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It also seems to mean that the government has great confidence in the people, as otherwise it would not be so ready to call them to its aid and set them to work governing themselves. —. 2 Bathing suits will be of National col- ors this season, and a fair show bather at the seaside will look like a goddess of liberty when she washes herself fer public entertainment. > o> is now producing one mil- lion pounds of lead each week. Some of this should be led into the interior of the Spaniards, who ought to remember the Maine. Missouri - a - The strength of a man’s patriotism does not depend upon the size of his commission. —~> 2 <- _ A woman is a great deal better than her neighbor, and she always knows it, too. Number 768 A Fair Report. As the end of the fiscal year approaches and it is found possible to give an esti- mate of what has been done in the busi- ness world for the twelve months almost completed, the result is more than pleas- ing, when for the last ten months the balance of trade in our favor foots up to more than $514,000,000. With the end of the year so near, it is safe to cast a little of the financial result and June 30 will give an excess of exports over imports, exceeding $600,000,000. To this enormous amount add the cur- rency of the country and the result will furnish a pretty fair report of the present finances of the United States. fore- A little comparison of the present condition of things with other years will not be found discouraging. The largest favorable trade balance this country had ever known was in 1897. Then the total amounted to $357,000,000, with rates of money in New York and Chicago so low that millions of American dollars was invested in the money centers of Europe. In 18906, this same trade _ bal- ance was $324,000,000; so that in three years this country bas gained from abroad the sum of $1, 381,000,000, an amount that would wipe from the books our National debt and leave something over. The account, satisfactory as it is, does not include the income from the crops. They are promising. If they are only fair in other countries where trade stuffs are grown, the report will continue to be cheering; but the pros- pect suggest that much more counted on to swell the already ing sum, can be gratify- these favorable can be but one result: Under conditions there K’nterprise will take a start in every direction. Railroad interests will revive. Mining will increase. Manufacturing of all kinds, with renewed life, will go on all over the country and the traditional waste places will be made to biossom like the rose. Every indication shows that the country is at the beginning of unparalleled prosperity, the Golden Age of modern times, it is to be hoped, and a fitting close to the eventful Nineteenth Century. >? > General Ray Stone, the apostle of good roads, estimates that the farmers of the United States, in marketing the produce of their farms, haul 500,000,000 tons of freight yearly over 1,500,000,000 miles of public roads. As a rule the roads are bad roads. General Ray Stone estimates that the loss because of the difficulty of transportation is not less than $600, 000,000 per year, and that this yearly loss would pay the interest at 3 per cent. upon the outlay of money suffi- cient to rebuild all the bad roads and maintain them in proper repair after- ward, a A man who says a bright thing simply makes himself uncomfortable. His friends brag about it and expect him to say another. ~ +> es. Cervera may point with pride to him- self and say that he is not running away from the enemy. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Dry Goods The Dry Goods Market. Staple Cottons—Light-weight brown goods, whilé selling more freely than bleached, have been quiet for the last few days, and other lines of Staples are without feature worthy of special note. Denims are particularly quiet. Ticks in low grades have tairly well, but better grades are quiet. sold Prints and Ginghams—Fancies have been irregular in all lines, some depart- ments reporting quite good sales. There have been some lines of dark fancy cal- ico shown, but have not been prices | made public. ‘fhe general idea is tbat prices, when they are named, will be lower than have been quoted in any Previous season. Hostery—The only points of interest in the hosiery market are with the fancy styles of halt hose and golf stockings. The demand for the latter is still tor| plain legs with fancy tops, as it has been fos several months. Medium prices rule. !n the former, business bas been chiefly confined to lines intended to retail at from 25@5oc a pair. Knit Goods—The knit goods market bas been comparatively tree from can- Cellations; that is, free as compared with the woolen and oiher markets. Yet there has been some of this, principally on account of non-delivery and irreg- ularity. The manufacturers had enough business, however, to keep them mov- ing, and were not particularly worried over this, They are busy now on fall goods, and the majority of them do not care. Mills are preparing to make de- liveries on fall goods in a more satisfac- tory manner and will probably accom- plish their object. Blankets—Large quantities of colored blankets have been removed from the stocks which were on hand in various places, both ail wool and some cotton mixed goods. The general conditions of the market are brighter than last week, and there are a considerable number of enquiries from buyers, who are beginning to feel that they may not get what they want unless they burry. Carpets—Tbe manufacturers of in- grains are hopeful of a larger demand this season as compared with last, as the industrial condition of the country is improving all the time. A line of in- grains, with Brussels effects, is having a good run. Manufacturers have also completed their samples in C. C. and union ingrains, The jobbers come to the market,and are placing some initial orders. Draperies—Summer draperies are re- ceiving a large share of attenticn—much more than formerly—and the manu- facturers have produced many varied and attractive designs at reasonable prices. Silkaline yarn has been used in producing some very nice effects in light and dark shades, with stripes of red, yellow and blue. Striped muslins with lace trimmings are also very pop- ular, with designs of moss rosebuds: also pink roses and lilies of the valley. Clothing—Reports from every section of the country indicate that the retail- ers seem satisfied that the spring and summer season will terminate more fa- vorably than it bas begun, provided they are biessed with seasonable weather. They also seem to havea greater degree of confidence in the com- ing fall season than was anticipated, for they are placing their usual orders for fall and winter goods with the travelers, who are now visiting them. In fact, | | | | | | | } | about the pay which they are receiving, | many of them have placed larger orders | toan they did a year ago, basing their | action on their opinion, which has a/| good deal of foundation in fact, that | prices will be considerably advanced | later. This is very likely to be the | : : cc | Case, as, not taking into consideration | the probable increase in the price of | wooien fabrics, tatlors in all clothing | | manufacturing centers are restive as| the usual strike season approaches. | They have been murmuring recently | and it is quite probable that manufac- | turers in every cicthing manufacturing | market in the United States may in the | near future be forced to pay a pretty | large advance in the price of labor. Should the weather be very hot during | June a scarcity of summer clothing wii! | certainly occur, as the manufacturers | have net made very extensive prepara- | tions, so that even a moderately large | demand would rapidly exhaust the vis- | ible supply, especially of black alpacas, Sicilliennes, brilliantines, ‘‘skelet: a serges, etc. Fancy washable vests are | also in excellent demand, althcugh plain | white ducks seem to be most popular. > | Far-reaching Effect of Price Cutting. From the Dry Goods Economist | The merchant who has failed to keep | in the van of or in pace with his com- petitors and resorts to price cutting as a last resort commits mercantile hara- Kiri. Price cutting is a trade evil for which there is rarely any excuse. Even if your rival practices it there is no jus- tification in similar action on your part, merely to get even. To indulge in it is to ‘‘cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face.’’ There is never any profit in selling goods at a loss, regardless of the fact that it may seem wise and justified by the exigencies of the occasion. One of the most pernicious things about this practice is the effect it pro- duces upon the customer. If the mer- chant sells a line of goods, say at 75 cents a yard, when it is known that he and all the trade as well bave always sold the same thing at $1 a yard, he has set a price which will be looked for in the future. If, when the occasion which he thought warranted his action has passed, he tries to bolster up the price to a legitimate level, he will find it mighty difficult to get his customers to pay it, This isn’t strange; it is perfectly nat- ural. The customer reasons that if the merchant sold the goods at one time for 75 cents he can do soto-day. She knows that he is in the business to make money, and when he asserts that he sold the goods below cost, she simply duesn’t believe him, and sooner than pay the old price she makes her purchases else- where, rather than, as she looks upon it, be imposed upon. 30 >__ — Still Going. Mrs. Bingley—George, I wish you'd put an advertisement in the paper for a girl. Mr. Bingley—Why? Where’s Hannah? Mrs. Bingley— Oh, she left this morn- ing, without as muchas saying good-by. Mr. Bingley—That’s nice. I wonder what made her do it? Mrs. Bingley—The oil can. FS ond Pil We have a large line of new goods in fancy shapes and unique designs, which we are cheerfully sent on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, : offering at right prices. Samples BS ee eS ini Ki xi Dealers don’t keep our goods; they SELL them. a A 5G) a Carpets. ip nu i‘ u Ue ' All grades cut at wholesale. Dy DE : You Carry Only Samples 0) We carry the stock. When you make a § sale, send us the pattern number, size {f of room or quantity wanted and we will AY ship your order the same day as received p —sewed if desired. : OVER 3,000 DEALERS are now han- & dling our carpets profitably. Let us start aN you to success. @ For One Dollar KG We will send you a book of Carpet Sam- { ples containing about 50 patterns—size pb 9x18 inches. These samples are cut from the roll, so you can guarantee every carpet as represented—in style, color and quality. No picture scheme or Misrep- resentation. Every sample is finished, numbered and quality specified on ticket, so you can make no mistake when order- ing. Wealso make up books as above, 18x18 in., which we will furnish For Three Dollars his size 1s very popular, as the patterns show up beautifully. If you prefer large samples we will cut them any length desired at the price of % the goods per yard. We have the best-selling goods on earth. Don't wait, order samples at once; it will be to your interest and we want you to represent us. SMSSIIEy SIISTT SASe y HENRY NOEE & CO., A SOUTHEAST CORNER MARKET & MONROE STS., CHICAGO. OF Complete price list and telegraph code will be sent with samples. A DAVIS SesEIN SEN a USSSA SOS S| = —» == ce | = MrvertenrvrnesernerernesererernernernrnrennD2 @. Underwear that Fits is the kind we sell. It wears better, is more comfortable, sells better and costs no more than the poorly-made, ill-fitting stuff some job- bers sell. You may have run short of sum- TENNANT YONA EP NEP NOPNOR EOD mer weights; if so, we are in position to fill all kinds of orders. VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO., WHOLESALE DRY GOODs, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. AUAAUAAAAUALJ4AJ4A 144444444 G44 Ob Ub db 4b 46.464 J4d ddd bd bd dd db db db NUtfreer servers UMA AA ANA UU dU dU db bk bb db ddd ddd ddd dd Latiés’ Waists G6NtS Laundried Shirts $4 50 per dozen and upwards. Sell on Sight. P. STEKETEE & SONS, Jobbers, Grand Rapids, Mich. en cea AI ae cape en OT leat Faas RR oe MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Personal Popularity Essential to Busi- ness Success. Written for the TRapEsMAN. The question is often asked, by in- dividuals about to engage in retail trade, ‘‘What is most essential to suc- cess in retail business lines?’’ A good location is often designated, by those attempting to answer this im- portant question, as the one thing upon which the success of the retailer must depend. Location is an important thing,as the dealer will soon find who is shortsighted enough to settle in an out- of-the-way place, simply for the reason that a few dollars in rent can thus be saved. A good location is always cheap at any price, as a site upon which to build a thriving retail trade: a poor lo- cation should never be considered for a moment. Others attempting to answer the ques- tion referred to will urge that an ade- quate cash capital is the most impor- tant requisite to the permanent estab- lishment of any business in which rock- bottom buying is the foundation upon which success mainly depends. A_ lib- eral supply of ready money is an im- portant thing, as the incautious will soon find who launches out in an exten- Sive retail business without sufficient capital or gilt-edge collateral with which to turn himself readily when occasion demands. An extensive credit is indis- pensable to success in such a line and to begin business without funds is to invite defeat at the very outset. But, after all, of what use are loca- tion, cash or credit without a liberal patronage? I maintain, therefore, that the thing which the retailer needs most, and for which he should work most. in- dustriously, is a long list of substantial, permanent, cash customers. * But how shall such a list of customers be se- cured and retained? Asa disinterested observer of the ups and downs in com- mercial life, I firmly believe that suc- cess can not be achieved, in this im- portant undertaking, unless the founda- tion policy is an outgrowth of the strict- est practical observance of the moral code. There can be no rule of action laid down for men to follow in business life which quite equals the Golden Rule. The average American woman who does her own shopping is a close stu- dent of human nature. She reads with an unerring accuracy the life of the tradesman with whom she deals and un- consciously forms an estimate of his character, from which she draws con- clusions which control future action. A well-satisfied customer is a walking ad- vertisement, a sign-board always point- ing to your store. A dissatisfied cus- tomer is a thorn in tbe flesh and no es- timate can be made of the injury which may be brought about by one or two such persons in a community, and es- pecially if they be influential. The wholesaler, as a rule, is more anxious than the average retailer to hold each individual customer. I do not wish to imply that this carelessness on the part of the retailer is, by any means, universal, but that it is far too common can not be denied. The retailer, when this subject is mentioned, argues about as follows: ‘‘There is no need of trying to please everybody. Their trade is not worth so very much after all. Let them go.”" On general principles, the wholesaler argues differently. It is not hard for him to see that the loss of a regular customer means something and he does everything in his power to bold his confidence and his trade. It must be conceded that the retailer who argues as above has many important reasons for sodoing. Still, the thoughtful, can- did man must admit that the results of an upright, uniform business policy which has for its chief end and aim the satisfaction of the buying public, re- gardless of immediate profits or present inconvenience, is of much more im- portance to the retail dealer than to his neighbor in the wholesale business. In the first place, the direct effects of such a policy must be essentially different when brought to bear upon two classes of patrons so radically different in their habits of thought and action. The buy- er at wholesale, as a rule, keeps bis own counsel, Not so with the retail buyer. The retailer is often entirely at the mercy of the gossips of the community from which he receives his trade, with *o chance of getting even in this world. The merchant who, under all circum- Stances, treats his customers squarely will have his patience sorely tried, but retaliation is out of the question. He will come in contact with the most base and thankless ingratitude. He will meet with surprises which will well-nigh destroy his confidence in human nature. He will feel like asking the question, Has the entire community joined the dead-beat contingent? Notwithstand- ing all of these discouraging condi- tions, the high-minded man can well afford to ‘‘bottle his wrath’’ and bide his time, relying for comfort upon the assurance that, in the end, the policy which he has adopted must win out. Experience teaches that one of the most important essentials to success in commercial lines is a large personal fol- lowing. The man who is immensely popular in the community at large can hardly fail of success when he asks for the patronage of that community. Still, there are those who argue that a persona! following is of little account. They urge that the public expects to be hum- bugged, and would be greatly disap- pointed if its expectations were not real- ized in any particular case. Be this as it may, one thing is certain, a man who endeavors to build up an extensive and lucrative business by resorting to sharp practices and flim-flam tactics will find that the long-suffering public at last re fuse to nibble at that kind of bait. The writer has in mind a_ peculiar case which, while it happened outside of the retail line, serves well as an illustra- tion of the importance of an extensive personal following as an essential to complete business success. A wealthy young man, falling heir to a large block of stock in a wholesale business, was duly elected president and manager of the same. Although almost entirely without previous experience, he began immediately to introduce certain radical reforms in the management. The firm had in its employ a man of mature years and sound business judgment whe had charge of the buying. The new mana- ger immediately began to criticise the policy of the veteran buyer, intimating that if changes in policy were not im- mediately made be would transfer him to another branch of the business and undertake to do the buying himself. ‘‘But,”’ said the veteran, ‘‘many of these men are my personal friends and I can handle them better than you can.’’ ‘*That is just where you fail,’’ answered his egotistical young critic. ‘‘If you had fewer friends among these men you would be able to give better satisfaction to your employers.’’ The result was the old man had to go and the young man undertook the work. Although without experience, at the very outset, he be- came one of the best judges in the mar- ket of the commodity in which he was dealing. In this respect he was a prodigy and at the end of six months trom the time he first entered the mar- ket he was at the head of the list as far as technical knowledge was_ concerned. But as much could not be said for the business policy which he introduced. His sharp practices were not relished by the patrons of the market and it soon became painfully apparent that the firm which he represented was rapidly losing prestige. One year of this sort of thing sufficed to demonstrate to the other members of the firm the utter inutility of the reform attempted and the old buy- er was again placed in charge—a com- plete and unanswerable vindication of the alleged importance of a large per- sonal following and a uniform and equitable business policy. H. H. Mack. "CON COR COR eon COA OR ON eA eon OER A ON "eA ef e-4c% * Ms . * Mi * u x SR LIRR IRR IR PISS RS TP To Merchants: We have a sample book that we will furnish without charge express prepaid to any good merchant who wishes to take orders for single suits, either ready to wear or made to order. We manufacture all our own Clothing, We sell to furnish them the best book in the market, and are so well known that and do not sell through agents. merchants only. We we do not need to sail under false colors like the Empire Tailors, or Royal Snake Manufacturers of Clothing, or American Mon- gul Tailor, or the Black Horse Black Tailors, etc. We have been established twenty-five years, and our firm is well and favorably known. Can you use a book of samples to advantage? If so, send in your application and we will send you our next book which will be ready July rst. Our spring and summer books are all placed. Get your application in early, for we will have a larger demand supply. for our books than we can Yours very truly, Work Bros. & Co., Cor. Jackson and Fifth Ave., Chicago, Ill. W | W W It pays any dealer to have the reputa- WW W tion of keeping pure goods. W W It pays any dealer to keep the Seymour WW WW Cracker. W W There’s a large and growing section of W W the public who will have the best, and W W with whom the matter of a cent or soa W W pound makes no impression. It’s not W W HOW CHEAP with them; it’s HOW W W GOOD. W WW For this class of people the Seymour WW W Cracker is made. W MN Discriminating housewives recognize MN AN its superior AN - FLAVOR, PURITY. i a DELICIOUSNESS AN AN and will have it. WN MN If you, Mr. Dealer, want the trade or AN AN particular people, .keep the Seymour AN AN Cracker. Made by AN W® National Biscuit Company, n 4\) a Grand Rapids, Mich. Wr SWZ ~~ WW W.-W. W.