the next few weeks. Millstuffs are firm, with prices un- changed. Ground feed, meal, etc., continue in good demand and prices are on the point of further advance. Both corn and oats are scarce and higher. Wa. N. Rowe. —__-~> 8 <> Fred Budinesin succeeds G._ L. Thomas as house salesman for the Ball- Barnhart-Putman Co. Mr. Thomas has returned to his former home in Stanton, but will shortly take up his residence in California. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Asso- ciation. At the regular meeting of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Retail Grocers’ Hall Tuesday evening, April 20, Vice-President Wag- ner presided. Three applications were received from grocers wishing to become identi- fied with the Association, which were accepted, as follows: C. Hartog, 243 Watson street. J. M. Strehl, 11 Broadway. Jacob Reyngold, 553 North Ionia street. The Secretary read a communication from the Boston Fish Bureau, request- ing the Association to protest against the enormous increase in the tariff on salt fish, as embodied in the House bill. The suggestion was adopted and the Secretary was instructed to mail vigorous protests to Congressman Smith and Senator Burrows. The following letter from the Secre- tary of the Minneapolis Retail Grocers’ Association was read Our sugar card has been in force for over five years and is working perfect- ly in every way. Our method is this: We arrange with a sugar broker to es- tablish the retail price on sugar, so that no dealer or jobber can in any way _ in- fluence the card rate to the detriment of anyone. We change the card rate on the order of Mr. Emerson, the broker, when the market fluctuates. We are to seli for $1 what costs the retailer 90 cents, he to make Io cents on each dol- lar’s worth sold. The rate is fixed by making the number of pounds even, no fractional part being counted. If sugar is 5 cents a pound, the card rate is 18 pounds for $1. If 5% cents, the card is 17 pounds ; if 5.02 cents, as at present, it is 17 pounds, because the fluctuation will necessitate the fraction of a pound if taken as the price nearest to go cents. We send out cards to the trade, as per sample enclosed, as often as may be necessary. We mail cards to every dealer—it matters not whether a mem- ber or not—and all are notified and all keep prices alike. The agreement with the jobbers is that, in case of violation by any one, they will refuse to sell to the cutter at any rate other than the regular retail card rate. This keeps them within the protection of the law and, at the same time, makes the cutter pay higher for his sugar. The rule ap- plies to all alike, whether Association members or not. It is zealously ad- hered to by every jobber and in but few cases has the aid of the jobber been necessary. One of our largest dealers tried the experiment of cutting, and in a short time the grocers bought of him exclusively, as they could procure sugar of him at a less price than at wholesale ; but when he tried to get a new stock, he was met with the higher price, both in this city and at St. Paul. He then tried other markets and found that, al- though he bought in larger quantities, he could not procure it as cheaply as in his own market, so he abandoned the method and is now one of our most ar- dent supporters. To-day there is not a cutter in the city. It was a practice of some of our tea stores to give a larger quantity with a pound of tea or baking powder, and we adopted the rule of making it a violation of the agreement to sell granulated sugar at any other basis than the card rate. This may seem a rather drastic measure, but, aft- er the measure was in force for a time, its benefits were so apparent that no one objected. This plan places sugar where it is not a football for any scheme of the cutter, and all alike reap the bene- fits. We also have card rates on oil, gaso- line, package coffee and city flour. All are working nicely. The communication was discussed at some length and finally referred to the special committee having the sugar plan under consideration. A letter was read from S. M. Lemon, President of the Grand Rapids Whole- sale Grocers’ Association, promising the co-operation of the organization in case the retail grocers decided to put the Minneapolis plan into effect. The Secretary reported 103 signatures to the flour agreement, and nearly as many to the Sunday closing petition, and was instructed to continue the work, with a view to securing the signature of every grocer in the city to both peti- tions, if possible. Treasurer Lehman was instructed to interview the landlord and negctiate a new lease on as favorable terms as_ pos- sible. A member called attention to the trouble brewing all over the city by reason of the cut in compressed yeast to I cent a cake, A. Brink said he undertook to meet the cut by selling bulk yeast, but found, to his sorrow, that he lost more by sell- ing bulk yeast than by selling 15 cents’ worth of tin foil yeast for 12 cents. Mr. Lehman believed the Association should appeal to the yeast companies for relief and offered the following reso- lution, which was unanimously adopted : Whereas, Compressed yeast is sold in some localities at 1 cent a cake, thus causing a loss of 3 cents on eath dozen cakes sold; therefore Resolved, That the Secretary be in- structed to bring the matter to the at- tention of the yeast companies, with the request that the companies restore the retail price to 2 cents a cake or reduce the wholesale price to g cents a dozen. The Secretary gave notice that the agreement to close at 6:30 o'clock, five nights in the week, expires by limita- tion May I. Mr. Wagner objected to the publica- tion of this notice in the daily papers, because he believed a good many of the grocers, especially those on the hill, were so well satisfied over the 6:30 hour that they would continue to observe it right along through the summer. Mr. Payne acquiesced in Mr. Wag- ner’s statement, asserting that the gro- cers on Cherry street are quite willing to continue the present schedule. Treasurer Lehman reported a balance on hand of $250.19, and the meeting ad- journed. oN The Grain Market. The condition of the wheat market was very gratifying to the longs during the past week. Wheat advanced fully toc per bushel by the tgth, which al- lowed Detroit and Toledo May to nearly touch the dollar mark, However, there were no sustaining influences to keep it there and, after the first excitement of the war news between Greece and Tur- key was over, the market settled back somewhat. Even setting the war news aside, the home situation is enough to give strength to the market. The re- ports regarding the growing winter wheat crop certainly show it is not im- proving. It was generally understood that a large acreage of spring wheat would be sown, but it is getting rather late now to put in as much as was first expected. The exports are hardly up to standard, but the receipts are merely nominal. The visible showed a fair decrease, being 727,000 bushels. The reports show there were 36,000,000 bushels of wheat and 400,000 barrels of flour less in the United States and Can- ada on April 1 than there were at the same time last year. The situation gets stronger and stronger every day and be- fore another harvest we think the pres- ent price of wheat will be considered very cheap. Corn and oats have varied only about ‘4c per bushel and we think there will not be much change until some of the surplus has disappeared. — The receipts during the week were 31 cars of wheat, 1o cars of corn and 9 cars of oats. Local millers are wheat. paying 86c for C. G. A. Voier. a Gillies’ N. Y. Great Clearance Tea Phone Visner, 1589. Sale now on. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis---Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, April 17—Business is rather dull. We are waiting for the in- flux of buyers that will come to the Grant monument celebration. It seems a little heathenish that this big city must depend upon a dead hero to bring it a spurt of trade, but, of course, it all goes. The railroads have made rates that are quite attractive and already the demand for rooms is very large. Still New York can accommodate every- body, and the everyday resident will see no difference in the crowds that be- set his path as ne homeward plods his wealy way. One must go back more than ten years before he will find records of Rio No. 7 coffee being as low as at present. At the last minute the position is one of rather more strength, but it still remains the fact’ that 7'c is about the correct quotation. The average price during 1896 was 14.6c, so we have had a de- cline of over 50 percent. Of course, the enormous output accounts for the decline apparently; but, is this really the cause, or have we been ‘‘seaked’’ for a few years by those who control the market and whom competition has forced to come down from their exalted position? Mild sorts have declined, too, and Mocha is steady at 21'%4@22%c. Low prices have increased the con- sumption and, as coffee gets down to the price of ‘‘ parched rye and barley,’’ there will be a knock out for certain enterprising home industries, it is feared. Rye in the fluid state, how- ever, will suffer no depreciation! There is more doing in teas in an in- voice way than has been the case for some time. In jobbing circles there has been a litile better business doing and for good qualities the quotations have shown some improvement. The off sorts go at any price and it is hoped will be well cleaned up by May 1, at which time the new law goes into effect. Raw sugars are in very light request ; in fact, one of the larger refineries has stopped buying altogether for the pres- ent. Cabled rates from London are lower and the general tone is rather de- pressed. Refined are in very light de- mand and this, perhaps, has its influ- ence on the raw market. Granulated is quotable at 4%c. Foreign refined is easy and in quite liberal supply. Ger- man granulated is held at 4%c. The rice market remains practically unchanged, both for foreign and domes- tic sorts. The former are in seemingly the more demand. Supplies are ample. There is nota ripple of excitement in spices. The little business doing is by jobbers filling country orders. Pepper remains -fairly firm, but, taking the whole market together, there is only one word to describe it—nominal. Molasses is slow, of course. Beyond a little trading in low grades, there is practically nothing doing and we have to record a week of laziness. There is some conjecture as to whether the floods will do any great damage to the Louisi- ana crop. Syrups, as well as molasses, are in most request for low grades and most of the businescs done has been on the basis of something like 1o@12c. Canned goods offer few attractions. Business mopes and mopes and mores. We have to note that an offer of 60c, less 1% per cent. cash, was refused. Corn is weak and supplies seem to be very large. Little is doing in California fruits, either spots or futures. Stocks of prunes are growing rather low with jobbers and there is fair en- quiry. Aside from this fruit, the whole market lacks life. Raisins, both for- eign and those from the Pacific Coast, are hanging fire and can he sold at only extremely low figures. Dates are un- changed ; figs are held at the quotations of the past few weeks. For fancy evap- orated apples there is a very active en- quiry, for a wonder, and quotations have advanced %@¥%c. Small fruits are pretty well sold up, but there is no advance to note in prices “Green fruits—lemons and oranges, es- pecially—show a better demand and dealers feel quite encouraged. Orders are not large, but they are numerous and, in the aggregate, show up well. California navels are 25@s5oc higher. Arrivals of butter are light and, as the demand has been good, we havea firm market, with best Western held at 17@18c. A good deal of stock is arriv- ing that will not bear the closest in- spection and must needs be sold for what it will bring. Finest State cream- ery is selling at the figures above given for Western. Full cream old cheese is worth 12% @i3c, although the latter is extreme. New cheese is coming in moderately and selling promptly. Full cream, 1o%c. Exporters are showing consid- erable activity and their call is mostly for large size, a War Between Commission Merchants and Wholesale Grocers. Detroit, April 17—From present ap- pearances there is every prospect of a lively row between the wholesale houses of the city on the one side and the com- mission merchants on the _ other. Trouble has been brewing between these two classes for a longtime. It has cropped up on several occasions and, after a little sparring, has again dropped from public view. But the root of the disagreement has remained un- disturbed all the time and one of the occasional rows is again threatening. In case it comes it will in all probabil- ity take the shape of a sugar war, the trust against the dealers in Dutch sugar. The complaint made by the produce commission merchants is that the wholesale grocers have entered their field by handling butter and eggs. This is said to be the only city in the United States in which the wholesale grocers sell butter and eggs. in other cities when such a consignment reaches the wholesaler it is at once turned over to a legitimate produce dealer, who sells it and collects a commission. Here the wholesaler sells and asks no commis- sion. These consignments come in pay- ment for groceries from country dealers and the wholesaler makes his profit by selling his wares. In some cases, it is said, he charges a commission, but such are exceptional. The commission men in this way lose more than half the but- ter and egg trade. They complained, but it did no good. They tried to get the wholesalers to charge a commission. This was agreed to, but it is claimed that the agreement was at once violated and has never done any good. Over a year ago, having become tired of the one-sided fight, the commission men determined to retaliate. They be- gan by handling sugar. As soon as the sugar trust found out what was going on the supply was shut off, and it became impossible for any dealer excepting a trust man to get sugar. Then the com- mission men became importers, and brought in Dutch granulated sugar. This they have for some time been sell- ing at a nice profit, and still at a frac- tion under trust prices. Two weeks ago a meeting was held at which the commission men were re- quested to quit selling sugar. They re- sponded with a request that the whole- sale dealers quit selling butter and eggs. a meeting resulted in nothing but talk. Another similar meeting was held Monday, at which it was intimated that the trust would fight unless the selling of sugar by commission men came to an end, but the grocers were not will- ing to stop the butter and egg business. No agreement was reached, and a com- mittee was appointed to meet yesterday and attempt to reach a settlement with- out a fight. The committee met, but it did ns good. All the wholesale grocers were willing to give up handling butter and eggs excepting three. The com- mission merchants would not budge from their position, and so the matter stands. It is said that a man will immediately leave for New York to consult with the trust with the object of inducing the men at headquarters to stand the brunt of the fight. In the meantime several commission men are preparing to add other grocery lines to their stocks, such as coffee and canned goods. When in want of Seeds for the farm or garden we can supply them at low prices consistent with quality. Don’t deceive yourselves and your customers by handling seeds of question- | able character. | CLOVER, TIMOTHY, GRASS SEEDS, ONION SETS, FIELD PEAS, ETC. GARDEN SEEDS IN BULK. ALFRED J. BROWN CO., Gowers Axo Merchants, 0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0 OO 0-0-0-0-0-0:0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0000-0-00000 SIVGIISTT= All kinds of FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS. Correspondence soligted. Your order will follow, we feel sure. BEACH, COOK & CO., | 128 to 132 West Bridge St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ij OG SO GSI OS EG IMS Ex LA SEEDS The season for FIELD SEEDS such as CLOVER and TIMOTHY is now at hand. We are prepared to meet market prices. When ready to buy write us for prices or send orders. Will bill at market value. MOSELEY BROS., Wholesale Seeds, Beans, Potatoes, 26-28-30-32 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. CROROCTOCRORORORORCROROROTORORC HO TORCH OC HO LOSOROHOROS GREEN VEGETABLES ONIONS, SPINACH, RADISHES, LETTUCE, CUCUMBERS, TOMATOES, etc. STRAWBERRIES SWEET POTATOES, CAPE COD CRANBERRIES, ORANGES, LEMONS, FANCY HONEY. BUNTING & CO., 20 & 22 OTTAWA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. NEW VEGETABLES We have also a fresh supply of Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Bananas and Sweet Potatoes. STILES & PHILLIPS, Both Telephones 10. your orders. We are headquarters. Get our prices before going elsewhere and we will get 9 NORTH IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS. Radishes, Spinach, Cauliflower, Green Onions, Cucumbers, To- matoes, Sweet Potatoes, Ber- muda Onions, Lemons, Oranges, Bananas, Lettuce, Strawberries Asparagus, Parsley, Green Peas, Wax Beans, New Beets, Vegetable Oysters. ALLERTON & HAGGSTROM, Jobbers, Both Telephones 1248. 127 Louis Street. Grand Rapids, [lich. OOSSOOOS 0OSSOOSS 9OOS0N9E 00625900 S9SETSSO HO9OOTCO Citizens ’Phone 555. The Vinkemulder Company, Jobber of FRUITS AND PRODUCE. Manufacturer of “ABSOLUTE” Pure Ground Spices, Baking Powder, Etc. We will continue to put up Baking Powder under Special or Private Labels, and on which we will name very low prices, in quantities. We make a specialty of Butchers’ Supplies and are pre- pared to quote low prices on Whole Spices, Preservaline, Sau- Sage seasoning, Saltpetre, Potato Flour, etc. _. We also continue the Fruit and Produce business estab- lished and successfully conducted by HENRY J. VINKEMULDER. THE VINKEMULDER COMPANY, 418-420 So. Division St., : Successor to Michigan Spice Co. Grand Rapids. ‘MILKED BY A PIG. Peculiar Discovery of a Farmer. All his life Samuel Patch has owned and run a farm on the shores of Lake Morey, Fairlee postoffice, Vermont, and all his life he has kept a quiet and well-conducteed assortment of live stock. It remained for a pig of this year’s growth to bring open shame upon the Patch barnyard by a crime which is known in legal parlance as_ larceny from the person, the individual upon whom the theft was committed being the moolley cow Nelly. The thief was caught and photographed, red-handed, or, to be more accurate, white-mouthed, as his greed had outrun his capacity, and the picture is Exhibit No. 1 in the Lake Morey Animal Rogues’ Gallery. But for the detective instincts of Farmer Patch, the thief would never have been discovered. For some time the cow in the case was supposed to be at fault, and the small quantity of milk to be derived from her was laid to some bovine and personal peculiarity of her own. She had calved all right, the calf had been torn ruthlessly away from Nelly amid the lamentations of both, and Nelly’s contribution to the species had been directed into the milk pails of the Patch family, but very shortly the decrease in milk became painfully no- ticeable. ‘‘Something’s the matter Vermont with that cow,’’ said Samuel Patch to his son William. ‘‘Looks like she was going dry.’’ ‘*Can’t be she’s going dry already,’’ said the young man. ‘‘Somebody’s milking her before we get up. That’s what’s the matter.’ ‘*Have to get up mighty early,’’ said Patch. ‘‘Besides, she won’t stand any- body but me milking her, and ifa stranger came into our place the dog would jet us know quick enough.’’ ‘*Might be a milk snake,’’ suggested William, with a grin. ‘*Show me a milk snake smart enough to milk that cow and he can have all the miik he wants,’’ returned the old man scornfully. Meantime the milk kept on disap- pearing. Each morning when Farmer Patch went out to milk he was able to get only a small quantity from Nelly, who used to be one of the best givers on the farm. The mystery spread through the neighborhood and became subject matter for theorizing by the vil- lage oracles in convention assembled at the grocery store. The consensus of opinion was that there was a thief in the case. “If there is I'll get him sooner or later,’’ said Farmer Patch. Morning after morning with unfailing regularity the moolley cow was milked, and morming after morning Farmer Patch scratched his head in perplexity. One day he came out to find the ground covered with a light fall of snow that immediately suggested to him certain detective stories in which footsteps had aided in the tracking of the criminals, He went carefully all around the fence surrounding the barnyard looking for tracks, but found none except such as he left behind him. In the barnyard there were plenty of tracks, but they were all those of animals. ‘*That settles it,’’ said he. tramps in my haymow."’ Never did a barn undergo a more thorough overhauling than Farmer Patch’s barn underwent at the hands and pitchforks of himself and his son. ‘*There’s MICHIGAN TRADESMAN No tramp was discovered. This was queer. The village oracles came up as an informal court of enquiry, sat on the Patch cow, aided by the expert testi- mony in the person of a horse doctor, and decided that the cow was all right, but there was something wrong. Talk about a haunted barnyard was whispered across the women’s knitting in Fairlee. They might be talking of it yet if Farmer Patch hadn’t decided one morn- ing to do a little practical detective work of his own. He got up an hour earlier than usual, went out to the barn- yard—and the mystery was solved. Nelly, the cow, was standing peace full in the middle of the yard, while, squatted on his haunches, the iat young porker who had adopted her for a moth- er was enjoying a warm breakfast just as fast as he could swallow. He was so busy that he didn’t even hear the farm- er coming. Farmer Patch pinched him- self to see if he was awake, and then went in the house and pinched his son to get him awake, too. ‘*William,’’ he said, ‘‘bring out your camera. The thief’s at work.’’ ‘*Camera!’’ cried William, jumping up. ‘‘I’ll bring my gun.”’ ‘*No, you won’t,’’ said his father. ‘You won’t need it. He won't bother us. Never mind your clothes, but hurry ap.) So Wiliiam got his camera and took the picture. ‘*Better take several, William,’’ said the old man; ‘‘in case anybody should call you a liar when you tell about it.’’ To add authority to the picture, Farmer Patch himself posed with milk pail and stool, and the pig obligingly kept on breakfasting until he was pho- tographed from several points of view. These pictures are framed in many a parlor in Fairlee now, thus attesting the truth of Mr. Patch’s statements. The pig himself is pork, cooked, served and eaten. William wanted him brought up and educated further, on the ground that a pig with his intelli- gence could be taught to do almost any- thing ; but the old man vetoed that. ‘*No, sir,’’ said he. ‘‘We’'ll nip that career of crime in the bud. Why, he’d contaminate the whole barnyard if we let him alone. First you know, he’d be teaching the other pigs to find the places where the hens lay and eat the eggs, or he’d be leading old Towser astray by showing him how to tap the barrel and get drunk on hard cider. No, sir; he’s smart, but he’s crooked. We'll kill him now, and I only hope the other pigs won’t take after him.’’ They hadn't upto last accounts. Nelly made a fuss for a few mornings when her pig didn’t appear, but she soon got over her second bereavement, and is now doing as well by the milk pail as could be expected. , —___—»2.___— At the present rate of growth of popu- lation, France will have only 40,000,000 at a time when Germany will have reached 100,000,000 and Russia 200,- 000, 000. 0000000000 00000909 000008 q $ 3 e e e . ? % ? e e > > e 9 ? Bought on track at point of ship- 3 ment. Write for prices. ® MM. R. ALDEN, Grand Rapids, Mich. : 98 S. Division St. 3 09000000000 000000000000 7 Wm. H. Thompson & C0., Potato Commission Merchants 156 and 158 South Water St., Chicago. Elgin System of Creameries. It will pay you to investigate our plans, and visit our factories, if you are contemplating building a Creamery or Cheese factory. All supplies furnished at lowest prices. Correspondence so- licited. R. E. STURGIS, Allegan, Mich. REFERENCE: Bank of Commerce, Chicago. Contractor and Builder of But- ter and Cheese Factories, and Dealer in Supplies. : : Miller & “Teasdale Fereiusit amd Produce Brokers. BEANS ..°°,, POTATOES SPECIALTY Consignments solicited. Advances made. 601 N. Third Street, Reference: American Exchange Bank, St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, MO. © Ff GGOSSSSSSOGSSHOS OF SFEFe CHSSESSSTS SHSHESS+ESOOSEOHOOt SSOSOOSS 5646 O6SOC0 : | DO | $00 0000O0O4 OOOO 000-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-0 If you are not entirely satisfied with the firm you are doing business with give your next shipment of Butter and Eggs to HARRIS & FRUCHEY., 60 WEST WOODBRIDGE ST.. BPEetROItT. 900000000000000 0-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-0-0-0 BUTTER Daily quotations to you at your request. Our offerings-for butter and eggs will command your shipments. Market Street, R. Hirt, J f. Detroit, Mich. SesesSe se SesoeseSeseSeSeSeSe2Se25e2SeSe25e25e25e251 i’ ELKHART EGG CASE CO., Elkhart, Ind. : Of All Grades Wanted w w eT WLP Ppa peaeerseurangy tiqel ae Pin willl I! i: Manufacturers of EGG CASES AND FILLERS, _ Are placing on the market a Grocers’ Delivery Case. This case, being shipped folded flat, goes at low freight rate, and occupies little room on counter. Contains a complete filler, carries eggs safely. Will be printed with your ‘‘ad.” free when ordered in thousand lots. Price $10 per thousand. Can be returned and used many times. nl f We are largest manufacturers Egg Case This FARMERS’ case (12 doz.) is just Fillers in U. S., and our cold storage filler right for taking eggs to market. is not equaled. esesesesSeseseseseseseseseseseseseseSe5 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett:Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN COMPANY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Sommunications invited from practical business men. Correspondents must give their full names and addresses. not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued except at the option of the proprietor. until! all arrearages are paid. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writing to any of our Advertisers, please say that you saw the advertisement in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, Epitor. WEDNESDAY, - - - APRIL 21, 1897. GENERAL TRADE SITUATION. With the exception of the sensational advance in wheat there has been little change in the industrial situation since the last issue of the Tradesman. In most lines the bear tendency of prices has prevailed and at the same time there has been a steady increase in ac- tivity and confidence as to future oper- ations. The most pronounced down- ward tendency in prices continues in the iron and steel industries and in the railway and industrial stocks. Of course, the decline in the latter is abundantly accounted for by the politi- cal complications in the East; and the wonder is that the effect has been so slight. Inall that were affected, except sugar and Chicago gas, the fall in price is only a fraction of a dollar per share; in these the shrinkage in value. was $2 per share. Something of a sensation has been made in financial circles on account of the export of gold which seems likely to result from the advance in that metal in English exchange. While such a movement would be a de- cided benefit to this country in the em- ployment of a portion of the unneces- sarily large hoard—amounting to $154,- 000,000 in the Treasury, besides the holdings of the New York barks—which has accumulated since the last exports in July, there was so much apprehen- sion as to the outflow of gold last year that the country is very sensitive and the suggestion of its renewal gains quick attention. The prompt and material response of the wheat market to the news of conflict between Greece and Turkey is doubtless owing to the fact that the supply in this country, and the world, is known to be smaller than for a number of years past. While, under ordinary conditions, the use of coarser grains and other food stuffs might keep the price down, its scarcity makes it peculiarly susceptible to speculative influences. The total ad- vance on account of the present com- plicaticns was about toc per bushel. The late news, indicating that the con- flict is likely to be short, has brought down the price a few cents again. It is impossible to predict as to the future of the cereal, as such speculation is betting on the extent and seriousness of the Eastern complications. While the variation in the prices of other grains has been relatively much less, the move- ment has been in sympathy with wheat. While the demand for many forms of iron and steel manufacture is very large, there has still been a settling of prices in the raw materials. Bessemer is quoted at $9.90 at Pittsburg and gray forge at $8.65. Prices in the Alabama region are said to be badly demoralized. The demand for structural steel, ship- building materials, in nails and wire and in tinning plates is reported to be nearly equal to production; but the stocks on hand are the largest ever known. Wool activity continues large but the outlook for manufactures remains dull, although on the whole there is an in- crease in demand reported. The re- sponse of cotton to the unfavorable out- look for crops in the flooded regions has been very slight. Some improvement is reported in the demand for cotton goods. Boots and shoes are less active, with decline in quotations in some lines. i There was a decline of over 5 per cent. in bank clearings for the week, to $958,000,000. An encouraging feature was the small number of failures, only 195, a less number than for any week in years. AN INEVITABLE CONFLICT. The most likely quarter from which to expect war that may involve Great Britain in trouble with other European governments is not the Eastern end of the Mediterranean, but the Southern por- tion of Africa. The British and the Boers are almost absolutely sure of com- ing together again. It will be a mistaken sympathy if in that conflict the sentiment of America is in favor of the Transvaal. Naturally, we would sympathize with the weaker combatants and so much has been thoughtlessly said by the press, of Eng- land’s bullying methods in South Africa, that the commencement of the struggle between Boers and British would prob- ably find Americans condemning Eng- land and sympathizing with the Trans- vaal. Yet England’s fight in South Af- rica is a fight for progressive civiliza- tion. There is not a more narrow, selfish, ignorant government in the world than that of the Transvaal. The Boers allow no new comers to acquire citizenship, or participate in the con- trol of any public business. Millions of capital and tens of thousands of actual citizens there are without any represen- tation in public councils. The lordly Boers, living chiefly by the hunt, or by rents, or by the oppression of native labor, deny to all Uitlanders or immigrants every political right except to reside in the country and engage in business un- der heavy taxation. The Transvaal is filled with intelli- gent American and English and French immigrants, who are the business ele- ment of the country, but no other nation deprives such a class of so many priv- ileges as must be dispensed with in the Transvaal. It is the internal indigna- tion against this selfish, pig-headed policy of the Boers that is creating within the Transvaal itself a strong ally for the British when the inevitable con- flict comes. Americans, when they once understand the true situation, will de- sire to see their brethren in South Af- rica enfranchised through British con- quest, if necessary. There can be no doubt of the ultimate issue of such a contest. The fierce lords of the Trans- vaal are fine fighters, but the power of England will be too much for them, even though, as is likely, they should obtain the active support of Germany. MODERN RUSH. In the development of the New World there has seemed to be a constantly in- creasing ratio of intensity of effort and activity, which has made it common at any time in its history to designate the current moment as a time of unprece- dented hurry and progress. Thus, it has always been customary to call the present the time of modern rush, and it is difficult to conceive that the appar- ently accelerating ratio can continue in- definitely iuto the future. This principle, which reaches its greatest intensity in the American peo- ple, seems to be most active in the An- glo-Saxon races. -In others there is a conservatism which tends to accept the conditions of the present, and the meth- ods of the past, as the best. Not that there is no progress in such countries— many of them are wonderfully pro- gressive, borrowing the ideas of the more original West and applying them with a thoroughness and method pro- ductive of even better results than can be attained in our heedless, headlong rush. The development of the English na- tion was a series of successive periods of rapid progress alternating with those of apparent stagnation, as far as the in- dustrial condition of the people was concerned. These periods seemed to be dependent upon the political and re- ligious complications and conditions. The conservatism of Jacobitism and of the repressive military spirit interposed pauses in the national progress, during which there was at times actual retro- gression. But these elements were gradually overcome by the peculiar tendency to progressive enterprise, un- til the naticn far outstripped the rest of the world, and bequeathed to her col- onies the traits which have become pre- eminent in American life. Living in this whirlwind of rush the observer is constantly caused to wonder what is coming next, and often he is almost afraid of losiag his breath in the apparently mad progress. This is not only manifest in the application of newly-discovered and wonderful prin- ciples of science to the ordinary affairs of life, but in the application of ac- cepted methods in all industrial prog- ress. The changes in the manner of doing work in all mechanical trades, for instance, are so rapid as to be be- wildering. As would naturally be expected, the principle of rush in methods of ex- change is especially active. The mer- chant of twenty years ago, could he have submitted to a period of Rip Van Winkle rest, would come upon the stage of action to-day with as great bewilder- ment as pictured by Irving’s fancy. In- deed, the methods of modern mercantile exchange may almost be said to be the creation of that period. Imagine such a merchant coming _in- to a hustling country store and receiving the great numbers of travelers whose visits are so prominent a feature of modern trade. Twenty years ago, the dealer was accustomed to buying a stock of goods to meet the requirements of his trade for a considerable period— now, in many lines he can make his purchases several times a month. Then, he could sell goods which had lain up- on his shelves for an indefinite time— now, he must be constantly receiving them, and if any show a tendency to re- main many weeks he must contrive some means of moving them at any sac- rifice. And this is not the only regard in which there has been similar change, The science of modern advertising is not so old as the period in question; and the methods of distributing goods are equally new. Indeed, there are many who, if they have not been asleep, have not been able to keep up with the requirements of the rush. Some of these have been fortunate in getting the aid of younger and fresher blood, while many have fallen out by the way and sought other avocations. So the merchant of to-day represents, in an eminent degree, the progress and push of the nation. FIREPROOF BUILDINGS. A great deal has been written from time to time about the processes of making houses fireproof; but the actual fact, as developed by experience, is that the term ‘‘fireproof’’ car only be used in a relative sense, and that ab- solute ability to resist the heat and stress of a great conflagration has not been attained. Office buildings and hotels in which the rooms are small, or have but little furniture in them, might be able to re- sist the heat caused by the burning of the contents of such a room, or, in other words, a bed, a table, a carpet anda few chairs, ora desk and case of books, might not make a hot enough fire to communicate through partitions and ceilings when these are made of hollow bricks or tiles. But when large rooms in such a building are stored with great bulks of combustible material, the fire, when this material is the subject of con- flagration, is so great as to heat and warp iron beams, pillars and lathing, and throw down ceilings and partition walls. All stores and warehouses where the rooms are of great extent and are filled with combustible material, when once fired beyond immediate control, will burn down, no matter of what material they may be constructed. Since large retail stores where extensive stocks are displayed require great floor space open to the light, no style of construction will make them fireproof. But it is easy enough to protect stocks in whole- sale stores and warehouses, hy separat- ing the area into many rooms of moder- ate dimensions, the partitions being made of brick of sufficient thickness and the doors of communication being low. With such rooms, so made as to be separable by iron doors from other parts of the building, and capable of being flooded with water through pipes run- ning along the ceiling, fire in a great storage house can be confined to partic- ular localities and extinguished there without inflicting damage on merchan- dise in other parts of the building. Compartment warehouses offer more than usual protection to their contents. In stores where grand and extensive showrooms are required, no advantage is gained from constructing them with steel frames, while the great numbers of pillars required by such modes of con- struction mar the effect which is desired in such establishments of broad and unobstructed, brilliantly-lighted halls, while the increased cost gives no spe- cial advantage of security. The steel- frame system is excellent for lofty hotels and office buildings, and is for them specially designed. Beware of the man who loves to enumerate how many kinds of business he has been engaged in. If he has ar- rived at maturity and _ has not settled his avocation in life, he will never have one. an LP PR RGR NE THE REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS. Advices have been received from Central America to the effect that a revolution has broken out in the Repub- lic of Honduras. A revolution in that part of the world is by no means a rare occurrence; in fact, the present govern- ment of Honduras owes its lease of power to such an outbreak, which oc- curred something more than two years ago. Were it not for the fact that the United States enjoys a large trade with Central America, very little attention need be paid to such upheavals, as they mean nothing more than an effort on the part of one set of politicians to oust the other; but, as this constant tur- moil retards the progress of that part of the world and diminishes its trade im- portance, this country cannot afford to be entirely indifferent. The present revolution is given addi- tional importance from the fact that Honduras is no longer a separate repub- lic, but is one of the component parts of the ‘Greater Republic of Central Amer- ica.’’ An outbreak in Honduras may, therefore, involve Nicaragua and Salva- dor, the other members of the coalition, as it is not like the Central Americans to permit an entirely new set of men to secure control in one of the allied states with a possibility of overturning the coalition. It is already reported that President Bonilla has received proffers of aid from the Presidents of Nicaragua and Salvador; hence it may be assumed that, should the revolution prove a for- midable affair, it will have to cope with the combined forces of the three states of the Greater Republic. President Bonilla will naturally hesitate to call to his aid the Presidents of the other re- publics, for the reason that, should the discontented elements in the neighbor- ing states conclude that the Presidents are aiding each other to perpetuate themselves in office, instead of a local outbreak, there would in all probability soon be a general upheaval which would jeopardize the very existence of the Greater Republic. As already stated, these Central Amer- ican revolutions are a great obstacle in the way of the commercial development of that part of the world, and the busi- ness interests of this country are more or less injured thereby. The creation of the Greater Republic of Central Amer- ica was hailed with satisfaction in this country, because it was hoped that such a coalition promised to insure more stable government, and, consequently, greater security to property interest, with better facilities for developing commerce. Should the revolution which has just commenced lead to the over- throw of the combination of the three Central American republics, the busi- ness interests of this country would greatly regret the fact, as such an event would unquestionably prove a long step backward. THE KEYNOTE OF BUSINESS. An interesting example of the cheap- ening of an important domestic article through increased production is seen in the growth of the business in petroleum and the merchantable oils made from it. Like the coal in the mine and timber in the forest, petroleum is made by na- ture to man’s hand, and has only to be taken out by human labor and mechan- ical appliances. Coal oil first came in- to commerce as an important factor in 1861. The price then was at least four times as great as it is to-day. By the introduction of improved me- MICHIGAN TRADESMAN chanical means for obtaining and trans- porting the product, the production has enormously increased, while this indis- pensable article of almost universal use has been cheapened until it is placed in the reach of everybody. This important article is exported to every civilized country and the quantity sent abroad in 1896 was little less than one thousand million gallons, worth $65,000,000. These figures represent what was ex- ported only. Much more was consumed at home. Fortunately there is no attempt to in- crease the price. The effort has con- stantly been to increase the consump- tion, and this is done by cheapening the cost of production and the price to con- sumers. When the producers of grain and cotton and other such necessaries shall learn the same sort of worldly wis- dom, they will cease to endeavor to cut off production and reduce crops. They will exert themselves to get more bush- els and more pounds of their products out of a given acreage, and, by cheap- ening the cost to consumers, compete successfully with the whole world. That is the secret of trade in this age. This cheapening is not secured by cutting down the wages of labor, but by the introduction of improved processes. That is the keynote of business to-day. Cutting down wages deprives the peo- ple of their ability to buy. It matters little how low are prices if the people have no money with which to buy. The great secret in the cheapening of the cost of production is to employ im- proved processes and appliances. By a decision rendered by Justice Beekman, of the New York Supreme Court, it is decided that a love of candy is not a proof of lunacy. It was in the case of Amanda E. Mackintosh, who wanted to have her marriage with John H. Mackintosh annulled upon the ground that the defendant was insane at the time of his marriage. This the court denied her, although she averred that one of the symptoms of mental aberration of the defendant was that he used to sit alone for hours at a time be- tore his marriage eating candy, of which he seemed to be never able to get enough. An interesting system of electric rail- ways is being built in Genoa. There is no city in the world of the size built on such a steep hillside as Genoa, and to overcome the sharp gradients exist- ing, several spiral tunnels have had to be pierced in the hillside, through which the electric cars rise from one level to another. The system inside the town will, when built, aggregate some thirty miles of track. The New Hampshire courts have just sustained a law by which the State is entitled to any excess of profits over 1o per cent. earned by any railroad in that State. Under the decision the State re- covers $750,000 from the Lawrenceville & Manchester Railroad. A man who does not like to work should never have his feelings hurt by being appointed to a public office where there is work that must be done. The most hopeless sort of bore is the man who wants to talk on all occasions without ever knowing what he is talk- ing about. The street cars of San Francisco are provided with a holder on the rear plat- form on which two bicycles can be hung. AMERICANS IN DRESDEN. How They Amuse Themselves—A Glimpse of Prager Strasse. Written for the TrRapESMAN. There is a subtle charm about Dres- den which holds everybody under its spell. From the moment a person gets off the train, he feels at home, and is never ready to leave. He comes for two days, and_remains a week; for a week, and it stretches out into a month; for a month, and a year is too short; fora year and he makes his will and buys a lot in the cemetery, to ensure him so good a place should he unexpectedly be called away. What is the explanation? Who can tell? It cannot be the houses—any city can boast of better. They are old, they are dirty, they are dilapidated. It cannot be the streets, for they are narrow and muddy and many of them crooked and ugly. It cannot be the weather, for the sun is as scarce as hens’ teeth. Ask someone who is called to America and must endure existence in Chicago or New York, and he—but more likely she —will reply: ‘‘Oh, Prager Strasse, and Chinese tea around the corner, and marzipan on the way, and the Art Gal- lery, and beer at the Bruhl Terrace, and music, and excursions, and opera, and sausage, and—but where shall I stop!’’ Prager Strasse is a long _ straight street containing everything and lead- ing everywhere. At one end it is called Reich Strasse. It cannot get such a ‘rich’? name on account of the Em- press’ mother and sister having their tiny little house on it, for theirs is the most unpretentious in the neighborhood, and would be hooted at by Uncle Sam's butchers and bakers. It cannot be on account of the American church close by, for its good days are ended and teas and bazars must keep it from going un- der. Yes, there are some mansions along the way; they belong to pension- keeps who have learned to turn the course of money all in one way. (For the uninitiated, let meadd a ‘‘pension’’ is an uncertain kind of place where the rich are offered the privilege of freezing and starving, while the poor are kicked from the door). But Prager Strasse—if the handsome shops were taken away, there would be absolutely nothing. All the world is represented here, and so the street seems like a vast panorama. The win- dows are filled with Meissen china, Russian bronzes, Austrian leather, Hun- garian jewels, Paris gowns, American cranberries. A favorite shop is one of the drug stores on the left hand side. It sells Packer's tar soap, Aunt Jemima’s pancake flour, shelled pop- corn, Eagle brand of condensed milk, Quaker rolled oats, Alden dried ap- ples, Dr. Lyon’s tooth powder, Ken- tucky whisky, and an endless number of etc.’s. The leather store is always crowded and flabby pocketbooks leave the shop. It is easy to speak of leather as ‘‘a useful material,’’ but where else has it been made truly artistic! Is it any wonder that even men rave over such beauty and never leave the store empty-banded—except just after their best girls have said No? Not far off is the Bank, where every- body deposits his money and draws it out at his pleasure—or displeasure. The reading room is turnished with the leading American and English news- papers and here the English-speaking people meet to discuss the news—not aloud, for the Sabbath stillness of the Exchange extends even to this far-off nook. Even the typical Yankee, who runs things at home, tries to step the light fantastic toe with his squeaky shoes. Yes, and he attempts to whisper to an acquaintance across the table. And even election news is forgotten as one hears: ! He—Ain’t it still here! I feel like I was in my grandfather's vault back in Hampshire. She—Oh! do you think so? He—Yes, it is the dullest place I ever struck. Nobody understands a word you say to them, and I’m tired traveling in this kind of harness. You don’t know a cheap place in London where me and my wife can go? She—Yes, and I will be glad to give you the address; but why do you hurry from Dresden? He—It’s lonesomer here than ona farm in a blizzard five miles from no- where! I can talk myself hoarse but nobody knows what I’m driving at. Yes, I've graduated and received my diploma for foreign travel. My wife and children can come over again, but I never want to stir from Colorado again. Why there, even the beggar is not deaf !’’ And the squeaking boots recede in the distance. But the most crowded place is Titt- mann’s_ bookstore. Here the people gather and never know enough to go home. It is the meeting-place of friends; it is the resting-place of the bookworm, and it is run by a charming woman! She is quiet, simple and re- tiring in manners; but everybody has found out that she is a_ professor, a librarian and an encyclopedia, all in one, and depends on her for everything. It matters not in what language or what edition of a book you ,wish—she can tell you all about the book, all about its author, and the criticisms passed on the book. And then—you never know how—you learn a littleof Mrs. Tittmann herself: Her husband died and she was left with a little bookstore on her hands. Instead of selling it, she de- cided to try to continue the business. ‘‘But,’’ she will continue, ‘‘you cannot know what that has meant! If the Americans and the English had not been so kind to me, I donot know what would have become of me.’’ Yes, it is not hard to imagine many things when one has lived in .Germany and known the low estimation held of every woman! What does it not mean fora woman to compete with many men in such a country, where success is almost impossible for anybody, and, what is more, to be acknowledged by even her enemies as standing at the top in the book business! Nobody seems in a hurry in shopping —even the American cannot run after bargains in Dresden, so she contents herself by gossiping away the time at her dressmaker’s, or while buying pho- tographs or linen in the shops. An ac- quaintance comes in the shop while she is looking over the wares, with the owner of the shop in the midst of wait- ing on her. She forgets everything— the gocds and the man who is in the act of showing her something—and tells a long story about her troubles at the pension, how Mrs. Wheeler’s little ° girl has had the measles and kept her mother shut up for nearly five weeks, how Hirsch has in some delightful new Paris gowns, how Mrs. Price has not re- ceived a draft from home and so has had to put off going to Italy, etc., etc., etc. An hour goes by, then a half hour, and our lady looks up to see the hands of the clock pointing to four. 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN And then she exclaims: ‘*Why, where has the afternoon gone to! Four o'clock! and | ought to be at Mrs. James’ tea this very minute. I’m sorry, Herr Sinz, but I must leave this moment. Lay aside those I have chosen and I will be in in the morning or within a day or two to finish and to settle with you.’’ And he politely bows her out the door. Not more than two or three blocks from Prager Strasse is the Art Gallery. People may not have heard of the Al- bertinum or the Grunes Gewolbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, but who has not heard of the Picture Gallery and the china! The Gallery is always full, and full of Americans. An American ““gives himself away’’ every time by his pocketbook and his tongue—perhaps we had better say ‘‘her tongue,’’ and draw the line there. The stranger, the uninitiated, is obvious at once. At home she has been accustomed always to give papers at the Club, lectures on woman suffrage and what not, and it is as natural for her to strike an attitude and expect everybody to listen as for Bridget to stand with arms akimbo when she declares her intention of leav- ing Monday morning in the midst of the washing when the children are down with the measles. She does not begin, ““Ladiesand gentlemen !’’ but everybody stops to listen when this voice, pitched high enough to reach the top telephone wires, begins to describe her experience at sea. Why, after her vivid portrayal, everybody feels a little indisposed and dares not remain any longer to revel in pictures of saints, martyrs, and rich people who liked to be ‘‘took’’ worship- ping the Holy Family. An American man does not stand or walk as well as almost any other na- Ee PB RY we | by the pictures, and their remarks take | such yy ‘Ba G yrY JAMO BISMARCK #& CAROVI tion; but he knows before he enters the Gallery what he wishes to see, and he sees it on short order, buys a good pho- tograph of it and enjoys it forever after- wards. A German or a Frenchman hasn't the price; but he has time at his disposal, so he sits down before the pic- ture and studies every line, and when he leaves the impression is so clear and distinct that he can describe the picture perfectly ten years afterwards. It takes the Americans to buy the copies of the masterpieces which the poor plodding artists are turning off from time to time. Not long ago, an American stood before the Sistine Ma- donna, and he conceived the ravishing idea of buying a duplicate for his man- sion at home. He called one of the gray-haired, cadaverous, stoop-shoul- dered copiers aside and said to him: ‘Can you make a picture like that?’’ Artist—Yes; what size would you wish? Millionaire (jingling his pockets)—- Oh, life size—like the one there. Artist—But that is not possible. I could not get the permission from the King to make it that size. You should see a smaller copy I have with me at home. Millionaire (sticking a bundle of bills in the timid, nervous grasp of the hun- gry painter)—Oh, nonsense! You can work it if you want to. Have it ready for me two weeks from Thursday. Every American woman swears by Baedeker. She may not have lived among pictures at home, but she is sure to know a good picture every time by its having a star or double star before its name in the list! The American children seem bored a practical turn they must have he three leading brands in the State and the best that can be produced for the money. Increase your trade by handling them. Free samples of Jame and Bismarck to introduce them. had too much of Ingersoll or too little of Sunday school to appreciate the di- vinity of things. A Southern lady wearing the weeds of recent widowhood stood with her son of seven or eight summers before one of Correggio’s Madonnas. The child was restless, standing first on one foot, then on the other, and then hitching behind as though he wanted to get away from her grasp. Then she spoke to him: ‘‘Just look at this picture, Charlie— a little baby just like you were—the Christ child !’’ He looked toward the picture, held his breath for a moment as if inspired, while an angelic expression stole over his face, as he audibly exclaimed : **Why, it’s all neckid, ain’t it!’’, The mother, looked nervously behind her, then led her little son into the room appropriated to the Sistine Ma- donna. No one who has not been there can appreciate the awful silence which pervades the place. It is like waiting for the funeral services in the presence of the dead; or like the Poets’ Corner at Westminster. ‘he mother was _ spell- bound. But now she scarcely dared call the attention of the child to the baby or the cherubs. He waited patiently, then was heard all over the room, the piping voice asking, as he pointed to- ward the bishop's cap: ‘*What’s that little thing in the cor- ner?’’ The mother, afraid to tarry, waltzed her young heir out of that Gallery to the two-step and was never more seen. Across the street from the Gallery 1s the Opera House. Here are given all of Wagner’s operas (except Parsifal ) and other operas too numerous to men- tion, and given in a masterful way. The Americans do not waste their op- portunities, but go nearly every even- ing. They bave appropriated the fourth gallery, where seats cost 50 to 60 cents apiece; and no German by any mistake gets there. They are heard to remark that they ‘‘wouldn’t sit in such seats!’’ So they sit—at home in their high straight-backed chairs while the Amer- icans devour the sweet grapes. The operas begin from six to seven in the evening and close before ten, which allows people to go home and eat supper and get to bed long before eleven. Everybody must take off hat and wraps and dispose of them in the cloak-room before taking his seat. Then the opera glasses are pointed in every direction to discover whether the King and Queen and the rest of the nobility are present. The King does not go as often as people wish, but he is inter- ested in the opera and does _ everything to encourage it—more even than Em- peror Wilhelm, who has so little leisure between his travels to paint, compose music and preach that he does not have time to appreciate other people’s genius. Of course, King Albert occupies the best seats in the house. And why shouldn't he deserve something better than 50 cents, when he pays $10,000 for opera? The Empress’ mother and sister Fedora are always on hand to hear everything worth hearing. They dress plainly and would never be noticed. However, they remain in their seats be- tween acts, and do not indulge in the ever-present beer and sandwiches, or even a breezy walk through the foyer. Next to the opera everybody attends the Court Church, on Sunday morning. The best singers from the opera take part in the service Sunday morning and the music is remarkably fine. Not only wh VIR RY RV 4 ROASTED COFFEE W. J. GOULD & CO., IMPORTERS AND COFFEE ROASTERS, DETROIT, MICH. Cpr ar grgrerPrysrs egg 2st a ; i v ES ee Ree “d A } MICHIGAN TRADESMAN is every seat full, but every nook and corner as well, and people stand up _ by the hour in order to have the opportu- nity to hear such music. King Albert and Prince Georg are always there, and pay rapt attention to the service. Noth- ing but good is said about King Albert, who seems so kind and liberal in all his actions. Prince Georg has been heard to remark that when he takes the reins of power in his own hands, he will shut out the Americans. He thinks the Germans have no chance while the Americans are around—that they are be- ing crowded out of their own town. Meanwhile, American capital has_ con- duced to the building of electric street- car lines, and a remarkably fine Central Railroad Station. The Americans have created a demand for every lux- ury, and given business to the shops, while the number of pension keepers who live in comfort aud even splendor through the Americans are too numerous to mention. Last, but not least, among the at- tractions is the Bruhl Terrace. This was originally the garden of Count Bruhl, the minister of Augustus III., but is now a favorite promenade. It stands high, and at its feet glides the Elbe River. It is adorned with trees and statues and is picturesque in the extreme. At one end of the Terrace is the famous Cafe Belvedere. During the warm weather people gather here for the evening; and while they listen to a fine program of orchestral music, they sit around little tables about the door and eat ices, or sip beer and wine, or smoke. Below are the dark silent waters of the Elbe, reflecting the Will- o’-the-wisp lights along the sbore, and shadowed by overhanging trees, while above “Silently one by one, inthe infinite meadows of heaven, Blossom the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” ZaIDA E. UDELL. Paris, France. a The Town of Hay. The town of Hay is far away, The town of Hay is far; Between its hills of green and gray Its winding meadows are. Within the quiet town of Hay Is many a quiet glen, And there by many a shaded way Are homes of quiet men; And there are many eyes alway That turn with longing night and day, Back to the town of Hay. Within that good old town of Hay There was no pride of birth, And no man there pursued his way A stranger in the earth. And none were high and none were low Of golden hair or gray, And each would grieve at others’ woe Down in the town of Hay. And many 2 tired sonl to-day, Mid crowded thousands far away, Weeps for the town of Hay. A