GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1886. 4 LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, STATE AGENT FOR Fermentum, THE ONLY RELIABLE Compressed Yeast. Man’f’d by Riverdale Dist. Co. 106 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, TELEPHONE 566. Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for their town on this Yeast by applying to above address. WHIPS & LASHES AT WHOLESALE ONLY. Goods at jobbing prices to any dealer who comes to us or orders by mail, for cash, Gq. ROoOYS ck& OO., Manufacturers’ agents, 2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. The true remedy has at last been discovered. It is Golden Seal Bitters. It is to be found at your drug store. It makes wonderful cures. Use it now. It will cure you. It is the 4 secret of health. GUSTAVE A. WOLF, Attorney. Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407, COLLECTIONS | Promptly attended to throughout the State. References: Hart & Amberg, Eaton & Christen- son, Enterprise Cigar Co. PINGREE &SMITEH Wholesale Manufacturers Boots, Shoes and Slippers DETROIT, MICH. e 22 rs 7 mt © S32 é ada 4 sams CO bh > Oo tm & Ss O O P& oS 2. Pe Qa ke (3§"Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber Company._&} Office and Factory—11, 13, 15 and 17 Woodbridge strect West. Dealers cordially invited to call on us when in town. A, H. FOWLE, House Decorator and Dealer in FINE WALL PAPERS, Room Mouldings, Window Shades, Artist Materials PICTURES, PICTURE FRAMES, And a full line of Paints, Oil & Glass. Enamel Letters, Numbers and Door 4 Plates, and all kinds of Embossed, Cut and Ornamental Glass. Special attention given to House Decorat- ing and Furnishing, and to the designing and furnishing of stained glass. 37 Ionia Street, South of Monroe. ¥ A Million Dollars. 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SPRING CHICKEN .38 MOXIE 30.00 ECLIPSE 30, 30 Above brands for sale only by OLNEY, SHIELDS & CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WE LEA D—OTHERS FOLLO W. is valuable. The d r Grand Rapids MMIFLE’ Business College is a practical trainer and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi- ness with all that the term implies. Send forJournal. Address C. G. SWENSBERG, Grand Rapids, Mich. CINSENG ROOT. y the highest price for it. Address We pa Peck Bros,, Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich, BELKNAP Wagon and Sleigh Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks, Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material, and have overy facility for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. ta"Special Attention Given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich. PLUG TOBACCO. TURKEY .39 Big 5 Cents, 35 Dainty jtiracniun; 42 All above brands for sale only by BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS WHOLESALE GROCERS, GRAND RAPIDS, BATON & CHRISTENSON, ° W Venable & C0’s PETERSBURG, VA., PLUG TOBACCOS, NIMROD, E. C., BLUE RETER, SPREAD EAGLE, BIG FIVE CENTER. MICH. TO THE RETAIL GROCER, Why don’t you make your own Baking Powder And a hundred per cent. profit?) I have made mine for years. Twelve receipts, including the leading powders of the day, with full directions for preparing,—the re- sult of 30 years’ collecting, selecting and experiment- ing, sent for a $1 postal note. Address ‘»» P. Bartlett. Baldwinsville, N. Y. STEAM LAUNDRY 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS, Orders by Mail and Express promptly at- tended to. DEALER IN AWNINGS, TENTS, Horse, Wagon and Stack Covers, Hammocks and Spread- ers, Hammock Supports and Send for Price-List. 73 Canal St. JODDYD ceo CO., And Full Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. We carry a full line of both for field and garden. Parties in want should write to or see the 71 CANAL STREET. Order your stock now. Having a large stock of the above celebrated brand MIXED PAINTS, we are prepared to fill all orders. Guarantee : When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put on any building, and if within three years give the full satisfaction guaranteed, we agree to repaint the building at our expense, with the best White Lead or such other GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN NU 5 5 Chairs, Buggy Seat Tops, Etc. JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE Seeds of every variety, (RAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. We give the following it should crack or peel off, and thus fail to paint as the owner may select. THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER, —AND— JEW BiER. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, . MICH. PARTNER WANTED. A man with twelve to fifteen thousand dollars to take interest in a first-class furni- ture business, well established. Good saw mill in connection with the furniture factory. Factory and mill situated in good locality. Timber plenty and cheap. Address E. Howard, Gobleville, Mich. FOR SALE, A large tract of good farming land, cov- ered with valuable timber, for sale or ex- change for merchandise. Also two steam mills, 40 and 50 horse-power, well located to cut the timber on said tract, both in good repair and now running. Any party having merchandise to exchange must give particu- lars when writing. For further information, address W. L. Beardsley, Hersey, Mich. An Enterprising Firm. The Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. can al- ways be relied upon not only to carry in stock the best of drugs, but have secured the agency for Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure, which they warrant. It will cure all Throat, Lung and Chest diseases, and has the reputation of being the best Cough cure ever discovered for Con- sumption. L. 8. Hi Fishing Tackle A Specialty at Wholesale and Retail. Dealers are invited to send for our new Illustrated Catalogue for the trade only. Don’t purchase your Spring Stock of Tackle until you have received our prices, as we have many new and desir- able goods, with prices guaranteed as low as the lowest, on Rods, Reels, Lines and Leaders, Snelled Hooks and Hooks of every variety, all sizes of French Trout Baskets with capacity 6 to 25 Ibs., new Cane Poles, Artificial Baits, etc., and a general line of Sporting Goods. u.S.ILL & Co. 21 PEARL STREET, GRAND RApips, MIcu. Granello, MERCHANT TAILOR, LEDYARD BLOCK, LOT Ottawa St. Suitings for Manufacturers, Suitings for Jobbers, — Suitings for Retailers, Suitings for Traveling Men, Suitings for Clerks, Overcoats for Kverybody. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WOOL- ENS AND WORSTEDS, THE BEST MANUFACTURED. FINE AND SER- VICEABLE TRIMMINGS. SUPERIOR WORK AND.THE PROP- ER STYLE FOR THE WEARER. ALL AT PRICES THAT WILL IN- DUCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR ORDER. FIRST IN THE FIELD. Organization of the Grand Rapids Dairy Board of Trade. Pursuant to call, nearly all the leading dairymen of Western Michigan met at the office of the Michigan Dairyman on the afternoon of June 1 and proceeded to the organization of a Grand Rapids Dairy Board of Trade. C. A. Barnes, of Ostego, was called to the chair and E. A. Stowe was asked to officiate as temporary secretary. The subject of organization was discussed in all its bearings, at the conclusion. of which it was determined to proceed with- out delay. A Committee on Constitution and Rules and Regulations reported the fol- lowing draft, which was adopted for the government of the Board: CONSTITUTION, WiHeREAS—For the promotion of the dairy interests of Western Michigan, it is deemed best to organize a Board of Trade, and establish a permanent headquarters where full and reliable information in re- gard to the dairy markets can be readily ob- tained, and for the purpose of facilitating the sale of dairy products, we, the under- signed, do adopt the following articles of association: Arr. 1. The name of this association Shall be ‘‘The Grand Rapids Dairy Board of Trade.” Art. 2. The officers of this Board shall be a President, a Vice President and a Sec- retary and Treasurer; all of said ofticers to be elected annually by ballot, by a majority vote. Art. 3. It shall be the duty of the Pres- ident to preside at all meetings of the Board, and perform such other duties as usually devolve upon such an officer. Arr. 4. It shall.be the duty of the Vice President to preside at meetings in the absence of the President. Arr. 5. It shall be the duty of the Sec- retary and Treasurer to record the proceed- ings of meetings of the Board, to attend to the receiving and transmission of telegrams, to receive all dues and fines, and disburse monies under the direction of the Board of Directors. Art. 6. The President, Vice President and Secretary shall constitute a Board of Directors, who shall have the control and management of the affairs and funds of the association. Arr. 7. The annual meeting for the election of ofticers shall be held on the first Monday in May of each year, at 1 o’elock p.m. Ant. 8. This constitution may be altered or amended, by a two-thirds vote, two weeks previous notice in writing having been given. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. Any person of good moral character and credit may be admitted to membership in the Board by notifying the Secretary to thatyeifect, paying the membership fee, and signing the Constitution, Rules and Regula- tions. ; 2. ‘The membership fee shall be $2, and the annual dues shall be $2, beginning with the second year. 3. The payment of 25 cents to the Secre- tarA shall entitle any person to the privi- leges of the salesroom for one day. 4. Wherea factory has more than one salesman, either one or all of said salesmen shall be adinitted on presenting the factory’s ticket of membership. Also a buyer and his agent shall be admitted on the one tick- et, whether owned by the principal or the agent. 5. It shall be proper for a member of this Board to be accompanied, when admit- ted to the salesroom, by a neighbor or friend who is not interested in buying or selling, without additional charge; but it is understood that this is a matter of courtesy, and any violation of good faith will be deemed a breach of the rules of the Board. 6. The rooms of this. Board of Trade shall be open to members every Monday, and the official organization shall be called at 1 o’clock p. m. on each Monday. 7. There will be a bulletin board ar- ranged in a conspicuous place in the room, upon which the Secretary shall post all tele- grams and other information of interest re- ceived New York, Utica, and other markets, and to which board all member are entitled to free access. 8. Noseller shall accept the offer of a non-member, provided the same price will be given by a member. 9. All transactions of this Board shall be considered cash transactions, products sold to be paid for on delivery, unless otherwise especially agreed. 10. There shall be a Board of Arbitra- tion constituted for the purpose of hearing, adjusting and settling all differences which may arise from time to time between buyers and sellers, and it is an ex- press understanding «and agreement by and between such and all the mem- bers hereof, that such settlement by such Board of Arbitration shall be final and conclusive. The said Board of Arbitra- tion shall be chosen and constituted as fol- lows: In case of difference between two parties or interests each shall choose one member of the Board, and the two members thus chosen shall select a third, and these three shall constitute the Board of Arbitra- tion, and have approprite jurisdiction. 11. All bargains between members made at the salesroom or elsewhere, verbally or otherwise, shall be considered binding, and to be lived up to and carried out by parties thereto; and a failure of either party to per- form his or their part shall be considered sufficient cause for expulsion from said Board. 12. It is essential, and for the interest of all that each of the foregoing rules be strictly observed by each member of the Board, and any cases of violation of such rules shall be considered a sufficient reason for calling a committee to look into the facts concerning such violations, and report what action, in their opinion, had best be taken by the Board to avoid a repetition of the same. 13. Amendments to these rules and regu- lations may be made at any regular meeting of the Board, by a majority vote, provided notice of the proposed amendment has been duly given at a previous regular meeting. The election of officers for the ensuing year fesulted as follows: President—Aaron Clark. Vice President—F. E. Pickett. Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe. After instructing the Secretary to procure Suitable rooms for the use of the Board, and market dispatches from the various dairy markets and a line of buyers from Eastern markets, the Board adjourned until the af- ternoon of June 28. —_—— i -2- << -- A New Yorker Among the Wolverines. Correspondence Merchants’ Mail. Michigan is charming. It lacks nothing to make its people prosperous and happy. That such is a fact is attested by the happy looking people seen everywhere. Its school system is the most perfect in the country: its people are law making and law abiding, and the temperance people could, I think, get many a valuable hint from the laws of this State relating to the liquor traffic. The resources of this State is second to none in this country. The grocers are organizing very rapidly, and they have the same abuses to contend with as we do in our own State. I had four hours to wait at Jackson. This time I spent in visiting some of the grocers. Jackson is a city of about 18,000 inhabit- ants. It does a large manufacturing, busi- ness, mines its own coal, and is rapidly in- creasing in population. I found the Na- tional Association of Millers had adjourned | from Chicago on invitation of a wealthy Jackson miller, and were having a grand jubilee. Every hotel was crowded, and a meeting was to be held in the evening. I think I learned the reason why the millers adjourned from Chicago to Jackson. Pass- ing up one of the main streets, I found a merchant who was doing a rushing business selling paper collars at fifteen cents a box, and giving as a prize a barrel of flour. I saw in front of two other stores quantities of flour, and these merchants were un- doubtedly taking a hand in the contest. There is something in the air that breeds competition. It has struck even the hens, and the rivalry in size of eggs bids fair to astonish even the geese, who will soon have to take a back nest on the size of the eggs laid by the hens. Calves are born with all their teeth, and in one year are giving a mess of milk that will soon regulate the sale and manufacture of bogus butter. Im- provement is seen everywhere. Creameries take the place of butter making by the old way among farmers and dairymen, and this gives opportunity to the fair and healthy daughters to take music lessons, and im- prove in a hundred ways. The young men are gallant and do not miss an opportunity to show a proper appreciation of their best girls. “Every house where marriagable Mich- iganders lives can be toid by the extra heavy hinges on the front gate, where they swing and exchange sweet nothings with their swains by the light of the moon. ®@ tie ie : Retail Grocers’ Association. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Retail Grocers’ Association, which was held on the Ist, was fairly well attended, con- sidering the number of grocers who had spent the day at Macatawa. In the absence of President Herrick, Sec- retary Johnson presided and Treasurer Harris officiated as Secretary. E. F. Emery called the attention of the Association to the great number of seconds canned goods now on the market and sug- gested that Tur TRADESMAN give the sub- ject attention. E. A. Stowe called the attention of the Association to the organization of a Dairy Board of Trade at this market and spoke of the advantages which would acerue to the grocer by reason of the proper grading of butter and cheese. B. 8. Harris commended the work of the Board in bringing about a better system in the sale of dairy products. The meeting then adjourned. ie ce cle Let’s Boycott Everything. Lady of Industry (to husband)—You must send home a barrel of flour. There isn’t a spoonful in the house. Knight of Labor—Can’t do it; no flour to be had. L. of I.—Plenty at the grocer’s. K. of L.—AIll under boycott for keeping open fifteen hours a day. L. of I.—Go to the mills then. K. of L.—They’re boycotted for buying wheat of farmers who work fourteen hours a day. L. of I.—Then patronize the feed store. K. of L.—Can’t; he buys his flour of the boycotted mills. L. of I.—Then what are we going to live on? K. of L.—Live on the boycott. What do you want with flour anyhow? What’s the matter with good plain bread? Chas. H. Shafer, the Onota general deal- er, has purchased the entire plant formerly belonging to the Union Fuel Co., compris- ing 85,000 acres of land, 80 charcoal kilns, 160 log houses, and numerous other appur- tenances. The kilns are located at Onota, Rock River, Marquette and Negaunee. The property originally cost $150,000 and in- cludes all the elements necessary to make the new owner a millionaire. Mr. Shafer formerly lived in this city, having married a sister of Capt. C. E. Belknap. How to Get Boycotted. In view of the fact that a boycott almost always leads to an increase of: trade—as for instance, Mr. Tarbox, the yun grocer, and Mrs. Gray, the New York baker—the fol- lowing from Tidbits is not bad: The Boyeott Advertising Ageney has been ordered to enable business houses to avail themselves, with a minimum of trou- ble, of the benefits being boyeotted. Rates have been put down so low that the cost of advertising by this method is less than that of any number of insertions in any newspaper. of The Agency is in constant communica- tion with trades-unions in all parts of the country, and it guarantees to its regular subscribers, in any large town, a sufticient- ly aggressive boycott to cause a spontan- eous popular reaction in favor of the boy- cotted. The Agency has a literary bureau in New York City, whence it sends out cireulars. When a boyeott is desired by any firm that is suffering from dull business and that is on the Ageney’s subscription list, a cireular is at once prepared and forwarded to one of the local agents at the nearest branch office to the neighborhood of the would-be boy- cottee. A local representative of the agency is instrueted by private letter to get employ- ment from the firm in question, and to join some order of union interested. Heis in- structed then to find something to kick about, and to kick about it. The firm is informed by circular that such a kicker is our agent, and that he should be discharged to further the programme. He is discharg- ed and the boyeott proceeds. ‘The profit to the boycottee, the Agency is in a position to guarantee, will be big! In connection with this business the Boy- cott Advertising Agency will undertake for a consideration, to promote strikes in estab- lishments whose proprietors wish to “shut down” and want a excuse. The Associa- tion has been asked to go into other branches of this enterprise, and it has consented to accept a contract from the ‘“‘bears” of Wall street for the destrnetion of financial con- fidence. This is the line of its general labor disturbance business, but the Agency is at present too much pressed with orders to launch out in new channels. +> -2 Demands of Striking Schoolboys. From the Indianapolis Journal. 1. A reduction of the hours of study. 2. An increase in the periods of recess. 3. Noon to begin at 11 o'clock and to ex- tend to 1:30 or 2, according to the condition of the weather. 4. School shall let out any afternoon when there is a baseball mateh or a cireus within fifteen miles. 5. Any scholar who wants a ‘‘ reward of merit” to carry home to his parents can have it at wholesale or cost price. 6. Ferrules to be made of soft wood. 7. The old-time custom of punishing boys by compelling them to sit with the girls be immediately restored. 8. A boy who holds up his right hand and says, ‘‘please teacher, may I go out?” shall be allowed to go, whether it be neces- sary or not. 9. The number of boys allowed to go and fetch a pail of water shall be increased from two to four, with proper allowance for time consumed in going and coming. 10. No boy shall be punished for offen- sive words spoken in debate with another boy. 11. While believing in arbitration on gen- eral principles, we insist that two boys who have a grudge to settle shall be allowed to fight it out between themselves. No teacher need apply a whip on aceount of it. 12. A boy who tells on another boy shalt be boycotted. 