-W. BW. Ww . Bw. BW . ° LP. Le. Ladies’ Neckwear Specialties Made to order, during this season of the year, in all the Up-to-Date Styles and in popular colors in Silks and Satins at popuiar prices. ENTERPRISE NECKWEAR CO., ‘O8TEANDER BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Around the State ‘vlovements - inccctiaate. Ferry—Bernice Archer has engaged in the furniture business. Fremont—F,. E. Holt has added a line of drugs to his grocery stock. Delray—H. Orth has opened a gro- cery and provision store here. Chesaning—A. C. Christian has em- barked in the grocery business. Columbia—Stone & Thompson suc- ceed C. C. Brack in general trade. Flint—Wm. Ronald has purchased the meat business of Knowles & Teeters. Northville—Woodman & Crary suc- ceed Jacob Miller in the meat business, Clio—E. O. Knapp has sold his meat market to Charles Thayer and Guy Ful- ler. Cadillac—Gleason & Paquette succeed Fred H. Hutchinson in the meat busi- ness, Thompsonville—C. O. Smith has pur- chased the furniture stock of G. I. Erdle Escanaba—The grocery C. Gallagher has been chattel mortgage. Adrian—R. W. Boyd now occupies his handsome new grocery and meat mar- ket on South Main street. Petoskey—-F. W. Hillier has taken charge of the People’s Pharmacy. Mr. Hillier hails from Detroit. Ypsilanti—W. A. Fox, a former mer- chant, has opened a general store here, which will be known as the Fair. Ludington—Czapran Bres., who con- ducted a grocery store and meat market here, will locate in Massachusetts. Bay City—Geo. Gougeon has added a stock of bazaar goods and tinware to the department store on North Henry Street. South Boardman—Dr. S. Neihardt, who conducts a drug store at this place, has established a general merchandise store at Lodi. Stetson-——-M. Cafry has removed his meat market to Carr settlement, which he will conduct in connection with a smalj grocery. Lansing—Chas, S. chased the stock of groceries of C. Goodnoe, at the corner of Michigan avenue and Cedar street. Boyne—A. B. Steele, general dealer at Advance, has embarked in general trade at this place, and will divide his time between the two stores. Wacousta—J. C. Oding, of Riley, has purchased a store building and stock of general merchandise and will shortly embark in business at this place. Chesaning—The style of the Babcock Columbian Bazaar Co., of which A. G. Babcock was proprietor, has been changed to the Babcock Mercantile Co. store of N. closed under Loomis has pur- Jackson— Frank H. Saxton, for many years junior member of the firm of Har-, associated himself the clothing house of C. B. Farn- rs & Saxton, has with ham. Niles--John Henkel, of the firm of Henkel & Son, dry goods merchants, and one of the substantial residents of Berrien county, died last week, aged 60 years. Berrien Springs—A. E. Wilson has sold his grocery stock to Geo. Eidson and Jule Pennell, who will continue the business under the style of Eidson & Pennell. Clyde—W. W. Baker has sold his in- terest in the general store of Baker & McColl to his partner, Ira McColl, and will devote his attention to his elevator business. Kalamazoo—-E. M. Kennedy, who re- cently sold his drug stock on South Burdick street to Hall Bros. & Co., has purchased the W. J. & L. L. Holloway drug stock. Benton Harbor—C. W. Teetzel has purchased the interest of his partner, Wm. Haydon, Jr., in the jewelry firm of Teetzel & Haydon. Mr. Haydon retires on account of poor health. Cadillac—Ben Haskell, who bas been engaged with the Boston store as clerk for some time, has leased a store at Greenville and will embark in business on his own account sometime in Au- gust. Saranac—Edwin Wallington, who has been in the employ of S. A. Watt, gen- eral dealer, for the past twelve years, has formed a copartnership with his employer under the firm name of S. A. Watt. Maple Rapids—Frank L. Conviss, of Ithaca, and L. H. Hayt, of Alma, have purchased the general stock of the late Wm. L. Aldrich and will continue the business under the style of Convis & Hayt. Alma—Caple & Hall will erect an ad- dition to their hardware building, ex- tending back about 32 feet. They in- tend putting in a line of buggies and wagons in connectlion with their hard- ware stock. Marion—A. J. Conway has purchased the grocery stock of E. J. Hall and will continue the business at the same_loca- tion. Mr. Hall will remove to his new store, as soon as completed, putting in a new line of goods. Saginaw—Cash. Stewart has accepted the position of manager of the Grand Union tea store, made vacant by the res- ignation of Edward Champion, who re- sumes his old position as manager of the stationery business of the late W. F. Twelvetrees. Traverse City—A. V. Friedrich will erect a three-story building adjoining the Friedrich block on the site now oc- cupied by the jewelry store of L. M. Bennett and the millinery store of Miss Tackaberry, which will be leased by the furniture dealer, J. W. Slater. Honor—The A. B. Case Co. has been organized with a capital stock of $5,000 to engage in general trade at this place. The officers of the corporation are as follows: President, W. N. Case, Jack- son; Vice-President, W. L. Case, Ben- zonia; Secretary and Treasurer, C. E, Case, Benzonia; Manager, A. B. Case, Honor. Ionia—The hardware stock of M. J. Young was levied on last Thursday by virtue of a judgment for $2,000, held by R. D. Cain, who obtained the judg- ment in 1892. Inasmuch as the stock was already covered by a mortgage held by Buhl, Sons & Co., of Detroit, litiga- tion is likely to follow as the result of the execution. Manufacturing Matters. Wells—The Escanaba River Co. has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $200, oco. Marquette—J. M. Longyear has em- barked in the hemlock bark and_ hard- wood log business. Menominee—The Girard Lumber Co. has received orders for 1,500,000 feet of shop lumber to go by rail. Greenland—Penegor Bros.’ saw shingle mill, which burned on 16, will be rebuilt at once. Wolverine—S. Simon & Co.’s shingle mill at Pigeon River is cutting 40,000 shingles daily, being operated both day and night. and May Pickford—Frank Taylor has leased the Pickford creamery and will operate the plant to its full capacity. North Lansing—Lawrence Klenn, for- merly of Texas, has formed a copart- nership with A. D. Hughes to conduct the Hart flouring mills. Cheboygan—Pelton & Reid are receiv- ing twenty carloads of logs at St. Ignace daily, from which point they are rafted to the firm’s mill at this place. Hastings—Geo. S. Tomlinson, who for many years was closely connected with the lumber business in this city, has opened a lumber yard in Sunfield. Saginaw—The Saginaw Lumber & Salt Co. is talking of putting on a night crew. The plant has been running twelve hours daily to keep up with its orders. Detroit—The County Clerk has been notified that the Fee & Brown Co. has ended its legal existence and transferred its property and assets to the Avery Pre- serving Co. Bay City—The DeCourvall shingle mill, which was recently totally de- stroyed by fire, will be rebuilt at once on larger and more modern plans. It will be operated by Geo. Penniman, Jr., who conducted the old mill. Saunders—The Buckeye Stave Co. has purchased the necessary site and soon will begin the erection of a large stave factory at this piace. It will be fully as large as the factory at Iron River. Falmouth—Wagner & Robbins, who operate a saw and shingle mill at this place, have also established a general store, which they will conduct in con- nection with their lumber business. Bay City—The mill of the South End Salt & Lumber Co. started last week and is cutting Canada logs, turning out some fine stock, the logs running large and many of them averaging 1,000 feet. The mill is running eighty hands, Edmore—The new shingle mill of John Dallavo will begin operations next week, employing about twenty-five men, A side track is being put in a mile and a half this side of Riverdale, where the product of the mill will be delivered. Ludington—-Albert Vogel has about 5,000,000 feet of hardwood lumber scat- tered around through Mason county, all of which has been sold. It is being hauled to Ludington for shipment. He has shipped more than 600,000 feet this spring to Wisconsin points. Detroit—The Tecumseh Salt Co. is erecting a large warehouse on its dock in Ecorse. The warehouse is made necessary by the continued increase in the salt trade. This is the fourth salt company along the river that has had to enlarge its storage capacity since January 1. Detroit—The E. A. Bresler Co., for buying, selling and manufactuing man- tels, grates, tiling, mosaic and ganolithic work, etc., has been incorporated. The Capital stock is $10,000, al! paid in. The stockholders are Joseph M. Bresler, 150 shares; Belle Tootill Bresler, 125; Peter E. Park, 250; Eugene A. Bresler, 475 shares. Saginaw—The Briggs-Cooper Co., successors to Briggs & Cooper, have filed articles of incorporation with the County Clerk. The concern will engage in the buying and selling of timber, logs, bark, lumber, lath and shingles, The capital stock is $25,000, all paid in, divided into 2,500 shares of $10 each. The officers of the company are Jas. Cooper, President; D. W. Briggs, Vice- President,and Charles W. Kuehl, Secre- tary. Detroit—Articles have been filed in- corporating the Ives-Rapp Manufactur- ing Co. for the manufacture and sale of bicycles, with a paid up capital of $8,000. Following are the stockholders : M. G. Ives, Dearborn, 400 shares: Sam- uel H. Rapp, Detroit, 100; Orrin P. Gulley, Dearborn, 100; Wm. Ives, De- troit, t00; Mary Ives Cowlam and Ellen Esther Ives, Detroit, 50 shares each. East Tawas—The mill plant of the Tawas Bay Lumber Co. is ready for business, having undergone repairs to the extent of $5,000. The company will Saw 10,000,000 feet of logs for the Span- ish River Lumber Co. and expects to saw about the same quantity for Hale & Booth, the Canadian firm which, with that of Booth & Gordon, expects to send 40,000,000 feet of logs over from) Geor- gian Bay this season. ——_>2 > Sold Out on Short Notice. Shelby, June 7—Sam Rosenberg. who has been conducting a small clothing, dry goods and notions business here for the past year and who recently branched out in a more pretentious manner, has sold his stock to Rosen Bros., of Mus- kegon and Montague, the bill of sale be- ing filed at 11 p. m., last night, the town clerk being called out of bed to officiate. It is claimed that creditors are interested in the transfer to the ex- tent of $2,000, but it is not likely they will realize anything on their claims, Rosenberg having left on the afternoon train to-day for Chicago. Israel Ham- burger, of Ludington, who was here trying to collect an installment on a $1,200 obligation which Rosenberg owed him, upon learning the situation at- tacked Rosenberg on the street. He was arrested for assault and battery and paid $13.80 fines and cost. >. Can Handle Butter in Barrels, Pails or Tubs. Cleveland, Ohio, June 7—I am in the market now to buy dairy butter packed in sugar barrels, pails or tubs and will make price on track to country mer- chants of your State that have this class of goods to ship. My outlet for it is un- limited, as I have orders from exporters who handle this class of goods in large quantities. T. L. BRUNDAGE. OODOOOOO 00060000 00050000 June Weddings Are now on tap. We make a specialty of wedding invita- tions, both printed and en- graved on copper, and cheer- fully submit samples and quote prices on application. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. COOSCCOS COSCCCOOCCCOCOOCS FF FV FV VV VV VUVUSD OOOOOSO6 6464444444644 46 OOOO 0OO OOO OOO FUVUVYy eS ere 1000 Cases Eggs each week. 5000 Pounds Butter, highest market price. Remember your interest to sell eggs where you can market your | butter all the year around. Also Hides, Pelts Rapids. EM. SMITH CEDAR SPRINGS, MICH. Oe and Poultry. Reference: Any wholesale Grocer in Grand 4 <2 i MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 5 Grand Rapids Gossip The Grocery Marxet. Sugar—It was announced Monday by the American Sugar Refining Company that it would guarantee buyers of re- fined sugar against lower prices from those now quoted during the balance of June. The new equality or factor plan of selling sugar agreed on at New York between the refiners and the Western jobbers is in working order, the new rate books having been sent out Mon- day. The States affected by the new schedule are Illinois, Indiana, Michi- gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Da- kota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio. Jobbers of these States agree to sell sugar at a smaller profit, 4c per pound instead of 3-16c as heretofore, and the American Sugar Refining Company agrees to back them up in maintaining prices and the factor plan, and violators of the plan will be put under the ban of the refining company, who will refuse to sell them sugars. Tea—The passage by the Senate of the bill providing an import tax of 10 cents per pound on tea is regarded with favor by those concerns which have tea on hand, and it is inducing some buying by retailers who are counting on the law being made operative by July 1. Coffee—The demand is still largely on package goods, notwithstanding the fact that the run on these coffees has filled the demand from any retailers for some