road leads from the town of Hay Forth to a world of din, And winds and wanders far away, And many walk therein. For in the crowds of tuil and stress Their restless footste s stray, Their souls have lost the quietness Of that old town of Hay. But in some respite of the fray In transient dreams they float away Back to the town of Hay. Old men are in that town of Hay Amid its quiet trees, Who dream : f strong sons far away Upon the stormy seas. Old mothers when the twilight dew The woodbine lea e+ have pearled, Dream of their boys who wander th ough The widenes: of te world. And tears full in the twil ght gray, And prayers go up at cl se of day In that old town of Hay. A hillside in the town of Hay Is slanting toward the sun, And gathered ‘neath i s headstones gray Are sleepers one by one. And there are tears in distant lands And grief too deep for tears, And farewells waved from phantom hands Across the gulf of years. And when they place that headstone gray It crushes hearts so fur away From that old town of Hay. Sam WALTER Foss. TELLING TRADE SECRETS. American Manufacturers Too Liberal With Their Information. From the St. Louis Hardware Reporter. All domestic manufacturers are in- terested in a movement leading to an extension of our foreign trade. Our opportunities for such an _ extension were never better than they are just now, since we can actively compete with other countries who have hitherto occupied the selling field almost ex- clusively, and in some instances we have even sold certain of our products to those countries from which we have previously bought. Our manufacturing output is very large, and is also steadily growing, with an excellent foreign de- mand. Yet this is one point that the manufacturers have seemingly over- looked. If a foreigner of whatever country comes here and desires to inspect any one or more of our plants be is given the full opportunity, providing he has sufficient introduction or credentials. He examines the plant, ascertains the methods of making, often obtains an insight into special processes that are supposed to be secret, receives a mass of general information and_ returns home prepared to tell his countrymen how the Americans make their goods and why they are enabled to increase their. opportunities for competition. This imparted knowledge is taken ad- vantage of, and the first thing we know is that our foreign rivals are making goods after our own processes and de- signs and are selling them at prices with which we cannot compete. The knowledge necessary to such competi- tion has been obtained ‘through an abuse of courtesy that deserves to be rebuked and checked. The curious point about this matter is the distinctron that is made between foreign and domestic competitors. If one American manufacturer desires to know how his trade rival at home makes a certain line of goods, or to ascertain some particular process, he will as- suredly be met with a rebuff at the least. But if a foreigner comes along and asks for the same information, it is quite frequently given him with the supposed belief that it is due on ac- count of international courtesy, and that the information thus obtained will not be used to the disadvantage of the one imparting it. Such courtesy, however, has been almost invariably abused, and although the granting of it may be con- doned on social grounds, it cannot be too severely condemned because of the injury it inflicts. The question at issue is not one for the manufacturers alone, although theirs is the most direct interest. The general welfare of the country is concerned. We are gradually but surely placing our- selves in a position where we shall become the world’s leading workshop, and if we lose abroad any part of the gain we have made and are now mak- ing, the effect will be felt not alone by our manufacturers, but by all depend- ent branches of business. The giving away of facts and processes is based on a very liberal principle, but it is hardly in line with profit-making when the information thus obtained is used to the disadvantage of the donors and of this country’s commercial welfare. 0 How to Win Trade. From the Dry Goods Reporter. ‘“You’re got to put yourself out at times to win trade,’’ said a clerk. ‘‘What’s the use of saying that if you’ve the goods they'll sell themselves? I know better. Give me my pick of the clerks along the street, and with ordi- nary goods at ordinary prices, I’ll agree to put a new store in shoes, clothing or groceries on its feet in any city ina year’s time. The clerks I should select are people who have learned how to for- get their own likes and dislikes and cater to the whims of the people who buy and make those whims valuable for their employers. A _ disagreeable salesman who feels it his duty to con- sult his own preferences and put for- ward his own personality at all times is a bad man ina store. He will not only lose sales—he will drive trade out of the store, never to return. The clerk who succeeds needn’t bow down toa cus- tomer and sacrifice his own self-respect, but he can’t lord it over purchasers and insist on doing their buying for them, and he can’t pick and choose custom- ers and deal pleasantly with this one and be sharp and crabbed with one he doesn’t like.’’ oe In Vienna the servant girl is not per- mittted to climb out on the window-sill to clean windows without a safety belt and rope attached to it. 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Their Breakfast Cocoa is absolutely pure, delicious, nutritious, and costs less than one cent a cup. Their Premium No. 1 Chocolate, put up in Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the best plain chocolate in the market for family use. Their German Sweet Chocolate is good to | eatand good to drink. It is palatable, nutri- | tions, and healthful; a great favorite with | children. Buyers should ask for and be sure that they et the genuine goods. The above trade-mark is on every package. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. © Candy Co., 426-428-430 East Main Street, 9OOO0OO9SOS 699065608 : : : NACRETOIN Itty SC eR a ese Oak6 All flavors. Ready for immediate use. Simply requires beating. Always reliable and absolute- ly pure. All jobbers have it. Manufactured by TOMGeSON-HAWKINS GO., Kalamazoo, Mich. rPOSbING MICHIGAN TRADESMAN) ’ What the President of the United States Thinks About Our Enterprise. William McKinley addressed the Convention of The National Cash Register Company, at Dayton, Ohio, October 22, 1895. * ‘Tt gives me great pleasure,” he said, ‘‘to meet you here, and to congratulate you upon the splendid enterprise in which you are engaged. ‘‘T have known The National Cash Register Company for many years. I have known the splendid progress of that industry in the past, and my only wish for you is that the business of this country from now on may be such that there will be a great demand for your ’ cash registers, and that we will be able to register more cash than ever before in the transactions of this state and the country at large. ‘«What we want, no matter where we live and no matter in what occupation we may be engaged, is the highest prosperity possi- ble for our country, and whatever will secure such prosperity, no matter what it may be.” What the Secretary of State — by About Our Work. | On Saturday, October 24, 1896, Hon. John Sherman ad- dressed the International Convention of The National Cash Register Company. He said: “It gives me great pleasure to address an assembly of this kind upon whose faces are written intelligence, ability and integrity. Our country is made greater by the progress and strength of its in- dustries. And among these industries none has a better reputation for integrity and strength than The National Cash Register Company. ‘You people are engaged in a very great work—properly tak- ing care of their cash for retail merchants. If the cash is right every- thing else will be right. é ‘«There is plenty of cash in this country, and if it is well taken care of and properly handled the cry of hard times will be heard no longer.” What the Retail Merchants of the World Say About National Cash Registers. We are proud of this indorsement by the president of the United States and by the secretary of state, but we are prouder still of the indorsements of our company and of our registcrs by more than one hundred and fourteen thousand retail merchants throughout the civilized world who have purchased registers from us and are now using them. We have testimonials from thousands of these merchants, and e to any retailer who desires we shall be glad to sen | copies of letters written by merchants in his line of business who reside in his imme- diate vicinity. Send us your name, address, business, number of clerks in pelt ices your store, and state whether or not you employ a cashier. We will Twenty National Cash Registers in use in his send you in return, free of charge, a handsomely-printed description en of a cash register system used in stores like yours. You place your- self under no obligation to buy. | Address Dept. D, The National Cash Register Company, Dayton, Ohio. | The President of the United States. The Secretary of State. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN I3 JANE CRAGIN. The War of the Roses—How Will It End? Written for the TRaDESMAN. It was late when Mr. Huxley said good night to his departing guests. His idea had been, early in the evening, to measure swords with them. Now, he was sure that he had just bidden three good friends good night. Lighting one of his choice cigars and wheeling the easy chair—Jane’s fore- thought—to the wide western window, he sat down and looked out upon the mountains. Darkness still shrouded them, but just above Pikes Peak a star was shining and by its dim light, by and by, he fancied he could faintly trace the outline of the summit Long before that question was settled, how- ever, other thoughts and fancies came crowding in. Through the mists of the morning, stained a little by the deep blue which curled from his lips, the star forgot to shine, the mists them- selves that clung to it were changed in- to tresses of unbound hair, where a rich red rose, entangled in its luxurious meshes, caught and kept his admiring eyes. How beautiful it was; and, even as he thought it, the wind that was bringing in the morning upon its wings brushed the dewy petals as it passed and they began slowly to unfold. Was he dreaming? He touched himself to see; but, as he looked into the expand- ing blossom, the features of the face he had gazed upon so long—and lovingly —at the supper table seemed to be look- ing at him from the velvet crimson, caught, he suspected, from the deep flush of the morning sky. His cigar, forgotten in his fingers, at last went out; his head found rest upon the high back of the comfortable chair, and then began a transformation scene, until then undreamed of. The face and the lips he hoped some- time to kiss began to stand out in -the heart of the rose clearer and fairer than ever. He even fancied that they leaned towards him—exactly as_ the beautiful Marjory Marchland had leaned towards him a few hours before with cheeks aglow and dark eyes aflame, and dim- ples almost as lovely as the parted lips that seemed to dare his own! Then, even as he thought to accept the gra- cious challenge, the fair face faded, and the red petals dropped and floated like clouds along the sky. And there, where all this sweetness had been, fairer than the rose, and brighter than the dawn, and dearer—a thousand times dearer— than all the world beside, was the be- loved face of Jane Cragin as she sat at the car window that morning when the departing train carried from Milltown all the happiness and all the sunshine that had ever blessed and gladdened Cy Huxley’s heart. He looked at the picture longingly and—-hopelessly? Was she ‘‘so near and yet so far?’’ Was this vision, so often seen, always to come back to only this? Was he fated to look at his happiness only through another’s eyes? What was it—what did he lack that this other man possessed? Not a more loving heart— he was very sure of that; not a greater devotion—the years (so many of them!) could bear daily testimony to that; not a constant desire to anticipate even a fancied want—it had long been the leading pleasure of his life. He had done all he could to win her love; he had done it for years. He could do no more; and if now she found she would not give him her heart—the rising threat died before it reached his lips; but the resolution which strangled it left him weak as a child. ‘It may not come to that,’’ he said, as he looked in surprise at his cigar, long gone out; ‘‘but then again, it may. Jane never shall know, however; and I can find no greater happiness, in any case, than in doing exactly that. It fits in everywhere; even if the red rose should bioom for me—it need not know —it never should know—what I’ve re- solved upon. How bright she was last night. I think—I think I'd better go to bed !’’ He suited the action to the word; and, when he opened his eyes upon the splendor of another Colorado day, he realized what Jane meant when she wrote him that ‘‘it often happens that there isn’t any to-morrow.’’ eee It was no more than natural that Miss Birkenmayer and Miss MacDonald, whose rooms were next each other, should go into Miss Birkenmayer’s room, which was reached first, to talk over the supper a little; and the door was hardly closed behind them when Miss Mac- Donald, throwing herself on the sofa in an attitude of despair, exclaimed: “¢ ia ia is a ta Wa Ya Www as om se ww lad x ay ae Se Re : x = G)S)))\< cls -2 > It has been given out that a cotton mill is to be erected at - Depew, the manufacturing town near Buffalo, N. Y., operating 1,280 looms or 40,000 spindles. The mill building will be 185 feet wide and 660 feet long, will manu- facture cotton cloth of all kinds, and will give employment to 350 women and 50 men. The entire cost of the — will be in the neighborhood of $550,000, enough. That is one of them hanging I have alittle boy of six right up there.”’ Well, ef thet don’t beat ail git out!’’ Who sets me quite a task, . - And often puts mein a fix ‘‘Taw sakes! You don’t say so! exclaimed the woman, as she seated “By questions that he'll ask. : ith cee shee ce ee? Se oe ae herself comfortably to watch the artist What holds he moon up in the sky? eee de oh Gok hs eee” you g1V€! paint the picture which she had se- why does my baby brother ey?” ‘ : : ._ | lected. Are things he wants to know. ‘Oh, no; we only give you the pic- : : The work was done with lightning ture. The frame we offer at the small : “‘ Where does the gas go when put out?” N ..| Speed and a whitewash brush—the most He asked me yesterday. sum of a dollar anda half. Now, if co hi bei hat th ld The question filled my mind with doubt— A business established for nearly : : surprising thing being that they cou you will be seated, I’ll show you some I wondered what to say! 20 years; best location in the city. uy of the best values in dress goods that |. i Sa é We do business for cash only; our Says he, ‘‘in heaven are crowned, are to be seen in the city. Do you fancy oes ——_ ale sian pe TCT Why don’t they go up in the sky annual sales between $50,000 and i . of trade which we would not otherwise Instead of in the ground?” $60,000. A good, clean, stable stock, black or some bright color?’’ ‘*Oh, law no! I don’t want no bright color. A neighbor o’ mine gota nice consisting of everything in the Clothing and Dry Goods lines. I have had. The artist was a little less than five minutes in painting the pic- "ike Hants she tues hp overs ar And turns them out at dawn? lso own the building; will either , ture for my customer, who was so _ well What makes the snow so very white? : S> dark brown dress last week. She only ci z Where is the new year born? sell or rent. It’s a Money-Maker, : : ea ith it th ne mat- - dy : paid 50 cents a yard for it, an’ it’s one pleased with it that it er > a t Why have all negroes curly hair? but compelled to leave on account of a ter to sell her a gilt frame for it ata What makes their skin so black? Pe ede entepeetel aes ey o’ them there hifalutin’ Paris goods What makes a wheel goround, and where y ge ' : aa . : 8 ’ | dollar and a half. Do old ducks get their quack?” further particulars, address i too. She said it was a reel drop dee : : ‘*Just the thing!’’ said I. ‘*The gilt aa i a : bas can’ e : frame will match the brass knobs on the What sutra dg ction " These and such questions daily fall tay. ‘*Oh, yes! Here is a real drap d’ete in dark brown, at that price.’’ Kassel Oshinsky, bamboo easel so nicely.’’ be called pictures at all. Still the fact “Tf all the good people that die,” ! From the wee lips of my pet. ‘‘I declare, I b’lieve thet’s the same Thet’s so—I hedn’t thought o’ thet. He's most embarrassing, at times, Marquette, Mich. saat dhs ek ie ok et Ee But land sakes! There! take your dol- Yet ween aon ee is ) P 8 lar and a half an’ let me git outo I’m happy as can be! esc5 won't she be mad though, when she sees me with a dress on jest jike hern. bere, or I won't hev a cent left to bless ! : m’self with!’’ and with an awkward You hain’t ot thet kind o’ 0 t wm. BW. BW. BW BW. BW. A. A. A. A.W. A.A .Q.@ .@ BW. QB . BW. Qa. sige ae me JES" | bow she sidled out of the door. so sFs55 5555555 F255 5555 5> A } a leetle mite expensiver, hev you? ac Bice a! = ‘*Yes, here is the same kind of cloth, i 4 —__—_> 2-2. \ q and exactly the same color, at 75 cents| +). Grocer No Match for the Farmer. a For Rain or Shine a ¥ d.*” : : — A farmer came into a-village grocery MN \ : teace = o’ thet’ll it take ter in one of our Western States and ex-| % ee de hibited to an admiring crowd an enor-| ¢ — N M . W ‘I think six yards of it would make|mous egg about six inches long. He| Jy W/ you a dress.’’ bad it packed in cotton, and wouldn't AN cy ® ackintoshes, W alsa = Rubber Coats, W te es as 45h man examined it with the rest, and in-| % W ee ee ee tending to chaff the countryman, said:| ‘Six yards? How much does thet|@llow anybody to handle it for fear of AN breaking the phenomenon. The grocery- Mn ‘*Oh, land! I won’t hev nothin’ left ‘*Pshaw! I’ve something in the egg an . you. Umbrellas, Parasols. W ter git the linin’s with; but I would like | line that can beat that.’’ : LW. \ awful to hev a dress thet wuz jest a at i i you $5 you haven’t,’’ said r\ W leale mite nicer'n thet neighbor o°| Be comutyraam, : Vv H b &Co. ¥F Lie ped oe. ee ‘Take it up,’’ said the groceryman ; AN oict, erpols eimer oO. W : : ae B and going behind the counter he| fj\ W dress out o’ five yard: brought out a wire egg-beater. . \ WHOLESALE DRY GOODS, ; ‘*No, Iam sure you couldn’t. You There’s something in the egg line i GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. W see, the cloth is only forty-two inches = it, : guess, ’’ said he, kK Ww ide, d ll six full yards f reaching for the stakes. _ 2.4:.4.2.2.2.2.6.8. 2.2. o.oo... o.oo. e. ° ee ee ‘*Hold on there!’’ said the farmer ; WSESSSSSsssssessse Cigar Department. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced—Bloodroot. Declined—Gum Opium, Oil Copaiba, Alcohol, Linseed Oil, Glycerine. Acidum Aceticum............ 8 8@s 10 Benzoicum, German ee 85 Boracic.............. 15 Carbolicum ......... op 41 Girish oe. 8... UG 46 Hydrochlor ......... am 5 Nitrocum ........... 8s@ 10 QOxalicum ........... 14 Phosphorium, dil... @ 15 Salicylicum. ........ 50 Sulphuricum. ...... 14@ _ 5 ‘Pannicun .:...... .. 1 40@ 1 60 Tartaricum.......... 36G@ 88 Ammonia Aqua, 16 deg........ 4@ 6 Aqua, 20 deg........ 6@ 8 Carbonmas.....:<-..--. 12@ 14 Chloridum .......... 122@ = 14 Aniline Black... . . ........ 20@22% Brewi ...-.<-..-.--. 80@ 1 00 Bog ooo cc 45@ Meow. -..........: 2 50@ 3 00 Bacce. Cubewe........ po.18 B@ 15 duniperus........... ao 8 Xanthoxylum.. .... 30 Balsamum Comeing. ...-.. 25... 600@ 6 a Ee oe @ 2 60 Terabin, Canada.. @ 4 ‘OMAN... 6.06.5. 80Q@ 8 Cortex Abies, Canadian.... 18 dees 12 Cinchona Flava..... 18 Euonymus atropurp 30 Myrica Cerifera, po. 20 Prunus Virgini...... 12 Quillaia, gr’d....... 12 Sassafras...... po. 18 12 Ulmus...po. 15, gr’d 15 Extractum Glycyrrhiza Glabra. UQ 2% Glycyrrhiza, > Poca 28a 30 Hematox,15lbbox. l11@ 12 Hematox,is........ 13@ 14 Hematox, 4s....... 144@ 15 Heematox, 48...... 16@ 7 Ferru Carbonate Precip... 15 Citrate and Quinia.. 2B Citrate Soluble...... 80 Ferrocyanidum Sol. 50 Solut. Chloride..... 