13. No boy shall be kept in after school, except at his own request, as when another boy is lying in wait to liek him. Joseph Cruise, of Kankakee, sends out to his customers the following directions for handling roll butter: ‘‘One cause why roll butter is so low now, as well as in the past few years, is because of its poor keeping qualities, and so many country merchants as receivers, do not understand handling it, and the retailers prefer butterine to roll but- ter that has been exposed to the air and the smell of all the goods in the store. To handle roll butter successfully and have it retain some of its freshness until sold, you must wrap each roll in muslin, that has been washed to get out the sizing and dipped in a strong salt brine. *The brine will erys- talize over the muslin and help to keep the air from it; and if you pack in boxes line the box in like manner Withgmuslin and pack close so as not to shake while in tran- sit; and be sure not to pack your poor rolls with the good—you had better put them in the grease tub, or fling them out of the back door—and by all means ship your butter fresh. Do not hold for a higher market as some do, and sell it for grease. If you are ready to meet the market price according to quality, as it is sold in Chicago, all right.” Alex. Henderson’s mill in Richland town- ship, Ogemaw county, has cut up all of the stock on hand this season, manufacturing something over 1,000,000 shingles. Coon Bros. mill in the same town has also cut up the season’s stock and has shut down. ay @ The Michigan Tradesman. A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Hercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State. E. A. STOWE, Editor. postage paid. application. Terms $1 a year in advance, Advertising rates made known on . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1886. Merchanis and Manufacturers’ Exchange. Organized at Grand Rapids October 8, 1884. President—Lester J. Rindge. Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. Treasurer—Geo. B. Dunton. Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening of October. Regular Mectings—Second Wednesday even- ing of each month. Grand Rapids Dairy Board of Trade. President—Aaron Clark. Vice-President—F. E. Pickett. Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe. Market days—Every Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. Traverse City Business Men’s Association. President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, o. 7. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. Bus:ness Men’s Protective Union of Cheboygan. President, A. M. Wesgate; Vice-President, H. Chambers; Secretary, A. J. Paddock. / Luther Protective Association. President, W. B. Pool: Vice-President, R. M. Smith; Secretary. Jas. M. Verity; Treasurer, Geo. Osborne. Ionia Business Men’s Protective As- sociation. President, Wm. E. Kelsey; Vice-President, fl. M. Lewis; Secretary, Fred Cutler, Jr. Merchants’ Union of Nashville. President, Herbert M. Lee; Vice-President, C. E. Goodwin; Treasurer, G. A. Truman; Sec- retary and Attorney, Walter Webster. Merchants’ Protective Association of Big Rapids. Temporary Officers: Chairman, W. E. Over- ton; Secretary, A. 8. Hobart. Lowell Business Men’s Protective As- sociation. President, N. B. Blain: Vice-President, John Giles; Secretary, Frank T. King; Treasurer, Chas. D. Pease. Ovid Business Men’s Association. President, C. H. Hunter: Secretary, Lester Cooley. ¢@ Subscribers and others, when writing o advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- sher by mentioning that they saw the adver- isement in the columns of this paper. THE RIGHT WAY. There is a right way and a wrong way to accomplishment every undertaking. The workingmen took the wrong way when they sought to foist the eight hour system on the country suddenly, without regard to the inconvenience and loss such a sudden change would bring about. The manufac- turers are going at the subject in the right their way by forming associations haying for avowed object the lessening of the hours of labor gradually. The movement has been set on foot at Chicago by the organiza- tion of an association whose tenets THE TRADESMAN and every fair-minded man in the land stand ready to commend. They are as follows: Src.1. This organization shall be known as ‘*The American Manufacturers’ Union,” and all manufacturers of any article through- out the United States shall be eligible to membership by signing the Constitution and such By-laws as may be adopted. Sec. 2. The purposes of this organization shall be, 1st. United action on the part of manufacturers throughout the United States, looking to a gradual and fixed reduction of the present hours of labor, until eight hours for a working day has become the recog- nized rule throughout the country; 2nd, For the better protection of our workmen from the competition of foreigners anxious to reap the benefit of their improved condi- tion, an agreement, upon the part of em- ployers, to give the preference, during this period of change, to workmen resident in this country at the time this agreement shall have taken eifect, over foreigners who come to the country after that date, or who are unwilling to become citizens. Src. 3. This organization shall adopt the plan herein set forth, say, on the first day of January, A. D. 1887, and it shall re- main in force for five years, or until the 31st day of December, A. D. 1891, and as much longer as a majority of its members shall desire. Src. 4. All members of this Union shall agree that during the year 1887, nine and one-half hours shall constitute a day’s work; and that during the year 1888, nine hours shall constitute a day’s work; and that during the year 1889, eight and one- half hours shall constitute a day’s work; and that during and after the year 1890, the present United States standard of eight hours shall be recognized by all members ot this Union throughout the country as a legal day’s work. Src. 5. Members of this Union shall ex- act from all persons in their employment an agreement to accept the conditions herein set forth, during the above period of time, and it shaJl be understood that no corres- ponding reduction of present wages shall be reduced hours of made on account of the work. Src. 6. This action shall not affect farm laborers, but relates to mechanies and skilled laborers of every kind. al The seasions of the Knights of Labor in special @nvention at Cleveland tended to show that Mr. Powderly is generally ac- cepted as the right man to stand atthe head of the organization. The faction typified by Martin Irons did not openly dispute his leadership. It is on quite another question that the extremists have been disposed to make themselves heard and felt. As Mr. Powderly admitted in his opening address, the association was gathered much too rap- idly. It has not had time to come to an un- derstanding with itself and with older or- ganizations. The old trades unions are affil- iated but not absorbed by the Knights. They generally--and the cigar-makers especially— | them talk of cutting loose from the body and taking control of their own affairs. On the other hand, the extreme party wish to strengthen the hands of the general organi- zation, and to subordinate the trades unions toit. This is notably true of the south- western strikers, who have not set the trades unions the example of deference to its au- thority. The convention resolved to ask Congress to pass a law to prevent the mon- opoly of the public domain, especially by | ; aliens, and to make election day a public holiday as a means to check bribery. Their proposals on both heads seem reasonable, and on the land question they do not give any such countenance to Mr. Henry George’s plans as some of the newspapers seem to suppose. But they do wrong in declaring they will vote against any congressman who does not vote for their measures. Neither of them is or sufficient importance to be made an issue of that kind; and it is a mis- take to treat congressmen as errand-boys, to whom no discretion or judgment is to be left. ——EEEE The oleomargarine bill, so-called, has fin- ally passed the House in amended form, placing an excise tax of 5 cents a pound on the manufacture of bogus butter. The measure is demanded by the agricultural in- terests in the North and West, but is very stoutly opposed as an extreme exercise of the right of taxation. There is no consti- tutional objection to achieving an object in- directly, and by a tax whose effect will be prohibitive. The national banking law does that by the tax on the circulation of State banks. ‘The Tariff does it by laying a prohibitory duty on chicory. But whether this is a case for the exercise of the power is open to doubt. It cannot be maintained that good oleomargarine is less wholesome than bad butter, and that its prohibition is needed to protect the public health. The exper- ience of the French navy disposes of argu- ment on that point. Nor does it appear reasonable to say that its substitution for butter cannot be prevented by a proper ef- fort to enforce laws to thatend. That the dishonest export of the artificial product has greatly injured the repute of our butter abroad, and depressed our important dairy interests, there is no room for doubt, and it is not surprising that the farming class call for legislation on the subject. The notorious Onedia community seems to have been pretty completely broken up. Its founder, John H. Noyes, is dead; the rest have abandoned ‘“‘multiple marriage,” in accordance with the pledge given to the public of that region some years ago. Even the peculiar faith and the property arrange- ments of the community have been aban- doned by the majority, and nothing now re- mains but an Oneida joint stock company, which carries on the various kinds of busi- ness by which the community supported it- self. The truth is that the community was doomed as soon as the agitation against its practices had driven Noyes to flight into Canada. As he _ himself admits in his ‘‘A merican Socialism,” one of the first con- ditions of community success is to have a faster whose will is law. He was the mas- ter, and when he was too far away to rule, the elements of revolt proved too strong for the mere tradition of his influence. He left no one competent to take his place, as his methods had rather repressed than fostered the kind of ability required in a leader. The organization of a Dairy Board of Trade at this market inaugurates a new era in the dairy business of this State. It means the abandonment of the old method of peddling dairy products and the utiliza- tion of modern and most approved means in disposing of and moving one of the most important products of the country. THE TRADESMAN bespeaks for the new project the success it deserves and trusts that the time is not far distant when the example set by Grand Rapids will be followed by other cities situated in dairy communities. NS Now that the organization of the retail trade at Big Rapids is an accomplished fact, it isin order for Reed City, Cadillac and Manistee to. fall into line. Situated, as they are, in close proximity to Big Rapids, they will be apt to attract a large portion of the dead-beats who have run the gauntlet at that place, and the only feasible way the merchants of the three towns have of pro- tecting themselves against imposition is to organize as Big Rapids has done. Which will be the first to lead in the matter? EE AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. R. R. Robinson succeeds O. L. Davidson in. the meat business at 55 West Bridge street. John Snyder succeeds Hultman & Snyder in the grocery business at 250 Grandville avenue. Andrews Bros. have engaged in the man- stock at Allegan about three months ago, gave Arthur Meigs & Co, a chattel mortgage for $500, which was immediately foreclosed. The unsecured ¢reditors will probably go hungry. cider mill at Grattan for several years, are putting in machinery for the manufacture of sorghum sugar and syrup. They were horse power boiler from Hester & Son. has sold out. the grocery business at Hastings. stock from Holton to Muskegon. Co. in the drug business at Decatur. the grocery business at Battle Creek. the jewelry business at West Branch. drug and grocery business at Dowagiac. dealer at Adrian, is closing out at auction. | Chicago. Renchard in the grocery business at Detroit. North Division street, have removed to Mus- | kegon. Troy, has sold his drug stock to Samuel | Weaver. from Woodstock to Boyne City, where he | will continue the busiuess. Kalkaska grocery firm, had dissolved part- | nership, was without foundation. having compromised all the claims against him atthe time he transferred his business to | his wife over a year ago, is again entitled to the confidence of the business community. hoon has been dissolved. continue the general store on the west side of Bridge street, and Mr. Cahoon will oe- copy the rink store with a full line of boots Purely Personal. John Shields has returned from the In dianapolis musical festival. A. J. Brown went to Chicago Saturday. He will stop over at Benton Harbor on his return. E. W. Langley, of the Chicago Trade, has been in town for some time, visiting friends and relatives. H. B. Fairchild was taken with a chill last week, which developed into an acute attack of quinsy. He came on deck again —_— Monday. AROUND THE STATE. W. T. Lamoreaux is now carrying a yard E. Wonders, hardware dealer at Detroit, | stick, to buy wool by, in place of by the | pound, and is instructing his agents on the A. D. Cook succeeds Brooks & Cook in| road how to use it. B. Borgman, the Muskegon grocer, was Thomas Starrett has removed his general | in town Monday for the purpose of inter- Sebastian Bros., who put ina new grocery | Mason & Ayers, who have operated a n town last week and purchased a forty viewing a person who is indebted to him to T. Trowbridge succeeds T. Trowbridge & | the tune of several hundred dollars. | Homer Eaton, of the firm of Eaton & Samuel A. Bowen succeeds Iden Bros. in| Ghristenson, went to Lincoln, Neb., last | Thursday for the purpose of looking over Frank B. Martin succeeds H. Shillito in| the interest of his firm in the Eaton & | Christenson Cigar Co. M. Carney succeeds H. M. Lee in the | Fred. Lyon has retired from the drygoods | brokerage business at this market to en- S. Dondero, hat, cap and furnishing goods | gage in the wholesale woolen business at He will be located at 153 Fifth avenue, and will see the Grand Rapids trade every fourth week. F. D. Stow, General Central Agent for the Merchants’ Dispatch, was in town last Thursday, being attracted hither by the or- ganization of the Grand Rapids Dairy Board of Trade. Mr. Stow’s headquarters are at | Buffalo. J. L. Handy has moved his grocery stock], KE. Slusser, editor and proprietor of the Mancelona Herald, pulled THe TRADEs- MAN’s lateh-string last Saturday. Mr. Slusser engineers one of the best country weeklies in the State and its well-filled ad- 'vertising columns attest the fact that his Dr. Henry Lever, the Newaygo druggist, patrons appreciate an all-home-made paper. | | J. H. Renchard succeeds H. C. & J. H. Maul Bros., {tea and coffee dealers on | ' 2. B. Jennings, general dealer at New | The report that Kellogg & Woodin, the MISCELLANEOUS. eee. ae ——_~ : See ay of 25 words or less inserted r a > WT. » aq. | in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, The firm of Watt & Ca-| oy 50 cents for three weeks. Advance pay- Mr. Watt will; ment. ae | Advertisements directing that answers be sent in care of this offite must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, ete. Saranac Local: OR SALE OR EXCHANGE—A drug stock in Grand Rapids. A good chance for small money. A good place for a druggist or doctor who understands the Holland language. | Address Druggist, 434 Ottawa street. and shoes. J. H. & C. S. Brown purchased the entire stock of clothing of the old firm. Muskegon News: The firm of D. C. Higley & Co., composed of Dp. C. Higley and J. D. Huntley, which has conducted the Kalamazoo store in this city for the past eight years, has been dissolved. Mr. Hig- ley retired and his interest was bought by Callan & Dratz. The new firm will be Huntley & Co. J. D. Champion, formerly engaged in the shingle mill business at Mecosta, has formed a copartnership with Mr. Hayward under the firm name of Champion & Hayward and purchased the grocery stock of J. C. Town- send, at Whitecloud. Mr. Townsend will | continue to handle clothing, dry goods, boots and shoes and crockery. ye correspond with a good, live man, posted in the grocery business, with a view to partnership. I have a good store building in a village needing a grocery badly. Any grocer who has a small stock of one or two thousand would do well to corres- pond with Box 10, North Muskegon, Mich.141tf ANTED—A position as book-keeper and general office man by @ gentleman of large experience. Would prefer a lumbering firm or large manufacturing concern. Address and reter to Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops. 140tf AOR RENT—Desirable brick store building in a thriving farming town, twenty miles from Grand Rapids. Good opening tor gro- cery or general stock. Address Store, care THE TRADESMAN. ; OR SALE+Stock of general merchandise and house and lot, on the shore of Grand Traverse Bay, near railroad. Small amount required down. Address “Zero,” care ‘THE TRADESMAN. 45 ro SALE OR EXCHANGE—Farm of 120 acres in southern Michigan, 100 acres im- yroved. Large frame house and _ barn, and arge orchard. Will sell on long time or ex- change for a stock of boots and shoes or gro- ceries. Address L. B. C., care THE TRADES- MAN. 141 MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Atwater & Son, chair manufacturers at Coldwater, have retired from business. The Pembroke. Knitting Co., which re- cently removed its factory from Muskegon to Battle Creek, has been reorganized on the basis of $25,000 capital stock and is now ofticered as follows: President, J. H. Whip- ple; Vice-President, C. Wakelee; Secretary, F. O. Smith; Treasurer, E. C. Groesbeck. YOR SALE—A drug store. One of the hand- somest drug stores in the State, doing a splendid business, in a town of 12.000 inhabi- tants. Stock, ete., will inventory about $3,500. Average cash sales, $25 a day and increasing. No paint and oils carried in stock. Owner wishes to go into manufacturing business at once. Address, tor full particulars, Aloes, care TRADESMAN Office. 1sstt STRAY FACTS. James Deegan, baker at Edmore, has dis- continued business. Muller & Worcester, commission mer- chants at Detroit, have dissolved. Elmer F. Marr succeeds Geo. A. Cooper in the clothing and furnishing goods business at Cass City. A chareoal company with a capital of $10,000, has been organized at Coleman, and the building of kilns is to be begun at once. The estate of J. L. Matthews, at Detroit, has merged its cigar business into a stock | Toy SaLB—Desiring 9 change of climate company with an authorized capital stock H on account of poor health, I will sell at a SB 1 Aeeinheke eine. os > bargain my stock of merchandise, consisting of 66,000. The corporate name will be J. of dry goods, groceries and boots and shoes. L. Matthews & Co. Stock will invoice about $2,500. I will sell or A syndicate is now being organized at fp pocoptny ett ony on pane? eng aH East Saginaw, consisting of some of the Howard, Clarksville, lonia Co., Mich. 142" leading lumbermen and dealers in pine | land in the two Saginaws, to purchase some 600,000,000 feet of standing pine AOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—Two pieces of store property situated on a main busi- ness street. Will sell cheap or exchange for stock of general merchandise. Address Fred. C. Yonker, box 1970, Muskegon, Mich. 142 OR SALE—A stock of groceries and fix- tures in a splendid location. Low rent and a good trade. Willseil for cash or trade for good city property. Address No. 10, TRADES- MAN Office. 138tf GENTS WANTED—For an article used in every house. I cangive alive mana good paying job in every town in the United States. ‘or particulars, address with stamp, A. Retan, Pewamo, Mich. 148* F YOU WANT—To get into business, to sell your business, to secure additional capital, |to get a situation, | sale or want to buy anything, | Miscellaneons Column of THE Columbia river. Jacob Seligman is the cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks. prime mover in the enterprise, and has | already interested several prominent lum- | Hardware Company by R. B. Sheeran has come to a summary end. the Wayne Circuit Court at Detroit last week, Judge Field refused to appoint the if you have anything for ee in the : ar tat mat bed RADESMAN. A located in Washington territory, on the | twenty-five word advertisement costs but 25 The litigation instituted against the Gunn At a hearing in reciver asked for by Mr. Sheeran and dis- solved the temporary injunction obtained about three weeks ago. Mr. Gunn was ac- cepted as a proper person to make an ac- counting to the court and furnished bonds in the sum of $8,000 for the fulfillment of the duties devolving upon him in such con- nection. Under this arrangement, Mr. Sheeran will receive any amount actually due him from the concern. Juaranteed absolutely Purr, HiGHest GRADE, CULTIVATED coffee, and free from any mixture with the rank acid coffees grown on uncultivated lands, which cause dizzi- ness, indigestion, sleeplessness, ete. Sold in 1 th pink paper bags, 1 tb foil lined cartoons, and 2 th tins by all leading Retail Geocers. HOWARD W. SPURR & CO., Importers, Roasters and Packers, BOSTON. HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock: Basswood, log-run.......-...