time to come. The extremely low price of coffees has certainly increased the consumption to a remarkable degree. The general market is dull and no good prospect is now discernible for a better- ment so long as the crop to come and the present surplus are so large. It isa possibility that the Brazilian govern- ment will place an export duty on coffee, but it is thought that this will have an effect only on the reproducers to cut their profits without increasing the price abroad. It is very apparent that the supply is too large for the de- mand, great as the demand is. Rice—The estimated shortage of the crop in Japan is 17 per cent. To make up this deficiency Japan has had to re- sort to importing rice from Burmah, The usual exports to all countries in av- erage Japan crop is only 4 per cent. of the entire crop of rough. Exports from Japan to May 1 show a falling off of 73 per cent., compared with last year, and to all countries, including Europe, Canada, United States and Australia, the exports were 14,780 tons, against 61,871 tons last year. Exports of rough to America, including Canada, were 5,141 tons, against 10,217 last year. Of this year’s exports 3,750 tons were shipped to New York to May 1. The main shortage has been in the amount shipped to Europe. The amount of rough thus shipped was 7,544 tons, against 49,584 tons last year, and of polished, 142 tons this year, against 7,188 tons last year. Dried Fruits—Apricots have advanced and are scarce at that. Opening prices will be comparatively high, for frosts have cut down the crop, and the demand for fresh and canned fruits will take a considerable portion of the crop. The spot stocks of peaches are also very low. Prunes are very firm at the last advance named. Raisins are also firm at the advance noted last week. The move- ment of dried fruits is but ordinary, but there will be a much better movement in the course of a month or two, if the season is a normal one. The call for foreign dried fruits is comparatively light. Late advices from the coast re- port loose muscatel raisins of sound quality and first crop to be very scarce, but they seem to be wanted only in a small way. The rain-damaged second crop is being moved off in many ways at from $18 a ton upward. The pros- pects for the growing crop are reported to be very good. Fruit Jars—The retailer, as well as the jobber, is buying glass fruit jars with unusual liberality. The advance of $3.50 per gross on the prices prevail- ing at the opening of the season,and the fear of another advance of $1 soon, are the chief causes of the demand. All in- terests are counting on a big season for fruit, and are preparing for it. The available supply has been seriously de- pleted by three large fires this season, and production will entirely cease at the end of the present month. The market for coffee is firm, although dull. A The Produce Market. Asparagus—20@3oc per doz. for home grown, Bananas—The stocks are ample and the market is firm, with comparatively good prices. The demand is steady, both with the shipping and the city trade. Beet Greens--25@35c per bu. Beets—New, 25@35c per doz. bunches. Butter—Dairy is without material change, receipts being much larger than the consumptive demand, in conse- quence of which an outlet is sought in Eastern markets. Prices range from 5@i2c, the latter for extra fancy. Creamery is weaker and lower, being held at 14@14%c. Cabbage—Mississippi, $2.25@2.50 per crate; Baltimore, $1.50@1.75; Cairo, $1@1.25. Carrots—25c per doz. bunches. Cocoanuts—4@5c. Cucumbers—4o@5oc per doz. for home grown ; 25@3oc for Southern stock. Eggs—The market is stronger and firmer in the East, but “the advent of warm weather in Michigan is likely to hammer down the price somewhat, ow- ing to the increasing deterioration of receipts. Local dealers pay 7!4@8c on track, holding at 814c, case count, and g@ioc for candled, according to the closeness with which the selection is made. Green Onions—12@15c per doz. for silver skins. Green Peas—$1.25 per bu. for home grown. Honey—Dark ranges from Light stock commands !2c. Lemons—The market is very firm at the quotations given last week. There is 0 18 movement now and a better one is expected as the weather grows warm- er. Fair stocks are reported both of Messinas and Californias. Lettuce—8c per Ib. Onions—Dry stock from Mississippi commands $1.50 per bu.; California, $2.50 per 1% bu. sack. Oranges—The market has advanced outside prices on navels, but other va- rieties are unchanged in price. The demand on the entire list is good and stocks are yet ample, but the receipts from the coast will soon cease. | Pieplant—3o@4oc per package of about 50 Ibs. Pineapples—Floridas, $1.75@2.25 per oz. Pop Corn—soc per bu. Potatoes—Old stock is higher, com- manding 60@65c per bu. Dealers con- fidently predict a 75c market before the end of the week. New stock is strong and without change, ranging about $1.40 for red, and $1.50 for white stock. Radishes—roc per doz. bunches. Spinach—r5c per bu. Strawberries——Benton Harbor and home grown are in ample supply, com- manding $1.35@1.50 per crate of 16 qts. Benton Harbor stock is large in size and fine in quality. The home grown crop has been saved by the copious rains of June 7 and 8, which came just in time to prevent the crop from drying up. Tomatoes—$2.50 per 4 basket crate. Wax Beans—$1.25@1.75 per bu. 9@toc. The Epicurean Squab as Seen Near Grand Rapids. Written for the TRADESMAN. The squab is not seen on the Grand Rapids dinner table as often as roast beef--in fact, it is possible a great many good citizens would not know what a squab is without consulting the dictionary. For the benefit of the unen- lightened it may be said that a squab is a young pigeon or dove and, properly dressed and cooked, 1s esteemed a great delicacy in epicurean and midnight lunch circles, A few years ago, to procure a mess of squabs, all that had to be done was to go into the woods north of town with a bag, club and butterfly net. That was before the wild pigeons had been exter- minated and when they were as_ thick, in spots, as the leaves of the forest in which they dwelt. For several seasons there was a pigeon ‘‘roost’’ a few miles northwest of town and when the birds had become fairly settled in their house- keeping arrangements the hunter for squabs could bring them fluttering down by the bushel, just by hitting witha club the trees in which the nests were built, or by giving them a sharp shake. The pot hunters pursued the pigeons so fiercely and relentlessly that the birds no longer visit Michigan. They not only raided the roosts for squabs, but shot the old birds and caught them in nets and snares, regardless of season or other conditions, ard, so far as this State is concerned, they are now prac- tically exterminated. The squab of to day is an artificial product. They are procured, not from the forest, but from the dovecots, and, to supply the market, squab farms have been established. So far as known, there is only one squab farm in Michigan, and Grand Rapids has it. The farm is located on the Clyde Park avenue road about three miles south of the city, and F. J. Bernreuther, for several years floor walker in Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.’s store, is its proprietor. The farm is not an expensive affair—there is nothing of the broad fields about it, but merely a big wire cage, in which the doves are kept. The cage is 80x12o0 feet in area and about 20 feet high, the wire netting on the sides and above beirg supported on poles. On the north side of the big cage is the building where the doves do their housekeeping. The roof slants, to give a southern exposure, and the boards are extended up to break the wind. It gives the doves a place to sun themselves; and it isa pretty sight to see them enjoying the warmth of these June days. The building is not very high. It is divided by partitions into little rooms about ten feet square. The ‘‘rooms’’ are banked upon all sides with boxes about a foot square, and it is in these boxes that the doves make their nests. Above the eaves the build- ing is open the entire length, and this open space is equipped with poles for the doves to roost on. Mr. Bernreuther has 300 pairs of doves and, while they constitute one big fam- ily, in their domestic habits they are models in their morals and family life. When the doves mate it is for life and, once mated, a ‘‘handsomer man’’ seems to have no attraction for the lady bird. They share together the work of building the nest. Two white eggs are laid and the twenty-one days of incu- bation are days of anxious waiting for both the male and the female. When the young birds come from the shell the work of feeding them is performed by both parents. Four weeks after hatch- ing, the young bird becomes a squab and a merchantable article. Its feathers are grown and it is pretty and soft and innocent to look at; but it is not yet able to fly—-and, alas, never will be. When it becomes a squab the dove is put into a box and, as a prelude to go- ing to the dove heaven, is deprived of food for twenty-four hours, to clear its crop of foreign matter. A sharp knife point opens a vein under the tongue and, rapidly bleeding to.death, a few flutters end the brief existence of the pretty creature. The drama closes with plucking of the feathers, washing out the crop and putting the remains in a tub of water to cool. The next day the squabs are packed in ice and shipped to the New York market. Homing pigeons are the best for squab raising—not because cf any par- ticular delicacy of the flesh, but because the old birds are diligent in hatching their eggs and are the best providers for the young, keeping their little crops constantly filled. But fancy breeds are not cultivated by the squab farmer—just plain doves are good enough, and they are great breeders. A pair of doves will bring out anywhere from six to ten broods in the course of a year, each brood containing a pair. Often eggs for a fresh setting are in the nest before the offspring of the previous setting are out of it. Such birds are profitable and are prized. But not all are so industrious in welldoing. The breed- ing season covers about ten months in the year, with two months of rest; but, as the doves do not all rest at the same time, the supply of squabs is continu- ous. The capacity of the Grand Rapids squab farm averages about three dozen a week and the squabs bring from $1.50 to $3.50 a dozen. In the East there are farms much larger than the farm here, with 1,000 to 1,500 pairs of old hirds; but the method of doing business is the same. Success in the business is at- tained only after long study and obser- vation—and even then discouraging ac- cidents will happen. — —- Flour and Feed. doves The past week has been another very quiet one, so far as flour sales are con- cerned. With harvest now only about four weeks ahead and wheat gradually declining, only a hand-to-mouth busi- ness can be expected unti! the new crop begins to move and values have become more settled. A bountiful harvest is expected and the trade very generally believes in lower prices. It must not be forgotten, however, that central storage points are practically bare of wheat and that stocks at country points in the hands of millers, grain dealers and farmers are much smaller than usual. The con- servative buying of flour for two months or more prior to harvest will also re- duce flour stocks to a very low point. It would be natural, therefore, considering all the conditions and the fact that a state of war exists, to expect a good de- mand for both wheat and flour as soon as the new crop begins to move, and at good, fair prices, for the bidding will be strong and spirited until central storage points again begin to show a large sur- plus. The city mills are jogging along steadily, expecting to make some needed repairs the latter half of the month. Feed and meal are in rather light de- mand, witb prices tending lower. Mill- stuffs are in very good demand, with prices a shade easier. Wm. N. ROWE. Gillies’ New York teas. All kinds, grades and prices. Phone Visner, 800. 