15 Sulphate, com’l..... 2 Sulphate, com’l, by bbl, per cwt....... 35 Sulphate, pure ..... 7 Flora ee 12@ 14 Anthemis........... 18@ 2% Matricaria .........- 30@ = 35 Polia Barocma...........-- 15@ 2 Cassia Acutifol, Tin- Nevers. ...... ....- 18@ 2% Cassia Acutifol,Alx. 2%@ 30 Salvia officinalis, el and %46...:-. -- 122@ 20 Ura Ue. .-....., :- 8@ 10 Gummi Acacia, ist picked.. @ 6 Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 4 Acacia, 3d picked.. @ 3 Acacia, sifted sorts. @ & Acacia, po.......-... 60@ 80 Aloe, Barb. po.0@28 HM@ 18 Aloe, Ca . po. 15 ao 2 Aloe, Socotri. - po. 40 @ 30 Avyamoniec.......... 55@ «60 Assafcetida....po.30 2@ % Benzoinum ......... 50@ 55 Catechu, Is.. @ 18 Catechu, %8..... vo @ 14 Catechu, 1¢8......... @ 16 Camphore . 48@ 55 Euphorbium. “po. "35 @ 10 Galbanum.......-... @ 1 00 Gamboge po........ 6@Q 7 Guaiacum..... po. 35 @ & Bileoo. csc. po. $4.v0 @ 4 00 MOE occ @ = ed te, és 60a! - ee soe 20 “a pli... po. 33.60@3. Raemee.............- 40@ 60) Shellac, bleached. . 40@ 45 Tragacanth oe 50@ ~=—«80 Herba Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 Eupatorium .oz. pkg 20 Lobelia...... oz. pkg 25 Majorum ....oz. pkg 28 Mentha Pip..oz. pkg 23 Mentha Vir..oz. pkg 25 Be: oS... oz. pkg 39 TanacetumV oz. pkg 22 Thymus, V..oz. pkg % Magnesia. Caleined, Pat....: <. 55@ ~=«6O. Carbonate, Pat...... 20@ 22 Carbonate, K.&M.. 2@ 2% Carbonate,Jennings 35@ 5 Oleum Absinthivm......... 3 25@ 3 50 Amygdale, Dulc.. 30@ 50 er Amare . 8 00@ 8 25 - Ania; . 2 10@ 2 20 . 2 00@ 2 20 ae . 2 B@ 2 3 Cajiputi..... . BQ Caryophylli 55@ 6! COGGr 20. 5@ 65 Caameoedis Cee @ 4 00 Civnamonii......... 1. 80@ 2 00 C trenella. .... .... 4@ 50 Conium Mac........ 35@ Cone... 2.2.2, i 10@ CUDEDE. ss. 5. 9@ 1 Exechthitos . 120@ Erigeron .. - 120@ Gaultheria..... .... 1 50@ Geranium, ounce... @ Gossippii,Sem. gal.. 50@ Hedeoma...-. ...... 10°@ Junipera csc. 2 SU Lavendula ...... J. SO Eiaonis. oo . . 1 20a Mentha Piper...... 1 0@ Mentha Verid....... 2 F@ Morrhue, gal....... 1 50@ Myreta.. 0.2... --. £0@ Olye 05... 6... - of Picis Liquida. ..... 10@ Picis Liquida, gal... @ meine cs 99@ Rosmarini.........: @ Rose, ounce........ 6 50@ PORCH oo. ooo oe 40@ RABE os 9@ mao... 2 0@ Sassafras............ 50@ Sinapis, ess., ounce. @ PME cl 40@ PEG Se 40@ Thyme, opt.. ; @ Theobromas ........ 15@ Potassium Bi earp............ . Ba Bichromate ........ 13@ 48@ R@ Oniorate. -po.17@19e 16@ Cyanide..... 50@ Iodide 0s 90@ : Potassa, Bitart, pure 29@ Potassa, Bitart, com @ Potass Nitras, opt. 8a Potass Nitras........ 7 Prassinge. 25 Sulphate po ..... 15@ Radix ACOniGyM 8... 5... 20@ Age 2@ AROGHUSR .... 2.2.3.5. R@ AVOnEpe. @ Calamus <2... 20@ Gentiana...... po 155 12@ Glychrrhiza...pv.15 16@ Hydrastis Canaden . @ Hydrastis Can., po.. @ Hellebore, Alba, po.. 1@ Pan PO 15@ Ipecac, Ve , 65@ Tris plox....po35@38 35@ Satna, Pe... 40@ Maranta, %s........ @ Podophyllum, po.. 2 Wen ee @ Rhei, cut. @ Rhei, pv... Lo ee Smivena. 2... 3@ Sanguinaria... po. 40 @ Serpentaria ......... 30@ emer 402, Similax,officinalis H @ Lo ee ee @ Secure po.35 10@ Symplocarpus, Feeti- See cc @ Valeriana ,Eng.po.30 @ Valeriana, German. 15@ Aineiera....... 1I2@ Mingipery. 6)... 25@ Semen Anicum....... po. 15 @ Apium oa 13@ Bird, 1s. 41@ Carui.......... “po. 18 10@ Cardamon. ........... 1 23@ Coriandrum......... &@ Cannabis Sativa.... 3%@ Cydonium. .<. 0002... @ Chenopodium ...... 10@ Dipterix Odorate... 2 9@ Feenicilum ......... @ en i 7G toe. 2%Q Lini, grd....bb].2% 3%@ Repel... 35@ Pharlaris Canarian. 3%@ OO -- 4%@ Sinapis Albu........ 1@ Sinapis Nigra....... 1@ Spiritus Frumenti, W. D. Co. 2 00@ Frumenti, D. F. R.. 2 0@ Frumenti..... 1 25¢ Juniperis Co. 0. T.1 65@ duniperis Co... .... 1 %@ Saacharum N. E.... 1 90@ Spt. Vini Galli...... 1 6@ Vini Oporto. -......- 1s Nini Alba... 1 3@ Sponges Florida sheeps’ wool | Garage... Nassau sheeps i Carnage... |. Velvet extra sheeps’ wool, carriage..... @ Extra yellows eeps’ wool. carriage.. @ Grass sheeps’ wool, carriage oo. @ Hard, for slate use. . @ Yellow Reef, for giate use.......... @ Syrups ICROTS oc. tS 4 @ Auranti Cortes...... @ Srmiginer. 2... @ Tpecae reas G@ Meri tod... 2)... @ Rhei Arom.......... @ Smilax Officinalis... 50@ BORGES 28. cos ccna @ SGA. Lo. @ 65 12 00 1 30 1 30 1 SSSASSSSSSRS CO ee me DO OD I Dt 0 et et — weer Bemis Co... @ 50 ORO os ls @ 50 Prunus Vite... .:.... @ 50 Tinctures Aconitum Napellis R 60 Aconitum Napellis F 50 OGR 60 Aloes and Myrrh.. 60 Fa 50 Assafoetida ......... 50 Atrope Belladonna. 60 Auranti Cortex..... 50 Bento... 60 Benzoim Co... ....... 50 Barer cS 50 Cantharides........ 75 Capsicum ....: ... 50 Cardamon ........ i ® Cardamon Co....... vi Castor tL 00 Catcenn. 35. | 50 Cinchona..... 50 Cinchona Co 60 Columba . oe 50 CHDeR 50 Cassia Acutifol..... 50 Cassia Acutifol Co . 50 — pied ences 50 MreOs 50 Foe Chloridum.. 35 Gentian... 5. 50 Gentian @o.......... 60 Guiges 50 Guiacaammon...... 60 Hyoscyamus........ 50 ROGINO. 7 Iodine, colorless.... v6) ino 50 50 50 7d Ovii, camphorated. 50 Opii, deodorized.... 150 Quassia . 50 Rhatany 50 Rhea. 50 Sanguinaria . ...... 50 Serpentaria ......... 50 Stromonium ........ 60 Wolwsan 60 Valerian oo 50 Veratrum Veride. 50 Aingiber oj. 20 Miscellaneous: ther, Spts. Nit.3F 35 ther, Spts. Nit. 4 F 3@ 38 Atumen 0 24@ 3 Alumen,gro’d..po.? 3@ 4 Annatto........ _ eS oe Antimoni, po....... 4@ 5 AntimonietPotassT 55@ 60 Antipyrin ...... 2... @ 1 40 Antifebrin.... @ Argenti Nitras, oz . @ 5d Arsenicum. ......... 10@ 12 Balm Gilead Bud... 38@ 40 Bismuth SN. ..... 14 1 50 Calcium Chlor., Is.. Caleium Chlor., ws. Calcium Chlor., 4s. Cantharides, Rus. Capsici Fructus, af. Capsici Fructus, po. Capsici FructusB,po Saeeaeeeed Caryophyllus..po. 15 1 12 Carmine, No. 40..... @3i Cera Alba, S. & F.. 50@ 55 Cera Flava.......... 0@ 42 Cocens 0 @ 4 Cassia Fructus...... @ 33 Centraria, @ 10 Cetaecum...... |, @ 4 Chloroform.......... 60@ 63 Chloroform, — @ 1 35 Chloral Hyd Crst.... 1 15@ 1 30 Chondrus. .... 20@ 2 Cinchonidine,P.&W 2@ 23 Cinchonidine,Germ 15@ 2 Cocaine 60 3 55@ 3 75 Corks, list, dis.pr.ct. 65 Creosotum.......... @ % Crete... 0... bbl. 75 @ 2 Creta, prep.......... @ & Creta, FeCip. 6... 9@ 11 Creta; Rubra......_. @ 8 Crocna 30@ 35 Gudbear 2.6... @ wz Cupri Saiph..:...... 5@ 6 Dextrine. |. 10@ 12 Ether Sulph......... TQ Emery, all numbers @ 8 ase age a @ & .. po. 30@ «3 Flake White........ R@ 15 ee @ B cubis ot s@ 9 Gelatin, Cooper. . @ 60 Gelatin, French..... 60 Glassware, flint, — 60, 10&10 Less than box.. 60 Glue, brown........ @ hk Glue, white......._. 138@ 25 Glycerina ........... 13@ 18 Grana Paradisi .... 15 Figmnivie. 55 Hydraag Chlor Mite Hydraag Chlor Cor. Hydraag Ox Rub’m. ilctoccoke Hydraag Ammoniati 100 HydraagUnguentum 55 Hydrargyrum....... 5 Ichthyobolla, Am... 1 150 Indigo. .. et. 1 00 lease Resubi...... 3 3 90 lodoform............ 4 70 Egpein. 6. @ 223 Lycopodium ........ 5 55 MAGI oe. 3. 75 Liquor Arse=. et hy- Grarg tod... . |. @ x Liquerbemmskiaen 10@_ 12 Magnesia, Sulph.. 2@ 3 Magnesia, Sulph, bbl @ 1% Mannia,S. F........ 50@ 60 Menthol,,. eee Morphia,S.P.& W... 1 9@ 2 20 or S.N.Y.Q.& ©. Ce 1 oy 210 Pe th a Canton.. 40 Myristica, No.1..... eo 80 Nux Vomica. ..po.20 @ 10 Os Sepia..:. b@ 18 — Saac, H. & P. ee eee ees @ 1 00 Picis Lia. N.N.% gal. Boece ce oa @20 Pan iig., quarts... @ 100 Picis Ligq., pints..... @ & Fil Hydrarg.. -po. 80 @ 50 — Nigra. ..po. 22 @ 18 Piper Alba....po. 35 @ 3 Piix Burgun. ee @ 2 Plompbi Acet........ 10@ 12 Pulvis Ipecac et Opii 1 10@ 1 20 Pyrethrum, boxes H. Co., doz. . @12% Pyrethrum, nw ..; 0@ 3 Quassiz be eee eas 8@ 10 —- SFaw.. 26@ «31 Quinia, S.German.. 20@ 29 Coe, &.y......... 2 29 Rubia Tinctorum. . R@ 14 SaccharumLactis pv 2@ 26 a 3 00@ 3 10 Sanguis Draconis. . 40@ 50 Bape, Wo... 122@ 14 Sapo, M.... 10@ 12 Rope, G...... @ 6 Siedlitz Mixture.... 20 @ 22 Giger @ s&s Sina a Op........, @ 3 “— —— De ee eee se ees G@ x snutt Scotch, DeVo’s @ 34 Soda Boras.......... 6 @ 8 Soda Boras, po. 6 @ 8 Soda et Potass Tart. 2Q 8 Soda, Carh.......... 1%¥@ 2 Soda, BrCarp....... 3@ 5 Seaa, Aan, .-_......; 3%@ 4 Soda, Sulphas....... @ 2 Spts. Cologne........ @ 2 60 Spts. Ether Co...... 50@ 55 Spt’ Myrcia Dom... @ ° 00 Spts. Vini Rect. bb!. @ 24 Spts. Vini Rect.4%bbl @ 247 Spts. Vini Rect.10gal @ 2 50 Spts. Vini Rect. 5gal @2i7 Less 5c gal. cash 10 days. Strychnia, Crystal... 1 40@ 1 Sulphur, Subl....... 2h@ 3 Sulphur, Roll.... . 2@ 2% Tamarnds.......... s@ | Terebenth Venice... 28@ 30 Theobrome. . ££ & Wari 9 00@16 09 Zanei Salph......... 7@ 8 Oils BBL. GAL Whale, winter....... 70 7 bard. Gxira......... 40 45 Eerd, Mo. f...-...... 35 40 ure raw.. Linseed, 32 35 Linseed, boiled..... 34 37 Neatsfoot,winterstr 65 7 Spirits Turpentine.. 34 40 Paints BBL. LB Red Venetian... ... 1% 2 @8 Ochre, yellow Mars. 14% 2 @4 Ochre, yellow Ber.. 1% 2 @3 Putty, commercial... 2% 2%@3 Putty, strictly pure. 38 2%@3 Vermilion, Prime American ae 13@_—s«*i15 Vermilion, English. 70@ % ee oe 13%@ 19 Green, Peninsul 13@ 16 Lead, Red —. Te 6 Lead, White. .......- 5%@ 6 Whiting, white Span @ wn Whiting, gilders’... @o BR White, Paris Amer.. @ 100 Whiting, Paris Eng. cliff . F@ 1 40 Universal Prepared. 1 00@ 1 15 Varnishes* No. 1 Turp Coach... 1 10@ 1 20 Basra Torp......... 1 60@ 1 70 Cosch Body......... 2 7@ 3 00 No. 1 Turp Furn.... 100@ 1 10 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@ 1 60 Jap. Dryer,No.1Turp 70@ 7% @eece: e e Oeee-- Bees. SeCeoee- Seece @dee-. Seec-. e e e @ @ ® @ ® e - Special Vanilla Flavoring................ p. Ib. $0 50 ° Strictly Pure Extract Vanilla**........... p. Ib. 5 25 ° Strictly Pure Extract Vanilla*..... ey p. lb. 1 00 — eee Soluble Extract Lemon....-..... Sen p. lb. 75 Seee- Gee Soluble Extract Orange..... a p. lb. 75 ‘ Belfast Ginger Ale Extract Soluble....... p. Ib) 65 ‘ Harry Root Beer Extract......p. lb. 35; p. gall. 2 00 Acid Phosphates 00k p. gall. a5 ‘ Gum or Soda Poam..........- p. Ib. 25; p. gall. 1 75 Wild Cherry Phosphates..... .p. Ib. 40; p. gall. 3 00 ee Bruit Ae i See ali p. Ib. 50 Pepsin Cordials 00000000... See Fruit Coloring, improved for Syrup. .......... ‘ ‘ Ee ci p. Ib. 35; p. gall. 2 50 ‘ Hance Bros. & White Fruit Juices........... tt ; Hance Bros. &. White Concentrated Syrups... ee Ce esi ad clay Sa re rea ‘ Hance Bros. & White Chocolate.............. McKesson & Robbins Fruit Juices............. ‘ J. Hungerford Smith Concentrated Fruit Syrup ‘ Scully's Rock Candy Syrup..... .-......-... 4 Fountain Syrups, all flavors, ready for use...... SE ee ee arate aia alee ara ._p. gall. 1 00 : f ( « 4 « < 4 a e ® @ q e < q ie Mi ao Grand Rapids, lich. = Seve. eee. 20 ‘MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GROCERY PRICE CURRENT’. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. It is im- possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing av- erage prices for average conditions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than those who have poor credit. Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it 1s our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers. AXLE GREASE. doz. a 4 ° a mn Ree 5d 6 00 ae er 60 7 00 ———— 50 5 50 ee ......:..-..... 75 9 00 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 9 00 fica, tin boxes. ....... 2. 8d een... 5 6: 6: 00 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. i i cans G@on......-..-. = [eo ee.......... 85 it enece@oe.. 150 Acme. a4 ib cans 3 dox...........- % lb cans 3 doz... 1 Ib cans 1 doz... EI Purity. iq lb cans per doz......... v6) % lb cans per doz ........ 1 20 1 beans per doz......... 2 00 Home. i¢ lb cans 4 doz case...... 35 Ib cans 4 doz case...... 55 Ib cans 2 doz case JAXO 44 1b cans, 4 doz case..... 45 % lb cans, 4dozcase...... 8 1 beans, 2 doz case...... 1 Our Leader. a 45 ae... % a eee 3... 150 Peerless. 17>. came ...-_...-.-..... 85 BASKETS. Per doz Standard Bushel.......... 123 Ect Some... 8... UES ae 30 \¥% bushel, bamboo del’ry. 3 50 3{ bushel, bamboo del’ry. 4 00 1 bushel, bamboo del’ry. 5 00 Tron strapped, 50c extra. Diamond Clothes, 30x16... 2 50 Braided Splint, 30x16..... 4 00 BATH BRICK. lle ae 80 BLUING. 1 doz. pasteboard Boxes... 3 doz. wooden boxes....... 1 20 BROOFIS. oe cee... 1 90 oe eee... ne ls ae ee eree....--......... 150 Gn ict) agg OT 1 15 eS eT 20 Coen Woee............ WW Poe Poe... ... 8 ee 23 CAKE FROSTING. Naeretoin, per doz......... 2% Two doz. in case assorted flay- ors—lemon, vanilla and rose. CANDLES. CANNED GOODS. Manitowoc Peas. Lakeside Marrowfat....... i Lakeside E. J Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... Lakeside, Gem, Ex. Sifted. CHOCOLATE. Walter Baker & Co.’s. 00 30 40 65 ok pm German Sweet..... ee ee ee Breakfast Cocoa..... . .....@ CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft, per doz.......1 00 Cotton, 50 ft, per doz....... 1 20 Cotton, 60 ft, per doz....... 1 40 Cotton, 70 ft, per doz....... 1 6 Cotton, 80 ft, per doz....... 1 80 Jute, 60 ft, per doz......... 80 Jute, 72 ft, per dos.......... % CHEESE. oe @ il ee @ 11% eS @ 11% i @ 12 Gold Medal......... il en ‘ @ Pee @ Leen... .......... @ il Riverside. . se @ il a... @ eee @ 10% Maem... ......... .. @ ieee @ 19 Lampeirwer. ......._. @ 1 Pineapple...... 2 & oS ap eee... @ 18 Chicory. Bulk ; 5 Red 7 CATSUP. Columbia, pints.......... 4 25 Columbia, % pints.......... 2 50 CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxes.... ......- 45 COCOA SHELLS. a eee 2% bess GQuantity..........-. 3 Pound packages......... 4 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly Pure, wooden boxes. = Strictly Pure, tin boxes...... COFFEE. Green. Rio. Bee 17 eee 18 Pee 8 19 Golden Peaberry .... 22 BRSS Mexican and Guatamala. me. Le — 22 ee 2 Maracaibo. Pree... ee 23 med 24 Java. mene co = Private Growen... 2... coc! 27 Meanidoning.............. 28 Mocha. [eetation .... 5. 6... se 25 SO yaa ee Roasted. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands Fifth Avenue..... ee Jewell’s Arabian Mocha....30 Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 25% Wells’ Perfection Java.....25% Sancaibo 23 Valley City Maracaibo. ....20 Heat Mirena 16 Toeeger Bioed....... .. .... 1s Worden Grocer Co.’s Brands Quaker Arabian Mocha..... 31 Quaker Mandehbling Java. .31 uaker Mocha and Java....29 oko Mocha and Java.... ..26 Quaker Golden Santos.... .23 State House Biend.......... 21 Quaker Golden Rio......... 20 Package. Below are given New York prices on package coffees, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including weight of package. In 60 Ib. cases the list is 10c per 100 lbs. above the price in full cases. os... ........ Be ee ke 13 00 PicLaughlin’s XXXX...... 13 00 Extract. Valley City % gross 6 Felix 4 gross...... 15 Hummel’s foil % grosa 85 Hummei’s tin &% gross . 14 Kneipp Malt Coffee. 1lb. packages, 50 lb. cases 9 i lb. packages, 100lb. cases 9 CONDENSED MILE. 4 doz in case. Gail Borden Eagle......... 6% NE oo 6 25 a ieee ec eee 5% rr 4 50 eeeets....-...... ae Challenge........ Se 3 50 Sees 2. sc os 3.35 COUPON BOOKS. Tradesman Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....1) 50 1,000 books, any Genom....20 00 Economic Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 ..20 00 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 Superior Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 1,000 books,’ any denom....20 00 Coupon Pass Books, Can be made to represent any denomination from 810 down. PO HOOKS. ...:.-..5-.-2 oe 1 00 p25) 00 50 Credit Checks. 500, any one denom’n..... 3 00 1000, any one denom’n..... 5 00 2000, any one denom’n..... 8 00 Sisel gamen. -........-.. 3. 6B DRIED FRUITS—DONMESTIC Apples. Sundried....... 1... @ 2% Evaporated 50 1b boxes. @ 4 California Fruits. a 9 @10% Blackberries. . Nectarines . _.&8 & Peaches....... -. TA@ 9 ras. 8 @ Pitted Cherries........ Prunnelles.,...........12 Raspberries............ California Prunes Raisins. London Layers 3 Crown. 1 5 London Layers 5 Crown. 2 50 Dencees 3 25 Loose Muscatels 2 Crown 5 Loose Muscatels 3 Crown 53 Loose Muscatels 4 Crown 6% FOREIGN. Currants. POOR DIE, ooo cee @ 4% Vostizzas 50 Ib cases......@ 2% Ceeene, Dik =... @$ Cleaned, packages.......- @ 6% Peel. Citron American 101b bx @14 Lemon American 10 1b bx @12 Orange American 101b bx @12 Raisins. Ondura 28 ib boxes...... 64%@ 8 Sultana 1 Crown........ @ 8% Sultana 2Crown ...... @9 Sultana 3Crown........ @ 9% Sultana 4 Crown........ 93% Sultana 5 Crown QV% FLY PAPER. Tanglefoot. Regular, por box..<-...-;.. 30 Regular. case of 10 boxes.. 2 55 Re-ular, 5 case lots........ 2 50 Regular, 10 case lots....... 2 40 ittic. per vex. ....-.....,.. 13 Little, case of 15 boxes..... 145 Little, 10 case lots.......... 1 40 Holders, per box of 50...... 75 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina. eee ee 3 Grits. Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s....... 2 00 Hominy. Berets 2 2 Flake, 50 1b. drums....... 1 00 Lima Beans. Dried 2. 3 oe Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 lb. box...... 60 Imported, 25 lb. box.. ...2 50 Pearl Barley. Comment eae Reeeter =. 2 Tempe ss 2% Peas. iGreen, OM... 80 Beet, Sorin, cL . 2 Rolled Oats. Rolled Avena, bbl.......3 30 Monarch, Pdl......-.-., 20 Monarch, % bbl.......... 155 Private brands, bbl..... 2% Private brands, %bbl..... 1 50 Quaker, eases............. 3 Sago. ae 4 meet THOM. .......... 3% Wheat. Cracked, bulk....:........ 3 242 lb packages........... 2 40 Fish. Cod. Georges cured......... @4 Georges genuine...... @ 4% Georges selected...... @ 5% Strips or bricks....... 5 @8 Halibut. CR. ec 10 Been ‘ 9 Herring. Holland white hoops —- 60 Holland white hoops bbl. 7 50 Dorweran... ...0 0... Round 100 Yhe........-...; 2 50 Round & ipe....-........ 1 30 BOMien oe 13 Mackerel. Mo, Pr00 the... 11 00 amity 00ite.............. PWemty 10 lhe...: 3... Sardines. Busan kegs...:...-.-.... 55 tockfish No. 1, 1001b. bales... — No. 2, 100 1b. bales......... 8% Trout Wo. 700 the... .....5.-..:. 8 OO No.1 401bs 25) No.1 16 1bs €5 No Sin... .. 55 Whitefis No.1 No.2 Fam 400 ibe. ....... 6 1 a0 Toe... .... 300 240 Jennings’. D.C. Vanilia D. C. Lemon POs... .. 1 2 [-<. ... 7 Su......1 © -. ... 1 ios... ...200 id 1 40 Sos... :.. 3 00 Sos... 20 No. 8 400 No. 8...2 40 No. 10...6 00 No. 10. ..4 00 No. 2°71 26 ao. 37. & No. 3T.2 00 No. 3T.1 35 No 47.2 40 No. 47-1 59 HERBS. Sage. cues: 15 OR ks es ee 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 lb boxes......... 8. F., 2,3 and 5 lb boxes.... 50 JELLY. iP Os... oe 30 -> —— ae ecco es - RING LYE. Condensed, 2 doz .......... 1 20 Condensed, 4 doz........... 2 2 Souders’. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the Regular Regular Vanilla. per doz. Jackson Liquid, 1 07....... 65 Jackson Liquid, 20z....... 98 Jackson Liquid,30z..... NPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. Bore Hieat Bee 2 40 CGuarcer Kees... . L.. 1 35 i) Cate. 30 % ib cans ae Choke Bore—Dupont’s. Bees 4 00 Rit Mere 2 25 Quarter Reps... 1 25 . 1D Cas Se Eagle Duck—Dupont’s. OPN oe ee a 8 00 Halt Hers ....2.....:.... eS aarterKers.............. 22 CIOs ee 45 LICORICE. CMG oe P25) Rs oe 14 eee te ee MINCE MEAT. Ideal, 3 doz. in case.... ....2 25 MATCHES. Diamond Match Co.’s brands. Me: 9 saiphur.. .- .. 1 65 menor Partor.... 9. - 1 70 No.2 Uome............ 1 Export Parioer...........--: 4 00 MOLASSES. New Orleans. BIMOR cis alate ees il ee 14 ee 20 Amey 24 Open Kettie................ 25@35 Half-barrels 2e extra. IPES. Cin, WO. BiG... os 1 70 Clay, T. D. fullcount...... 65 Con. Nes. ea 1 POTASH. 48 cans in case. Beppe... 4 00 Penna Salt Co.’s........... PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count........ 3 40 Half bbls, 600 count........ 2 20 Small. Barrels, 2,400 count........ 4 40 Half bbls, 1,200 count...... 2 70 RICE. Domestic. Carolina head.............. 6% Caroma No. t,...:...-...: 5 Carona Hoe. 2... 5s. .-. 4% os... 4... 3 Imported. sepan, NO.1....- 2. 5% Japan, No. 2. 5 SOUR WG 1 4X Ly ce ae aa 5% SEEDS. Apis et . 13 Canary, Smyrna........... 4 Camewar (oo... ... ae Cardamon, Malabar ..... 80 Hemp, Russian.......... 4 mized Hird... .... a Mustard, white........... O% Pouey =...) .. 22... : 8 Bpe 2... : 5 Cuttle Bone na SALERATUS. Packed 60 lbs. in box. Chane 3000 3 3C i aia 3 15 TES sos eos fe cos 3 30 mewere..). s.r SAL SODA. Granulated, bbis........ J Granulated, 100 lb cases..1 50 Ti, DOB oo 1 Lump, 145lb kegs.......... 110 SALT. Diamond Crystal. Cases, 24 3-lb boxes......... 1 50 Barrels, 100 31bbags...... 2% Barrels, 40 7 lbbags...... 2 40 Butter, 28 Ib. bags........... 30 Butter, 56 1b bags........... 60 Butter, 20 141b bags........ 3 00 Butter, 280 1b bbls.......... 2 50 Common Grades. oS tbeneks.. 