--.eee0s @13 00 BRUGI, TOGMTUNT, 6. « 65 55 oo oe cne cc caeses 16 GO@20 00 Birch, Noe. 1 and 2........c.ccceeeess @25 00 BegG AGN. lOGTOD.... «« <0 csccncacee’ @13 00 CUOETG, OG*TUR. «2... 6.05 c ccc csee eee: 25 00@30 00 , Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2...............+-45 O0@S50 00 COON, GUN cv cnie: cnecas cesner sess: @W 00 Maple, log-run........... -----: .. 13 00@15 00 Maple, soft, log-run..............--.12 W@l4 00 Maple, Nos. land 2..........-.-.-+0+ 20 00 Maple, clear, flooring............ 7 @25 09 Maple, white, selected............... @25 00 Red Oak, log-run...........-..- : @18 00 Red Oak, Nos.] and 2.......... ce G22 00 Red Oak, No. 1, step plank......... (25 00 IRE, MMOD ic 0640s cece nese. ( 55 00 Wainut, Nos. Land 2...... puddle @i5 v0 Oi iidcs ae ccedessancee: @25 00 Grey UR MO ook nace en cace ees @13 00 White TO WTI, oo vnc c 5 64s bacses 14 0O@16 00 Whitewood, log-run......... ei. @23 00 WHOLESALE HOBACCANIS FULL LINE OF ALL STAPLE PLUGS KEPT IN STOCK. ’ Sole Agents for Celebrated L. ©. B., American Field, Pan- tilla, Our Nickle, The Rats, Fox’s Clipper. e 76 South Division St., Giand Rapids, Mich. EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE. OrpER SAMPLE M By MAIL. MOULTON & REMPIS, SETTEES, ROOF CRESTING NI SS 150) ‘ i a en i Tt Hi ery TRCN ST eee BD. LAWN WASES. And Jobbers tn Gray Iron Castings. WRITE FOR PRICE-LIST. 54 and 26 North Front Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. HOGLE & CO Salt. Agricultural Salt. barrels. West egar works. Jobbers Michigan Water White and s Legal Test Oils. Manistee and Saginaw Warsaw Salt; pockets, all sizes, and Michigan Agents for Prussing’s Celebrated Vin- Write for quotations. Warehouse: Lee’s Ferry Dock, MUSKEGON, MICK, WON BEHREN & SHAFFER, ST RVKER, OHIO, Manufacturers of Every Style of 2 WHITE ASH OARS. | Qn Sl bermen who signify their intention of be- | coming members of the syndicate mentioned. | The sum to be raised is $1,500,000, and it is | likely it will be secured to the end men- | tioned. | eo Miscellaneous Dairy Notes. H. M. Fuller is erecting a building suit- | able for creamery purposes at Greenville. | Engravers Spoon Oars made of Best Spruce Timber. ROWING SPOON OARS FOR BOAT CLUBS MADE TO ORDER. FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, Designers and Frinters ufacture of confectionery at the corner of North Coit avenue and Quimby street. Noble & Van Voorhes have engaged in the grocery business at 699 South Division street. Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops furnish- ed the stock. Several contracts have been closed with Northern shingle manufacturers by local dealers during the past week on the basis of $2.55 for stars and $1.25 for culls. A. W. Hester, brother of Myron Hester, A Lenawee county correspondent writes as follows: ‘‘'The wholesale price of cheese is 814 cents. Creamery butter is about the) Importers, same as for common dairy.” Jobbers and —_—__—_—> +> The Valley City Milling Co. has purchas- ed the milling property known as the Globe Mills, which has lately been refitted with | entire roller process, and will operate the} same in connection with the Valley City Mills. Putnam & Brooks carry an immense stock Retailers of BOOKS Bates & Pennel have engaged in the man- ufacture of creamery butter at 67 Monroe | street, Grand Rapids. ? Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice. Address as above Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature. 49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich. O.W.BLAIN & CO., Produce Commission Merchants, ——DEALERS IN—— of the firm of Hester & Fox, will shortly open a grain commission establishment. Mr. are disposed to resent the authority of the ‘Knights as an éncroachment, and some of | Hester is the proprietor of a circuit of simi all orders, however large. ? lar establishments. : ed yeast. Seeadvertisement. *, of nuts of all kinds and are prepared, to fill | ‘‘Fermentum” the only reliable compress- Hallouery & DUNT, 20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Southern Vegctables, Ely We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc. All orders filled at lowest market price. Corr¢ , pondence solicited. APPLES AND POTATOES in car lots Speciaities. NO. 9 IONIA § Drugs & Medicines STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. One Year—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach,. Ann Arbor. Five Years—Geo. McDonald, K lamazoo. President—Ottmar Eberbach. Secretury—Jacob Jesson. Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. Next meeting—At Detroit, July 6. con ean aan acndn iseD oases Michigan Siate Pharmaceutical Association, OFFICERS. President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. First Vice-President—Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids. : Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens, Detroit, Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. Secretary—S. E. Parkell, Owosso. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—J acob Jesson, Geo. Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W. R. Perry and John E. Peck. : Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids. Next place of meeting—At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, October 12, 1886. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. OFFICERS, President—Frank J. Wurzburg. Vice-President—Wm. L. White. Secretary—Frank H. Escott. Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. Board of Censors—President, Vice-President and Secretary. : : Board of Trustees—The President, Wm. H. Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White, Wm. L. White. Committee on Pharmacy—M. B. Kimm, H. E. Locher and Wm. E. White. Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeu'ven. Committee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey, Isaac Watts and A. C. Bauer. ee Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each month. a Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in November. : Next Meeting—Thursday evening, July 1, at “The Tradesman”’ office. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. Organized October, 1883. OFFICERS. President—A. F. Parker. : First Vice-President—Frank Inglis. Second Vice President—J. C. Mueller. Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation. OFFICERS. President—R. F. Latimer. Vice-President—C. D. Colwell. Secretary—F. A. King. Treasurer—Chas. E, Humphrey. Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. E. Foot and C. H. Haskins. : Annual Meeting— First Thursday in November. Regular Meetings—First Thursday of each month. eee re Saginaw County Pharmaceutical So- ciety. President—Jay Smith. ; First Vice-President—W. H. Yarnall. Second Vice-President—R. Bruske. Seeretary—D. E. Prall. Treasurer—H. Melchers. : Committee on Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Hamilton, H. Meichers, W. H. Keeler and R. J. Birney. : Regular Meeting—Second Wednesday after- noon of each month. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. OFFICERS. j President—Fred. Heath. Vice-President—J. C. Terry. : Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover. Regular M eetings—Second and fou rth Wednes- day of each month. : Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, June 9. MONTHLY MEETING Of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical So- ciety—-Interesting Paper. The regular monthly meeting of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, which was held at Tue TRADESMAN office on the evening of the 3d, was fairly well at- tended. Chas. E. Westlake applied for member- ship in the Society and John D. Muir was elected to membership. The amendment to the constitution pre- sented at the last meeting providing that five members and the presiding officers shall constitue a quorum for the transation of business was adopted. Dr. H. E. Locher then read a paper on the subject of ‘* Drugs Subject to Deteriora- tion and the Best Methods of Preserving Same,” as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society: In making a few remarks upon this all-im- portant subject for druggists, I fully realize my unfitness for this work, knowing that we have members in this Society who are more able to cope with the question and have had many more years of experience, yet as the task has been alloted to me, you will permit me to make a few observations up- on the deterioration of some drugs handled by pharmacists and their best method of preservation. In studying a question of this kind, we are confronted with many problems, among which I would mention the variety of opinions advanced as to the action and effect of light and temperature on some drugs and the amount of impurities in a given drug and the character of the im- purity present, all of which enter largely into the consideration of the question. The chemical action of light we find an im- portant factor in causing deterioration and sometimes total destruction of certain drugs. In a series of experiments upon the relative rapidity and extent of the changes produced by the action of light and to test their rela- tive stability and the influence of the pres- ence of organic compounds in promoting changes, chlorine water, bromine water and alcoholic solution of iodine were exposed to light in glass vessels of similar shape, while another set of specimens were preserved in the dark under otherwise identical condi- tions. When exposed to light, chlorine water underwent change from six to twelve times more rapidly than bromine water, and alcoholic tincture of iodine was about one thousand times more resistant to light than chlorine water. A solution of iodine in dilute aleohol was very stable and showed no change at the determination of the com- parative experiments. Chlorine and bro- mine water changed gradually in the dark, also, the former more rapidly than the lat- In the presence of citrie or tartaric the alteration of both chlorine water nine water was accelerated, but to r degree in the light. In the case of ere is no doubt in my mind but on of light promotes changes precipitation. This is more taining chlo- . n Loose con’ may precipitate to some extent the active principle of the tincture. Assuming that the tineture has been carefully prepared with proper menstrum, there is no reason why the majority at least of tinctures should not be kept for any reasonable length of time without their strength being impaired. To accomplish this, however, the following conditions must be observed: (1) They must be kept in bottles tightly stoppered, prefer- ably with good well-fitting corks. (2) They must be stored at an even temperature. Sudden changes in the temperature affect the solvent power of the menstrua. Upon exposure to cold precipitation takes place and the precepitate is not again dissolved. In a warm temperature the alcohol of the menstrua in bottles partly filled volatilizes, and though again condensed results in changing the solvent power, thus inducing precipitation. ‘The same may be said as re- gards fluid extracts, though druggists as a rule keep those preparations in the original container as put up by the manufacturer. The cause of gelatinization of fiuid ex- tracts, notably Geranium Senega and other roots of which our President spoke at the last meeting, is probably due to the small amount’ of pectin compounds that are known to exist in them, the other constitu- ents, poligalin, sometimes called polygalic acid, resin, sugar, fixed oils, ete., have nothing whatever to do with the gelatiniza- tion which oceurs and the removal or de- struction of pectic acid and its compounds will effectually prevent gelatinization. There are two methods by which it may readily be done. When any watery liquid containing pectin compounds is heated to the boiling point there is a gelatinization as in the case of fruit juices which when heated, with sugar, to the boiling point and cooled, be- come quite solid as the various fruit jellies. In this the solidifying is due to these pectin compounds. I would recommend the applica- tion of heat before filteration in preparing the various syrups or tinctures likely to gelatinize, but as the present ideas are that the application of heat to fluid extracts should be avoided on account of partially destroying the remedial virtues of some parts of the drug such a process can hardly be acceptable. The other method of preventing gelatini- zation might perhaps be more applicable, which consists in destroying the acid char- acter of the pectin compounds by combin- ing them with ammonia or some other alkali. When gelatinization has ever oc- curred in either fluid extract or syrup, the mass may be readily rendered fluid by the addition of a few drops of water of ammo- nia very cautiously added, so that excess may be avoided. Based on this fact, we frequently see formulas for elixirs in which the water of ammonia (or other alkali) is one of the ingredients employed. As a preservation for cantharides and other drugs, such as dandelion root, I would recommend placing a piece of gum camphaqr in the drawer or container in which it is kept. The spanish fly is a beatle and not a fly, as its name would naturally imply. In its natural state it feeds on the leaves of Sambucus Ebulus and other trees. They are in turn infested with a_ parasite, of which we find one to be allied to the com- mon house moth. The other is the acarina, the lowest order of spiders. They are con- sidered the most destructive of insects, as they attack drugs of all kinds. The eggs of this insect can be effectually killed by exposing the drug in a closed bottle to the temperature of boiling water, care being taken not to expose the drug directly. Be- ing as they are so exceedingly small, they are commonly passed unobserved until per- chance they are noticed by the destruction of some article stored away from which some may not have been used. Another class of drugs I would call your attention to that are liable to deterioration is the medicinal oils, foremost of which are olive oil and cod liver oil. With these [ have found considerable trouble in their liability to become rancid. To guard against this I think that it is a good plan to always keep the bottle or other container perfectly clean, rinsing them out with a solution of bi- carb of soda and water or ammonia and af- terwards soap and water. It is well to keep that part of the stock not in direct use 1n a cool place, as I think all oils will keep ina better state of preservation if that method is observed. In conclusion I would say that time is the greatest destroyer of all things and there- fore ordinary prudence would dictate that we buy no larger supplies of drugs liable to deterioration than we can dispose of in a rea- sonable length of time. Another thought in connection with this matter is the question of proprietary semi- patent and trade mark goods. The pharm- acist of to-day frequently finds himself in a position so very humiliating to his profes- sional pride, skill and knowledge that it be- hooves us to make some effort to free our- selves from this octopus of ready made goods. We find Dr. A. insists that goods of such and such a manufacturing chemist be used in his preparation, while Dr. B. be- lieves the goods from another house are much better and will insist upon their use. To combat this evil the druggists of Brook- lyn and New York published a set of formu- las for the preparation of wnoflicinal elixirs and syrups not found in the United States Pharmacopeia. The favor which some of the ready-made preparations of manufactur- ing chemists have found with the medical profession during the past fifteen years, has induced many manufacturers of elixirs, syrups and emulsions to vie with each oth- er in the introduction of new combinations or to imitate each other’s products as soon as the latter had acquired a ready sale. Quite commonly each manufacturer claims for his product the distinction of superiority of manufacture and purity of materials. The physician will be liberally supplied with samples of these preparations and. he, in turn, will prescribe them, each in turn, as their relative merits will appear to him, which, of course, will create a demand. The pharmacist is compelled to provide himself with separate packages of each maker’s prep- arations, a vast amount of which is left on shelves after one or two calls, and in a few years’ time the result is that the pharmacist will find a large accumulation of drugs rep- resenting a good investment. As the prepa- rations deteriorate more or less rapidly and when superceded by other competitors their popularity subsides and their sun for- ever sets. The consequence is that they represent a dead loss. The remedy in this case is simply this: If you have some nice preparation—and what pharmacists of many years’ experience has not?—don’t hide your light under a bushel, but call on your phy- sicians with it and remember that even a stone will wear away by constant dripping of water. A general effort of this kind will undoubtedly be of great benefit and, if per- sisted in must necessarily drive many of the ready-made goods out of the market. If you once convince the physicians of. your ability to prepare these compounds as skill- fully as those placed in the market by Jones, Smith, Jenkins, Brown & Co., half the battle will be won. Trusting wy few remarks will stimulate a spirit of investigation from which we may all profit, I close. Referring to the paper, Dr. Locher said he experienced the greatest difficulty with trade-mark goods. There are so many of them, and each man who introduces a new article is so positive that his is the best, that considerable loss invariably ensues. Especially is this the case with emulsions, the number which have been entirely super- ceded proving a source of no small less. President Wurzburg spoke of the annoy- ‘ance resulting from the introduction of new elixirs. A few years ago a certain physi- cian requested his house to buy a line of elixirs introduced by an Eastern manufac- turer. He did as requested, but the physi- cian forgot the matter and more than half the goods spoiled. John E. Peck thought the agents of the manufacturing houses were not to blame as much as some of the medical journals, which cause trouble by publishing statements of wonderful cures effected by new reme- dies. W. L. White said that his employer ex- perienced the greatest difficulty with emul- sions. There are at least twenty different kinds on the market, each of which sells fairly well until superceded by later intro- duction. On motion of Isaac Watts, Secretary Es- cott was instructed to communicate with Congressman Comstock, requesting him to favor the voting of an appropriation for $25,000 for the purpose of encouraging the cultivation of foreign medicinal plants in this country. The following communication was re- ceived from the National Retail Druggists’ Association and laid on the table until the next meeting: At the meeting of the New York State Pharmaceutical Association, held at Sara- toga Springs, in June, 1885, a plan for the re-organization of the National Retail Drug- gists’ Association with delegates from the different State organizations, met with so much favor that resolutions with that end in view, were passed and submitted to the Executive Committee of the National or- ganization, by whom they were submitted to the Association at the recent meeting in Pittsburg. The plan being approved, the following resolutions (substantially) were adopted with a view of carrying out the pro- visions should it secure the endorsement of the State Association: Resolved—That a committee of three, to be known as the Committee on Organization, be appointed. Resolved—That we recommend to all Pharmaceutical and Trade Associations in the States and Territories and District of Columbia, the proposition of forming and conducting the affairs of the National Asso- ciation on the basis of delegations, com- posed of retail druggists from the District of Columbia, and each State and Territory, whose duty it shall be to present for debate and action all questions that affect pharma- cists and druggists throughout the Union, from a legal, commercial or professional standpoint. , Resolved—That such delegates shall be elected annually by each State Association, receiving instructions from, acting under the same, and reporting to their several As- sociations at its next anuual meeting, or sarlier if deemed necessary, a written re- port of the transactions of said meetings, the same to be printed in the annual State proceedings. Resolved—That the Nominating Commit- tee be composed of one member from each Association represented. Resolved—That to insure representation the expenses of said delegates should be paid out of the treasury of the State Associ- ations. Resolyecd—That it shall be the duty of the President, and this committee to bring these resolutions to the notice of the different As- sociations, making efforts to induce them to co-operate with this Association to complete an organization upon the aforementioned plan. In pursuance with the above resolutions the undersigned committee were appointed and we respectfully request you to present them to your Association, for consideration, and invite an early reply to the following propositions: First.