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Woman’s World Her Shopping Bag. *Tis made of lustrous velveteen Drawn tight with silken strings, But Iam sure you couldn’t guess What very curious thing's It has to hold from day to day, So I will name a few— You'll find they range from pins and lace Quite to an ovster stew: A Jeg of lamb, a slice of ham, Bon-bons and patty-pans, A Charlotte russe, a cafe mousse, Lamp wicks and paper fans. Love letters, cards and hateful bills, Quail, sausage and grape fruit— I do declare it is enough To strike a brave man mute: And many books, and locks, and hooks, With small things two or three, Like scent-bags, pills and banjo strings, Cough drops and Oolong tea. And, when from weekday duties free, On Sunday it goes hence, Enshrining in its ample folds Prayer book and Peter pence: s and on holidays s it’s made to hoid na miser pale with greed make a pirate bold. istrous velveteen vith silke strings bag— That holds such curious things. ANNA M. FowLer. - > > The Sweet Girl Graduate and Her Mission. You have been telling me that you are about to graduate in all the ologies and isms and a perfect love of a ruffled organdy, ana I feel my heart thrill in sympathy with so much youth and en- thusiasm. Dear, dear, how sweet it all is! How lovely a class of young girls al- ways look in their commencement frocks, like a bed of tall lii:es in the sun, and how the old phrase about ‘* where the brook and river meet’’ comes back to one at such a time, because the very heart of truth is imbedded in its amber. Everybody feels privileged to give travelers who are starting forth ona long journey a lot of counsel that they don’t want and that they are sure to throw overboard as soon as they are out of sight. You will have advice to burn. Your teachers will tell you to join uni- versity extension courses and take up Systematic reading and keep up your studies. Learned orators will try to en- lighten you as to woman’s sphere and discourse on woman’s influence and _ all the time-honored platitudes of the oc- casion,. and everything will be delight- fully vague and far off. There won’t seem any hurry about the most of the advice you get. You can take it any time in the next thirty years, when you happen to feel like it, but tuere are a few things near at hand that are worth your immediate consideration: For one thing, don’t know too much, This probably seems an impossibility to one who belongs to the awe-inspiring class of college girls. You know it all. You feel that you do and that an anxious world is waiting to have you set it right. This is an illusion. There is a deep and ineradicable prejudice against wom- en who know too much, and the worst part of it is that it is just. Women haven't learned how to conceal informa- tion yet and you can't form any idea of how formidable knowledge can become until a woman gets possession of it. A woman can make you more tired with one single, solitary fact than a man can with a whole encyclopedia of informa- tion. You have seen men who had de- grees conferred on them by foreign universities for great learning or pro- ficiency in dead languages or marvelous scientific discoveries and who were still as simple and unpretentious as a little child; but the moment a woman learns a right angle triangle from a meat chop- per or masters the first Greek letter, she can't keep from dangling it over your head to save her life. And it keeps you in a cold shiver of apprehension because you never know when she is going to let it loose and devour you. By all means learn all you can, but keep it to your- self until it is called for. Don't overestimate your talents until you try them. We all know girls who, like Charles Lamb’s hero, could be anything if they had a mind to. They give us to understand that the only rea- son that they are not Maria Mitchells or George Eliots or Helena Modjeskas is because they don’t care about it. There is a lot of difference between theory and practice. You may have ob- served that the college man is never as imposing a Creature as the college girl. One reason is that just as soon as he is out of college he has te bring his school knowledge into competition with the knowlegde of people who are al- ready doing things, and he emerges from that experience with a chastened and humble spirit. It would do every girl good to run up against just such cold, hard facts, and find out how little she really does know. You may have been the shining light in your higher mathematics class, but it takes the whole side of a piece of wrapping paper to figure out how much a muslin dress comes to at 16°4¢ a yard, while the little shop girl can do the sum in her head without winking. Your compositions were probably the pride of the school, but you couldn't sell them to any editor living for toc a dozen. You havea medal for elocution as big as a breast- plate, but an actor would tell you that you didn’t know how to even pronounce your words. Don’t brag about your tal- ents until you have some better author- ity for it than the opinion of your schoolmates. Don't take yourself too seriously. Of course, you feel you havea mission now. Everybody does when they are young. You don't know what it is exactly, but it is something great and solemn and noble and has to do with the reforming of the universe. You feel you have a duty te the world. It is very lovely and ideal, but, my dear child, it won't last. After you have gotten older, and have made mistakes and repented them,-and strayed from the path you meant to tread, and got lost and only found your way back after you bave torn your hands on the briars and stumbled and fell and hurt yourself, then you will feel that you have about all you can do to take care of yourself and keep yourself out of trouble. You won't be so anxious then to undertake to reform other people or engage in the mission work on general principles. Don't be too contemptuous of those sisters who have never had the advan- tages of the higher education for women. There are other sources of information besides text books and the day will surely come, when you are married and in a home of your own and Adolphus Augustus makes scathing remarks about the food, that you would be glad to ex- change your degree in chemistry for some reliable information about how to make bread_raise and when you will discover with tears and lamentations that a complete course in political econ- omy hasn't fitted you to cope with the butcher bills and the ice man. Don’t run off with the career craze. It is the greatest misfortune that besets womankind to-day. Of course, you and your chum have been indulging in heroic dreams where you scorned the ordinary domestic lot of women and agreed that it would be a shame for two such transcendent geniuses to be lost to the world by marrying and becoming merely housekeepers. You have thought that you would like a flat, where you could live girl bachelor fashion, with a latch key and a chafing dish and other Bohemian and dyspeptic appurtenances, and be famous and all the rest of it, that is so dead easy in romance and so_ hard and heartbreaking in reality. My dear girl, if you have the necessity of earn- ing your living, go forth as bravely and earnestly as you may, and God help you, | but if you have a good home anda father able and willing to support you, for goodness’ sake stay in it and behave yourself. Every woman who has a ‘“‘career’’ pays for it with youth and health and strength and tears and_ lone- liness, and it isn't worth the price. Don t worry about knowing too much or | think that your fine education will be wasted. You are liable to need all that you know,and a little more, just in com- mon everyday life. Don't snub your parents. In spite of all that ts said to the contrary, those who are nearest and dearest to us do | not always appear surrounded by a halo. Your mother may to you a very ordinary woman, with old-fashioned ideas and an execrable taste in dress and household decoration There’s | nothing in the least romintic looking to you about her and you have never| dreamed of classing her with those | heroines which, in your vcuthful en- thusiasm, you have worshipped from time tvtime. Sit down quietly a mo- ment and think if you know of anything in the world, either in history or ro- mance. which gives any finer example of periect self-sacrifice and self-abnega- tion thin that of a woman who deliber- ately +ducates and raises her children above herself. She knows how it will be. She never deceives herself about it. She knows that she is opening gates that | were closed to her and that where her children go she may not follow. She knows that she will be no longer an authority to them; that they will out- grow her and leave her in time; per- haps, God help her, be ashamed of her, but she never falters in her purpose, The country is full of mothers who are slaving over cooking stoves and toiling over sewing machines that Sallie may | not only he educated in some fine col- lege, but that she may have the college ’ seem 00000-0-00000-00000-0-0-0-0-0 colors and the college ring and the class |- pin and do as other girls. It is always the same story. Everything is to be all right when Sallie comes home to diffuse light and knowledge and bea comfort and stay and pleasure. But alas! how often is Sallie a disappointment Her poor, foolish head has been turned. Nothing suits her. 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My dear girl, just aS a matter of common honesty and gratitude, spend a little of your time and attention and enthusiasm on your parents. Finally, beloved, remember all that | you have learned only fits you to enter the kindergarten class of life. You are going to matriculate now in the big university of experience, where there are no text books and conSicting rules and you must each work out your own lit tle problem by yourselves. You will make many mistakes. Your slate will be tears many and many a time and the hard schoolmaster will scourge you for being too late and for | talking in school and for making wrong | answers. Don’t get discouraged. Keep trying, and keep a brave heart. As the years go by you will learn many things that are new and strange and unlearn things that you used to know. You won't feel so sure about knowing things, or so anxious to speak up and answer the hard questions of life. 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Madison St., Chicago, Ill. OWES VEN We a ne Write for our complete 464 page Illustrated Catalogue, mailed free to dealers only upon application. = Sa yg 7 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Devoted to the Best Interests of Business Men Published at the New Blodgett Building, Grand Rapids, by the TRADESMAN CO MPA NY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR, Payable in Advance. - ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION. Communications invited from practical business men. Correspondents must give their full names and addresses, not necessarily for pub- lication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. No paper discontinued, except at the option of the proprietor, until all arrearages are paid. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office as Second Class mail matter. When writing to any of our Advertisers, please say that you saw the advertisement in the Michigan Tradesman. E. A. STOWE, Epivor. WEDNESDAY, - - - JUNE 8, 1898. GENERAL TRADE SITUATION. As it becomes more manifest that there will be no serious complications to affect business or credit on account of the unpleasantness with Spain, the principal significance of the war be- comes narrowed down to the stimulation which serves to accentuate the output of most of the leading industries. The effect on cereals and provisions has been to encourage the greatest activity in all agricultural lines and in all the in- dustries dependent upon them. Sales of implements have been limited only by the ability to supply the dealers. Rail- way rolling stock has been largely in- creased. Iron manufacture, not only in the lines affected by the implement de- mand, railway supplies, etc., but in building and fencing materials and similar lines, has received a decided impetus. Of course, the favorable con- dition of the agricultural outlook would have had a decided effect without the influence of the war stimulation, but the activity of movement and realizing on sales has been no doubt largely the re- sult of the natural tendency to provide for contingencies made possible by hos- tilities. With the quieting down of the specu- lative fever consequent upon the May wheat deals there are an increased move- ment and a more healthy tone to the market. Prices of the cereai are still continuing to shrink, but there seems to be little danger that they will go below the natural level. The crop outlook is excellent in all parts of the country, not only in wheat, but corn and other prod- ucts, but the condiiion of foreign de- mand seems to warrant the prediction that prices will remain above the level which assures profitable returns to the producer. With unprecedented production in most lines of iron and steel manufac- ture, the demand has been such as to cause an advance in many prices. The iines affected by agriculture, already referred to, structural forms and ship plates make the most favorable showing. The only dulness is in bars, in the Eastern markets. While there has been a slight decline in cotton, the textile situation is more encouraging. The price of print cloths has again advanced and the demand both for cotton and woolen goods is much improved. The mills which have secured the Government contracts are crowded to utmost capacity and in some cases are having trouble to secure sup- plies of wool. The boot and shoe trade still shows unexpected activity in nearly all lines. Demand, both for immediate and fall delivery, is crowding many factories beyond expectation. The leather and hide situation shows increasing strength and there are yet no signs manifest that a slackening tendency should be antic- ipated. May bank clearings reflect the per- ceptible revival in trade following the actual outbreak of hostilities with Spain, in a total aggregate of clearings in sev- enty-seven cities of the United States of $5, 330,000,000, a gain of 7 per cent. over April, 28 per cent. over May a year ago and a decrease of only 10.7 per cent. from January's record-breaking totai. The totai for May has been ex- ceeded only once in that month, viz., in 1890, the total for May in that year be- ing 9 5 per cent. larger than the total in May this year, but the gain as compared with May, 1806, is 26 per cent., and over May, 1804, 37 per cent. Clearings for last week show little effect of the holiday, the total being $1, 188,000, 000, 3 per cent smaller than the week before, but 30 per cent. larger than a year ago. Failures show a sharp falling off, to 178, against 231 for preceding week. DISASTROUS COMPETITION. The following letter from a reputable, old-established Detroit commission mer- chant is suggestive of the situation now prevailing in the Michigan market: I note with pleasure the strong stand the Tradesman has taken on the subject of the collapse of A. C. Hager and the relation of the Lake Odessa Savings Bank to the failure. It bas been a try- ing time for the dealer who aims to conduct his business legitimately and conservatively,and almost impossible to play even. The country dealers have been paid as high prices for their stock as we were able to get here in the city. We experienced the same difficulty last season by reason of the crusades under- taken by Chandler, of Chelsea, and Blackwell, of Bad Axe, who likewise undertook to control the market and, in consequence, met with disaster. I rather looked for something similar to turn up this spring, but I bad no idea that a man with as little capital as Hager possessed could *‘do’’ the merchants of Michigan to the extent of $40,000 or $50,000. I noted the warnings of the Tradesman from time to time and _real- ized that Hager was the chap you had in mind when you advised caution in making shipments to dealers who persist in paying above the market price. How any one who reads the Tradesman could be caught by Hager to the extent of more than one shipment is more than I can understand, but I realize now, as I review the situation carefully, that the delay in protesting the checks had much to do with increasing the indebtedness. Chandler is now doing business in his wife's name and holds his head just as high as he did before he involved so many merchants in loss, and I expect to learn before long that Hager has taken advantage of the same subterfuge and has resumed business in the name of his wife or some other female rela- tive. Notwithstanding the fiascos of Chand- ler and Blackwell last year and the very disastrous experiences of Hager this year, a Cleveland house is now flooding the State with circulars, offering at least a cent more for eggs and two cents more for butter than the market war- rants. In all probability, there will be found plenty of merchants who are cred- ulous enough to take the bait thus thrown out, but the Tradesman believes that few of its readers will be caught a_sec- ond time by such methods. Admiral Cervera ought to tell his em- ployers where he is at. A great many people are looking for him. OFFICIAL PRECEDENCE. It is not a pleasing or seemly specta- cle now presented to the people of the United States of a squabble between the friends and partisans of Admiral Samp- son and Commodore Schley over a question of precedence. It is claimed that Schley stood two numbers on the official list of commo- dores above Sampson, when the Presi- dent appointed the junior officer a rear admiral and left the senior a commo- dore, and this is made the subject of loud complaint by the friends of the lat- rer. There is no information that Commo- dore Schley is taking any part in the controversy, and it is earnestly hoped that he neither does nor will, for noth- ing could be more foolish. They have both been given opportunities to per- form great services for their country, and to earn great distinction So far, neither has accomplished anything of note, and there is nothing to dispute over in the matter of honors earned, It will be wise for their friends to exer- cise a reasonable amount of prudence until there shall be something to quarrel about. Of one thing all may be assured, and that is that when either of those officers, or any of the other officers of the army or navy, shall accomplish any gallant and glorious achievement, the people will see to it that he or they shall re- ceive due credit and honor. The Amer- ican people are exceedingly exacting, and demand a great deal of their mili- tary favorites. They are ready enough to set up a hero; but they require that he shal! come up to the standard they set for him. The experiences with the military commanders of the Union army during the Civil War should teach ambitious soldiers and sailors and their too zealous friends many valuable lessons. One after another in that war officers were elevated to high commands and great responsibilities, only to be dragged down after their first failure or mishap. The people are terribly fickle, as well as extremely exacting, and nothing short of decisive and brilliant success will es- tablish a hold upon popular favor, Any officer who makes it a business to grumble and sulk because he thinks his particular merits have been overlooked is in a poor way to do any real service for his country. Such a man is tempted to slur his duty so as not to contribute to the success and the consequent ad- vancement and honor of the person who has excited his jealousy or dislike, and in so doing fails in his obligation to his country and to his own honor. Every officer who is placed in a posi- tion of high command and _responsibil- ity in the naval or army service of the country in this war with Spain wili find himself in a most difficult situation, The most brilliant deeds and splendid successes will be demanded, and failure will be followed by a speedy condemna- tion and displacement. That is the rule with the American people. They en- forced it mercilessly in the Civil War, and they will do it in this. The Tradesman does rot believe that either Sampson or Schley is taking any part in the squabble that their friends are said to be making over the promotion of the former two naval com- manders. It gives them credit for too much sense to engage in such a foolish and childish controversy as is a squab- ble over respective official positions. All they can properly ask is for an op- portunity to show their abilities. They have that now, and their future, so far as fame and glory are concerned, must depend on themselves. THE COST OF A NAVAL FICHT. The bombardment of Porto Rico and Santiago by our ships, and the liberal expenditure of ammunition by Admiral Dewey in destroying the Spanish fleet at Manila, have called general attention to the great expense involved in the consumption of ammunition in a mod- ern sea fight. All modern ammunition is costly, even the small one-pounder and six-pounder rapid-fire guns using up shells at a rate which runs the cost up to a high figure within a very few min- Utes. Take the cost of the smallest size am- munition used in the guns of a modern warship, namely, the one-pound shells. hese shells cost at least $1.50 each. As the small guns fire with great rapidity, the value of the ammunition expended in a very few minutes is considerable. It is estimated that the cost of one round from the large 13-inch guns of the bat- tle ships of our fleet is approximately $350. At that rate the expense of a very short engagement in which big guns are brought into play would run far into the thousands of dollars for ammuni- tion alone. In his last annual report, the Secre- tary of the Navy stated that ‘‘the cost of materials for a complete supply of ammunition to once refill all the vessels of the navy, including the five unfinished battle-ships, would be $6,521,986.’’ Ac- cording to the same authority, the total cost of the ammunition of a large bat- tle-ship is $383, 197. It is generally held that a battle-ship would expend ail her ammunition in about two hours were she to keep up a constant fire from all her guns for that period; hence a fierce fight would be liable to cost in ammunition alone, to the ships engaged, $383,000 apiece. This enormous cost of ammunition makes war a very expensive luxury, and poor nations can not be expected to en- gage in it with any show of success, for the reason that the training of their gunners requires in time of peace an expenditure of costly ammunition which can not be afforded, Without this prac- tice, warships are worthless in time of war, as modern guns require experi- enced gunners, the men behind the guns being quite as essential factors in de- ciding a combat to-day as ever they were, Theories are good as far as they go in prosecuting a war; but theorists must have men to do their fighting for them, and the fighting men seem to do best when they can cut loose and carry out their own ideas. Shin SE Brigadier generals are luxuries that can only be indulged in in time of war. Colonels of the regular army can do all the post and brigade commanding that is necessary. People who are remembering the Maine are not waving the bloody sbirt of the late civil war. That is a back number now. Spain wants peace; but she _ is too proud to put down her guns for fear that other weak nations will laugh at her. Much has been said of Spain's totter- ing throne. It does not matter, Any old throne will do to put a boy on. Live men, engaged in a new war, are making history so fast that the back numbers will soon be forgotten. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN g GROWTH OF CENTRAL POWER. In 1832, De Tocqueville wrote that, ‘If the sovereignty of the Union were to engage in a struggle with that of the States at the present day, its defeat may be confidently predicted; and it is not probable that such a struggle would be seriously undertaken. As often as steady résistance is offered to the Federal Gov- ernment, it will be found to yield.’’ Commenting on this view, sixty years later, Henry Loomis Nelson wrote: ‘“The history of the Federal Govern- ment is one of growing strength and in- fluence. ‘The difference between the in- tention of the founders of the system and the existing fact is nearly as great as that between the opinions of Jeffer- son and moderate Federalists. From the first organization of the Government to the present time there has been a steady advance towards centralization. This advance has been both aided and re- tarded by the Supreme Court; but in the legislative branch of the Government and in the popular mind the propor- tions of the Federal Government have constantly grown larger.’’ Mr. Loomis accounts for the growth of the influence of the central power in the Union and the gradual extension of its authority largely by the fact that the people of the territories were trained in the habit of dependence upon the Fed- eral Government and of obedience to it and preserved that habit after the ad- mission of the territories into the Union. Mr. Garfield, be says, used tc speak of this fact to account for the greater reverence felt for the Federal power in the Western than in the East- ern States. The Federal Government was, at the beginning of its history, created by the states; but the states subsequently admitted to the Union owed to that Government the establishment and recognition of their statehood. Be- fore their admission they had been gov- erned by Federal laws, under executive and judicial officers appointed by the President, and so, as Mr. Loomis re- marks, the Federal Government im- pressed itself very strongly upon the imaginations of the people of the new states, ‘‘and came to be regarded both by Americans upon whom it had con- ferred the dignity and power of state- hood and by the swarms of foreigners who subsequently made their way to the West from the monarchies of continental Europe as the source of all power in the United States, and as the beneticent dis- tributor of all public blessings. ’’ This theory is plausible enough and no doubt accounts in some degree for the fact under consideration; but there were from the first certain political and commercial considerations which would of themselves have sufficed to confirm the tendency to accord superior dignity and, in any case of conflict, paramount authority to the Federal Government. That Government offered to the ambi- tious posts of higher distinction and a wider field than can the several state governments. But the most potent in- fluence probably was wielded by those great material interests which depended for their existence, or for their pros- perity, upon the protection and bounty afforded by the General Government. In the first place, there was the demand for internal improvements. Ohio was admitted to the Union in 1802, and four years later Congress passed a law for the construction of the Cumberland Road, to connect the new State with Maryland. Jefferson favored the road, but insisted that the consent of the States through which it was to run should be obtained before its construction was begun. The bill was for many years be- fore Congress and there grew up a powerful opposition to internal im- provements, eventually led by Martin Van Buren, who, however, finally mod- ified his views so far as to vote for a bill appropriating money for toll-gates on the Cumberland Road—a bill which was vetoed by President Monroe en- tirely on constitutional grounds. The constitutional objection was almost the sole ground of opposition to internal improvements by Federal aid in those days ; but notwithstanding the great re- spect then .cherished for the constitu- tion, Federal grants to roads and canals became more numerous until at last ap- propriations were regularly made for streams that could not on any account be regarded as of National importance. These reflections may appear perti- nent in anticipation of an event that is now, perhaps, neither improbable nor distant—the annexation of the Philip- pine Islands. The ccnstitution of the United States has been in actual oper- ation for some eleven decades, and this brief review has partially indicated some of the causes which have led to a departure from the strict and intended construction of its provisions; but, upon the whole, when one considers what great changes have occurred in the organic law of nearly all the leading powers of the Old World, it is remarkable that the Federal constitution has been so little altered, so far at least as its most es- sential features are concerned. But hitherto, whatever changes it has un- dergone have been due to internal causes. This country has, indeed, taken into its body politic and assimilated a very considerable foreign element; but it has never before seriously contem- plated the possibility of assuming the absolute political control of millions of people living in a remote quarter of the world, and not yet sufficiently advanced in civilization to be trusted with the responsibilities of American citizen- ship. Those islands, once added to the territorial domain of the United States, must be directly governed by Federal appointees, under the supervision of Congress. Their accession will greatly increase the power of the Federal Gov- ernment relatively to that of the sev- eral states. And, of course, a contin- uance in the policy of annexation will indefinitely enhance that effect. It re- mains to be seen how the exercise of unlimited power abroad—unlimited so far as the Philippine people are con- cerned—will react upon the ways and means of free government at home. A war cuts away a lot of deadwood and sham prominence. It strips off many epaulettes and dims parade stars. In political life it deals more gruffly with incompetence than peace ever does. In all respects it tests its re- sources, both in men and material, and it demands merit. Out of the new con- ditions that this procedure creates new men are bound to rise, and the whole result will be fresher vigor, better blood and more progress. When the necessi- ties of the nation cail for the best, the poor and commonplace must step aside, and it is a matter of general comment that just now we need our good men, not only at the front, but in the politi- cal life at Washington. It may thus come about that the next Congress will be a much abler one than the present body, and it will be well for the coun- try, since this war has raised questions that demand statesmanship and not the intellectual equipments of representa- tives whose limit of action is office- getting. A NEEDLESS SURPRISE. Surprise has been felt and manifested in Certain quarters that the natives of the Philippine Islands are showing an inclination to slaughter the Spaniards. Why? Human nature is the same the world over and it is the only thing that the centuries can not change. For four hundred years the Spaniard has op- pressed and tortured with every kind of cruelty these same Philippinian na- tives. What wonder, then, now that they have a chance, if the villainy the Spaniard has taught them they will exe- cute, or if, Shylock-like, they better the instruction? Whatever the native had was taxed. The cocoanut tree, his principal means of support, if not the only one, was taxed to death. Nota drop of cocoanut juice could he extract from his own trees without a license. He must visit the tax gatherer before he can kill his own pig for his own eating. After every reason which interest can furnish for a tax has been given, a head tax all the way from $1.50 to $25 a year must be paid and a man too poor to pay the minimum tax is compelled to. work for the government from fifteen to twenty days; and for these exactions there is no return. Nota road, not a bridge, not an improvement. of any kind is known outside of the towns, and the taxes which should pay for these is sent to Spain or stays in the pockets of officials. A notable instance is at hand: Wey- ler, the notorious, was for three years the governor-general of the Philippine Islands. He received a_ salary of $40,000 ; and, if the reports are to be be- lieved, at the end of his term of office he carried home with him three or four miliion dollars which he had extorted from the natives by a system of cruelty known only to himself. Is it to be sup- posed that that cruelty has been so soon forgotten and that, now that the oppor- tunity presents itself for retaliation, it will not be improved? It would be fair to infer that in these modern days the old-time methods of punishment would be done away with. Not so. Torture made use of centuries ago is still resorted to in the Philip- pines. The peasant guilty of offense is treated to the thumb screws. A gun found in his possession is a misde- meanor. For him to be in possession of gunpowder is a crime. Death is the penalty of rebellion. It is the old story repeated again and again of men de- termined to be free—a determination reached only after years of oppression and untold suffering. Spain is repeat- ing in Cuba, in the Philippines and in the home peninsula the dreadtul days of the French Revolution and the time has come for the down-trodden to sub- mit no longer. Theend of Spanish rule has come. The hour is struck and, now that the time for retaliation has come, it will not be surprising if the Spanish reaps the whirlwind he has for centuries been sowing. It is a lesson which might otherwise have been learned; but, if Spain is determined to learn it only by experience, she has only herself to thank for the instruction. COLONIAL EXPANSION. There is a weak kneed element among the American people that never ceases to advocate compromise and delay in connection with the war with Spain. These people now hint that it would be better to compromise with Spain on the basis of a surrender of Cuba, she being allowed to retain Porto Rico and the Philippines. Such advice should not be listened to fora moment. The Trades- man did not favor war and still holds the opinion that, but for the jingoes in beth the Republican and Democratic parties, President McKinley would have accomplished the independence of Cuba without resort to war; but, since we have declared war, it is the part of wisdom, as well as of self-interest, to prosecute it vigorously to a successful conclusion, and to realize all the profits possible both in the way of territory and trade advantages. Were we now to accept peace on the basis of a surrender of Cuba alone, this country would have no means of com- pelling the payment of indemnity. We are committed to the recognition of Cuban independence, although it is to be admitted that the pledge to