2 60 ooG to aces... 1 8 Se 11 1h SHOKR. cs. 1 70 Worcester. 50 4. ib: Cartons .......... 3 25 Pip 230i, GROKS, 5... 2 8 OO: 5 1b. sacks ..... 5... 3. 3% 22 14 Tp. sacks... 23S 3 50 3010. 10. sacks............. 3 50 26 Dp. Wimen SR6RS...... 2... 32 56 Ib. Jinen Sacks..........:. 60 Bulk in barrets.............. ; 2 50 Warsaw. 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56-lb dairy in iinen sacks... 60 Higgins. 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60 Solar Rock. SCID SOCKS oe 21 Common Fine. MOTE, onc ce. cs en 70 Beamstee oo. css ak 70 SNUFP. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maceaboy, injars........... 35 French Rappee, in jars..... 48 SPICES. Whole Sifted. Adlepiee . 2... 9 Cassia, China in mats....... 10 Cassia, Batavia in bund....20 Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 32 Cloves, Amboyna........... 15 Cloves, Zanzibar........ 9 Mace, Batavia.... 60 Nutmegs, fancy... 60 Mutmess No. f...... 5... 50 Matiness, No. 2....... ..... 45 Pepper, Singapore, black... 9 Pepper, Singapore, white. . .12 Fopper, snot......-5. 252.2: 10 Pure Ground in Bulk. Adigmsee oe cs 12 Cassia, Batavia ............. 22 Cassia, Salen... ...........% Cloves, Amiboyna...........20 Cloves, Zansibar.....-.:.... 15 Ginger, African............15 Ginger, Cochin...........<. 20 Ginger, Jamaica............ 22 =o, Baers... ....... 70 Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. .20 Mustard, Trieste... 1... . :. 25 Nutmegs, ..... -40@50 Pepper, Sing., black .... Pepper, Sing., white.... 15@18 Pepper, Cayenne........ 17@20 Pe as 18 SYRUPS. Corn. Barrow... 2.0... 12 Hat ppis..2. 2. 5. ..2 14 Pure Cane. as |... 16 OG es 20 Cnetee 2 oo 25 SODA. betes... 5% oe eee... 4% SOAP. Laundry. Armour’s Brands. Avmours Paiaty.........- 2 70 Armour’s Launary........ 33 Armour’s Comfort......... 2 80 Armour’s White, 100s...... 6 25 Armour’s White, 50s....... 3 20 Armour’s Woodchuck .... 2 55 Armour’s Kitchen Brown. 2 90 Armour’s Mottled German 2 40 5 box lots, delivere oe 10 box lots, delivered...... JAS. $. KIRK & C0.’ BRANDS, American Family, wrp’d....3 33 American Family, unwrp’d.3 = ec 3 CA OIOG. Voces tees) lees 2 2 AWGN eee tea as 2 50 Dusky Diamond, 56 oz...... 2 10 Dusky Diamond, 58 oz...... 3 00 re TOO... eae 3 00 Miron. cs cs 3% 08.2... Sigebcede cteeesa as 3 65 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 21 Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands. Aeme, 701 lb. cakes. Single box.. MUGS SOGN woe ee 3 35 10'b6x lots. ........... es Oe 25 box lots.. 23 Acme, 60 1 lb cakes. Single box.... - 3 00 ene Te 5 eae Saget a 2 90 box lots 2.2.5. cs. . 2S 25 box lots.. as 2 80 One box free with Bt two ‘boxes free with 10; five boxes free with 235. Acme, 5 5 cent size. Sipe bes. s.e 2 85 5 box lots.. cee ccs Se OE 2 70 Ueki... 2 65 Acorn, 120 cakes, 75 Ibs ae oor... 2 §5 Goer teee.................. 2 7 10 Ban (Os. 2 2 70 25 box lots. . 2 6 Marseilles | Ww hite. | 109 bakes. % Ibs. Sere POR os 5 SHOE IOS fo. oe 10 box lots.... i. 3 oo Pe Dom lets. ... i, 5 50 100 cakes, 5 cent s Single box 5 box lots 50 box Tow... 6s. WS Box fei. Henry Passolt’s Brand. 09 09 89 oe SaSS Mrn@ie POR. 5.500. 5 ol wl. 28 5 box lots, delivered ....... 2 10 box lots, delivered.......2 75 2 hex Inte. delivered....... 2 6 Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand. penuite Ss Warily...i...:.... 2% Ciymenaaie. 2 85 Tee eet tee ane 2 50 German Mottled.. ices oe Oe Wicemo. 20 cs. »o 2 Oleine, white Seve ep crete. 2 55 Thompson & Chute’s Brand. Single box 5 box lot, delivered........2 7 10 box lot, delivered.... week 7 25 box Int. delivered........ Wolverine Soap Co.’s eee Single a... ...... .....- 2 6 5 box lots, delivered........ 2 60 10 box lots, delivered.. 2 50 Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-Ib. bars ..2 20 Good Cheer, 60 1-1b. bars....3 7 Uno, 100 %-lb. bars.......... 2 50 Doll, 100 10- LOS, PASS... 2... 2 Scouring Sapolio, kitchen, 3 es oes 2 40 Sapolio, hand, 3 ii ue. 2 40 STARCH. Kingsford’s Corn. 40 1-Ib Lmecoy ee cee woe 20 1 Ib packages............- 614 Kingsford” ; “Silver Gloss. 40 1-lb packages.........-..- 6% Gib DOERS: 0.00.5... .2.s- 7 a a 64 10c) packages ........... 128 5c packages......... .. 5 00 32 10c and 64 5c packages...5 00 Common Corn. Common Gioss. PTD POSKEROR 4 OID PRGRAReS. 2. 4 6-lb packages.......... co. oo 40 and 50 1b boxes........... 246 i 2% STOVE POLISH. J.L.P rae No. 4, No. 6, sdez incase |... 450 3 002 in Case...... .. 72 SUGAR. Below are given New York prices on sugars, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you eredit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including 20 pounds for the weight of the barrel. Cot Peer 5 13 Dememe 5 00 oo er 4% Powdered ....... 4 7 XXXX Powdered. 4 88 Mowid AL. 4% Granulated in bbls... ...... 4 50 Granulated in bags......... 4 50 Fine Granulated............ 4 50 Extra Fine Granulated..... 4 63 Extra Coarse Granulated... .4 63 Diamond OConfec. A...... .. 4 50 Confec. Standard A......... 4 38 No. 4 2 No 4 25 No. 42 No. 4 No. 4% No. 1 No. 4 No. 3 8 No. é No No No No No. No No. TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large..... 4% Lea & Perrin’s, small.....2 75 Maller, fare... . 22.2... 3 MA HOrd AipAEl.... 8. ck. 2 2 Salad Dressing, large..... 4 55 Salad Dressing, small..... 2 6 TOBACCOS. Cigars. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. Rew Mieoe................. 35 00 Morrison, Plummer & Co.’s b’d. Governor Yates, 4% in..... 58 00 Governor Yates, 4°4 in.....65 00 Governor Yates, 54 in.. ..70 00 Montter. ..... 1... 8... 30 00 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Guuntetie ....- ---.--- 35 00 G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand. 2 S.C. Wo... .30 00 VINEGAR. Leroux Cider. . o10 Robinson's Cider, 40 ‘grain... -10 Robinson’s Cider, 50 grain. 22 nr. No. 0, per gross... a No. 1, per gross...........--- 30 ING. 2 PEPerosh... .-- <2... 40 No.3. pereross.......-----.-- 7D Fish and Oysters Fresh Fish. Per Ib. Waiteisn ........... @ -o:. WOME criss. cuss. @ 8 Black Bass.......... @ 10 Tigiipat | .-...:-.... @ 12% Ciscoes or Herring. . @:. 4 i ee os @ 10 Live Lobster....... @ i7 Boiled sane ew eae @ 19 Jod . See es @ 10 Haddock............ @ 8 No. 1 Pickerel...... @ ft Pie ss. @ 6 Smoked White...... Q 7 Red Snapper. . @ 13 Col River Salmon... @ 13 Mackerel .......... @ Oysters in Cans. F: H Counts. ....... @ 40 F. J. D. Selects... ...- @ 30 MOIOCES cus soak @ B@ i, o.1D: “Standards.. @ 2 ARCHOS. .72.....-... @ Standards. . @ Oysters in Bulk. Connis..c2 . 2... 2 00 Extra Selects........ 1 60 Mediums..... 1 10 Clams i..-.5-.- 1 Shrimps.. @ 1% Sheil Goods. a Oysters, per 100....... 3 Clams, per 100....... Oot 00 Candies. Stick a bbls, pails Standara............ 5%@7 Standard H. H.. 54@ 7 Standard Twist..... 6 @ z Cut Loaf.. . TH@ 8% cases extra... ...... @ 8% Boston Cream...... @ 8% Mixed Candv. Competition......... @6 pemngara. ..... 6...) @ 6% CROCE occ. so @i7 Conserve. ..... @7 Royal... 22... @im™ Bee... w.., @ Bieken @ 8 eS a @s English Rock....... @ 8 Kindergurten.. .... @ 8% French Cream...... @ 9 Dandy FPan...... ... @l0 Valley Cream.. .... @13 Fancy - In Bulk. Lozenges, plain..... @ 9 Lozenges, printed.. @ 3% Choe, Drops. ....... 11 @l4 Choc. Monumentals @12% Guim Drops......... @5 Moss Drops.. : @7i% Sour Drape... ........ @ 8% Operas... @ 8% Fancy—In 5 Ib. Boxes. Lemon Drops....... @50 pour Drops........ @50 Peppermint Drops. @60 Chocolate Drops... @65 H. M. Choe. Drops. ¢ io Gum Drops.. : @30 Licorice Drops. Ce @i A. B. Licorice Drops @50 Lozenges, plain.. @55 Lozenges, printed. @55 Imperials.......... @55d Mothees,........... @t Creain Bar.. @a0 Molasses Bar ... @50 Hand Made Creams. x0 @9 Plain Creams.. . 60 @a0 Decorated Creams. @90 String Rock......... @60 Burnt Almonds..... 15 @ Wintergreen Berries @d55 Caramels. No. 1 wrapped, 2 Ib. boxes : @30 No. 1 wrapped, 3 Bb. beoees oe . @45 No. 2 2 wrapped, 2 Ib. boxes Sere. Fresh Meats. Beef. Carcass... - AO OS Fore quarters......... @6 Hind quarters.. - ue 9 Lome ho f........... 9 @i Ribs.. ee Ronee : @ 6% Coces.... ....... @5 Riaeee 2:22 22... @ 4 Pork. Pressed 000 @5 oo @i™ Shoulders. . cae @ 6 Leaf Lard...... -- 54@ 8 Mutton. Careass ... ~~. @d Spring Lambe... ..... 9 @i0 Veal. Careass -- > @ oy Crackers. The N. Y. Biscuit Co. quotes as follows: Seymour XOX os... 4 Seymour XXX, 3lb. carton 4% Family XXX Family ae 3lb carton... 4% Salted SAR: 4 Salted XXX. 3 lb carton. 4% ja. Soda SEX ..7 .... .. 4 Soda XXX, 3 Ib ¢arton.... £4 Soda, City. ee eee aay Zephyrette ee ae ewes 10 Long Island Wafers....... 9 L. L. Wafers, 1 Ib —— <2 ao Oyste gpret _ ster, XXX. 4 Sq. Oys. XXX, "TIb carton. 5 Paring Oyster, 2232....... 4 SWEET GOODS—Boxes. AIA - 2. co... 9 Bent’s Cold Water......... 13 ete MOS sc 6 Cocoanut Taffy.... i 9 Coffee Cakes... 8 Frosted Honey... 10 Graham Crackers.........-. 6 Ginger Snaps, XXX round. 5 Ginger Snaps, XXX city... 5 Gin. Snps,XXX homemade 5 Gin. Snps,XXX scalloped... 5 Ginger Vanilla. .........-: 7 eperiae coo. 6 Jdumpbles, Honey........... 10 Molasses Cakes............ 6 Marshmallow .... co ae Marshmallow Creams... 13 Pretzels, hand made ..... 6 Pretzelettes, LittleGerman 6 Somer Cale. 6 PR ee 10 Sears EunOn- icc... se 6 Sears’ Zephyrette.. ..... . 10 Vanilla Square........... 7 Vanilla Wafers ........... 12 Pecan Water... ... ...... 12 Syait Comece -.. 2... c 9 Mixed Fienie.........-5..- 10 Cream Jumbles ..... Boston Ginger Nuts. e Fadden....... Pineapple Glace.. ......... 12 . Grains and Feedstuffs Wheat. Wheat. . ae 86 Winter Wheat Flour. Local Brands. Polen 5 5 Second Patent.. i 6 POP ec, 4 45 (pean... 4:0 caeeere 4 25 Buckwheat 3 40 oS 2 65 Subject to usual cash dis- count. Flour in bbls.,25¢ per bbl. ad- ditional. Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. emer Was. 4 6U Quaker, 348 ye cee eee. 4 60 Cuidmer, i65...00 4 GU i Spring Wheat Flour. Clark-Jewell Wells Co.’s Brand. Pilisbury’s Best 3¢s........ 4 80 Prlishury’s Best Ws........ 4 70 Pilisbury’s Hest 4s..:..... 4 60 Pilisbury’s Bakers Pat. %s. 4 50 Pillsbury’s Bakers Pat. 140s 4 50 Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. Grand Republic, \s........ 4 80 Grand Republic, \4s.. 4 70 Grand Republic, %s........ 4 65 Lemon & Wheeler Co.’ 8 ; Bean. Parisian, 369. ......: .. a Parisian, l4s. 4 70 Parisian. 4s 4 65 Olney & Judson’s Brand. Ceresota, i igs. Cotcetes © OU Ceresuta, 148. i. Ceresota, 06. os, .. 4 65 Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. ee 4 80 Peres Bi 4 7 Laurel, ET Meal. Wome 1 50 Gravaiated 1% Feed and Milistuffs. St. Car Feed. screened ....11 7 No. | Command Oats....... 10 7 Unbolted Corn Meal.......10 25 Winter Wheat Bran... . .11 00 Winter Wheat ; Middlings.. 11 50 Screenings. . 4 - §@ The O. EL in “Mill Co. quotes as follows: New Corn. Car lots. oi et 26 Less than ear lots.. 28 _ Car lots. .. . 20% Carlots, clipped.. | Less than car lots......... 2% ay. No. 1 Timothycarlots...... 9 50 No. 1 Timothy, ton lots....11 00 Fruits. Oranges. Seedlings OG 2. i: 2 00@2 25 PO cc ecaes oa ea as @2 2% Med’ t Sweets. re... ....... @2 50 fo 176 200 8. @2 Navels. eae as @3 25 : 126 ee @3 50 Messinas. Fancy 200s.-....- @3 00 V alencias. Cases of 420.. i @4 50 Lemons. Strictly choice 36Us.. @2 50 Strictly choice 300s.. @3 00 Fancy 2m...... ... @3 00 Ex.Fancy 300s...... @3 50 Bananas. Medium bunches...1 = @1 50 Large bunches...... 1% @2 00 Foreign Dried Puciee. Figs, Choice Layers 16 ibe ee. @10 Figs, New Smyrna 14 and 20 1b boxes. @l12 Figs, Naturals in Do it. Dee... ...... @ 6 Dates, Fards in 101b Berens =... ..-.... @s Dates, Fards in 601b cases .. @ 6 Dates, Persians,H. M. B. , 60 1b cases, new @6 Dates, Sairs 60 Ib GARGS i... cc... @ 4% Nuts. Almonds, Tarragona. . @i2 Almonds, Ivaca....... @ll Almonds, California, GOM Shelled......... @i12 Brass 1ew........... @ 7% Poors @l0 Wainuts, Grenobles .. @i2% Walnuts, Calif No. 1. @10 Walnuts, soft shelled eT eee @12 Table Nuts, fancy.... @il Table Nuts, choice... @l10 Pecans, Med............ @ Pecans, Ex. Large.... @10 Pecans, Jumbos....... @l2 Hickory Nuts per bu., Obi, NOW. 66.6.2... @ Cocoanuts, full sacks @3 75 Peanuts. Fancy, H. P., Game a @i Fancy, H. P., Flags eee. a a, @i7 Choice, : FP: Extras. @i Choice, H. P., Extras, OMMS: 2... G.. @6 Provisions. Swift & Company quote as follows: Barreled Pork. —- |... 8 75 —. .......,...... 9% Clear back. Mice.) oo Peete. ky. 9 25 qe 12 50 eee ee. 8 50 ro 9 50 Dry Salt Meats. ee 5 PeUIOMORS ec 5 Baere ShOrs............. 5 Smoked [ieats. Hams, 12 lb average .... 10 Hams, 14 1b average 9% Hams, 16 1b average..... 9% Hams, 20 lb average..... 83 Har dried beef. ......... 11% Shoulders (N. Y. _. 64 Bacon, clear. . co 7 California hams. cece. OQ Boneless hams........... 4 Coared ham... ....... 10% Lards. In Tierces. GNI. 5. ck ce. 3% Kettie.. Nel 544 55 1b Tubs... “advance Lg 80 lb Tubs...... advance bg 50 lb Tins .......advance 4 20 lb Pails .-advance bg 10 1b Pai -...advance % 5 lb Pails.......advance % sib Fai....... advance 1 Sausages. tic. 5 Liver. 644 Frankfort... a, 64 —................... 6% Blood .. .. . 6 OO 9 Mead cheese.........,.. 6% Beef. Extra Mess.. . (ee Boneless 0 sa 00 Pore... 10 00 Pigs’ Feet. Mate, 15 Wie. tq bbls, 40 lbs. 7 Dies, Sole Tripe. aa... 44 bbls, 40 lbs...... a 1 40 bbls, Sb ibe...:........ 35 Casings. Pom 18 Poet os... ......... 3% Beer middics........... 8 Sen oc... 60 Butterine. Role, daizy..........._. 10 NouG, (airy... ...... Rolls, creamery ........ 13 Solid, creamery ...... 12% Canned _— Corned beer, 2 Ib....... 2 00 Corned beef, “4 a. 14 00 Roast beef, h....... 2 00 Potted ham, 4s. 50 Potted ham, Xs 1 00 Deviledham, 4s. 60 Deviledham, ‘66....... 1 00 Petted tongue \4s..... 60 Potted tongue is....... 1 00 Hides and Pelts. Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: Hides. Green . 4 Part cured............ Full Cured.. 4 @6 @ bY 4@ 7% @ a 6 Kips, green..........5 @6 — Gured,........,. Oa 7% Calfskins, green...... 454@ 7 Caifekins, cured.... .. b%G@ 8 Deaconskins ......... @a Pelts. Sieatines 1. | 6S COD i .........s as 50 Old Wool.. 6@ 9 ‘Furs. Mink ... Lut) ee SOT on... Coe Sei... 2... a 2} Muskrats, spring. 17 | Muskrats, winter Sm 13) Red Fox. 80@ 1 25 | Gray Fox. 30@ 70} Cross Fox .2 3 @ 5 00} Badger... =e 50; Ce wie ............ n@ 2% (ae HOURG........... l0@ x0 Fisher.. ese ca UO 0 OO Lynx... .. ‘geek ee Oe Martin, ‘Dark. a . 1 50@ 3 00 Martin, Yellow . To>@ 1 50 OURO oo a 4 50G@ 7 50 Wee 1 LO@ 2 00} eee. 7 OO@15 (0 | Beaver 2 00@ 6 00} Deerskin, dry, perlb. Llb@ 2 Deerskin, gr’n, per lb 10@ 12% Wool. Washed 10 @i6 Unwashed . . & Ge Tliscellaneous. a 2 @ 2% Grease Butter... 2 ae Swhenes ............. ogee Ginsetg........ .2 W@2 7 Oils. Barrels. meee. 2c... @i1% XXX W.W.Mich.Hdlt @ 8% W W Michizvan........ @8 High Test Headlight. . @i7z 8 Gas... 2.2... @ 8 Deo. Naptha .......... @ 7% ras saa -25 @36 Engine......... 11 @21 Black, winter........-. @8 Crockery and Glassware. AKRON STONEWARE. Butters. 6 eel. er Goe.......... 50 [toG eal., perg@ai........ Os OOO. pOrGal ....4....... Gee ee | 6% 12 gal., per gal... a. oOo 15 gal. meat-tubs, per gal. 8 20 gal. meat-tubs, per gal.. 8 25 gal. meat-tubs, per gal.. 10 30 gal. meat-tubs, per gal.. 10 Churns. 2 to 6 gal., per gal.... 544 Churn Dashers, per doz... 8 Milkpans. 4 gal. flat or rd. bot., doz. 60 1 gal. flat orrd. bot.,each 5% Fine Glazed Milkpans. \% gal. flat orrd. bot.,doz. 65 1 gal. flatorrd. bot.,each 5% Stewpans. % gal. fireproof, bail, doz. 85 1 gal. fireproof, bail, doz.1 10 Jugs. ae eal, por dos,..........., gal. perdoe .. ........ tO 9 eal., pergal......... Ge Tomato Jugs. 1 onl, pee Goe............ 70 ee 7 Corks for % gal., per doz.. 20 Corks for 1 gal., perdos.. 3 Preserve Jars and Covers. 4 gal., stone cover, doz... 7% 1 gal., stone cover, doz...1 00 Sealing Wax. 5 lbs. in package, perlb... 2 LAMP BURNERS. eee 45 TE ee 50 PO a ee 7 0 ee ee 50 Security, No. 1. 65 Security, No. 2 a. = — a Climax... .i1. LAMP CHIMNEY S—Common. Per box of 6 ~ 7D mo. Oem... 3. No. 1 Sun. ee No. 2 Sun..... 2@ First Quality. No. © Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled... 2 16 No. 1 San, crimp top, 2 2% wrapped and labeled.. No. 2 Sum, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 3 XXX Pliint. No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled. 2 56 No. 1 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and Isbeled. .. 2 No. 2 San, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 3 75 CHIMNEYS—Pearl Top. No.1 Sun, wrapped and Co a 3 70 No.2 Sun, wrapped and wlabe! od... 4 70 2 Hinge, wrapped ‘and Peal ed.. No.2 San, “Small ‘Bulb, ” for Globe Lampe......... 80 La Bastie. No. 1 Sun. plain bulb, per Ce eer eeauunuen 1 2% No. 2 Sun, plain bulb, per oo 1 50 No. 1 Crimp, per dos....... 1 35 No. 2 Crimp, per dos.. .... 1 66 Rochester. No. 1, Lime (6c doz)...... 3 50 No. 2, Lime (fe doz).. .. 40 No. 2, Flint (80c doz)...... 4 70 Electric. No. 2, Lime (70c doz) ..... 4 00 No. 2 2 Flint (80c doz)...... 4 40 -OIL CANS. Doz. 1 gal tin cans with spout.. 1 25 1 gal galv iron with spout. 1 65 2 gal galv iron with spout. 2 87 3 gal galv iron with spout. 4 00 5 gal galv iron with spont. 5 00 5 gal galv iron with faucet 6 00 5 gal Tilting Cans......... 9 00 5 gal galy iron Nacefus ... 9 90 Pump Cans 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 9 00 5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 50 9 enl Home Hale.... ..... U0 50 5 gal Home Rae 12 00 | 5 gal Pirate King.. piace as OOO LANTERNS. No. 0Tubular..... io So No 1 Tubular... ....... 6 50 No. 13 TubularDash. .... 6 30 No. 1Tub., glassfount.... 7 00 No. 12 Tubular, side lamp. 14 0C No. 3Street Lamp ...... 87 LANTERN GLOBES. No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz. each, box 10 cents........ @ No. 0 Tubular, cases 2 doz. each, box 15 cents. 45 No. 0 Tubular, bbls 5 doz. each, 35 No.0 Tubular, bull’s eye, eases? dos. esen... .. | LAMP WICKS. No. 0 per groea.... 