—Does your Association endorse the plan, as outlined in the above resolutions? Second.—Will your Association pay the necessary pro rata tax, to carry the plan in- to effect? Third.—Can you suggest any improve- ment or additions to the same? Respectfully, Epwarp A. SAYRE, Pres. P. S.—The above has been endorsed by all State associations meeting thus far this year—Rhode Island, Connecticut and Iowa. Also by the King’s County Pharmaceutical Society. —_———>-o->_-—- The Drug Market. Business is good, but collections are a lit- tle slack. The decline in quinine seems to have been arrested and there is every prob- ability of an advance. Opium is dull. Cit- ric acid has advanced. The excitement in cubeb berries has subsided, although they are still very firm. Carbolie acid is tending higher. ———————-o > Third Meeting for Examination Purposes. Geo. W. McDonald, senior member of the State Board of Pharmacy, writes THE TRADESMAN that the next meeting of the Board for the examination of applicants for registration will be held at Detroit, begin- ning on Tuesday, July 6. —_—___— 2 <> Twenty-Six is the Number. From the Denver Ketail Grocer. The State of Michigan has already twen- ty-five associations, and several towns on the verge of organizing. Brother Stowe is laboring faithfully for the cause. ——__— 9 The Detroit Pharmaceutical Society has elected officers as follows: President, A. F. Parker; First Vice-President, Frank Inglis; Second Vice-President, J. C. Mueller; Sec- retary and Treasurer, A. W. Allen; Assist- ant Secretary, H. McRae. After election the Society sat down to a spread of refresh- ments. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT, Advanced—Citrie acid. ACIDS. OER, IO Be oars waka cas ones 9 Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)...... 30 BPE cic ec wk bee cdeeeucasee 35 eh acu ac bsph os wacemness 7 Muriatic 18 deg..............-.-+6+ 3 PETC te OOM sg ss ncaksecesenes on OM ee cc acuss ceencesy Sulphuric 66 deg..............2.605 3 Tartaric powdered.............-+- 50 Benzoic, English............. 8 Oz Benzotc, German....... ...+e.eeee 12 IG ie sa ee cans ta an se eeca’ 12 AMMONTA. CBPOOROTO: onic sc cee n esas ses Bb 12 Muriate (Powd. 22¢)............00+- Aqua l6 deg or Bf... .......-..00-- 3 Aqua 18 deg or 4f............52-0ee 4 BALSAMS. COpaibar ...... cece cece esececcceecs ted Mc l ca neal spied a ene eben neanaeeees as ui bea enb one e an eees MG ce aa iu Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20¢)........ Cinchona, yellow...........-.-+6 FE, ROLORE. . 5 ne oc onc s cece des ereees Elm, ground, pure.............++++ Elm, powdered, pure............-+ Sassafras, Of root...........---+00- Wild Cherry, select..............++ Bayberry powdered...........-.-- Hemlock powdered...........-+++- PEO og Bin cancer cwnn se sccneowenne Soap ground. . .......-..eeeeeeees BERRIES. Cubeb prime (Powd 1 30c)........ TUDIDOP oo ooo oc cece sc cnns ss escees . Or AGN oe occ ae cons adecsaasee EXTRACTS. Licorice (10 and 25 ib boxes, 25¢)... Licorice, powdered, pure..... i. Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 Ib doxes). Logwood, 1s (25 Ib boxes)........-- Lgowood, %s do Logwood, 4s do Logwood, ass’d do Fluid Extracts—25 #@ cent. off list. FLOWERS. AOR oe acess cece eee ienntes Chamomile, Roman.............+- Chamomile, German...........+.- GUMS. Aloes, Barbadoes..........-++-0+5 Aloes, Cape (Powd 20¢).........+++ Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60c)....... PPATODING 6 ooo oc cece ence eens ns cee Arabic, powdered select.......... Arabie, Ist picked seca es Arabic,2d picked...........++-++++ Arabic, 3d picked..........6..+e06- Arabic, sifted sorts...............- Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... BT occas nce ea cn ea ceee eens ss WOOT BOL 5 ooo c cn ce cet anne neees ss Catechu. Is (% 14c, 4S 16c)...... . yea powdered..........-. Galbanum strained..............-- GamMbOge...... 2... cccsccesecesccers Guaiac, prime (Powd 45c)......... Kino [Powdered, 30¢]...........++- EG ogc os bean sneunse Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... Opium, pure (Powd $4 50).......... Shellac, Campbell’s............---- Shellac, English................+.- Shellac, native..............seeeees Shellac bleached...........-..-+4+- TPVODBGADED 2... 2... soe ene ne ne ns 30 HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES Hoarhound ..........- cee iae a e esas Rg as igs sk ca anes sn ae eee Peppermint........-. cece cece eee ceeee PO cece daca sccw eh eccesanue Spearmint ........ 6. cece cece eee reece Sweet Majoram..........-..22ee ee eeee NTS ca os chee wn cece esc e ens s at ce ee PGA os i ce aw sk cae cance san nee ae Wormwood .............-.-. IRON. Citrate and Quinine............... Solution mur., for tinctures...... Sulphate, pure crystal............ CO a ccc aa da ceenen ees ee PROSDNALE ... 2... cece ec ee ee cece nse LEAVES. Buchu, short (Powd 25¢)..........+ 13 Sage, Italian, bulk (4s & 48, 12c)... Senna, Alex, natural.............. Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled.. Senna, powdered............-+-+- Ceri CITT OL. «a cccs cee setenaes MO A cas cas nse ce ceceae aes PEGE on oe oo a oh a oe co ca inns EE ES MO gos cc beeen aw cn cease as WROD POG es ca. che bans ae rea ges LIQUORS. W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky .2 Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......... 1 Whisky, other brands............. 1 COUT OO FOTN 6g ov ss cence ccenseseess GT PROUT. oon oe ok oe os non cw coe e's WON occ vigs oh pec ncdontanecaes Catawpa WINK... ........-weor> «> Port Wines....... mccy pay ceae uke ae MAGNESIA. Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 02Z........ Carbonate, Jenning’s, 202Z......... Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.... BOONE ei a a jaan ncn Can en ans OILS. AMMONG, SWEGE. oa5 os ce cccnecccasens Amber, rectified................4-- Anise...... Bay ® 02.... pee Bergamont...........-.-. Ce a erica ince a cans cannes snaone MT ODUIG cones cc sccccscecdesntesesas WNT sk acc bale ceeeanns dene Cedar, commercial (Pure 75c)..... CPO OUR oon on coco cc cacnencaces OO OR oo kn, ice ccd as ab as been og Liver, N.2.... - .--+- -8 gal Cod Liver, best......... a kee Cod Liver, H & Co.’s, 16 Cubebs, P. & FEPIMOTON 2.2... cc cccesccnencescecces Fireweed...... 2... ecseee ence ee erees Geranium $ 02Z........6....eeeeeee Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. JUMNIPEL WOO... .. 2... 6. ccceeececees Juniper bervries.............eeeeees Lavender flowers, French......... Lavender garden do Lavender spike do Lemon, new CYrop..........e.eeeeee Lemon, Sanderson’s............+.. TO DOTAGE 55 occ o oe cack tn en as ss CO, PRIMI ois ck tne eda sn ness Olive, “Sublime Italian _.......... Origanum, red flowers, French... Origanum, No.1 Pennyroyal ...... 2... eee ee ce esenes Peppermint, white................ 3 TROBE BF OZ... oo ok once anes ce edn neanes Rosemary, French (Flowers $1 50) PERI, BA nes ce ca nea cues ence sae cede ve cases Sandal Wood, German............ Sandal Wood, W. I EN ws ce ca scniesndanencendee Spearmint. . ET acces cnnds dees casein etes 4 Tar (DY @81 G00)... .. cn eeccceseces 1 WINTOreTOeD .. 6... cece ce snccssees Wormwood, No. 1(Pure $4.00)..... WGPEGEE, fo sono ies na cs ae cn eeecass POTASSIUM. PRGTOWMBUC. « cou cs ene ok cae oe 8 bb Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... Chlorate, eryst (Powd 238¢)......... Jodide, cryst. and gran. bulk..... Prussiate yellow..........ceceecees ROOTS. POE ig oi oo bs eo hae on een AVEBOR, OU, bcos nas 5 o> Arrow, St. Vincent’s............ ae Arrow, Taylor’s, in 4s and ¥s.... Blood (Powd 18C).......... 2000 eee ‘ Calamus, — tases aeneuer Calamus, German white, peeled.. Elecampane, powdered Gentian (Powd 15c).............+4- Ginger, African (Powd lfc)........ Ginger, Jamaica bleached........ Golden Seal (Powd 25c)............ Hellebore, white, powdered....... Tpecac, Rio, powdered............ ‘ Jalap, powdered...............ee0s Licorice, select (Powd 15)...... .. Licorice, extra select.............. PU BEG cs vioknncccc: sabacan ee ceee Rhei, from select to choice....... 1 Rhei, powdered E. I : Rhei, choice cut cubes........... Rhei, ee cut fingers..... wanes 13 or - t Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... Sarsaparilla, Mexican............. 10 ll €8 © G8 GHOHOSSSO8 @ 15 25 30 30 @1 00 eeeeee eeeeee he aes 25 4 00 20 DO OS CO et SSss Ls go So me dS do SRASSRSESSSES iw 2 © OPS Mtoe i 90@ RRO RSSSARES ~- mor oo 99 RES 8 SSEERRSES BSSERSSSESES Squills, white (Powd 35c).......... Valerian, English (Powd 30c)...... Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢c)... SEEDS. Anise, Italian (Powd 20¢)........., Bird, mixed in b packages....... Canary, Smyrna..........0.. pk Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c). Cardamon, Aleppee..............- Cardamon, Malabar................ Celery Coriander, vest English........... Fennel 3%@ 4@ 7 @ 44@ Flax, pure grd (bbl 3%)............ Foenugreek, powdered............ PGR, TEVIGIIGD joe kos hon oe ca esas Mustard, white Black 10c)........ MO ai ica ie ccncadeages PEO, PON sock coos cps aeaees ses WT, FUG oaks cc ccc ae : SPONGES. Florida sheevs’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50 Nassau do do 2 00 Velvet Ex* do Extra Ye do Grass do Hard ’ for slate use........... Yellow Reef, do MISCELLANEOUS. Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) @ gal.... Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. Anodyne Hoffman’s............... Arsenic, Donovan’s solution...... Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........ Annatto 1B rolls.................. RN es aki ches ce cdc sadaees 8 b Alum, ground (Powd 9¢c).......... APTIBEEO, DYING... oo oo ncn ccccccasce Antimony, powdered, com’l... .. Arsenic, white, powdered......... pe ee Bay Rum, imported, best......... Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. Balm Gilead Buds................. POUAG, TOMER. 6 ooo cc ca ce ec cccca: os BO VOB. oa oo ov sce cence ness % Bismuth, sub nitrate.............. Blue Pill (Powd 70e)............... Pe FE iio ese bela ccs seca Borax, refined (Powd Ille)..... ... Cantharides, Russian powdered.. Capsicum Pods, African.......... Capsicum Pods, Atrican pow’d... Capsicum Pods, Bombay do... Carmine, No. 40 COBRIAr NOR. ooo oo oo cok cs cn en se Calomel, American........ Chalk, prepared drop..... Chalk, precipitate English........ Chalk, red fingers................- Chalk, white lump............. oe Chloroform, Squibb’s............. Colocynth apples.................. Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. Chloral do do __eryst... Chloral do Scherin’s do ... Chloral do do crusts.. OO ia nec oe dca cc eenece Cinchonidia, P. & W...... gs la anas Cinchonidia, other brands......... Cloves (POWG 25C).........ccccecces Cochineal ........... Cocoa Butter....... Copperas (by bbl 1e)............... Corrosive Sublimate............... Corks, X and XX—40 off list...... Cream Tartar, pure powdered..... Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 i box.. WO as da co oe bas eh cecaas CUGDOGR, DEHNG. . ...0.500 55 cece cscs Cuttle Fish Bone................0.. ON oc en an be cn cacecs eee Dover's POWdGrSs.... 2... 0.00 cccsce Dragon’s Blood Mass.............. Ergot Syuibb's.. Rac isak aks uceee 6 @ 24@ 3 @ 4%@ 6 @ 00 @ FEGHOP BGUIDIS. «0.005 cee ce cen oes Emery, Turkish, all No.’s......... Epsom Salts (bbl. 12¢).............. ee Ether, sulphuric, U.S. P.......... a <. Grains Paradise..............ce00. Gelatine, Cooper’s................. Gelatine, French .......... ....... 45 @ Glassware, flint, 70 & 10, by box 60 & 10 less Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis.... COIS, CA MCE. 6 once oo cc ence ees ce se MO, WTO, coco ce inne seas dese aes i GIVOCGTING, MUTE... .. oc. 6405s ccs censs BIODG 368 ANG MB... 0. coos cc ce cence TOGOTONIG BH OA. 6 vo cece ecco ese nes PN cas sac aue ue dace ne Uae Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... 3 @ Insect Powder, H., P. & Co,, boxes @1 Iodine, resublimed................ 4 Isinglass, American............... 1 OOM occ ica cb ac beaweccaccudacs London Purple....... ROE, OCU oi oa va ce nccecsancecss Lime, chloride, (%s 2s 10¢ & 4s 11¢) I i icc iv acct caas es cadences DOO ooo ck cess deh vaccctceus a isco ee inks ce es ncceans Madder, best Dutech.............. Manna, 8. F reer De ued boob debe a ees acauuc orphia, sulph., P.& W...... Z Musk, Ghatea. H., P. & ace MOGS, TOOIONIG ... .. ...0 ce cscecese 8 Ib FU a oo ons vn ca cece aeseas Mustard, Eng@tieh...............:.. Mustard, grocer’s, 10 i cans...... I yc ek oe na sdceccnaan - TI FO Bion on co ec cc wins ances OS CO a ee Ointment. Mercurial, ¥d.......... OO icc ck nec ccn cases Pepper, Black Berry.............. Wis hance once neseue Pitch, True Burgundy............. EE Guinin Sulph, P. & W........ Ib 02 16 @ 25@ 8 @l 2 —- SatnuSS rc suisse o On ~ wet 17 6 70 60 MAING, GOFTIOM.. ......ccccaccees ed Precipitate............... @ b SORAt TRUVEO. . 00.0 cc ccncavescns Strychnia, Cryst... ........ccccccsees Silver Nitrate, cryst............... 74 Satfron, American................. Wt Cc ceca s ewes Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. Sal Nitre, medium cryst.......... Sal Rochelle..............6. Fee OGG. ooo vee ccee seas oo ds ac dee an es PN ks ca ack clea cokes: csc eeds Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch....... Soda Ash [by keg 3c] de Ee RE ne Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... Soap, White Castile................ Soap, Green do Soap, M ofled Ok, Soap, iui iskesccs ee 2 ee Girite THTere, 4 Fw 65s oon in cece acs Sugar Milk powdered.............. BOM Ue, TOWLE... 6 os ocean cccedeeces SE, FO dik ah inns ccencnceess POGOe PETOOUID oo cops cas snssccssacss Tar, N. C. Pine, % gal. cans $ doz Tar, do quarts in tin....... Tar, do pintsintin......... Turpentine, Venice........... Ib Wax, White, S. & F. brand........ MA, TU, ova ions aces ceceeaaes OILs. 44@ WAG WTO. 5 bio cc nk cece cc se cnstne eS Eg a RA Me cies aencccadedsanees Linseed, pure r FANGOEG, DOLCE 27 oe 5 oc nce cccccccces Neat’s Foot, winter strained Spirits Turpentine................00s VARNISHES. MO, 1 Tue CORGB isc en case cs ce cess cess 1 10@1 20 ok ss ens acc cases ...-1 60@1 70 COMET TROT ans casi cen ces acne csnnes 2 75@3 00 No. 1 Turp Furniture.................. 1 00@1 10 Weten Turk DOGMA, . oo... ce. ccc censuses 1 55@1 60 Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.............. 70@ 75 PAINTS Red Venetian... ..........0.0. Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... Putty, commercial ............ Putty, strictly pure............ Vermilicn, prime American.. Vermilion, English............ Green, Peninsular............. Lead, red strictly pure..... .. Lead, white, strictly pure..... Whiting, white Spanish.. : Whiting, Gilders’.............. White, Paris American........ Whiting Paris English cliff.. Pioneer Prepared F aints..... Swiss Villa Preparer Paints.. OILS, ILLUMINATING. COM UE TN occ acwecnne vacuerekean 115 Michigan Test...... ....cccceccsccecceeeeees 10's LUBRICATING, Capitol Cylinder. ............ eee se ee eer eees 36 Model Cylinder...........ccecceeeceeeeees ne Shield Cylinder.............cecccececcsseeees 26% Eldorado Engine............c. cece cence eee Peerless Machinery. Challenge Machinery..............+++ PAPO io vinn ccc ta cecacoaneess “ ‘ Black. Summer, West Virginia.... oni Black, 259 to 30° ...........- wecaeedere vessel Black, 15° C. T.. Zero ......-. aeee AABL TINE & PERKINS DAU Ub, WHOLESALE Druggists! 42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, gr, 93 and 95 Louis Street. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF Drug, Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, aul Druggist’ Simries MANUFACTURERS OF Hlegant Pharmacentica Prepare: tious, Hud Extracts ald Elixirs olf, Patton & Co. and John L. h iting, Manufacturers of Fine Paint and Var- nish Brushes. THE CELEBRATED Pioneer Prepared Paints. ALSO FOR THE Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu- facturers of Hair, Shoe snd Horse Brushes. WE ARE SOLE OWNERS OF Weatherly’s Michisan Catarrh Core Which is positively the best Remedy of the kind on the market. We desire particular aitention of those about purchasing outfits for new stores to the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACIL- ITIES for meeting the wants of this class of buyers WITHOUT DELAY and in the most approved and acceptable manner known to the drug trade. Our special ef- forts in this direction have received from hundreds or our customers the most satis- fying recommendations. Wine and Liguor Department We give our special and personal atten- tion to the selection of choice goods for the DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit the high praise accorded to us for so satis- factorily supplying the wants of our custom- ers with PURE GOODS in this depart- ment. WeCONTROL and are the ONLY AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of the celebrated WITHERS DADE & C0,’S Henderson Co., Ky., Sour Mash and Old-Fashioned Hand-Made, Copper- Distilled WHISKY S. We not only offer these goods to be ex- celled by NOOTHER KNOWN BRAND in the market, but superior in all respects to most that are exposed to sale. We GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis- faction and where this brand of goods has been once introduced the future trade has been assured. We are also owners of the Drnggiss Favorite Rye, Which continues to have so many favor- ites among druggists who have sold these goods fora very long time. Buy our Gils, Brandies & Fine Wines. We call your attention to the adjoining list of market quotations which we aim to make as complete and perfect as possible. For special quantities and quotations on such articles as do not appear on the list, such as Patent Medicines, Etc., we invite your correspondence. Mail orders always receive our special and personal attention. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. \ The Michigan Tradesina A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. E, A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors, Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. Telephone No. 95, {Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids as Second-class Matter.) "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1886, CHECK RAISING. Some Clever Jobs Which Almost Defy Detection. ‘** Judging from the amount of it going on all over the country, eheck raising has got to be a fine art,” said one of Pinkerton’s de- tectives the other day. ‘‘There seems to be a regular epidemic of it. 1t is putting forgery to the blush entirely. To see how neatly and scientifically the rascals do their work, too, is a seven days’ wonder. With- out doing the slightest preceptible damage to the paper, they appear to be competent to remove any kind of ink and leave the pa- per in as good a condition as new, so far as writing on it is concerned. Not only do these check raisers manipulate the writing on a check with great skill, but they suc- cessfully obliterate the stamped figures. Even those figures cut clean out of the pa- per are not a sure protection against the check raiser’s skill. A draft with the original perforated figures filled in with papier-mache was shown to me recently. The alteration had evidently been made and then the paper pressed, dried and colored like the original margin. The very scroli work of the engraver had been reproduced, and then numbers identical in character with the original ones stamped out. The draft was raised by this means from $17 to $2,780.45. It required a very strong glass to detect the work, and the crooks had un- doubtedly spent much time and great skill in perfecting it. Even when detected by the glass the draft only presented a blurred and somewhat discolored appearance, and to any one but an expert would have passed as genuine.” The Color Test for Oleo. The perfect, quick and easy test for the adulteration of butter with oleomargarine and’ butterine has not been found yet. It is not long since Dr. Taylor, of Washington, announced the discovery of such a test, in a peculiar appearance presented by genuine butter, when viewed by polarized light un- der the microscope; this appearance was that of a cross in form like that on which St. Andrew was said to have been crucified, and called by that name. But Professor Weber, of Ohio, has shown that either oleo- margarine or butterine treated as it would be if made up into imitation butter exhibits the same St. Andrew’s cross when viewed in like manner under the microscope. Thereupon Dr. Taylor has described anoth- er microscopic test; when pure butter is viewed under the microscope by polorized light passing through a selenite plate, the whole field of view is colored uniformly yel- low, red, green or blue, according to the color transmitted by the plate; but oleo- margarine or any of its guilty associates gives a field like Joseph’s coat, of many colors; and he claims to have been able to detect by this means an adulteration to the extent of only one part lard to ninety-nine of butter. But, as this play of colors can be shown also by genuine butter under cer- tain circumstances, even this test cannot be depended upon. It may yet be shown, possibly, that a butter which does not show the play colors is assuredly pure; but it may not always follow that if the play of nla does appear the butter is adulterated. How- ever, even if thus limited in its application, a test so easily and quickly made might be put to useful work for the cause of honest butter. —~—>-o--<— Woman the Boss Traveler. “Tf you want proof that a woman is more cautious than a man,” said a drummer, ‘ust keep your eyes open while traveling. A woman never forgets to start for a train so early that she will have forty minutes to wait. She never forgets to ask her husband or male escort if her trunks are checked. She never forgets to pause with one foot on the car-step and one hand on the hand- rail to inquire if she is on the right train. She never forgets to ask the conductor if she has to change cars before reaching her destination, and if she is sure to make a connection, and if the train stops at the place she wants to get off. She never loses a ticket or a train check, never drops her hat out of the window, never permits her- self to go to sleep within 100 miles of her destination for fear that she may ride by, | * never fails to get a whole seat for herself and another for her luggage, never walks from one car to another unless the train is standing still, and never gets up from her seat to leave a train without turning to look and see if she has forgotten anything. Tl bet on a woman for traveling, every time.” | - —--9--2- Dr. Hasslin recommends that potassium | iodide be administered in artificial carbonic acid water as an iodine of potassium min- eral water, a convenient strength being about one or two grams of the salt to the average mineral water bottle. The French Senate offers a prize of 50,000 frances to any chemist who shall discover the best practical method for making researches with the view of sores, the toxic prin-> ciples and Scaling His Prices. During the second year of the war, a gro- cer in an Ohio town sealed his prices by the reports from the front. One day a defeat would cut the price of butter four cents, the next day a victory would raise the price of eggs a penny a dozen, and victory or defeat was certain to hit even the jar of nutmegs on the top shelf. One day a farmer who had some butter to sell entered the store and asked the going price. “Pm paying sixteen cents to-day,” was the answer. ‘“‘But only two days ago you paid twen- ty.” ‘*Yes, but you see Pope has been defeated since that, and there is a back action.” The farmer sold out and wanted most of his pay in sugar, and the grocer remarked, as he made ready to weigh it: ‘Sugar has advanced one cent a pound since Monday.” ‘How is that?” ‘Because the rebels got licked in Tennes- see.” The old man sat down on a nail keg, and after thinking it all over he looked up and said: ‘““My friend, if a federal defeat cheapens what you buy, and a rebel victory enhances the value of what you sell, what a hell of a fix you would be in if there should happen to be a drawn battle.” et 8 Smoke the celebrated ‘‘American Field.” Fox & Bradford, sole agents. Putnam & Brooks are handling large quantities of oranges and lemons. Orders for car lots or less given prompt attention. ‘Silver King” coffee is all the rage. One silver present given with every 1 pound package. TIME TABLES. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives, PE oie ies sone aoe 9:00am 4:30pm +Day Express..... ...12:335pm 9:25pm *Night Ex POSS... .- 6.25. 10:40pm 5:45am Muskegon Express......... 4:20 . m 11:20am *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on ail night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful at- tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 1:00 p. m., and through coach on9:15 a. m. and 10:40 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. ROROOPOBR, oc 5 isbcoeestae sce 4:20pm 7:30pm BURTIIORS 32... case ge ese 8:00am 10:50am = trains arrive and depart from Union De- The Northernterminus of this Division is at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’! Pass. Agent. J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette. Going West. Going East. (30 p m........ Houghton....... ... 8:30am 3:00 pm, D..... Marquette ........ A, 1:00pm 2:05 pm,A..... Marquette......... D, 1:40 pm 10:40 8 m........ ONE ss eases, 4:50 pm 7345 8M... ss, St. T@NACe...........+ 8:15pm 6:15 Ran eke Mackinaw City....... § 9:30 . m 5:00 pm........ Grand Rapids Cc 10:30 am "Express trains Nos. 1 and 2 make close con- nections at Mackinac City with Michigan Cen- traland G. KR. & I. R. R. Connections also made at St. Ignace with steamers of the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company and al! lake steamers. At Marquette with the Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad, for all Lake Superior points. A. WATSON, Gen. Supt., Marquette, Mich. E. W. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Marquette. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. (KALAMAZOO DIVISION.) Lea ae Ex. an “N. Zz; <2: -.. Mail. Mail. =e ro p.m. a.m. 4:40 7:50 Dp..Grand Rapids.. ae 9: :50 Ph "1B S258 U207...... Allegan .;...2..25.; 32 5: 58 6:55 10:05...... Kalamazoo......... rs £30 5:00 9:50 31:40...... White Pigeon...... 5:50 3:30 a.m. p.m. p.m. am. €-45 5:30..;..-Twledo..........5025 11:15 10:40 8:20 9:30...... Cleveland .......... 6:40 6:80 p.m. a.m. am. p.m. 2:40 3:30...... Bumalo 25 3. ces. a * 11:55 a.m.‘ p.m. a.m. 5:40 8:00...... Chicago ........ Lv A 30 8:50 A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at1 p. m., carrying passengers as far as Allegan. All trains daily except Sunday. . W. MCKENNEY, General Agent. Grand Rapids & Indiana. GOING NORTH. Arriveg Leaves Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 9:20 pm Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 9:30 am 11:30 a m Ft. Wayne& Mackinac Ex 4:10pm 5:05pm G’d Rapids & Tray. City Ac. 7:00 a m GOING SOUTH. G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 7:15am Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex. §:05pm 5:30pm Mackinac & Ft. WayreEx..10:30am 11:45am Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac.10:30 p m All trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS. North—Train leaving at 5:05 o’clock p. m. has Sleeping and Chair Cars for Petoskey and Mackinac. Train leaving at 11:30 a. m. has combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw ity. South—Train leaving at 5:30 p.m. bas Wood- ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati. Cc. L. Lockwoop, id Pass. Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukoe. GOING EAST. Arrives. Leaves. +Steamboat Express. ..... 6:20am 6:25am *Through Mail............. 10:40am 10:50am +Evening Express......... 3:40pm 3:50pm *Limited Express.......... 6:25 > m 6:30pm +Mixed, with coach........ 11:00am GOING WEST. ons Express......... 1:5pm 1:10pm *Through Mail............ 5:00pm 5:10pm +Bteamboat Express....... 10:40pm 10:45pm _ ON hie dai os doco ece us 7:45 am ight Express...........:. 5:l0am 5:35am aily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Mancchaees taking the 6:25 a. m. Express make close connections at Owosso for Lansing and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:00 a. m. the following morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner Car and local Sleeping Car Detroit tc Grand Rapids. D. PoTrer, City Pass. Agent. GzO. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager, Chicago. Michigan Central. DEPART. Detroit Express....;............s00000 6:15am ROO PERNONE: oo ooo ok cosas wes sces tens 1:10 9m *Atlantic Express................s.000 10:10 pm POE oo os hn hohe Sen ts cs thas nce 6:50 a m ARRIVE. *Pacific EXpress..............scseeess0 6:00 am NN a os he ec doe tes 3:00 p m Grand Rapids Express................ 10:15 p = MIKGG oosce sins 5:15 *Daily. All others daily except Sun ae Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Ex- press trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day ee! and Grand | abies Express to and from irect connections made at Detroit with all h trains East over M.&. i Re enete: Beem ee eee ere nea seneee J. T. BELL & Co., Saginaw Valley Fruit House And COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits. case onstewuxrs sonerme, BASt NagiNAW, Mich. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. P. STEKRTER & SON, JOBBERS IN . DRY GOODS, AND NOTIONS, S883 Monroe St.. AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers § ‘A S f lalty. American and Stark A Bags } clalt Wall Paper Window Shades At MManufacturers’ Prices. SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY. House and Store Shades Made to Order. 68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. Nelson Bros. & Co. JENNINGS’ Hlavoring Hxtracts! MANUFACTURED BY JHNNINGS & SMITH, Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co., GRAND RAPIDS, . MICH. eae 0m WATER + FREE p DIRECTIONS We have cooked the corn in this can TIT =e sutticiently. Should be Thoroughly Wey 7 Warmed (not cooked) adding piece ot [7% Good Butter (size of hen’s egg) and gill of fresh mil referable to water.) Season to suit when onthe table. None s genuine unless bearing the signature of N Wal(rchey tingly. aS CHILLICOTHE ILL. “EN aT THIS EN® Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with signature and stamp on each can. Amos $, Musselman 2 Go. Successors to Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, W holesale Grocers. AGENTS FOR MUSSELMAN’ S GORKE ne AND RUM CIGARS, t and most attr tis gnats on she seit, BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS, Importers and Wholesale Grocers. Scie Agents for “Jolly Tar” Plug Tobacco. Daniel Scotten & Co.’s “HIAWATHA” Plug Tobacco. Lautz. Bros. & Co.'s SOAPS. Niagara STARCH. Dwinell, Howard & Co.’s Reval Mocha and Java. Royal Java. Golden Santos. Thompson & Taylor Spice Co.’s “Mag- nolia” Package Coffee. SOLE PROPRIETORS “JOLIGY TIMm”’ Fine Cut Dark and sweet, with plug flavor, the best goods on the market. In addition to a full line of staple groceries, we are the only house in Michigan which carries a complete assortment of fancy groceries and table delicacies. Mail orders are especially solicited, which invariably secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment. Satisfaction guaranteed. 25, 27 and 29 Tonia Stand 51, 53, 55, 57 and 59 Island Sts Grand Rapids, Mich. PUTNAM & BROOKS Wholesale Manufacturers of PURE CANDY! ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS, FIGS, DATES, WM. SHARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. ABSOLUTE SPICES Manufactured Only by TELFER & BROL 46 Ottawa St. Warranted to be Pure Goods. 7 a , The Michioan Tradesman. ® A Typewriter Manipulator Who is ‘On the Make.” “Ves,” said a young lady who operated a typewriter at a leading mercantile estab- lishment, ‘‘I am one of the oldest hands in the business, and I used to wonder, as I saw the turn things were taking, how long it would be before I would suffer from the de- moralization of my calling. The trouble eame, but I turned it to profit. My employ- er saw the same danger in the business that 1 did, and began to lose respect for me and for himself, so that after keeping me at work here in the office late at night for sev- eral nights he suddenly kissed me. I sprang to my feet and faced him. ‘I have expected this,’ said I, ‘and I have been prepared. You can now take your choice of explain- ing your conduct to my brother or paying my $12 a week down for a year in advance, with a written apology and a promise to re- spect yourself and treat me with the utmost respect as long as I remain here.’ He was thoroughly frightened and ashamed and obeyed my command. I had been getting $8 before that. He treated me with frigid respect, and turned over all his business with me to his chief clerk. The chief clerk, in turn, caught the general infection, and one evening made love to me. The next day I notified the merchant that I had been affronted and demanded the chief clerk’s dismissal. His reply was: ‘Miss Jenks, I cannot discharge him, but I will protect you. Your salary is now $15 a week. Stop a moment, please.’ He then rang the bell, called to the chief clerk and said: ***You have forgotten yourself, sir, and the character I bear. You must apologize to Miss Jenks or leave my employ. After that you can arrange in my presence wheth- er Miss Jenks shall call you to an account- ing with her brother or whether the mat- ter shall be buried and forgotten.’ ‘The chief clerk ate humble-pie as you never saw aman in your life, and I prom- ised not to speak to my brother, so that all now goes swimmingly, and I am wearing silk every day instead of Sundays. The best joke of itis that the only brother I ever had died when I was a baby, and I am all alone in the city, without a relative nearer than Kentucky.” ————~_>-* > Maxims for Merchants. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. How much fretting might be prevented by a thorough conviction that there can be no such thing as an unmixed good. Dr. Johnson says, ‘‘man is a clubbable ani mal;” therefore he inclines to association, hence business and social partnerships. ‘“*The good merchant,” says Fuller, ‘‘is one who, by his trading, claspeth the islands to the continent, and one country to another.” There is no single profession which calls into exercise a greater variety and volume of general knowledge than that of the mer- chant. The great cardinal powers of business, as they may be called, are strength, ingenuity, good address and strong nervous power or enterprise. Without honor commerce must stop at every step to prepare her writings, and sus- picion, like a heavy armor, would impede the march of enterprise. Envy not the merehant who, while accu- mulating his thousands, increasing his pros- perity, forgets those who have borne the heat of the battle with him. An eminent European merchant has given it as his opinion that a man in any business should never extend his business to more than three times the amount of his capital. Three things are indispensable in order to make a merchant of speculative tendencies successful—patience, courage and capital, and for the guidance of these, judgment. No man can hope to accumulate any con- siderable wealth who is not truly economi- eal, for economy is the foundation stone up- on which all honestly-inade fortunes are erected. —> 9 Renovating Rancid Butter. , The New York Sun is responsible for the stat up in New Hampton, Orange eounty, N. Y., a newly-established firm is doing an extensive and thriving business in taking butter of all degrees of rancidity and im- purity and subjecting it to a patented pro- cess, invented and owned by the firm, by which it is made over and afterwards placed on the market as new, sweet butter. The rancid stock is purchased in New York City and in Western markets and costs the concern an average of 10 centsa pound. At the renovating works it is placed in large vats and surrounded by boiling water. When the buiter is heated to the right degree all the impurities rise to the surface of the melted compoand. They are skimmed off, and the remaining liquid but- ter is run from the vats to a big circular churn. There milk and cream are added, and the ingredients are churned until the whole are thoroughly mixed and the new milk and cream have been formed into but- ter. The fresh butter is a small proportion of the whole, but it seems to be sufficient to leaven the lump, so that when it is treated with butter coloring and salt it is turned out as an apparently prime product of Or- ange county. The dairy inspectors did not seem to re- gard this manufacturing of new style butter as objectionable. —_— A San Francisco bank is running a cor ner on jute bags, and has 25,000,000 on hand. ‘The farmers will have to pay 3 cents L, M. CARY. Fire . L. L. LOVERIDGE. CARY & LOVERIDCE, GENERAL DEALERS IN and Burglar Proof SAFES Combination and Time Locks, 1] Tonia Street, = - Grand Rapids, Mich. LYON sT., - CURTISS, DUNTON & GO., per om Wool Twine, Binders’ Twine, Tarred Felt, Tarred Board, Building Board, Etc. GRAND RAPIDS. SPRING WHOLESALE CARPETS, ETc... Grand Rapids, & COMPANY, DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, MATTINGS, OIL, CLOTHS EPS. 6 and 8 Monroe Strest, Michigan. ae. OF Li. SMOKING TOBACCO, Manufactured by’ the National K. of L. Co-operative Tohacco Co, RALEIGH, N. C. Arthur Meigs & Co, CRAND RAPIDS, MICH., Wholesale agents for the STATE OF' MICHIGAN. This is the only authorized K. of L. Smoking Tobacco on the market. The stock of this corporation is all owned by the K. of L. Assemblies in the U. S., and every member will not only buy it himself, but do his utmost to make it popular. Dealers will therefore see the advisability of putting’ it in stock at once. We will fill orders for any quan- tity at following prices, usual terms: 202,46: 402,44: 802,43: 1602.42, Wholesale Grocers, 77, 79, 81 and 83 Sonth Division St, Grand Rapids, Mich. | GO TO Puitam & Brooks FOR “ above present prices. THE BEST IN THE MARKET. re 92.84.86 & 6H SUUTH WATER STREET CHIGAGO. | One .Pound Full Weight. See Quotations in Price-Current. __ Dry Goods. _| The following quotations are given to show relative values, but they may be considered, to some extent, ‘outside prices,” and are not as low as buyers of reasonable quantities can, in most instances, obtain them at. It will pay every merchant to make frequent visits to market, not only in respect to prices, but to keep posted on the ever-changing styles and fashions, many of which are never shown “on the road.”’ WIDE BROWN COTTONS. Androscoggin, 9-4..17 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 19 Androscoggin, 7-4. .18% Pepperell, BeGscs +28 eee es ale = faa ta = puke as - a epperell, 8-4...... 5 eauot, §4........008 Pepperell, O4......34 (Poeauot, O4...< 6155.08 CHECKS. Economy, 02....... Park Mills, No. me Park Mills, No. 50..10 | Prodigy, 0z......... 8% Park Mills, No. 60..11 (Otis Apron......... 8% Park Mills, No. 70..12 Otis Furniture..... 8% Park Mills, No. 80..138 | York, 1 0z.......... 9% Park Mills, No. #0..14 York, AA, extra 02.12% OSNABURGS. hata Plain. laid. POS oii... is 6%/ Alabama. ......... 6% GOOraete .. 2.05. cas 814; Augusta ........... 6% WROPONN oo nas vce S Georgia ............ 6% Kentucky ......... 8% Louisiana .......... 6% WME ici deecesens 8% MROMOCD 5 5 canne canes 6% PE cca cncasccss iM” BLEACHED COTTONS. Avondale, 36...... 8%4|Gilded Age......... 7% Art cambrics, 36... 9% Greene,G 4-4 . 5% Androscoggin, 4-4.. 74) Hill, 4-4............. ™ Androscoggin, 5-4..12%/| Hill, 7-8............. 6% eS ee ee 54%|Hope, 4-4........... 6% Ballou, 5-4.......... 6 |King Phillip cam- Boott, O. 4-4........ Sl brid, 44...... ccecs p Boott, E.5-5....... 7 |Linwood, 44....... 7% Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9%|Lonsdale, 4-4....... 7% Boott, R. 3-4....... 5%iLonsdale cambric.10%4 Blackstone, AA 4-4. 644| Langdon, GB, 4-4... 8% Chapman, X, 4-4.... 544/Langdon, 46........ ll Conway, 4-4... . .. 6%/Masonville, 4-4..... % Cabot, 4-4......... . 6%|New York Mill, 44.10% Cabot, T-8........... 6 |New Jersey, 4-4.... 8 Canoe, 3-4.........-. 4 |Pocasset, P.M.C.. 7% Domestic, 36....... 744\Pride of the West..10% Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 814, Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74 Bravo, 44.......-;- 8 (|Slaterville, 7-8...... 6% Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 7%4| Woodbury, 4-4...... 5% Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 6% Whitinsville, 4-4... Fruit of the Loom, Whitinsville, 7-8.... 6 eambric, 4-4...... 11 |Wamsutta, 44...... 9% Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 64%4' Williamsville, 36... 8% Gold Medal, 7-8..... 5ye SILESIAS. MONOID ic cc casees 174%! Masonville 8.......11 TA A oi dc ceases ll ‘Lonsdale ........... 9% OE so cc cdnsceee 10 |Lonsdale A......... 14 PAIOOOE, «4 docs cece TS LVIOCORY Oi. 6ccccs: 5% Blackburn ......... S | VIGGONG J... .oceccess 6% VON asi cececcccas MA FVIOUORY Bho occsccacs BY ANE cic accccass TA VIOee Fiasco cass 10% Pacomia .........-.- We Pcie A... <-+ > A Capital Undertaking. From the Traverse City Herald. At a meeting of the Business Men’s Asso- ciation last Tuesday evening, the matter was considered of setting apart a day early in July fora holiday, asking all to close their respective places of business for the entire day, giving employers and em- ployees an occasion for a day of rec- reation, inasmuch as no celebration of the Fourth was anticipated. The action met with approval; a committee was appointed to ask for cessation of business on that day, date to be named hereafter, to recommend a place and plan for entertainment, and re- port one week from that evening at the rooms of the Business Men’s Association. An excursion by boat to some point was talked of among other things, and other suggestions to the committee will be consid- ered before a definite plan is adopted. The committee named is J. W. Hilton, C. E. Lockwood, and J. Wilhelm. ——_-o <—— Why is the Wayland cheese better than any other? Because the maker does not use a whey tank, but a cistern. Putnam & Brooks are headquarters for fi.e-works and fire-crackers. Early pur- chases advised. ‘“‘Permenti the only Reliable Com- 1? See m Justified After Four Years’ Waiting. Just before Christmas, 1881, Pier & Wag- ley transferred their general stock at Cross Village to Hough & Wagley. Up to the time of the alleged sale, the former firm had made heavy purehases, laying in a much larger stock than was customary at that time of the year. Although owing nearly $6,000 in the aggregate, they made no explanation of their actions to their cred- itors, although their attorney, A. J. South- ard, of Harbor Springs, wrote one or two Chicago creditors to the effect that the sale was made on his advise for the purpose of keeping off the creditors and postponing payments. Inasmuch as the purchasers of the stock were relatives of the former own- ers, one being a brother of Wagley and the other a brother-in-law of Pier, and as no record could be found of any monetary con- sideration in the transaction, the then wholesale grocery firm of I. M. Clark & Co. —now Clark, Jewell & Co.