65.5 5.5 2 No. f per grees... .....6. = No. 2 per — end tou coun, 38 Ss acdee obscene 58 coment per on een a 70 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Hardware The Hardware Market. General Hardware—Somewhat im- proved trade is generally reported as a natural result of the coming of spring, and it is hoped that continued pleasant weather, with the revival now inaugu- rated, will continue. This improvement is not general in all parts of the coun- try, consequently it has no special effect upon the increased demand for goods of the manufacturers, and we fail to find any tendency toward advancing prices, except those that are controlled by combinations or agreements. The general action of the trade is to be con- servative in their purchasing, buying only from week to week the quantity of goods necessary to conduct their busi- ness. There is a feeling amongst the retail trade in certain sections that the volume of business this spring will be better than a year ago and that when fall comes general business will be nor- mal. Wire Nails—The firm price spoken about in our market report of last week still continues and manufacturers are not disposed at present to make any concessions in prices. The high water that has prevailed in the Pittsburgh district and the strike that has been on at the Cleveland factory cause but little effect upon the market. The demand still continues good and factories are quite slow in filling orders. It is not believed that there will be any material advance in price and there is no change to note in the general market. Barbed Wire—There is a fair but not heavy demand for barbed wire. The mills are kept busy in executing orders now in. In some instances orders placed in winter for early spring shipment have not yet been filled, but the facto- ries generally promise to have all back orders on their books cleaned up by May 1. While there is no indication of any lower prices being made, it is not believed at the present time that any higher prices will prevail during the remainder of the season. Window Glass—The American win- dow giass situation remains unchanged, the same condition prevailing as for- some weeks past. While the demand is not large, there is a belief that the Association will advance prices May 1 5 per cent., and with the prospect of an early closing down of all glass factories in June, it is believed and hoped that this advance can be fully maintained. Reports from other markets areas fol- lows: Chicago: The advancing season has brought better orders for shelf hard- ware and seasonable goods. The vol- ume of business, however, is not espe- cially great or satisfactory to jobbing interests ; but the outlook grows steadily more encouraging. Omaha: There is no extraordinary demand for goods. A fairly satisfactory business, so far as volume is concerned, has been enjoyed. San Francisco: The volume of trade at present exceeds that of last year at this same time. The farming prospect never was better and conditions indi- cate a good spring business. Cleveland: Trade shows improve- ment in the amount of general hard- ware that is specified for by dealers and the volume is all that could be expected and as large as is usual at this time of the year. Louisville: Trade is only fair, and in this section is affected largely by the floods, which now cover a large area of territory tributary to this market. Portland, Oregon: Owing to the heavy spring rains, trade has suffered very much. Collections show a satis- factory improvement. New Orleans: Business is very quiet in this section and we do not look for any improvement for several months, owing to the enormous floods flowing out of the Mississippi all over the coun- try. Philadelphia: Trade continues about the same, without any diminution o1 large increase. St. Paul: Trade on the whole has improved considerably in the past two weeks. +2. The Omnipresent American Peanut. From the Washington Star. ‘“‘The peanut as an article of com- merce and consumption,’’ said Judge Christiancy, of the Pension Office, ‘*is something enormous, and a great deal more so than those who have not had the opportunity to examine into it have the slightest idea of. I don’t desire to deluge you with statistics, but my ex- amination and that of others who have had better facilities satisfy me that the peanut ranks second to anything else used as a fruit. The banana ranks first. By this I do not confine myself to this country alone. I refer to the consump- tion throughout the world. We_ are shipping peanuts to-day to every part of the world, and in Paris, London, throughout Italy and Germany and Eng- land, have already got the African pea- nut on the run, and are going to make it run very fast before we get through. The peanut we ship does not compare, however, with the nut that is sold in our own country, but it has secured the market from-the African peanut, which, only a few years ago, was the only nut which was sold in Europe. In the zoos of Europe to-day the children are feed- ing American peanuts to the animals, as well as eating them—the peanuts, I mean—themselves. ’’ Oe It takes 72,000 tons of paper to make the postal cards used in the United Kingdom each year. WM. BRUMMELER & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS, Pay the highest price in cash for MIXED RAGS, RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOES, OLD IRON AND IPETALS. Send us a list of what you have and we will quote you our best prices thereon. SLUG SHOT ILLS INSECTS —ae- STROY POTATO BUGS = Plants. Currant Worms, < on ‘sraqwog poog 4 PIOS AU TTT HPN NPT ED YT eT rere reT reer ore ro erN Ne Sold by Seed Dealers. The value of all work or action must be measured by the ultimate result. There has been sold through the seed dealers considerably over five million pounds of SLuG Sort. Unless SLuG Snot had proved a useful and valua- ble article for common use, no amount of advertis- ing could have developed the trade or held it. As a general Insecticide it stands unrivalled. BENJAMIN HAMMOND. For pamphlet address, HAMMOND'S SLUG SHOT WORKS, Fishkill-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. “Ae. Me *a. ousehold Word. qucnmeaL |! QUICK MEAL Secure the agency for the best Gasoline and Blue Flame Stove made on earth. 400,000 now in use. The Blue Flame Kerosene Stoves are a success. They are built with brass tanks and burners, also aluminum chimneys, with a simple wick adjustment. The Quick Meal Gasoline Stove is known the world over as the Best. For Beauty, Durability and Service, they have no equal. Write for catalogue and discount. Mention ad. Vanderveen & Witman, State Agents, 106 Monroe St. Grand Rapids, Mich, Phone 386. = a = » & o 5 o,f o = & o:s = 2 Sos - 5 = ae N PES es fom z“¢ . 8 7 = > n > oe = All Best goods and lowest prices in the State. work guaranteed. Send for prices. CHAS. A. COYE, 11 Pearl Street. TRADESMAN GOUPONS Save Trouble ve ses Save Dollars AUVIPVOPYEP HNP IOT NTN NTE NTO NEP NPN NTT NrNRE NTH NTT HTP HEP eT tr NP Nn TIE HARNESS WE NOW MAKE... CHYEX Jobbers of Carriages and Implements. NTIPHOPNOP ENE N NNT NENT HNA ENT ET er We have jobbed harness many years, but could not always procure satisfactory stock. Now our “Hand made” Harness is of the very best stock obtainable and we guarantee quality of material and workmanship to be SECOND TO NONE. Trial Orders from Dealers solicited. Send for Catalogues and Price Lists. BROWN & SEHLER, = All Styles For Wholesale Trade GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. IVTIVIVVITVTTVIUYIIVUIYIIUTOLU ULL UA AMA AMA GUAUNAdbk UNA Jbk GOL J44 Abb J4N dA J4L ddd JAk Abd Jbk Ghd Jbk ddd ddA Ghd Jb Now is the time for Barrel and Bucket Spray Pumps. circular and prices. Foster, Stevens & Co., Grand Rapids. (A444 AAUUUAAA44 44 AOGAA 44444 dG4AA 4A Ad POY HYT NED TT EET ET ED eT eT rT NTT Tt Write for UNALNANMAAAAL ALL LUk MA Ad Add Add Gdb dd ddd dak Lucky Find in Auctioneered Baggage. Written for the TRADESMAN. ‘*Have you secured an option yet on that forty acres of land in Arkansas?’’ asked my friend Hildreth of a young man who shook hands with him one autumn afternoon in San Francisco. ‘‘T have,’” was the reply, ‘‘and I came direct from there last week.’ ‘‘At what price and time?’’ enquired Hildreth. ‘*Nine hundred dollars and days,’’ was the laconic reply. ‘‘How many pecan trees did you find on it?’’ ‘“Not so many as I had hoped—4os5 in one ten-acre field; but they are first class in growth and quality of fruit and all are in full bearing. The nuts from these would pay a fair interest on the money until we get mote trees in_ bear- ing. But the most important question, Hildreth, is that I cannot raise my por- tion of the money. I have only $200, and I think you told me you could only spare $300. Of course, J] would like to take it with you, as I consider it a bar- gain for us, it being fine bottom land near the river; and next spring we can plant another field and do all the work ourselves.’ ‘‘Well, Hayden, I might spare $400 to invest in this business, making $600 between us, and then couldn’t we mort- gage the property for the balance?’’ ‘‘T hadn’t thought of that,’’ replied Hayden, brightening at the’ suggestion ; ‘‘but I'll talk with you again this evening,’’ and, with a wave of the hand, he walked off down Market street toward the wharf. Having business at San Jose, fifty miles distant by rail, I did not again see my triend Hildreth, after bidding him goodbye as I boarded the train soon after, until the following week, when, as soon as we were alone, he drew a chair near mine and smilingly said: ‘‘Let me tell you, Frank, of my good fortune. Hayden and I are to take the Arkansas land, and this is the way it all happened : ‘‘You remember, Hayden _ started down toward the wharf the day you left for San Jose? Well, that evening he told me he had wandered through the overland railway baggage office down there, and learned that a sale of stray or unclaimed baggage and packages would take place there the next day. You know at certain times the com- pany gives notice that all stray baggage and unclaimed parcels, having been advertised a certain length of time, will be sold to the highest bidder, just as re- ceived at the office. You may handle the trunks or packages, but are not al- lowed to open them. Generally there are few prizes among these old traps, although one usually obtains his money's worth if he doesn’t bid too high. ‘Hayden and I were on hand in good time, the next day, and wandered through the long lines of trunks, satchels and packages, to look themover. Sud- denly, I found myself examining a small trunk with more than usual in- terest, and for the time was in sucha brown study over it as to forget every- thing else. Then, finding Hayden stand- ing near me, I asked him to excuse me a moment; and away I went, making good time to my room on Mission street. I had remembered a newspaper advertisement I had clipped from some daily and placed in a small drawer more than a month previous, and I was after it. ‘*Returning to the office, I said to my friend»‘Tell me what a ‘‘rum strap’’ is.’ thirty MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ‘“ ‘Why, you goose,’ said he, ‘where have you lived! It’s a tapering strap six to eight feet long, and an inch and a half wide, cut from a side of stout leather, with either a strong buckle or snap strongly attached at the larger end, and may be carried in the pocket or carriage and fastened quickly to the bridle bit of a horse when you want to hitch him a moment. It probably took its name a long way back when rum was the chief liquor drunk, and this strap was the most convenient article to use while halting a moment at a coun- try hotel or dram shop for the favorite tipple. But why do you ask?’ ‘‘For answer | led him by the coat button along the line of trunks and packages, and at length, indicating a certain trunk, said, ‘Would you call these ’‘rum straps’’ buckled around each end of this?’ ‘* “They certainly are, new ones at that,’ see and nearly he replied. Don’t ask me why,’ said I, ‘but I’m going to bid on that trunk, and take my chances; and you keep quiet while I am bidding, unless I give youa signal to speak. I’ll explain it all to- night.’ ‘*The bidding soon began; but it was some time before the trunk I was going to bid on was reached. In the mean- time, Hayden had one small satchel knocked down to him at $1.50. Several persons lifted and examined the exterior of ‘my trunk,’ as I called it to myself, but, finding it comparatively light and a rather cheap-looking affair, the bid- ding was started by some one at $1. I raised the bid fifty cents; then it went rapidly half a dozen more, twenty-five cents at a time, and at last I cried out, ‘Five fifty !’ ‘*The auctioneer’s hammer fell—so quickly, in fact, that it raised a laugh, as all eyes turned toward me; and one party said, ‘That man is sold,as well as the trunk.’ But the fact was I took all the chances on those ‘rum straps’—why, will appear later. ‘*Hayden and | then called a delivery wagon, and sent our purchases home. That evening, I said to Hayden, ‘Lis- ten while I read to you this notice, which I cut from a newspaper after | had seen it in at least a dozen issues, thinking it might sometime prove _ use- ful: $400 REWARD! Will be paid for the recovery, in good condition, of a large gilt-edged family Bible, which was lost in transit from Boston, Mass., to St. Joseph, Missouri, about one year ago. The Bible con- tains a family record of the births, mar- riages and deaths of the Seth Barlow family of South Amherst, Mass., and must be found before the large estate can be settled. The book was well packed in a trunk 26 inches long, and 18 inches in width and depth, which was securely locked, with a new rum strap tightly buckled ‘around each end. The above reward will be paid in cash for the Bible alone, if intact, and no questions asked. Address, Executor Seth Barlow Estate, South Amherst, Mass. ‘*Upon opening the trunk,’’ contin- ued Hildreth, ‘‘I found the Bible, as described, safely deposited about in the center, between two suits of men’s clothing ; and you may imagine it took only a brief period of time to communi- cate with South Amherst and exchange the valuable book for a draft of $400! ‘‘Of course, we purchased that pecan farm of forty acres, paying the $900 cash, and I held the larger interest. This was many years ago, but we still hold the property, and most of it is_ to- day a forest of pecan trees; and the sale of the fruit each year has given us both a good living.’’ FRANK. A. Howia. Hardware Price Current. AUGURS AND BITS Cee oe eee cee. Jennings’, ——. .. 25810 Jenningn’, 1MiLAGION 2... 0.2... ek. .Le 60&10 AXES First Quality. S. B. Bronze ................. 5 00 First Quality, D. B. Bronze................. 9 50 First Quality. S. 6S. Steel...... ...:...... & 50 Wiest Quality. BD. B Steed oo cs. 10 50 BARROWS MOOG ee: $12 00 14 00 OC a. net 30 00 BOLTS ——. 60&10 ——— new list. . 70 to 75 BUCKETS Wel Gia: 833 BUTTS, CAST Cast Loose Pin, figured......... ........... 70&10 Wrought NatOw T&10 BLOCKS Ordinary Tackle... ........- te ec, 70 CROW BARS Cast eer per lb 4 CAPS Diy ete perm 65 ee per m 55 ee ee perm 35 MOOG ee perm 60 CARTRIDGES fe Pe d0& 5 Central Fire. Me eer aot u oc aids B& 5 CHISELS PCG PE 80 MOCRCE Wrath. oc Slee 80 (OE 80 ROCHOS SRO M 8U DRILLS Momes bis Slcems ce a 60 Taper and Straight Shank................... 50& 5 Muoese’s Taper Shame. 0... ic. 5O& 5 ELBOWS Com, 4ptece, Gin... -. 2... tk ... doz. net 55 CORPO 123 ARE dis 40&10 EXPANSIVE BITS Clark’s small, $18; large, $26.. 3010 Ives’, 1, 818; 2, $24; 3, $30 Loe, 2 FILES—New List Now AvmeriCnm 2. oo. ae io eo 70 Metler s Horse Hanpe.. 7. cos gl cs, £6&10 GALVANIZED — Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; —— oon. 28 List 12 13 14 a. 17 Discount, 75 to 75-10 GAUGES Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 60&16 KNOBS—New List Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.... ......... : 70 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 80 MATTOCKS Agee Bye... $16 00, dis 60410 Pe Be $15 00, dis 60&10 or... ,.. $18 50, dis 20&10 MILLS Comoe, Parkers OGo8.. 33. 5. 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables. .. 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........... 40 Collec, Materprme....-...<.... .... 30 MOLASSES GATES Stebbin’s Pattern. . ces a - 60410 Stebbin’s Ge _ Enterprise, self-measuring ....... ae. NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. Steel nails, base..... ... 1 6 Wire nails, base..... cease ces. 175 20 to 60 advance........... ee eee Base 10 to 16 advance......... 05 eee ee es 10 Wee ee 20 OC ease sec cee ise 30 OE 45 advance ...... 7 Fine 3 advance.. 50 Casing 10 adv ance 15 Casing 8 advance.. 25 Casing 6 advance.. 35 Finish 10 advance . 5 Finish 8 advance.. 35 Finish 6 advance.. 45 arse? | Aavance........-.)... ek. 85 PLANES Ole Pool Cos, faney....<......... 2.5.86. @50 etka ee ce oe oc 60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy............-...- @50 Menon Mretauaity. ooo @50 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood......... 60 PANS Rey, Aeme....... 5... Cxgamom pormmed....................,.. RIVETS Seon oom Tied .... .: 62... ., .. 55. Copper Rivets and Burs..............--..--- PATENT PLANISHED IRON “A” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 2 ““B” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packages 4c per pound extra. 60 60 20 HAMMERS Maydole & Co.’s, new list........ .....- dis 33% Co 25 Yerkes & Plumb’s.......... 0 Mason’s Solid Cas t Stee! Biackemith’s Soltd = Steel Hand se Hiet 4010 23 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware. .............-.. new list brorsee eapemed Tin Ware... .. 2. eck cece cs Grantee trom Ware................, new list Dai0 a WARE a 60&10 i ee 60&10 cs oles eae 60&10 a Gate Cleens, 1,28......,....... dis 60&10 aa per doz. net 2 50 WIRE GOODS EE 80 te EEE eee 80 eee 80 Gate Moone and Wyee.... <2... 5... 8... 80 LEVELS Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............ dis 2 ROPES Bren). 56 tee Oe Pe............... «... 5% ee 9% SQUARES eg AR he nee es 80 MEY TN OO oss ei oe pate ce adn ca ee ee ace SHEET IRON com. smooth. com. Moe 1@te MM... £5... $3 30 #2 40 Nos. 15 to 17. 2 40 ee 2 6C oe ee ee 3 55 270 Nos. 25 to 26 . he 2 80 OE eee ee 3 80 2 90 No. All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SAND PAPER Pant GCG 10 ec dis SASH WEIGHTS Sone Myce. cc per ton 20 00 TRAPS Gieel Game es ra 60&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s....... Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s 70&10&10 15 Migaee Chorer.................. per doz Mouse, delasion................. per doz 1 WIRE res Maree... 7 EE eee v6) Comper Maree... 70&10 (Ge MAME 62% Conperea siting Steel... .. 8, Barbed Fence, gaivanised ................- Basted Wenee, paiiiea..................... HORSE NAILS AU Seee ee a dis 40&1( Pe ee ee dis 5 Ge es dis 10&10 WRENCHES Baxter's Adjustable, nickeled.............. es CC Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought ....... Coes Patent, malleable..................... MISCELLANEOUS Ree Cee Pomee Cote... Serews, New List...........- Ni ata g 4 aces Casters, Mom Gnd Piete. .. cl... ws. 50&10&1 Dampers, Americes..................... METALS—Zinc 600 pound casks. ge ae SOLDER 205 1 70 SSRss SSSe 634 @% The prices of the many other qualities of lee in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. TIN—Melyn Grade NOs Chaeoe).. wc $5 75 We CD ae, haw ee 5 % eee Te CUSPEOEE kk, | es oe 7 00 Each additional X on this grade, 81.25. TIN—Allaway Grade Here IG, Clereoe! .... 2... 1. ce. 5 00 eso Ce CG ee i cl poi ee ee ee 6 00 EO ———————————_—_e—OOOOO 6 00 Each additional X on this grade, $1.50. ROOFING PLATES Mah IC, Charedal, enn. :.. 1... ............ 14x20 1x. EEE eee 20x28 1C, Charcoal, Dean........ .......... 14x20 IC, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 14x20 IX, Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... 20x28 1C, Charcoal, Allaway Grade........ 20x28 1x) Charcoal, Allaway Grade......... BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE 14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 14x56 IX, for No. 9 Boilers, SomeSan SSSSSE=S o { per pound... G. R. IXX DAIRY PAIL. Write for quotations and monthly illustrated Catalogue. Wri. BRUMMELER & SONS, Manufacturers and jobbers of Pieced and Stamped Tinware. 260 S. lonia St. = Grand Rapids, Mich} Telephone 640 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Out from the Yoke of the Bell Mo- nopoly. Ithaca—J. Lee Potts and Dr. J. Car- penter have conceived and carried into execution one of the most unique tele- phone systems in the country. It is known as the Gratiot County Telephone Co., with headquarters and an exchange at Ithaca. It also has exchanges at St. Louis and Alma. It already has 160 telephones in use and the number !s con- Stantly increasing. Nearly every prom- inent business man in the county Is in- terested as a stockholder, consequently is interested in the success of the enter- prise. Each subscriber at $12 a year is entitled to all telephone service by this system, in the county, without addi- tional expense. The State manager of the Bell concern recently decided to in- augurate a cut in rates to drive the new system out of business, but when he asked his local manager how much of a cut would have to be made in order to acconiplish that feat, he was informed that there was no use, as nearly every business man in the county who could afford a telephone was already a_stock- holder of the new company and finan- cially interested in its success. The company is organized under the State law, is connected with the Crowley ex- change at St. Johns, and can make connections with the most of the inde- pendent exchanges in Western Michi- gan, so that the people of Gratiot county are much better served than they ever were by the Bell concern and at less than half the cost. Detroit—The Detroit Telephone Co. recently attached some of its guy wires to poles belonging to,the Michigan Telephone Co., upon request from the Board of Public Works, in order that it would not be necessary to put any more poles in the street than are absolutely necessary. The Michigan Telephone Co. objected strenuously to the Detroit company using its poles, and now the Board of.Public Works says the Michi- gan company must submit or the Board will order all the Bell poles down. Dowagiac——The independent tele- phone exchange is an assured fact, a large force of men being at work on the construction. The new company has captured practically all of the subscrib- ers of the Bel: exchange, having agreed to furnish superior service at kalf the price. The promoters of the enterprise are Fred E. Lee, general manager of the Round Oak Stove Works, and Prof. Wm. T. Heddon, an able electrician, both of whom reside in Dowagiac. The new company has connected with the Cassopolis telephone exchange, which has 100 subscribers, and the rate is 10 cents for five minutes’ conversation—a reduction of 60 per cent. trom the Bell tariff. Manistee—The Home Telephone Co, has nearly completed arrangements for the installing of the new telephone ex- change. The poles have been purchased and the work of construction will com- mence in a few days. If no great ob- stacles are encountered, it is expected that the exchange will be in operation by July 1. ee The Produce Market. Asparagus—Louisiana per doz. bunches. Beets—Old, 4oc per bu. per doz. bunches. Butter—Separator creamery is weak at17c. Dairy grades are coming in so plentifully that dealers have dropped their quotations to 10@I2c. Cucumbers—Cincinnati mands $1.25 per doz. Eggs—Shipments are not coming quite so freely as they have been, prob- ably due to the consumptive home de- mand incident to the Easter season. Local handlers pay 7%c on track at near-by points and 7@7c at more dis- tant points. Green Beans—$1.75 per bu. box. Honey—White clover is in fair de- mand at 1!2@13c. Buckwheat is not so salable, bringing 8@toc, according to quality and condition. Lettuce—Grand Rapids forcing 10@ I2c per Ib. Maple Syrup—75c per gallon. stock, $1.50 New, 50c stock com- Sugar commands 8@gc, according to quality. Onions—Green fetch 12c per dozen bunches. Parsnips—25c per bu. Pieplant—llilinois stock 2c per lb, Radishes—Cincinnati stock, 20c per doz. bunches. Strawberries—The, market is very firm on good stock, fancy stock selling at prices a little in advance of the quo- tations of last week—$2.50 per case of 24 pints Among the receips there is a large percentage of damaged fruit, and much that shows signs of rains in the helds. Sour fruit, immature, and sandy stock sells at irregular figures. ,The stocks of berries are not up to those of the average year. Wax Beans—$3 per bu. box. —_+_» 2. Acknowledgment from the Ladies of a Worthy Charity. Grand Rapids, April 20—The ladies of the Ottawa Street Free Kindergarten wish to extend their thanks to the gen- erous people who so kindly helped to make their ‘‘ Advertising Sale’’ a suc- cess. The manufacturers who liberally responded to our circular letter were as tollows: Piymouth Rock Gelatine Co. Sears & Nichols. The H-O Company. American Malted Meat Co. Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle Creek Sanitarium Health Food Co. J. W. Beardsley’s Sons. New York Condensed Milk Co. Swift & Company. Walsh-De Roo Milling Co. American Cereal Co. Rumford Chemical Works. Lorenz Bros. Macaroni Co. Raworth, Schodde & Co. Armour & Co. Royce Flavoring Extract Co. The following people of our city also rendered us valuable assistance: Musselman Grocer Co. Hastings & Remington. New York Biscuit Co. Jas. Boer, Agent Ralston Health Food Co. Grand Rapids Brush Co. Harris Paper Co. E. J. Herrick. J. C. Wenham. 1 C. Levi Grand Rapids Gas Light Co. Citizens Telephone Co. Mrs. A. D. BAKER, Sec’y. a Jackson Jottings. E. E. Holley, recently from Los An- geles, Cal., has purchased the grocery stock and fixtures of Mrs. Geo. Stiles, 312 West Trail street, and will continue the business at the same location. Eugene Harris, formerly engaged in trade at Horton, has purchased the gro- cery stock of P. M. Etchell, 309 West Trail street, and will continue the busi- ness at the same place. ‘*The Unique’’ is a newstore recently started in the Allen Bennett block. It deals in ladies’ and children’s wear. The independent telephone line, which has been granted a charter, ap- pears to be an assured fact. The num- ber of contracts taken already far out- number the connections of the Bell com- pany at any time. The business men appreciate the efforts of the new com- pany, having been so long at the mercy of the Bell sharks that it is a relief to get even good promises. Weanticipate more than that in this case. ——_-—_ 0 -@---~- Bottle Up Your Knowledge. From the Dry Goods Economist. commands Knowledge, like steam, is useful chiefly when it is out of sight, com- a and held down. Displayed nowledge, like exhaust steam, drives no machinery. Bottle up your knowl- edge, manufacturers, merchants, buy- ers and salesmen, and go to work pry- ing up the safety valve on some other fellow’s boiler. Then you will geta chance to learn something. But your own knowledge ‘‘blowing off’’ only raises a cloud to obscure your vision. How the Boy Went Wrong. I've gut a letter, parson, from my son away out est, An’ my ol’ heart is heavy as an anvil in my breast, To think the boy whose futur’ I had once so proudly planned Should wander from the path o’ right an’ come to sich an end! I told him when he left us only three short years ago He'd find himself a-plowin’ in a mighty crooked row— He'd miss his father’s counsels, and his mother’s prayers, too, But he said the farm was hateful, an’ he guessed he’d have to go. I = thar’s big temptation for a youngster in the West, But I believed our Billy had the courage to sist. An’ when he left I warned him o’ the ever- waitin’ snares That lie like hidden serpents in life’s pathway every wheres. But Bill he promised faithful to be keerful an’ allowed He’d — a reputation that ’d make us mighty roud. Butit seems as how my counsel sort o’ faded from his mind, ‘ae the boy’s in trouble o’ the very wustest ind! His letters came so seldom that I somehow sort o’. knowed That Billy was a trampin’ on a mighty rocky Bis never once imagined that he would bow my head in shame, An’ in the dust ’d waller his ol’ daddy’s honored He paar from out in Denver, an’ the story’s mighty short; I just can’t tell his mother; it’lcrush her poor ow heart; An’ so I reckoned, parson, you might break the news to her— —— the Legislatur’, but he doesn’t say what +» -2 Ishpeming—A considerable outcry is being made by the local papers paying attention to mining matters over the alleged bad faith and general rascality of the Rockefeller interests, and appar- ently a determined effort is being made to saddle the responsibility for the re- duction in ore prices upon the Standard Oil magnate. The cold facts do not bear out the assertions made regarding Mr. Rockefeller’s responsibility for all the unpleasant features of the Lake Su- perior ore trade. The Rockefeller in- terests were among those that held out staunchly for a base price of $2.90 a ton for this season’s deliveries of standard Gogebic bessemers, and the responsi- bility for the present price of $2.65 a ton rests elsewhere. Neither do the charges of bad faith which are freely made against him appear to be backed by any substantial evidence. Mr. Rock- efeller is a mighty unpleasant competi- tor to have in the field, but in his busi- ness dealings whatever promises he may make are kept to the letter. The re- duction in ore prices to the figure that has been set for this season may be set down as an attempt to squeeze the Rockefeller-Carnegie interests, and, while it will squeeze all the profit out of Mr. Carnegie’s mines, still there will be left a handsome revenue from the Rockefeller interests. The Rockefeller interests in Lake Superior mines, espe- cially on the Mesaba, are so fortified that there is nothing that can compel them to run at a loss. There is no other concern anywhere which can lay down ore for so little money on Lake Erie or Lake Michigan docks as can the mines of the Consolidated company, taking also into account the Bessemer fleet of lake ore carriers, which is the personal property of J. D. Rockefeller. i First we are told that Gomez is ‘about to sue for peace,’’ and the next day we learn that Spain is ready for a truce, and between the conflicting re- ports the public is constantly kept in doubt as to the true condition of affairs. There is one thing certain about the situation—neither side is by any ‘means spoiling for a fight. WANTS COLUMN. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent in- sertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—DRUG STOCK. HAS BEEN RUN four years; everything new and late in bot- tles and cases; inventories $900; located in cen- tral VanBuren county. Address No. 270, care Michigan Tradesman. 270 OR SALE—BEST PAYING RETAIL BAK- ery in Grand Rapids; rent cheap; good es- tablished business; good location for lunch counter. Scribner Bros., 67 Lyon street, Grand Rapids. 269 ODA FOUNTAIN— LARGE, ELEGANT, complete outfit—for sale cheap. Bros. Grand Rapids. OR SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF HARD- ware in one of the best farming communi- ties in Michigan; stock, $3,000; annual sales, $12,000; average profit, 37 per cent. Nothing but cash or good short time paper will buy this Crozier 268 stock. Reason for selling, engaged in other business. Address No. 267, care Michigan Tradesman. 267 OO EXCHANGE—A FARM OR A HOUSE and lot in this city fora stock of merchan- dise. E. R. Reed, 115 Ottawa, Grand Rapids. 266 YOR SALE—CHOICE DRUG STOCK AND fixtures, located on best business street of Kalamazoo. Stock and fixtures inventory about $2,000. Will sell on reasonable terms, but am not open for trades. Cornelius Crawford, 161 Paris avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. 265 T° EXCHANGE—A GOOD 320 ACRE FARM in Northern Nebraska for a stock of mer- chandise. For further particulars address F. Opocensky, Niobrara, Neb. 263 ANTED--TO EXCHANGE GOOD BELDING real estate for stock of merchandise or good improved stock farm. Address Box 605, Belding, Mich. 260 OR SALE CHEAP—GROCERY sTORE fixtures—complete outfit. Must be sold. Address D. E. Rogers, Saranac, Mich. 259 OR REN T- CORNERSTORE IN PRINCIPAL street; occupied for seventeen years; newly refitted; one of best locations in city for drugs or groceries. Low rent if taken immediately. Address Lock Box 181, Petoskey, Mich. 258 UR SALE OR TRADE FOR STOCK OF merchandise—180 acres of choice timber land on Section 2 of the Haskel land grant, Buchanan county, Virginia; title o. k. Address Nc 0. 262, care Michigan ‘Tradesman. 262 OR SALE—FIRST-CLASS MEAT MARKET, next door to H. J. Vinkemulker; good trade; elegant location. Reason for selling, have other business. E.J. Moore, Grand Rapids, Mich. 255 OR SALE—COMPLETE SET OF TINNERS’ tools, allin good order. Address E. E. Whit- more, Mason, Mich. 2 NLY THREE MORE OF THOSE 8 FOOT round front show cases left; price, $7.50 each. Converse Manufacturing Co., Newaygo, Mich. 257 ANTED—1,000 CASES FRESH EGws, daily. Write for prices. F. W. Brown, Ithaca. Mich. 249 ERE IS A SNAP—A NATIONAL CASH Register, also Mosler safe, for sale ata bar- gain and on easy terms. Address E. L. Doherty & Co., 50 Howard street, Detroit, Mich. 242 Fok SALE—THE WHITNEY DRUG STOCK and fixtures at Plainwell. Stock will inven- tory $1,000 to $1,200; fixtures are first-class; rent low; terms, small cash panes. long time on balance. Address F. E. Bushman, South Bend, Ind., or apply to E. J. Anderson, at Plainwell, who is agent and has the keys to store. 229 VOR SALE——STOCK OF GROCERIES, IN- voicing about $1,200, in a live Michigan city; good trade; nearly allcash. Good reasons forselling. Address Box 165, Big Rapids. 238 OR SALE CHEAP—STOCK OF SEUOND. hand grocery fixtures. Address Jos. D- Powers, Eaton Rapids, Mich. 233 UBBER STAMPS AND RUBBER TYPE. Will J. Weller, Muskegon, Mich. 160 OR SALE—AT A BARGAIN THE WAT- rous’ drug stock and fixtures, located at Newaygo. Best location and stock in the town. Enquire of Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 136 NOR EXCHANGE—TWO FINE IMPROVED farms for stock of merchandise; splendid location. Address No. 73, care Michigan Trades- man. 73 MISCELLANEOUS. EGISTERED PHARMACIsT DESIRES A situation. Ten years’ experience; strictly temperate and notobacco; references furnished. — aged. Address Box 114, Woodiand, ich. 264 ANTED—SITUATION AS SALESMAN IN dry goods or general store; five years’ ex- perience. Al references. Address No. 247, care Michigan Tradesman. 247 ANTED—SiITUATION AS BOOK-KEEPER by a young man of 25. Thoroughly com- aigped and can make himself generally useful n an office. Best of references. Ten years’ business experience. Address W., care Michi- gan Tradesman. 231 ANTED——SEVERAL MICHIGAN CEN- tral mileage books. Address, stating price, Vindex, care Michigan Tradesman. 869 Every Dollar Invested in Tradesman Company's COUPON BOOKS will yield hand- some returns in saving book-keeping, besides the assurance that no charge is forgotten. Write . TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids i i t i U Travelers’ Time Tables. CHICAGO“ "snr Going to ae 8:30am Ly. G’d. Rapids ........ 1:25pm oe = Ar. Chicago............ 3:00pm 6:50pm +t 6 Returning = — Ly. Chicago............ m +1: 30pm Ar. G’d Rapids......... is som 0 :30bm + 6:10am Muskegon _ ntwater. Ly. G’d. Rapids.... .... en ee Sere Ar. G’d. Rapids.........10:15am ....... 10: . Traverse Siig" and _Petoskey. rode pent 7:20am eee’: @nis Ar. Petos ; us fraine arr a ina bores at 1: 0O0p.m. and 9:55 pm PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS. Chicago. Parlor cars on afternoon trains and eleepers on night trains. North. Parlor car on morning train for Tray- erse City. tEvery day. Others week days only. Gro. DrHavEn, General Pass. Agent. DET ROIT rae _— eee ing to Detroit Ly. Grand Rapids caee se 7:00am 1: 30pm 5:25pm Ar. Detroit............. 11:40am 5:40pm 10:10pm Ratnining: — Detroit. Ly. Detroit. a 00am 1:10pm 6: Ar. Grand Rapids Sabie “iB: :30pm 5:20pm 10: 4500 Saginaw, Alma and Greenville. Ly. G R7:10am 4:20pm Ar. G@ R12:20pm 9:30pm To and from tong Ly. Grand Rapids...... 7:00am 1:30pm 5:25pm Ar. from Lowell. ..... 12:30pm 5:20pm ...... THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Parlor cars on all trains between Grand Rap ids and Detroit and between Grand Rapids and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gro. DeHaven, General Pass. Agent. GRAN Trank Railway System Detroit and Milwaukee Div Bastward. +No. 14 +tNo.16 tNo.18 *No. 8 Ly. @’d Rapids.6:45am 10:10am 3:30pm 10:45pm Ar. Ionia...... 7:40am 11:17am 4:34pm 12:30am Ar. St. Johns..8:25am 12:10pm 5:23pm 1:57am Ar. Owosso....9:00am 1:10pm 6:08pm 3:25pm Ar. E.Saginawl0:50am . ..... . 8:00pm 6:40am Ar. W.Bay C’y11:30am .... ... 8:35pm 7:15am Ar. Flint...... 10:05am ........ 7:06pm 5:40am Ar. Pt. Huron.12:05pm ........ 9:50pm 7:30pm Ar. Pontiac...10:58am 2:57pm 8:25pm 6:10am Ar. Detroit...11:50am 3:55pm 9:25pm 8:05am Westward. For G’d Haven and Intermediate Pts.... 7:00am For G’d Haven and Intermediate Pts.. “12: 53pm For G’d Haven and Intermediate Pts.... 5:12pm +Daily except ee oa Trains arrive from the east, 6:35a.m. ae 5:07p.m., 9:55 c=. Trains arrive eae e west, 10 :05a.m. :22p.m., 10:15) Hastward—No. 1 14 has Wagner parlor car. No. 18 parlor car. Westward—No. 11 parlor car. No. 15 Wagner parlor car. E. H. Huewes, A. G. P. & T. A., Chicago. Bren. FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agt., Jas. CAMPBELL, = Pass. Agent, No. 23 Monroe St GRAND 7 spe az. 898. Northern Div. Leave Arrive Tray. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...t 7:45am + 5:15pm Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...+ 2:15pm t+ 6:30am MG eo oe fap cote cae scien .t 5:25pm 11:10am Train leaving at 7: - a.m. has parlor car to Petoskey and Mackina Train leaving at 2: iB >. ‘m. has sleeping car to Petoskey and Mackinaw. Southern Div. Leave Arrive Cincinnatl...........0-2 ee ee eee + 7:10am + 8:25pm WA WEIOG sic os clits e ccs n ees + 2:00pm t 1:55pm (OIGIIANGEE ooo. oo i. enn no cee * 7:00pm * 7:25an 7:10a.m. train has parlor car to Cincinnati 7:00p.m. train has sleeping car to Cincinnati. abatoree Ts Trains. GOIN! Ly G’d Rapids....... ~7seam #1 :00pm 5:40pm Ar Muskegon..........- oe 2:10pm 7:06pm @orne Ly 8: 10am +11:45am +4:00pm ArG’d Rap’ ids. . 9:30am 12:55pm 5:20pm tExcept Sunday. aj. Bally A. ALMQUIST Lockwoop, wicket agt.Un. Sta. Gen. Pass. & Tkt. Agt. Every Dollar Invested in Tradesman Company’s COUPON BOOKS will yield hand some returns in saving book-keeping preee the assurance that no charge is forgotten. Write TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids Kpoesvenspveserner ry: ee . Ce dare Moth Proof : : ; t CSIs 2 : rd 2 » Season for these 2 > goods is just ¢ s beginning. @ ® Made of @ @ Tennessee Red Cedar. ¢ # Orders and correspondence from the @ ® trade only, solicited. 2 & _u.S.RED CEDAR works, $ S Nashville, Tennessee. Vaaeeaeanesaesaesaaen’s ae The Leader of all Bond Papers Made from New Rag Stock, Free from Adulteration, Perfectly Sized, Long Fiber Magna Charta Bond A paper that will withstand the ravages of Time. Ae pp SS SS SS = Carried in stock in all the standard sizes and weights by TRADESMAN COMPANY Manufacturer’s Agent, GRAND RAPIDS. ee oe ee UBEROID EADY OOFING All ready to lay. Needs no painting for two years. SS Se Se ae Se ae a Is odorless, absolutely or will resist fire and the action of acids. Can be used over shingles of steep roofs, or is suitable for flat roofs. Will outlast tin or iron and is very much cheaper. Try our pure ASPHALT PAINT For coating tin, iron or ready roofs. Write for prices. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON, Grand Rapids Office, Louis and Campau Sts. Detroit Office, Foot of Third St. y PYVYTTYTD ITNT ONT NTN Neyer oer Ne You Can Sell Armour’s Washing Powder 2 Packages for 5 Cents. MUN UUb dd ddd db db dd ddd ddd ddd For particulars write your jobber, or THE ARMOUR SOAP WORKS, Chicago. STR Armour’s White Floating Soap is a sure seller. WUNMMUMNA MAA Akb Ak Ahk dk kkk dd Ukd dd dkd dd ddd Name is good, quality is good, and price is right. styrennrnneneranererennrnararannme nen PPP TTD TT TY ZVI CEE Ss ssssssssF5F5FF55FSFs555535>. STANDARD OL 60. DEALERS IN ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING NAPHTHA AND GASOLINES Office and Works, BUTTERWORTH AVE., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Bulk works at Grand ‘Rapids, Muskegon, Manistee, Cadillac, Big Rap- ids, Grand Haven, Traverse City, Ludington, Allegan, Howard City, Petoskey, Reed City, Fremont, Hart, Whitehall, Holland and Fennville. 9 Equal to THE BEST. OGDODOIGOGDIHGEODYOGOGHGHGO}GHDIOGOH29HOQHOOOSHOHOSOOE HALE S : Save FANCY PRICES by Trying Ours. Standard : We are exclusive dis- 3 Lion e tributers for Mich- e Maracaibo 3 “2rcraume $ Maracaibo §0000000000000008 POOODOOOOOOOSOOOOS Wheat JONATHAN HALE & SON COFFEES Fl a LYONS, [CH. ou r. @ '’&Gothic Roller Mills.”’ N SPICE Co J. A. MURPHY, General Manager. FLOWERS, MAY & MOLONEY. Counsel. OO a OHIO. 7 The Michigan Mercantile AGenoy @ Don’t let others deceive you by telling you they have the same goods, e We carry their entire line. QOODOOOODOOOOOOOOO SPECIAL REPORTS. LAW AND COLLECTIONS. ° MUSSELMAN S Represented in every city and county in the United States and Canada. GROCER CO. ; : Our Push Main Office: Room 1102, Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. 2 GRAND RAPIDS. 2 ; N. B.—Promptness guaranteed in every way. All claims systematically and persistently @ @ : @ handled until collected. Our facilities are unsurpassed for prompt and efficient service. Term: QCCOOQOOOOGOPOOPOSOMOOODOOSGOPOOOODQOOQODOOODOOOPQOGQOOQOOODO@OOQOOOE and references furnished on application. SEEING axon HAVING= Seeing the Dayton Money Weight Scales, their quickness and profit- increasing power and money-saving ability, is but to REALIZE that you must have it to get your full profits; to out-distance your competitors. HAVE YOU SEEN THEM? A HE COMPUTING SCALE CO., Dayton, Ohio, U. S. A. GCCOCMOOOQODOOPODOODOOOQODODODODOODOOODSDSO) iS au Ses eS ESS eS SRS SN TIN Sma Ba Tana ewaakes Ke A postal card mailed to us will bring you full information about the newest thing in Scales. SIE BSN eSnS SASS FS SS) 3S SSS S SSI SSNS SSsy EI SIEIS} SSS OSS S2SieSesSes3 ISAS ROSAS ASSESSES OSA SADE AAS ASS SABC TIME IS MONEY - mijemammee LIFE IS SHORT rn a: —§$ SBR ee ee = ; é. a Necessity ...... 4 To secure the mosc prompt delivery of goods at the least ex- penditure of time and money it is essential that the mer- chant have a delivery wagon of the right sort. We make just that kind of a wagon and sell it as cheaply as is consist- ent with good work. For catalogue and quotations address BELKNAP WAGON CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. And Rapid Transportation is ITIe rTPA THT reT vest eerste eran eraser nee rnrsevnr nese nesevir rn sevirnrn ner Write for Particulars. = : = = FEbeling’s Flour is the Best Bread Maker 3 3 Ebeling’s Flour Brings Big Margins = E Ebeling’s Flour is a Quick Seller 3 = + e People a E As told by — Sie Me 3 = The Jobber = = 3 E 3 JOHN H. EBELING, Green Bay, Wis. = E = = = E = = = = = = E = = = = = = E = = = = = = E = = = e = = hie i au iiss 1 ma Os er