—attached the stock on the ground that the sale was fraud- wlent and removed it to Harbor Springs. Judgment was subsequently obtained against the parties for the amount of the firm’s claim, about $2,000, when the stock was levied upon and sold in satisfaction of the judgment. Hough & Wagley thereupon sued the sheriff and two deputies for the value of the stock and damages. The suit was brought in the Emmet County Circuit and was contested by I. M. Clark & Co., who had furnished indemnifying bonds to the sheriff. The case was tried at Harbor Springs in the summer of 1882, resulting in a disagreement of the jury. It was tried a second time the following sunmer, with the same result. The third trial occurred in the summer of 1885, resulting in a verdict for the plaintiffs for $2,500 and costs. The de- fendants appealed to the Supreme Court, which set aside the judgment and ordered the plaintiffs to give security for costs be- fore proceeding with a new trial. “This the plaintiffs failed to do, in consequence of which the litigation came to an end last week by the final dismission of the case by the Emmet Circuit Court. One of the peculiarities of the matter was that the defense offered no evidence, but was compelled to prove its case by the tes- timony of the witnesses on the other side. Another peculiar phase was the determina- tion of the prosecution that a relative of the sueing parties should serve on the jury in the case, indeed it is understood that a rela- tive by marriage did manage to elude the vigilance of the lawyers for the defense and influence the jury on one of the trials. Taken as a whole the litigation involves several interesting features and the result is significant, in the light of the many dis- honest ‘‘sell-outs” which have occurred of late. —_—___—~<2- Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. MuskEGOoNn, June 5, 1886. Editor Michigan Tradesman: DEAR Sm—The regular meeting of the M. D. C. A. was held at the Arlington on the 26th ult., and was fairly well attended, all the members being present excepting four. O. A. Lloyd was appointed critic for the evening. A paper on ‘‘Acids” was carefully prepared and well presented by Mr. Miller. Mr. LaFevre also read a well prepared paper on *‘ Alkalies.” ‘The two subjects being so nearly allied, formed a very interesting topic for discussion. L. OF Terry and O. A. Lloyd were appointed to prepare papers on ‘‘ Inorganic Acids” and ** Alkaloids,” respectively, the same to be presented four weeks from date. After dis- cussing the papers read, the critic’s report was heard, and the meeting adjourned. The next meeting falls on Wednesday, June 9. Yours Respectfully, L. B. GLOVER, Sec. > - Status of the Peppermint Crop. Graham Roys, who has returned from a trip through the peppermint district, states that the prospects for the season’s crop are exceedingly favorable. The high price rul- ing during the past year has stimulated in- creased plantings, in consequence of which the acreage is larger this year than ever be- fore. The first hoeing, which is now near- ly completed, reveals a heavy growth, and unless the crop receives some unforseen in- jury, the output of oil will be larger this year than ever before. Mr. Roys states that there is a general disposition on the part of the growers to hold the oil and not sell in ad- vance to speculators, as has been the rule for several seasons. ——-9- <> Kindly Remembered. Boston, June 5, 1886. FE. E. Stowe, Editor Michigan Tradesman: DEAR Srr—On behalf of the committee on the annual pic-nie of the Boston Retail Grocers’ Association, I respectfully tender to you, and through you to the presidents of the several Grocers’ Associations in the State of Michigan, an invitation to be pres- ent at our Annual Pic-nic, on Thursday, June 17. Please inform me at the earliest possible date, if you can favor us with your pres- ence, and how large a delegation will ac- company you. Awaiting an early reply, I remain, for the Committee, Very truly yours, J.C. M’Creapy, Secretary. __ OO The Grocery Market. The volume of business is larger than for the corresponding period for the past three years and collections are considerably above the average for the first week in June. Sugars are a trifle lower than a week ago, but are firm at present quotations and are likely to go higher before the end of the week. Oranges are getting scarce. Lemons are in good request and prices are firm. Banan- as are plenty, good and cheap. Candy is in active demand and prices are steady. Nuts Peanuts are active and best CS ees WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. : DRIED FRUI'TS--DOMESTIC. SHORTS. ae ee a. asseorrtnresyes @ 25 Our LOGdOr.. .5.0-%... 16|Hiawatha..... 99 : | rries, pitted, 50 Ib boxes........... 2 | Mayfiower 25 Yongress........ 23 ; These prices are for cash buyers, who pay! Egg pea. ee hone. $ 20 mae arg (wy eae A ni = promptly and buy in full packages. BOT ee RE ee @ 15| Mule Ear............123|\Dark .................20 AXLE GREASE. pence ane 50 1 boxes....... @ 28 ae eee gh Challence.......... iPavenm ... .... 2 y| Peaches, Michigan...........+..-.+++++ G@I2Z% | JAPAN OTrdiNALy.... 0... cceccccccccee oes ISQZ obaccos Frazer's. ae 90 Paragon 25 I pails 00 | Raspberries, 50 Ib boxes.........-.-... @ 23 | Japan tair to good... 25Gb 30 ° ian & 60|\Fraziers, 25 1b pails.1 951 DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN, RIN. os cis cic caddis vueaccs UE ss@4s ae WO yc lnuenn @ 21| Japan dust......2000.0.000... IIIS as@go Se j i b OREPIIG is si nn dae racks eres deepens @ 7 OR ccc vances 3050 . BAKING POWDER. bE BNR onc 5 cle sc ceks theses ceodes Me WA OR I soos oc ccs ccccbdes cuca nancenseel 35@50 TRADE IN | ON Arctie, F cans, 6 doz. case...........0.0.: rr Orange Feel. susnaasatiesrencssiaasnees ‘. Oe NE oo occa cuckcecleascasdncec ees. 33G.55@6C ee ee las: 75, Prunes, French, 608..............2.000 24%G TN ceo cies a "253 “ 1 ‘“ ” oe Prunes, ‘french, 80s ee to ee eee - Gi MM BN tees: DAB) BEINGS Murmeg. csc lcci: 8@ 4 | Lorillara’s American Gentleme 2 AD + 5 bad 1 6“ oy ce “2 a0 Raisins, Dehesia we deed dsweeea-cenesenea @3 25 _ : Maccoboy erst @ 5a AQ Silver Spoon, 50 Cans...........00.2002 eee 10 00} Raisins, London Layers............... @2 75 | Gail & Ax’ “ ar ee @ 44 Victorian, 1 tb cans, (tall,) 2 doz..... ...... 2 00| Raisins, California “ ............++- @2 40 . MN chic cass nian sis @ 35 Team, PUNE. oo. osc ac es sknae con0s-s- 15; Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............. @2 00 | Railroad Mills Seotch................. @ 45 Raisins, Ondaras, 28s... ........ ..... Gu tioeok |... .. at BLUING. a > , We oo ia oh ks akan on en cceccduecdca @1 30 5 Dry, No.2 pies “ ee ae aude cpas es ntsue caus. @ 9% VINEGAR ; 'y» Reece nett ecm cnn ere rene ees . “0 aisins, PROT oes Glade cuenekes @10% : rr 50 ¢ The largest amount of good tobacco for the Dry, NO. 8.. 2.0... e cece eee ence ene n ees doz. 45 | Raisins, Imperials....................- @3 | White Wine “T _ ee BAN Bios xs ess ysnenecene ses doz. 35 MATCHES. ale 3 0 least money. eS Ee doz. 65 | Grand Haven, No. 8, square..............-: ‘Ot iiatnnamcte. ” AIctiG 402.0... 0. cece eee eee e eee ee ee ® gross 3 50; Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro........... 1 20 | Bath Brick imported iy a % 7h EXTRA GOOD ATOLICB OF..........cecees sone cecenseses anes i 20| Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor............. 1 i do eee... ~2 AND EXTRA GOO oe ] ‘ American........ f Arctic 16 02........ 1. eee e ee ee ee eee eee ences 12 00| Grand Haven, No. 300, purlor.............. On Wine ON... so. ccc... 1 0 EIN &3 OUTS — a 1 pepper DOX.... ee ee eee eee eee es 2 . Grane aren, MO. 7 FOUN... coc case 1 50 me ees sieckuks 1 30 eas eon ananenes RO oe Gos cc cde otis ns pe anavass 1 00 | Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 7% Mem baci rcr cess one 4 00| Oshkosh, No. 8 150 | Cr ark andteb cana. ars \ is osh, OM cued e cy de wise co kau aa van t eam Tartar 5 and 10 i cans 15@25 : = ais | an BROOMS. RM luc se da dwanease ne enssance Witenes teas . @L a : i : . re tsesescee setae cesses anes 3, Star........ bacdk beset eusye css. @12% These goods are all UN ION MADE, and | No.2Hurl.......... ‘thins Gon... 3 00 Richardson's BAO, © BOURIG eke secs ccndss 1 00 | Candles, Hotel..................eeeees @l4 ' : : : No. 1 Hurl 3 25\Common Whisk 90 Richardson’sN0.9 =O ......... +2. 2-00: 1 50 | Extract Coffee, V. C.......... @30 each box is duly stamped with the Union| no’ aGarpet........2 50/Faney Whisk......1 00| Richardson's No. 7%, OM oe 1 00 do DOU ks seas Gass 1 25 Label, No scan work goes from this fac- to. Carpet... a 3 75 | Richar son’s No. as We vane ade de 1 50 om. ree Pay ae Waceesuacec dace @25 ; as ae 4A SSES. a ’ 2 a 35 tory. Every employee is a Union man and 3 CANNED FISH. i Black Strap Wwe ead wan ak cede e cts wanse es cans BOGONT | GUNG, BOKUCO, 0. o.oo 5 cess esesccnccncace 30033 Clams, 1D, Little Neck.............0s...+ 1 35 Cuba Baking... ....-.2.cceeesse ees eneeesaes 25@28 | Hominy, # bbl............ @3 50 aK. of L. Clams, 2 Little Neck .-....0.. UENIZ 00 | Porto Rico... poe liteesesensensnseees 24@30 | Jelly, in 30 paiis.....00022202 222 @ 4% SG : ai ak cade a am Chowder, 3D...........---65 eee eee 215 WIOAME, BOOK... 2.6.0 see cet ence eens SE | OUI TMI oo sisascecscscccscccces 235. ; If your jobber don’t sell it, your order di- | Gove Oysters, 1 b standards.......... 95@1 00 | New Orleans, choice..... 6.20.20... sees. 4450 | Peas, Green Bush... 2222.02" Ne rect will be filled promptly at prices quoted, Cave Oysters, ¢ i standards............. 1 Oe er art nasecseesn seas GnGNS | Fess, Split Fropared...... ee : t : obsters, ROT ae de ieee en 75 7 DDIS. «Cc eXtra, Owen, Oe. 5. ..0556+es Q3 and delivered to your railroad depot free of | Lobsters, 2 ® pionic a digi ea cece 2 50 OATMEAL. Powder, % Keg Base oi - freight Tohaters, 1B Gar... .... 6c ccc ccsccnessees 29 | Steel CUL..-. eee. 5 00 Rolled Oats, Acme.5 75 | Sage ........ aided insadeed nas G 18 : Eien, © AUNT os oss vans see sees cada ene 3 00 oan rae bbl....2 oe an Rae ee wie 5 Mackerel, 1% fresh standards............ 110 ats........4 75|Quaker, 48 Ibs......2 25 SANDY, FRUITS AN TS Bull Dog Tobacco W orks, Mackerel, 5 fresh standards............ 425 | Rolled Oats, 4bbi.-3 06/Quaker, 60 tbs...--. 2 85 et een Sey Ee Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 I........... 3 60 Rolled Oats, cases.3 25|Quaker bbls........ 6 25 Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: Covineton, Ky. | Mackerel,3 tbin Mustard..............+++. 3.09 | RolledOats,Shields’S 25 deeatebhine Mackerel, 3 ib soused............--.000s0e: 3 00 : PICKLES. ee a TOR s rec cscnsesnccces IMM & Salmon, 1 Columbia river........... 1 45@1 50 Medium vette ae eee eect er se ese e ee eeeees 4 d0@4 %5 a on do s6 eee as *@ uy Salmon, 2 to Columbia river............++- 233 |, Y% DALTEIS «2.26... eevee ee eee —_—a | 36 setavs @10 Sardines, domestic %48......--....0+see05: F@B_ | SMALL... 0. eee ee eee ee eee ee eee eee eens @5 00 | Roval. 25 b pails MIXED Sardines, domestic %48..............00005 12 PIPES. oyal, “5 D pails..........ccceeeeeeeeee @O Sardines, Mustard 48...............0ee00 12 | Imported Clay 3 gross..............64- 2 25@3 00 | Royal, 200 D bbis.............. ee cece ee @ 8% Sardines, imported 4S............2+0e++ 14 eee. pe me = 216, 3 gross..... .. @2 25 ee ar REROR SP Nt = na Shans ihe: @l0 ‘ } mported Clay, No. 216, 244 gross...... @1 95 | Bxtra, 2 Ds cones ne stencasiaans %9% srout, 5® augnn hein leona 400 | American T. D........ Ot, 0 90 panes Crease, 28 2 TAIL crizig NNE 8. RICE. fut loaf, 26 ® cnses.................... @Iav Apples, 3 ) standards ..............6. 0200: 7% | Choice Carolina.....6%\Java ........... Broken, 25 ® pails.....................10 Glog Po cc gallons. standards...........- » 00@2 20! Prime Carolina..... 54 Patna ...............5% | Broken, 200 bbis.................. ae 9 Blackberries. standards............-.2+++: 110 | Good Carolina......6 |Rangoon....... 54@54 FANCY—IN 5 lb BOXES. ay ‘ Cherries, red standard............++2++++: 9 | Good Louisiana..... 5 |Broken. .....34@3% | Lemon Drops.................. @13 MPAWISODR oor soc eae ke wees 1.00 SALERATUS. Pt ks ai os cp escces sane cdes @l4 Egg Plums, standards ...........++-+ 20@1 25| DeLand’s pure...... 5%|Dwight’s bac | POMPONMEINE Drop... . oo... ...ccceees @lt Green Gages, standards 2 Ib........-. 1 20@1 25| Church’s ...........544 Sea —_... on SE oe soc secs sc ch ceca 15 — oo eh ee eee sete : = Taylor’s G. M in i os 54 —_~ Ger, ween cs 544 a fee Drops O46 Oe ce ehecccenceses 18 Peaches, standards............-.--es ee eeee 5 144¢ less in 5 box lots. x1 PO snk he ae dc ce cn can cen e 10 Peaches, SeCONGS.............csseereceeees 1 25 SALT. ae... lll CU Pineapples, standards.............. 6. sees: 160 | 60 Pocket, FF Dairy................-; 2 95 | A B Licorice Drops.. i Ce Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced... .........- OO tO Nee ice cae ees cases 2 15 | Lozenges, plain...................... te 15 Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated...... .....2 75 | 1003 pockets..................-.20++ Oe I, FON ono clack osc ceces 16 TOGUCCS eee cis sams henna 125 | Saginaw or Manistee.................. Be III hb ech nis ones on enednnsnssenaeai 15 Raspberries, extra..........-.... 1 20@1 ¢ PO cose eek ands MM PU sia da send ceased ce sescesenscan cs 15 BEPRWEOTEICR . 2.6... concen ccentesses 1 10@1 2% Mandard Cossse i, _ 1a ao my aaa da yah 660 44h ceanadaceaes 13@14 shton, E i airy 3 we ER 3a) CANNED FRUTTS—CALIFORNIA. Ashton, MeL ae ee ee | nnn. a Lusk’s. Mariposa.| Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 7) | Hand Made Creams.................... .-18@19 sone 2 2 2 00| American, dairy, % bu. bags.......... 25 0 OS ee 17 L Me PUNE osc oss ca gavin ns shen’ 210 ® Of) ROCK, DUSHOGIS........ 02.60. o fee cee. og | Decorated Creams....... ........... 20 ‘ ps PROB ak 210 1 80| Warsaw, Dairy, bu. Hage... ck. 45 aoe aon ‘ 5: Gb ance 0446 aeeedadcaace : p a 14 Grogn Gages........-.-.-. 05545 2 10 2 00 . Oe ecaaas 25 urnt AlMONGS.... 2... 2.2.0... eee ee 20@22 IMPROVED eo caiiscsencce: 2 50 * 220 SAUCES Wintergreen Berries........... .. .... “3 Goines ee 2 50 ee, Te OU licen @2 00 L Pha wig so BULK. PE ik as acedsuaaenses 2 35 2 25| Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 70 | Lozenges, plain in pails............... 12 @12% CANNED VEGETABLES. pepper Sauce, green Se ioc a iuaueaseds @ 80 panenaee, plain in bbls. bade cs Gees uae ll @UY% - a se epper Sauce, red large ring......... @I 25 | + enges, printed in pails............. @13 sparagus, Oyster Bay.......--.-..+see0+ Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 50 | Lozenges, printed in bbis............. Oa Beans, Lima, standard.......... a. 80 | Catsup, Tomato, pints............ @ 80 Chocolate Drops, in pails..... 12%@13 Beans, Stringless, Erie.............-+++++ 9 | Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. @1 20 | Gum Drops in pails......... 2. oe Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked..........---. 165 | Halford Sauce, pints.............-.-.. @3 30 | Gum Drops, in bbls...0000 III 5 @ 5% Corn, _—- “Glee See heauen case vounee 1 D Halford Sauce, % pints.... ........... @2 20 es Drone, in i=. Odes aes al @10 Ska aus Ceeu aan cence a s " } PE Be TP ond oh chan ccucccce 9% : eee isis ee elauwe- age anes 1 S Weer Deetees 1% 3.96 Napkin th — rons Mh PSUS, ... 2.5 cs. on” OE eS ee ee ¢ Apel Pond ts pe aed cee leet yt 2 | Imperials, in pails oo ae oe a New Process, 3 Ib..3 85 Towel ve Seetete” ben fae Teen eo eeees 1244@13 aos ica oh evsnsens cn aens 1 00 +3 1D..d 55 Towel .............. 4 %5 | Imperials in bbls 2a ; “ Acme, bars... 375 White Marseilles..5 6 per FEE EN... oe cccsscesass . U%4G@R i chun ca avnwen canned 1G (so hese snes 3 75 White Marseilles..5 60 ‘RUITS by This Baking Powder makes the WHUTEST | Peas, Marrofat, standard, Erie.....-....-. 150 Sees: 3 22 White Cotton Oil..5 60 | Bananas a 2 (0@3 0 LIGHTEST and most HEALTHFUL Biscuits | Peas ..............-.005 secreeceeeenereeees ee ee es 955 3 30 | Oranges, Callfornia, fancy....12... @B 00 Cakes, Bread,ete. TRY I'l and be convinced | Peas, Fink, Dwyer & Co... 26. 0 asses oe 75 Bie Fi ot ie i 3 = Blue Danube. senes « 2 95 | Oranges, California, aie. os w Prepared only by the Pumpkin, 3 Golden.............0.00+ +05 75 Nickel e Center...3 oo Family....2 60 | Oranges, Jamaica, bbls............ -* , es Succotash, standard..............0+e0e05 an i Sxeetobeleagamaeteradiaed dete aha 3 35 | Oranges, Florida..............0000000 Arctic Manu acturig Co., Se .100 i SPICES. Oranges, Valencia, cases. ........... a eek unas Tomatoes, standard brands........... 1 15@1 20} ,, Ground. ieee Whole. Oranges, Messina.... oo. GRA APUDS, MICH, CHEESE OBOE desc ss 54 6@25|Pepper ........... @18 | Oranges, Naples ee CHEESE. i an ; BES, NAPICS.... 6... cee eee cy . i ” : _| Alispice ..........12@15| Alispice.......... 8@10 Lemons, choice.......... ea on x Michigan full cream...............++- 10 @10%| Cinnamon... 18@30 Cassia “tt |i emees. Coney... ge Half skim..............+: oigeueess © MS GE 5.55. 15@25 Nutmegs, No. 1. ee rr cee tease see rseseceseas -+- 6 25@6 50 Skin - =a LOVES ......5- ...15@25 Nutmegs, No.1.. @é60 | Lemons, California...... @7 00 OO ok nck ae oe we vn ade csle sn oe dns 5 @6 NGOY 1... 6.6 c 5: 16@20 Nutmegs, No.2.. @50 | Figs, layers, new, ®D................. L2Yals CHOCOLATE. ee aan Sica 16@18 | Figs, Bags, 50... el ee Bere 374%4\German Sweet....... ion sinc sian ane “@ud TINE OO noccideessceccsiccansnss OO UIIOS josey 35/ Vienna Sweet ....... 2) : STARCH. Dates, 4 dO dO ...... cee cece eee eee ee @ 5 COCOANUT MEG TOMI ioc ss cndn dun ssnds Wi Oe FI Os ooo os ac see cl anceceasadesaseds a ; rer vow, | Niagara, Laundry............-0..s0 + 34@ 4_ | Dates, + Skin............. 0... eee. Schepps. cake BO og nas cas de ee ce kss ccs @2i%4 EA ES @ 5% Dates, Fard 10 box ® t............. @10 (BS reesreeceeeeeeee cece enee anes Me | NII CONT on ns cecis essences sca @ 6% | Dates, Fard 50 b box ® b.............. 84@ 9 Maltby’s 1 round..........-+++++++ Ge | BOVAl, OER... 22-5. secs ns cscnen eens @ 5% | Dates, Persian 50 bh box ® b.......... @ 8 : assort (Ss ee ri ue hie ore hehe 4 @5 Pine Apples, @ doz................... 2 B@S ee hein ed da gee @28 | Quaker, laundry, 5tIb... ... @4 50 PEANUTS Manhattan, pails.................--ah- @20 AE aaa | Prime Red, raw #@ bb....... us 4 @4% oe ee iain en oT Sean lle ue a ° we Pane HP ao o eee 3 ia dD. UB. ANIEL a mi C : me POG 6 ong sic cease ccsnesecserncsccss i Sa, ae Waa Pp 7 Rio...... steeeeee 9@12 |Rio...... geeeeees i@15 =| Granulated, Standard................. 6 56g 6% | Gooice White, Va.do .............+00.. 5 @5% } Golden Rio......... 12 |Golden Rio......... 16 Confectionery A................ @ 61,4 Fancy HP,. Va do ............ 2.05. 7 @i% : Santos..........++-- 18 |Santos.............. 1 eve rck ues; @ g.. Mo ob ek ava ccc cccec cs 6 @ 6% Maricabo........... 13. |Maricabo........... 17 | No.1, White Extra C.........cc..cl. dK@ 6 7 NUTS. va Ie RTE cr ccsk ven 20@25 jJava.......... AN 1 i rie Occ a Fa. - «1-00 oe eo eeees ls @i6 as sed 0. G. JaVA......065« 2b JO. G. Java.....-.---2h | NOB Cs sceecseeverre cee seeeeseeees BD BY ‘s as Steen eeeneeeeeeeens @l5 g 3 Y. s E& BRO MOCHA ....6.-<44--- oh (MOOne... ....:..--- 25 oe De 54@ 5% | Brazils HARROD ccc cc ca caacucss ¥ @15 CHA AT COFFEES—PACKAGE, Reiki ca cde ages css OG re ai ene @9 7% e : " hestnuts, per bu.... ’ 60 Ibs 100 ths 300 ths SYRUPS NIN, MONI ssc sa sccdacaanecacss ‘ s § Ss. DONO RIAN vo cick scot ssecccee Y@l2 WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF XXXX oo eee eee eee eee 13% 13% 13%| Corn, barrels .............seesee sees 22@%6 _ Barcelona pihiteeiaadijeican 10 al . ‘ Dilworth’s ..........0+seeeee seers 135, 133% Corn, We as hha a wa antennae sess 24@27 | Walnuts, Grenoble................+.-. 14% @l5 Bakin P wil « hy ra | Be eicins s 13% 13% | Corn, t0 gallon kegs.................... MT cca esc gsc, ee Ny Uli, y | Arbuckle’s .....-..seeseereeeeees 13% 13% 13% | Corn, 5 gallon kegs..............-+++++- 1 35 WO es cc, 8 @U Geman ee, 13% 13 Pre SUG er, DOE oe ccc c ce sc cc cceseneces 22@26 6 California ee ee | @l . AND JOBBERS OF WagiOlHe: io Gils css cc eae e ass 135% 13% 13 | Pure Sugar, % bbl...................... 24@28 | Pecans, Texas, H. P................... 9 @13 ; : ee Oe, 21 2) | Pure Sugar 5 gal kews................. @1 50 mo MOM... sce, 8u@ 9 GROCERS SUNDRIES. MEXICAN .... 6... ee eee eee ee eee eee 16 TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PALLS. Cocoanuts, # 100............ ee 5 All orders addressed to the new firm will re- CORDAGE. Our Leader..........33\0ld Time............. 35 ceive prompt attention. 60 foot sue bis i 00 & Soot Getson: ..1 60 Eo se eeee ee eees 60 beng and Capper 35 PROVISIONS. og ae , 72 foot Jute ..... 25 160 foot Cotton....1 75 um Yum.......... a|Sweet Rose.......... 45) The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision C 40 and 42 South Division St., 40 Foot Cotton....1 50 |72 foot Cotton....2 00 Sweet Hose.......... 32, Meigs & Co.’sStunners5 | quote as follows: — GRAND RAPIDS, ~ MICH. * CRACKERS AND cae Goops wat, — We asees BTA PORK IN BARRELS Te : — ce x Oe ee Ouy Time........--- 40| Royal Game.......... 38 ee i SS i. : : ax AAS. 8b Dark AmericanEagle67|Mule Tica c cans 65 ao er ag OW n+ cee weer ee sens 9 75 Kenosha Butter........--+++++: | Wl The Mates............ 62|Fountain............. 14 | tacet' Cat. « NIM sao exnescse ese cesaenanss 11 OO Reyenoir WME..»..-+--s°>- 5 Red Bird.....0000002, 50|Old Congress.... 2... Be ae aan ans ce se esinssses es reanss ne BR ais urh ee sned so e-ter ao State Seale. .......... eee THON. :<,....:, 0 | ectee Seentiy alane, shoe’ Gut. 13 §0 PRTICY BUULOE...-.-s-++1++-+00 % Prairie Flower ...... 65|Blaze Away.......... 35 | Qlear ee rte nee sess tats 12 00 S. Oyster. .......eeeeeeeeee cece 5 Indian Queen........ 60 Hair Lifter....... ...30 ce oe ~~ = CELEK, MOW ... 2+. .eeeeee sees 12 50 PICNIC .... 1. ee eee eee cette ees o PROM DOG, «ioe ess ss *57|Jim Dandy........... 38 ie pip te short CUE... eee eee e cone I 75 Fancy Oyster...........-.++ a Crown Leaf..... .... 66/Our Bird.............28 oe Clear, NAVY... ... 2... .eeeeeeeeeeseeen 12 15 Fancy Soda A 4h _,, | Hiawatha ............ 62 Brother Jonathan.. .28 oo a ~ sg liebe eat - et: 13 00 City Soda... 0... .eee seeerees Ge. 7 Ree 65 Sweet Pippin........ ee ee ee te ietcrense 18 @ ey hohe es Aus 5 May Flower....... 70 Boe ee uecres PU CUE... ene eee eens eee eee 13 00 Macy ikea ses oneal 7 *Delivered. oe | Standard clear, short cut, best... ........ 13 25 es tll Deca ebasas ec cuhee au e i SMOKING Cie Clem, a BOXES. : FTANAMM 2... ce eee ce eter ewer ones < : oS ? TESTES ER ONT CECE HO ERG Ont Maal 6. g | Our Leader..........15/Unit .................30 4 TOON oy ace anenasssias 6 Pretzels, hand-made........... 1% Old MOR ce bern cosas 30) Eight Hours.........24 * ROO oo ace ccc kas 6 MPOUAGIA is ceiecass genes cece 9% en, pe geese ~via ee seseececeeeee. 30 | Short Clears, heavy..............eeee ee. 6% COMI. cues cdcne ses paces ek 15%4| Ruby, cut plug...... 35) BOSS... 2. - se. sees 5 do, medium................+65 6 LOMmOR Cream... ...6...205¢0. 1% 8% Navy Clippings...... 26|Two Nickel.......... 24 WO Bn no os cennecsupeccoeens 6% Frosted Cream..........eceeees giz} Leader ..........----- 15;Duke’s Durham..... 40 SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Ginger Snaps............-2++5- ™% 8% "| era Teek,.:....-.:- 32|Green Corn Cob Pipe 26 | Hams, heavy.........--. eee sce e cece ee ee eee 934 No. 1 Ginger Snaps............ ” Dixie .......---- +6 PRE has sci euaceaas 16 * medium......... Sed veasacddca dues See Emi O BMODE. «oo 5. nese cs cena 12% yes ar.. Spe dei bh) eek Wades ule aies 26 a . og Bes bac o 64 Cancseel cescsas cas 10% Cae (ARES cscs cee ss 8% rthur's noice.....22/Uncle Sam...........28 | Boneless Hams, best........ 2.2... ccc. scenes 10 Lemop Wafers..............+++ 13% | Red Fox............+. 26 Lumberman ......... Oe en Re ee 9 A UIOR 80 ci kee aiid | PHIL... - 42+ --<- 2000 20 Railroad Boy......... Gy OOOO RIOUIICOER, .'. . 5. 5 ons ccc ccccsccuccese 344 Extra Honey Jumbles......... 12% Gold Det. ........65: 26|Mountain Rose....... 18 | Breakfast Bacon.......... NECN Te Frosted Honey Cakes....... 31, | Gold Block........... 30, Home Comfort....... 25 | Dried Beef, extra quality. : “wy oste y Cakes......... 13% oan : : ’ j ask aepcaceccas 1% Cyvesin GEMS. io icd cess esa ues 13% | Seal of G rand Rapids jOld Rip............... 60 | ried Beef, Ham pieces................. 13% Bagleys Gems..............0++ 13% ‘. tee). idan cece —_—_ ot North Caro- Shoulders cured in sweet pickle............ 64 BeOd CORECK. i.e sek ccs ee cee 124 Tramway, OZ......- 40) “ina, 2 OZ........... 48 LARD, S. de ME. OBKOR, ois us® oe 4 Miners and Puddlers.28\Seal of North Caro- TOIGNOON occ sacs aghhceee ous 31 fl cs ae 8h ¢ BL OL INOKUR VARO- — | BIUEUOE a aasesstereeunses seseeeecocecees 6 ij : iain e a, Diesaces thee 24! ae — ib euda cosas 4S | One BE) BN 6g oa cv cwcvcccuccccss bon i 1 SH. PURAPG .. 2... 450ss 20 Seal of North Caro- 50 Round Tins, 100 cases.............. 63, lef} Vy tt iz Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. @65 Old TOM... . oc. e ce eees 18) lina, 8 OZ... 0.2... 405- 45 LARD IN TIN PAILS, ie 4 ff fae i Me cores cetera 3i,@414 | Tom & Jerry......... 24 Seal of North Caro- 20 b Pails, 4 pails in case............... 6% f ifs Au Wee NN so caus ca cccsntunosucies 5@6%4 Joker Ee acti ease guawee 5| lina, 16 oz boxes. ...42 | 3 b Pails, 20 in @ Case... ...... cece ee eee q » a BERTONE oss sca cn ener secnnses es dence: saeee 9@i0| Traveler ..........-.. 35|King Bee, longeut...22 | 5 Pails, 12 in a case. ............... 675 i Herring, round, % bbl................ 2 (0@2 25| Maiden............+-. 25\Sweet Lotus.......... 32 | 10D Pails, 6 in a case ................ cl 6% Herring ,round, 4 bbl.................8&.1 30 Pickwick Club....... AQ Grayling ..........4. 32 BEEF IN BARRELS. a Ss Herring, Holland, bbis.................+- i100 | Nigger Head.........26 Seal Skin............. 80 | Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 8 50 Herring, Holland, kegs.............. 2.045 80@95 | Holland ............+. 22, Red Clover. ......... OE | ORGIES, GRENM, «cis ec cies scene ccceesnsdes 13 00 m Herring, Scaled..............sees cece ee eees 20@22 aap a he iiwe eas ;, eon Luck. Gina ehanes x6 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Hl Mackerel, shore, No. 2, 4 bois... -. oe. ep BO | AN. OF D...... see. 42@46|Honey Dew.......... 25 _ Sausage be chenesodpeacaesesse Geeesen os Hu ‘ “ “WD eT, 8 MMM SAUGATC.. 2.2... cece ce cecn ce ccesccccenes HM < “ iar 60 PLUG. a Tongue Sausage............. wudes thecnacus “ io, OM Wh oe a 3 50 quaker thea as aues as = Et nt woe aissanes a eee MURANO. aoe svc cvaceanaecs sees “ + Ue ee 62 u OG... ese ee ee ee Labor Union........ ‘ S1OOd SAUSAGE... 2.2... cece ceegesceeees “s i ee 55 Hiawatha ............42)5 lendid Ueatascseut 38 I OM. ks toad beds acan sees Ei i, ven on ands ceed sea cbea snes 259 | Jolly Tar.... ....... 32)Old Solder............ Oe I, COIN ooo oiic vse 00 cnc twee dean dnchess Me WS cco se cev chases aves §'06@8 25| Jolly Time.........-- SEMODER --+.+-%+-+ 950+: 4 | Head Cheese.........-. Nekeddvcesaneiad suave On cic eeeces "5 AVOTITE .. 2. eee eee 2|Red Fox..........5..- 42 PIGS’ FEET ‘ i5 : aeiees . i For easy ironing use Electric Lustre” a, A 8 ME OREN 6 oek bv ceca cig andvase 5 8 @ Black Bird... .«.. Jeeeees 32| Big Driv Ore seseceece .40 | In half barrels.......... dann dads bhne dads 38 50 Grek. 2 = Drevered for ee White, No.1, 12 0 kits..............0.00055 80 ire a Let Live.. .32 ovabey Grand Rapids 40 | In quarter barrels.........++:s+s+sseeeeees. : i SOM a ei cuss akes BOVPALIO] << cscs see acsse- Be ee goasfarastwo pounds of ven es, which @ | White, No. 1,10 kits.............e...00-5 i ee nis 4 tarc White, Family, % bbls.................-05+ 2 2% & Nig......----20+: a JSCK BADDEL.....----. 38 FRESH MEATS Ask our Grocer for it HLAVORING EXTRACTS Spear Head.......... 39|Chocolate Cream... .44 # —— es ee 4a| gonn, Mohshard quotes the trade eelling The Electric Lustre Starch Co Jennings’ D, C2 Ohne evens B doz. 1 1 40 Crag Gtk cictexes ‘Spread Baglo........38 Fresh Beet, sides tai td esas dedias 5 @7 . 8 BOD. cece eee ceeees 2 A Gs cece eubes cues ig Five Center...... 33 | Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 8 @9 204 Franklin St., New York. . 8 BOL. ceee seen ee ee eens 2 4 00| Spring Chicken...... 38/Parrot ...............42 | Dressed HOgs..........0.0.seeeerer eres 54@ 5% - - OR) sire nceaca ne ewes 5 00| Eclipse ...........--- GO, Buster 5 ...05 25.55.55. 35 | Mutton, Carcasses...............ceeaes 6 @ 6% . “ No.2 Taper... ..... 1% 150) Moxie... ..........055. 34| Black Prince......... 35 Spring TMi sae cc cnaccesedourees @lL JOHN Cc AUVULIIELD . “NOAM cess eee % 2 75| Black Jack.......... .32| Black Racer......... BEE VOM vas sand csinccsscesscctcassces sons -- 6 @6% % pint, round aa tes 450 7 650| Hiawatha............ MEAD 5. bs ics canoes 39 | Pork Sausage... ........ cc ce seceeccces 7 @i% Whole e ent ” . : w-+ee+9 00 15 00| Musselman’s Corker. 30/Climax ........-..++- 42 | Bologma....... 2... .0- eee eeerer erence ens 6%@ 7 sal Ag ’ BF PARA ves nok sd 8 i= euEkey a givens (sts ROe RS Ue oe 49 2: nue ca sand pine ua scteeRaiacdens u @R GRAND RAPIDS, > = > MIG Mone tene eens Dainty ......... hecen orse Shoe..........86 | Ducks .......... iitasncass tide ofel ashes RAN ! ace ao a htt asec ons ccd 600! *Deliyered. 2c. less in three butt lots. | Turkeys ..........+.+seeeeereree ener ee dB @14 : eee s The Gripsack Brigade. The “kid” traveler for the Hazeitine & Perkins Drug Co. says heis ‘‘getting there” in good shape. E. P. Dana started out Monday on a two months’ trip through Ohio and Indiana for Jennings & Smith. H. B. Carhartt, formerly of the firm of Welling & Carhartt, was in town over Sun- day, the guest of S. A. Welling. Dr. Frank E. Chase 4nd family have gone to Yarmouth Port, Mass., where they will remain during the heated term. Duff Jennings, formerly engaged in gen- eral trade at Sheridan, has gone on the road for the Dingman Soap Co. of Buffalo, N. Y. Leo. A. Caro and wife are visiting with A. F. Peake and family, at Jackson. They will go to Kansas City for a visit w ith friends on the 18th. L. A. Forward, of Alaska, asks THE TRADESMAN to remind the traveling men that his annual dance will occur on July 2 this year and that all the boys are in- vited. , D. G. Kenyon, for eight years general traveling representative for H. S. Robinson & Burtenshaw, of Detroit, has gone on the road for Hatch & Emery, of Chicago, tak- ing the same territory as formerly. W. I. Kendall, of Jackson, put in a couple of days at this market last week. Mr. Kendall represents the Peninsular Noy- elty Co., of Boston, which is composed almost wholly of Grand Rapids capital. The Merchant Traveler is authority for the statement that the next meeting of the Michigan Division, T. P. A., will be held at Kalamazoo, August 28, at which time officers of the division for the ensuing year will be elected. C. S. Kelsey, President of the Michigan Division, T. P. A., was in town a couple of days last week. Mr. Kelsey represents the J. H. Leonard Siik Co., of Northampton, Mass., and carries as fine a line of goods as ever came into the town. Merchant Traveler: We invite the atten- tion of all Michigan wholesale merchants and others, to the fact that the generous do- nations of wine sent to the late banquet of the Michigan Division, T. P. A., were courteously returned. We have no, com- ments to make, but only record the fact. Every Grand Rapids man who wishes to have a voice in the selection of a location for the third annual picnic of the fraternity should attend the meeting at Tue TRADES- MAN office, Saturday evening, June 12, for the purpose of making the preliminary ar- rangements. Two plans have been pro- posed—the renting of one of the landings at Reed’s Lake fora day and the charter- ing of the Barrett for a trip to one of the numerous pic-nic grounds down the river. Either arrangement would undoubtedly be satisfactory to all parties concerned and be productive of all the enjoyment possible within the space of a day’s time. The retail drug trade are hereby warned not to leave Max Mills alone in their stores, as he is a dangerous man when compelled to resort to extreme measures. He went to Spring Lake the other day to assist in re- pairing a yacht in which he is interested, and for the sake of saving a few cents bought an excursion ticket. the railway company require the return ticket to be stamped at the Spring Lake House, but on repairing to the hotel Mills found every door locked. Discovering one window which was not fastened, how- ever, he managed to effect an entrance in that way, when he ransacked the office for the necessary stamp. After a long and tedious search he found the stamp, but dis- covered that the dates had not been changed since last fall. Such a trifling annoyance did not disconcert Mills in the least, how- ever, and he speedily made the necessary changes, stamped his ticket and left the house by the same window through which he entered. eance, except as a caution to Mills’ many friends to keep their money drawers and chicken coops securely locked whenever he happens around their way. Whose Mistake Was It? Communication to Big Rapids Pioneer. In Saturday’s issue of the Pioneer an article appeared regarding the misery and torture experienced by our townsman, Geo. ©. Gardner, who, as the article says, took some mercury instead of morphine pills se- eured at the drug store of Falk & Co. through mistake. Whose mistake was it? How did he get possession of those pills? Mr. Gardner came into the store while the boy who is employed to sweep out, clean lamps, etc., was performing his morn- ing’s work, called for morphine pills, and was told that there were none. He stepped behind the case where they are usually kept, picked out a bottle and said to the boy, ‘‘here they are, put up forty of them,” paid the boy ten cents and went away. He told the boy that I always charged him ten cents for that number, when he knew well he never got them for less than twenty-five cents in his life, and he has bought plenty of them. What object he could have in thus beating me through the boy is more than I can imagine. Certain it is that fif- teen cents is a very small price to pay fora man, when you buy him. The boy not be- ing in the habit of selling these articles, on my appearance at the store, told me about the case, showed me the bottle, and then I saw what he had taken, and made haste to notify him by sending him a telegram in- forming him of his mistake, not mine, and thus averted what might have been a fatal accident had he taken enough of them. Now I will venture to affirm that there is* not a druggist in the city who will willing- | ly hold himself responsible for what a man may take in his absence in order to avoid paying the regular price. Mr. Gard- ner should have been gentlemanly enough to have acknowledged the receipt of my warning, and not afterward try to have in- jured me by giving to the paper a sensation- al article false in the main as it was base in the attack. Respectfully, W. B. Fax. The rules of The episode is without signifi- VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: W. W. Forrester, Picrson. W.J. MeKenzie, Muskegon. J. C. Townsend, Whitecloud. Champion & Hayward, Whitecloud. J. L. Handy, Boyne City. H. LD. Harvey, Bangor. F. Eichelberg, Grand Haven. Smith Bros., Alba. L. H. Chapman, Cedar Springs. L. Burns, Ada. A. C. Barkley, Crosby. C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville. Mrs. Lyman Townsend, Howard City. Mr. Keeler, Keeler Bros.. Middleville. Mr. Benson, Benson & Crawford, Saranac. J.C. Robert, Rockford. G. W. Draper, Dutton. N. C. Kingsbury, Sparta. J.M. Wagenaar, Zeeland. Jay Marlatt, Bertin. Chas. Skellinger, Rockford. H. Colby & Co., Rockford. A. E. Landon, Nunica. R. Kanter & Son, Holland. S. T. McLellan, Denison. M. M. Robson, Berlin. Mr. Smith, of Smith & Bristol, Ada. John Giles & Co., Lowell. Joe Parmenter, Greenville. N. Devries, Jamestown. John Gunstra, Lamont. J. Grutter, Grandville. Smith & F ield, Smith & Field Siding. M. J. Howard, Englishville. Geo. Carrington, Trent. J.H. Anderson, Edgerton. Stanley Monroe, Berlin. Cc. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg. . Omler, Wright. G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz. G. Ten Hoor, Forest Grove. Wm. Karstens, Beaver Dam. A. M. Church, Englishville. E. 8. Botsford, Dorr. S. T. Colson, Alaska. Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Sisson’s Mill. Neal MeMillan, Rockford. R. B. MeCullock, Berlin. Carrel & Fisher, Dorr. Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg. Cc. R. Bunker, Bailey. G. B. Chambers, Wayland. Jas. Colby, Rockford. Henry Dekline, Jamestown. Mrs. A. F. Harrison, Sparta. Morley Bros., Cedar Springs. G. H. W albrink, Allendale. Cole & Chapel, Ada. Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland. Newaygo Manufacturing Co., Newaygo. Mrs. E. Deacon, Cedar Springs. B. Weed, Sand Lake. Jno. Se holten, Overeisel, TJ. Sheridan & Co., W oodville. J. V. Crandall & Son, Sand Lake. Mattie Griswold, Bradley. B, Gilbert & Co., Moline. G. H. Walbrink, Allendale. Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland. Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland. R. C. Willett, Altona. Mr. Hewett, "Hewett & Tetfer, Rockford. M. Brayman, Ludington. a D. Thompson, Newaygo. . P. Stark, Cascade. - Purchase & Co. Blendon. ~ J. Side, Kent City. . A. Haak, Chase. iL R. Richards, Sparta. A. & L. M. Hudsonville. H. M. Harroun, McLain, —>. > Big Rapids. Our merchants are now in a fair way toward organization—a result which should have been consummated years ago. Before another week has elapsed, there | is every in- dication that an active association with an enrollment of fifty members will be the re- sult of the preliminary meeting held on Wednesday evening. L. L. Osgood is building an addition to the rear of his store building, 15 feet in length. This will give his store a total length of 60 feet. Duff Jennings, who is now on the road for the Dingman Soap Co., makes this place his headquarters. R. A. Moon has purchased the C. P. Big- elow drug store and lot, adjoining C. H. Wagner on the north. He has sold the building for $30, which is being moved away for a shop, and Mr. Moon will at once commence the erection of two brick stores, 100 feet long and three stories in hight, thus filling the space between the Wagner drug store and the M. C. C.’s building. Dell Lovejoy, who recently spent a few days with Big Rapids friends, informs me that the West Michigan Lumber Co.’s mills are operating successfully at Park City. About 65 thousand shingles are cut daily and the band saw cuts 25 ; thousand per day from about 19 thousand log seale. Both mills are supplied with logs by an engine and log train, which makes hourly trips to an adjacent lumber camp. Alba. The recent purchase of a number of town lots by David Ward gives ground for the be- lief that Alba is likely to have a cross rail- road in the near future, as Mr. Ward is un- derstood to be intimate with the officers of the Michigan Central Railway system and in a position to ‘stand in” with the latter on ail important movements. ——_—_—__—<-2- es neeauss 1% | Land plaster, per ton... ...........-.. 3 50 | Land plaster, car lots.................. 2 50 Hive Prick. MEY Mooi 6. eo lk cece cas ss $25.@ Br TirG Clas, WEF ODL. ic. coe ccc COAL. Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 7 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 W@6 25 MBpned. CBr WB... oso. d van concn wes @6 60 Ohio Lump, Gar ts... 63... 3 10@3 25 Biossburg or Cumbertana, ear lote.. 4 50@5 00 Portiand Cement............. 262-5 3 50@4 00 OYSTERS AND FISH, F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. MOW VOPR COUNT. 6s os cies oc cost cased 40 FRESH FISH. CO aaa, = | Haddock . aaa us Ve ca bnekesaeeks | Mackerel it a Uae ecu ues ec wae 12 Gis | Mackinaw Trout................-.+-0++ 2 . ine bs acdc cone nek escreanes CN aa cs eke cos vo ce beep th nes 10 Gat MOOS cd cabin dens Soa une hens @iT | COOPERAGE, Quay, Killen & Co, quote as follows, f. 0. b. at Grand Rapids. barowatre. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGERS AND BITS. VO y Ol BOWING iis ios conc cach avec esses dis60&10 ee WO, Ce cc das danscecacsacuns dis60&10 MOON boc h sci cence ckciclccscneueeness dis60&10 ROI es cca sa eae lv weews cues dis60&10 Mia soe Cb os ba ces vee cun ce une dis60&10 I is da psc nese cas cen evneusabasece dis40&10 Jennings’, genuine............ ccc ecees dis 25 Jennings’, imitation........... ........ dis50&10 : BALANCES. ad eo i a akc das awasens dis 40 BARROWS. MEMO os occ cac asi cek cc lacleaes $ 13 00 ON kali sae ck adoa as net 35 00 BELLS. MORON eek ad ee neds ce cise ce dis $ 60&10&10 Wed ce ccs. hee aceeuceas dis 60&10 A EE ae ne dis BO0&15 WO i els cdccekcaiecnn dis 2d Dod, SArwent «... . <5. ccc ccn cc ace dis 60&10 ‘ BOLTS. ye ia os ae os is ous oes ncn easas ence dis Cerviage NOW Hal... ooo. sconces cs ccce 7. 0 PE oe aise ccc calal, dis 30&1( eae caine ihe dis 7a Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 60&10 @ast Barrel Holts. ..........6..000.05. dis 60&10 Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 60 Cast Square Spring................... dis 60 ee OD oe ne cee cn. dis 60&10 Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 60&10 Wrought Square Reus seus dence cs aes, dis 60&10 Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis 60 Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush ih aea eta vcce dues asheki ses dis 60&10 PVG PON ooo ek cele. k, dis 60&10 BRACES. WO os ook oe icc ca ain cece cies ess, dis$ 40 MN aaa dis 50&10 WN aoc es eicccklc el. dis 50 PE TRIN Ga oho eo sce bane ds occa des cesses dis net ee ia BUCKETS. WR RI yok. dada nce odd ete hls ca, 35 WOT IV oon csi ck cc dca ck cca. . : 00 ' BUTTS, CAS™, Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 70&10 Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed... .. dis 70&10 Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60810 Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10 Wrought Loose eo. dis 60&10 Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5 Wrought ji,oose Pin, japanned, silver tipped ee aa Wass ele del ak ed dis 60& 5 WEIGHS FPO. ook louis, dis 10&60 Wrougnt Inside Blind................ dis 10&60 Werodont Mraes.. soo. 23... 5. oa. se dis 75 me Cree. dis S80&10 eee dis 80&10 Reet, POODATE Bo) ico. icicle ae dis 70 CAPS. RU ee > $ 65 woe)... mr wea Ee 35 Meare 60 CATRIDGES, Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new List50&10 Rim Fire, United States................ dis50&10 es dis30&10 / CHISELS. POMOE WIA oc ioc ciao, dis 75&10 Soo dis T5&10 RUOM Oe SAIEON oli cen c css cnce acca cucde dis 75X10 POO UOE ONE ohio ioc coe ccc cac ck dis 75 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton's Socket Firmers............. dis 20 Ce. a eka aa eee uae net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence's. .... .............. dis 40&10 ee dis 25 COCKS. Proee, mecermee ........................ 60 Pe, 69 Roe i. 40&10 Cg I ee maa 60 COPPER, Planished, 14 02 cut to size............ ib 28 nn ae... " 31 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60............¢.... 21 Cold Rolled, WON oie a iia a. 19 : DRILLS Morse’s Bit StOCR. .. 5. i. 5.0.5 555. cccs dis 40 Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 40 Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40 ‘ ELBOWS. COM. © NOOO, © oo icc ce sc ces: doz net $.85 COO oc tee cae acl: dis 20&10 Og i. dis 4%&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, smail, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20 Ives’, 1, $18 00; 24 00; 3, $380 00. dis 25 FILE :s—N ew List. American File Association List...... dis 55410 De ee a dis 55&10 ROW PIONIOON og occ ce Scce cuss dis 55410 PICHOINOW®. ... 4 .2.4.5.45. FO Ee dis 55&10 CU ie a ee dis 55X&10 Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 55410 G ALY ANIZED IRON, Nos. 16 to 20, 2and 24, 25and26, 27 28 List 12 13 14 15 18 Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. GAUGES. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50 HAMMERS. Mavala @ C0.'8. oo... ccc ccc. dis 25 ae ec asa ca dis 25 Yerkes gt) ge dis 40&1¢ Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 40 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 HANGERS. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50&10 C ‘ham; MOM, QOGi-Triction.............- dis 60&10 Kidder, wood WON bisi ieee, dis 40 HINGES. WIOLO, CANE 6.12, Bo occ ios acc ccnnnes dis 60 ON cise dee a suuneles vaok per doz, pe 50 Serew Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 1 Bi OOO cli. wk cand 3% Serew Hook and Eye, % ............ net 10% Screw Hook and Bye %.............. net 8% Screw Hook and Eye %&.............. net i% Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net i% oe Td A a dis 65 HOLLOW WARE. ee TN A cae coc cua eas 3U SAPO fi Wre..................4.; 25 Granite Iron W ae a cae dese bss es 25 HOES. G We 8 ee $11 00, dis 60 ON a ee oi iis, 11 50, dis 60 REUNIRe ee os uae anes cece acebens 12 00, dis 60 KNOBS. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 45 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ 45 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... 45 Door, porcelain, trimmings............. 45 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis 70 Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.'s... ........... 40&10 OE a dis 45 LOCKS—DOOR. STAVES Red oak flour bbl. staves oicie een M 6 50@ 7 00 ee Oe een un 5 50@ 6 00 White oak tce staves, 8 ‘d and j’ t. = 20 00@235 00 White oak pork bbl. 18 50@20 00 HEAD Tierce, dowelled and circled, set... 1 16 Pork, L@ Tierce heads, SqUare........-- @ M 23 09@26 50 | Pork Be peak ks os 8 M 38 00@20 00 | Basswood, kiln dried, set............ 4@ 4% | HOOPS. White oak and hickory tee, §t’t. M 11 00@12 5 White oak and hickory * Tt’ t.M 10 co@11 * Hickory flour bbl................ M 7 0@ 8 25 AE. POU ee cies ekiss M 6 2%@7 v0 | Ash, fiat racked, 6% f’t........... M 3 50@ 4 25 | BARRELS. | White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 1 00@ 1 10 White oak pork barrels, machine.. 8@ 5 White oak tard tierces............. 1 15@ 1 25 Beef and lard half barrels......... 75@ 90 Custom barrels, one head.......... 1 00@ 1 10 Flour barrels........ cian ys Oi eeemeds 30@ = 37 cine barrels..... es canta hie 23Q@ = = a Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis 45 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis 45 BOING es oe ce va ccac acs dis 45 POU UIME Ogee ee ec as dis 45 LEVELS. Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 70 MATTOCKS. Bee TO ii eck) choc ccscvuss $16 ° = 60 PRG OG ose cook cakes ce ces $15 00 60 WAR oa 6 oc ee cae se we ces. $18 50 dis’ 20 & 10 Sperry & Co.’s, Post. hendio’ bacuilineds dis 50 MILLS: Coffee, Parkers OR ick ies et aes dis 40&10 Cotfee, P.S.& W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis 60 Coffee, Lansers: Ferry & Clark’s...... dis 60 Coffee, Enterprise ice occu dbus suasa pee dis 25 MOLASSES GATES. BROUTIT © POAGIOET oc dice cccncencessccescs dis 70 Stebbin’s Genuine...... .....cccccceseces dis 70 Enterprise, ree Cl eiauien .--Gi8 25 NAIL Common, Bra ona Fencing. pe eee @ keg $2 15 Be ee oa ek ooh os ca choubdbaacecdnes 25 eT Te I oo ck ahha cae ceccdcocds cess 50 AG BRAGG GAY... oo. ccsescees Vea eaeawes aa 75 ee i ea rah ce cae ca danse 1 50 Tr BO oo oc vn scone dc scdndncaeus 3 00 OTOH MTB, BOG. ocak ce civ cc danske ccceses 175 Finishing 10d 8d 6d 4d Size—inches 3 2% 2 1% Adv. @® keg $125 150 175 200 Steel Nails—2 30. OILERS. Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent. ............. dis60&i0 Zine, with Bebe DHEEOUN, «5 ci ncsaccs aes dis 50 Brass or CGR ans ocd aksnacessmeniae: dis 50 EEE ET per gross, $12 net CAMEO obi kvcaceucsecncecestas aagas 50&10 PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.'B, TANCY..... 6 cccacceseee dis 15 BORE TOO oi ek k occas ceewicscidnece dis 25 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... ........- “ 15 Bench, first quality...............-.2e+e0s 20 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood.. Gise0810 PANS. BE BOO a ira vs cei cain osc ane onde dis 50&10 Common, ainena’ Voc pak cease cen ene es dis60&10 DRA oo 5 ek dn oak 6 6a od ame we Md neues 2 bb 6 RIVETS. Tron and Tinned.............. Chaaine dis 40 Copper Rivets and Burs........ «-.. Gis 60 ‘A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 “B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 ‘to ROPES. i Sisal, % In. and larger..........--.+++++44 II, ooo adic veka cdqgcccucsseciessceeues SQUARES. Steel AN TOD. .... ccs cic ceccccseccess dis) "EV GIMME HOVGIG, 2... ccc nscccocecacstses dis RUNNY oy cc cc cscecs cadeucascccan 40enet dis SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. MO WF Oe TA, is vo cwincd iccuueaaas $4 20 Wee OOD BE acd nc nnceuacccceeaa 4 20 WOO We OO Bis occ ops hc ceuecdcnauess i 20 OR On WP Og oo 5s os vccccs apenas 4 20 Nos 25 WEY ko os en cedgencsadan + 2 WR voc vaccch conc cadincas gaseees wide not less than 2-10 extra. [MON & HOOPS. PATENT FLANISAED IRON. Broken packs \%c # bh extra. 4 60 i sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 ind SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 Ibs, @ h.......... 2. ee eee i In smaller quansities, @ ............-- 4 TACKS. American, all kinds...........-ccsees dis 4 GGL, Ol MINIS. . wo 5c cc caccacsecaenss dis \ Sw edes, EE WON oon vs oe cc dcae cccaeul dis a Gimp and Lace............--.. ss eee dis & Cigar Wow Nate ok. ic cides cceuas dis 5h rear ROUG, oo cane ccc scacdseeads dis ‘ Common and Patent Brads.......... dis o Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis ou Trunk and Clout Nails................ dis aU Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis 45 Leathered Carpet Tacks............. dis 35 TINNER’S SOLDER. WO), BOGEN. oo. ici cctv icccese 12 50 Market Half-and-half............. ...- 15 06 Strictly Half-and-half.................. 16 50 TIN PLATES. \ Cards for Charcoals, $6 75. IC, JONG, COATOORL. . 0 6. oc cccccessesas 5 Ix, TOSIS CRRIGOGL. «oc c0ccccccceessses 7 2% IC, TAS, CHORGORL... 06 06 cs cece saseccns 6 25 Ix, Wee, CHCOOEE 6 coc coccccesec 7 75 IC, TOROU, CUAKCOG). ... cscs cccccuccas 5 75 JX, TORE, CUMNOOU) «<0 5- ccc cacscecacs 7 25 BO. PASI, CHANGE. oo on ca ccc csccu. 8 75 DA a. WOM COMNOCOOL .« o.oo cass dscenase 10 77 IXXXX, TONE, CRAKOOGL. . 5.0 cccocccccces 12 55 IX, MAUI, CRMPOOGL, 5 oo 5 6 ccccccavceases 15 50 DC, 100 Plate Charcoal:......-..+...+++ 50 Ere, SOR Pini CHAIGORL.. ... 6. 65 ccccccecce 8 50 Dad, 100 Plate Charcoal... ...... sect im bor, Baek ........... 60... cee. ees. OO . 22 Ebony ‘ 4 ie os Single Bolster Ebony ‘‘ Single Bolster White Bone 12c Double Bolster Cocoa Handle, 2 set in box, ® set................. d 22C “ * Ebony i " - White Bone No. 1304 Fancy Single Bolster Cocoa Handle. 2 set in box, @ set......... 7 * White Bone - si * . 1314 Faney Double Bolster Cocoa Handle, 2 set in box, ® set........ .88 5314 ~ * oe White Bone * * oe 1.18 | Sheffield Pattern Tea and Table Spoons, Medium Forks, Sugar Shell and Butter Knife. 4247 and 48 SHEFFIELD SILVER PLATE PATTERN. (See cut of spoon to the left.) : Good Double Plated Quality, Silver and Nickle Plate on Brass. Costs no more than so-called “silver steel’ and is lighter, far hand- somer and will last longer. No Experiment, as we have sold them for five years. PRICES SHEFFIELD PATTERN. # gross. THA SPOONS Packed & doa. in Dox... .. 2... .ccccc cc accccacescas 6.50 TABLESPOONS “ 2 * “ Si eelicc dice ee uccdkusunas 13.50 MEDIUM FORKS “* 2 * caged ad ds ses 13.50 BUTTER KNIVES latest style reverse handle, fancy blade # dOZ_........ 0... ccc cece ecw c eee 90 WHOLESALE PRICE LIS? OF SPOONS. Price list of Tea and Table Spoons showing a complete assortment of every known line. We regret lack of space for full description of each, but would be pleased to mail samples on request. TINNED IRON. 8 gross. DOUBLE SILVER PLATE. Pi I OW NG i coo cs acne na ee cscs 1.25 Two patterns of double plate goods which we have sold for years where a lower quality than Made of white metal with one plate of nickle and one of silver. Especially recommended for fami- lies and boarding houses and the silver war- ranted to last from two to six years, 1 doz. in box, 44 doz. in package. P doz. TE, RA TIO BIIOONIS og ook g occa cc cena aces 2.50 SILVER STEEL. Rogers Bros.’ goods was required. ‘Threaded Fea spoons.......-....-...-. «+s. 2000 Threaded Table spoons.... ........20...20+ SeDO BRITTANNIA, i MEVONE “POR SOOOUE, ©... oo. 6 ocd oc cs sn ccneaces 1 20 TOUGE FOR BIOS occ aa nee cdg deca aces 4.00 | ,... MUIGME RMUHO BIOOUG. « . 0 <5 6. occ 5 cca ses cesaes 2 40 Tipped Table spoons... ... <<. .00.0..4 cc 00055. 7.5 GERMAN SILVER, ‘ped Hoasert fOrks. ... .. .. <<. cece sccescece OO MREVOtL, ORCHISUDENS TOP, ice nce cucccses cece 2 40 Plain Tea spoons 2 doz. in box............. me OPE ray FOR GOOG. oo oi. onc oc oa cc conc se cece ss 1 20 sctcace PUGS FICCIUIA TORRE co. 55 ccc case cscs cen: 2 40 ROGERS BROS.’ KNIVES AND FORKS. 2 doz. Rogers & Bro. Genuine Dessert Knives....2 75 .3 00 Rogers & Bro. Genuine Medium Forks.....3 00 Plain Table spoons 2 doz. in box........... 24 00 SILVER METAL. The new line out three years ago, containing ERY TOUIC GPOOUE ... 5... ince ces cess a portion of solid silver thus making them No | Rogers & Bro. Genuine Medium Knives. . plate to wear off but the same zoods all} Whiter and Stronger than German Silver. through. Recommended especially for hotels! Roxes containing 6 each above Medium and all places where spoons get particularly Knives and Forks 3 00 hard usage. Nicely putup % doz.in package | wy, Rogers 12 oz. Dessert Knives 2 65 tied with ribbon, 1 doz. pieees in box. Wm. Rogers 12 oz. Medium Knives 2% . Rogers 12 oz. ! Oa. 2% Preven TOA Spoons. .. 0.62... 5.25 cases es 15 09; Wm. Rogers 12 oz. Medium Forks...........2 75 French Dessert Spoons..................0-- 21 00) French Table spoons................++-+++-30 00) Prenen pessert TONS, ..... ..... 5-2 scesse: 21 00 Boxes containing 6 each above Medium a ee Double Plate Medium Knives “R & B” French Medinm forks... ........4.4..544-: ET eee el yoke crac W INGROr TOG SOONG... 2... oo onc cee cc esses 15 00 | .30 00 Windsor Medium forks.................... 30 00 Windsor ButterEnives...................-.04 (0 Standard Plate Medium Knives “Sheffield” WiGGGe TAI BBOODS, . wg non co case ce nce ee cheeks Sete: 1 50 Standard Plate Medium Forks “Sheffield” re icc cr ince ances. ce 1 59 Retail Merchants and Doubtful Debtors. From the Chicago Grocer. The retail grocers’ associations which are springing up like mushrooms all over the country will doubtless be the means of say- ing many dollars to the tradesman who be- lieves that he is obliged to continue doing a credit business, for the losses in the aggre- gate now being made are chargeable, prob- ably, to the extent of seventy-five per cent. to the population familiarly known as dead- beats, and who systematically change their grocer and travel from place to place as soon as their credit is utterly exhausted. These associations are a perfect God-send to the grocers in large cities, where a sys- tematic check is kept upon the families who are continually buying on credit without the slighest intention of paying for them. But what are gocers in towns of 1,000 or 500 inhabitants to do? We have allowed seventy-five per cent. of unpaid accounts by placing them to the credit of dead beats. What becomes of the other twenty-five per cent? Where is the grocer who has not had an experience some- thing like the following: A family who has been trading with you for a year or two, and paid you with scrupulous promptness every month, suddenly stops paying, but never fails to continue purchasing for a month—two months; if you allow them— afterwards. Misfortune has _ overtaken them in some form, andif you are a humane man, no matter how sure you may be of losing their account, it is almost impossible for you to decline to continue to furnish them goods on credit. Sometimes you cheat yourself into believing, and often with good, substantial promises on the part of the aforesaid family, that the amount will be paid, but what has your invariable experience been? Look upon the list of ‘sDoubtful Debtors” upon your books, and see how much of it is of this character. ————__—>. > Chicago Drummers in Hard Luck. ‘*Times are pretty hard with the Chicago drummers,” said a conductor the other day. “I noticed one the other day smoking a cigar. He smoked a great deal and appear- ed to enjoy it, but something about the cigar attracted my attention and I watched him pretty close. It wasn’t long before I got on to his little game. He had a piece of briar- wood painted up to look exactly likea cigar, and there was a deep hole in the end of it. In this he had packed long-cut smoking to- bacco and was puffing away in great style. He had the thing jointed, too, so that he could reduce the length of his cigar one- half when nobody was looking. When he had finished his smoke he pretended to throw the stump out of the window, but in reality held it in the palm of his hand and finally slipped it into his pocket. You see, he was too proud to smoke a pipe and prob- ably too poor to smoke cigars.” Poor Little Cash. A salesman in a dry goods shop tells a Baltimore Herald reporter rather more than the world in general is accustomed to hear about cash boys. fle says: “The regulations enforced in this house have pretty well subdued him. There is a fine attached to almost everything he does. If a boy goes up stairs he is fined 10 cents, and if he is caught standing on his head or pommeling another boy, away goes 25 cents more. That boy with the cropped hair yon- der only drew 3 cents salary yesterday. There is a fine of 2 cents imposed for every minute a boy is late in the morning, anda fine of 3 cents for every minute he dallies in the cellar after dinner. If a boy stays in this establishment five years he will bé the property of the boss. There was a little red-headed fellow here three years ago who used to owe the firm $3 every Saturday night. “‘T don’t fancy they are sent here by their parents to make money. If they are, no enterprise was more complete a failure. The combined wages of all these kids after the fines have been taken out would not be enough to feed and clothe a wooden Indian. Some parents would pay a salary even to have their boys inastore. There is such an opportunity to learn the business, you know, and there are so many examples of cash boys turning out to be millionaires that parents think it just the one great chance, indeed. In point of fact, the boys nearly all leave when they get big enough, and very few of them even become second- rate clerks.” or 2. > Adulterated Milk. Water is the basis of all milk adulteration. Its presence was once thought to be easily detected by the lactometer. This instru- ment showed the specific gravity of the mix- ture, but it was found that cream and water were so nearly of the same specific gravity, that milk could be skimmed of part of its cream, and by adding a certain quantity of water, be brought to the specific gravity of full milk. There are in use some simple methods of analyzing milk to detect the presence of added water, coloring matter, etc., but the general tendency now is to make laws, requiring all milk to contain certain percentages of solids, made up of fats, caseine, and sugar, ranging in totals from eleven and a half to thirteen per cent. The former is the English, and the latter the Boston standard. It has been found that milk can be adulterated in the cow quite as easily as in the can, by obtaining cows that naturally produce large quantities of poor milk, and by feeding them with poor, watery food. Under former laws, if it could be proved that the milk had not been tampered with since leaving the cow, it was merchantable, no matter how poor it was. Makes a Specialty of ’ Butter and Engrers, Le and Orang utter and Higes, Lemons and Oranges, Cold Storage in Connection. Ai! Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 50 cents each. 97 and 99 Cana! Street. - Grand Rapids, Michigan rerReinNns & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. See Our Wholesale Quotations else- where in this issue and write for Special Prices in Car Lots. We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle, A.B. KNOWLSON, 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich, RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO., MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CoO. 14 and 16 Pear! Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. F.J. LAMB & CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fruits, Vegetables, Butter. Hgses, Cheese, Etc. Wholesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers. 8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. POTATOES. We make the handling of POTATOES, APPLES and BEANS in car lots a special feature of our business. If you have any of these goods to ship, or anything in the produce line, let us hear from you, and will keep you posted on market price and pros- pects. Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired. Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker. EARL BROS., Commission Merchants. 1S7 Ss. Water St., Chicago, I11. Reference: FIRST NATIONAL BANK. OLNEY, SHIELDS & CO., WHOLESALE CROCERS, And IMPORTERS OF TEAS. Our Stock is complete in all branches. at latest declines and for cash. We have specialties in TOBACCOS and CIGARS possessed by no other jobbers in the city. SOLE AGENTS FOR McAlpin’s Peavey Plug. The P. V. is the Finest Tobacco on the market. ALSO SOLE AGENTS FOR MENDEL & BROS.’ Celebrated CIGARS, Finer quality and lower prices than any handled in the market. VISITING BUYERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CALL AND EXAM- INE OUR STOCK, AND MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND CARE- FUL ATTENTION. 5 and 7 Ionia Street, New, fresh and bought Grand Rapids, Mich. ORDEET, Our Leader Smoking Our Leader Fine Cut 15c per pound. 33c per pound. Our Leader Sherts, Our Leader Cigars, 16c per pound. | $30 per M. The Best in the World. Clark, Jewell & Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee. #