that effect can not be considered very bind- ing; but logically we can not hold Cuba aS a guarantee for a war indemnity. Spain's ability to pay an indemnity is very seriously questioned; and, unless we capture and annex some of her terri- tory, we are likely to squander many hundreds of millions of dollars in war without return of any kind. If we take Cuba by invasion, and afterwards grant it self-government, it should be under a protectorate. If Spain is incapable of governing Cuba, she is equally incapable of governing Porto Rico; hence she should be driven from that possession. In fact, it should be our fixed policy to acquire by right of conquest all of Spain's colonial posses- sions, including the Philippine Islands. When we declared war against Spain, this country abandoned forever its old- time policy of isolation and non-inter- ference in international affairs. Having taken this step and placed ourselves sede by side in the race for territorial aggrandizement with the great nations of Europe, we must play our part with spirit ard success. We must kave not only Cuba and Porto Rico, but the Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Islands. The reasons which were urged by the Tradesman against the annex- ation of Hawaii were sound and logical before we adopted the policy of colonial expansion; but now that we have de- termined to hold the Philippines, Hawaii becomes a necessity as a_ coal- ing station for our fleets. Colonial expansion means the neces- sity for a great fleet and a larger army than we have maintained heretofore. These are costly luxuries; but they must be had if colonies are to be protected and the vast trade possibilities which the possession of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines open up are to be im- proved. It is, therefore, decidedly out of place to talk of conceding anything until we have taken possession by con- quest of Spain's colonial possessions. The people demand some return for the vast expense they have been put to by the present war. The consumption of cement has grown enormously all the world over. In 18go0 the United States had only sixteen cement factories, while there are now thirty. England was at one time the home of Portland cement, but is now second to Germany. History will have trouble. People who note the difference of time in different longitudes find that the cap- ture of Manila was made on Saturday at Manila, although it is claimed as a Sunday battle. Every man who is the father ofa bright son is a firm believer in heredity. 10 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Shoes and Leather The Song of the Shoe. *T was an ancient shoe of dusky hue And it reeked in the morning sun; In a bed of dirt it lay inert; The work of its life was done. Tatter’d and torn, it had late been worn By a tramp of ti ie lowest grade, But by him had at last aside been cast When its utmost use had been made. Yet atime had been when the shoe had seen gloss on its sh: apeiy toe, When ‘twas handieu with care and kept to wear On occasions of stately show. And a time had beer 1 whet n the —— is clean And his clothes were latest styl He could yet recall when his lite was all A holiday dream for a while. - > es Competency, Accuracy and System Essentials to Success. Enough might be said on the subject of competency to fill this entire issue of the Tradesman, yet | have purposely passed it over, not, however, because it was deemed of minor importance. On the contrary, ‘‘competency’’ is the one word which stands for every qualifica- tion necessary on the part of a_ success- ful business man. It is the structure itself, and all the other qualities out- lined are merely its constituent parts. The term ‘‘competency'’ is broader in Its scope than the common conception among business men would seem to _in- dicate. We often hear, in business cir- cles, such and such a man referred to as being entirely ‘‘competent’’ for the work he has in hand, but his failure to make a success of it is attributed to his ‘*loose’’ habits and inattention to. busi- ness. Now the trouble is, such a man is not competent. if he were he would possess the necessary constituent qual- ties to achieve success. No man is wilfully indifferent to success; and, al- though there is apparent wilful negli- gence in some cases, each is trying, in his own way, to capture the ccveted prize, and where one fails it is owing to incompetency somewbere. At first sight ‘\accuracy’’ and ‘*method’’ may appear to be small mat- ters; and yet they are of essential 1m- portance to the happiness and _ well-be- ing of every business man. Too little attention is paid to this highly impor- tant quality of accuracy. In business affairs it is the manner in which a man transacts even small matters that often decides men for or against him. The Strictest integrity and the most exem- plary conduct in other respects will not excuse the man who is habitually in- accurate. Such a man can not be trusted; his work has to be gone over again; and he thus causes an infinity of annoyance, vexation and trouble. ‘‘Be sure you are right and then go ahead,’’ is somewhat aged, yet it is much safer than Josh Billings’ advice to disconsolate bachelors: ‘‘Shut up both eyes, grab hard, and trust in the Lord.’’ Several years ago, while visiting a neighboring town, I took occasion to call at the grocery store of an old friend who had recently left the farm. Being out of the ‘‘weed,’’ and, noticing my faovrite brand, I called for a 5 cent cut. He threw down a dime’s worth. Call- ing his attention to it, he said that was all right—that was the way he sold it. He persisted that he was right, and not until I had persuaded him to produce the invoice could I convince him that he was selling that tobacco for less than cost. He had disposed of several ‘‘cad- dies’’ at a loss of 13 cents per pound. This man entered business with ample Capital, possessing many business qual- ities to amarked degree. He was hon- est, attentive, economical, presevering and even methodical—yet for the lack of accuracy he failed to achieve suc- cess and is, to-day, a poor man. A successful business man is a cal- culating man. Every move he makes is the result of a calculation; and the suc- cess of the movement or act depends altogether on the accuracy of the calcu- lation. He must treat all comers alike and, therefore, he must doa little fine calculating in marking the selling price on his goods. To the invoice price must be added freight, cartage and other incidentals, in order to find the true cost. In fixing his selling price, he cannot adopt a uniform percentage rate ; some lines will stand 50, some 33!%, while in some rubber lines it may be necessary to mark as low as Io percent. In this important work the prosperous man of business does not use his pencil in a haphazard way—it is guided by an accurately calculating mind. He has carefully computed his running penses—clerk-hire, rent, store ex- penses, etc.; estimated his average daily sales on a basis of past experience and future prospects, and secured a reasonable margin of profit overall. In addition to all this, he must be guided, more or less, by the tactics adopted by his competitors, and other emergencies over which he has no control. When he takes an inventory of his stock, bills receivable and personal accounts, he knows just how he stands financially. He has inventoried everything at its true value, making al] due allowances and reductions; and when completed, the balance-sheet tells a true story that can be relied upon as a basis for future operations, for the simple reason that it is accurate. ‘‘Order is the first law cf heaven,’’ and ‘‘method’’ should be the first and fundamental law in every retail estab- lishment. A retail store without method and system is ‘‘confusion worse con- founded,’’ and it would be as reason- able to look for potency in an army des- titute of discipline as to look for pros- perity in such a store. Where there is method, a larger amount of work can be got through with satisfaction. ‘'Meth- od,’’ said Lord’ Burleigh, ‘‘is like packing things in a box; a good packer will get in half as much again as a bad one.’’ His favorite maxim was, ‘‘The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at once.’’ During my perambulations among the trade, I have visited many stores where the goddess of confusion reigned supreme. In some of them double the force was employed than was necessary to take care of the business; yet, owing to a lack of method and system, many We have . A line of Men’s and Wo- a men’s Medium Priced * Shoes that are Money Winners. The most of them sold at Bill Price. We are still making the Men’s Heavy Shoes in Oil Grain and Satin; also carry Snedicor & Hatha way’s Shoes at Factory Pricein Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’. Lycoming and Keystone Rubbers are the best. See our Salesmen or send mail orders. GEO. H. REEDER & CO., 19 S. lonia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ee We have them in Black and Tan, Lace or Button; sizes 1 to 4. 4.2 IN PREFERENCE TO HOT CAKES BABIES’ SOFT SOLES ed VESTING TOPS Make every mother’s heart glad. ) g TAKEN FFFSFSSSS SFIS FS HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR CHILDREN’S : FOOTWEAR Grand Rapids, Mich. FFFSPSVS PS FSF SIS ISPS SSS ISS ASSSSSS CxX- RHARA4446446444664464466466666668 SELELEEEELALELERERALELELEEEEEELEAEEEEAEESSEEESEEEESES Pn ee ee = | RUBBERS=« | New Lists on Rubber Goods for ( q ( 1898 and 1899, and Bay State Rubbers— the best wearing goods made—and we solicit your busi- ness for the same. We are agents for the Boston Our terms and discounts are as liberal as those of any firm selling the above lines. Rindge, Kalmbach, Logie & Co. 12, 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. —e .2. TIPE ET FEN EFT PET me “Remember the Name’ ALES (JOODYEAR The best RUBBERS on earth for general wear and shape. Place your orders for them with us, avoiding the rush advance in price later in the season. 5 and 7 Pear! St., Herold=Bertsch Shoe Co., res ics State Agents for Wales-Goodyear and Connecticut Rubbers. UAAGMAGAN AAA GUk JUN AAA Ab dbd J44 Nb Abb Jb J4b bb ddd J44 444 dd ddd ddd Jhb ddd ddd ee We and NUITPNO NT NENT NTP Ne NereorNoroer eer ener UMMA AMAA TUNdUk Nk bk Abd dbk dk dk Jbd ddd ddd PELEEEEEE ELE EEE EEE EE EEE MEN’S TAN SHOES To Deliver at Once Popular Shades and Latest Lasts “ ‘an Grain Bails, coin toe. oe $1.25 ‘an Russia Kip Bals, coin toe. Sei rales eel pec al ealiese ORS Gai fe will pate . 1.50 BEL ECE IG, CORR Te ee an Vici Ba als, coin toe. 1.85 S354s455 an Vici Bals, coin toe, or r French’ i aa ce ee ee 2.00 an Vici Bals, coin toe, V esting top.. oo ‘an Vici Bals, Goodyear, coin or plain toe. Tan Vici Balis, Goodyear, coin toe, Vesting top.. CU ey eae Willow Calf Bi als, coin toe, A to D widths, ‘(speci ul for fine trz ade). i 2.4 Dark Tan Vici Bals, Vesting top, coin toe : Also the most popul: ir line of Black Vicis OE ec ee tas eee ean ge ah: Above goods are of good value and very desirable, A complete stock of "Ladies? fine shoes in Tan and Black for prompt delivery. THE RODGERS SHOE CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sereererrerrerrrer ree eet 50 and 1.75 Shebbbehebhetes Seebtepbtebpebeb eet ~ details were entirely neglected, while the bulk of the business done was per-. formed in a_ slipshod and unnecessarily laborious manner. Clerks would jostle against each other in a frantic effort to find some one who knew whether there was a 3%, double E, Oxford in stock, while a lady customer was pa- tiently waiting. After a wild search the customer would be informed that ‘‘We are just out of them,’’ and immediately after she takes her departure someone discovers a pair among the misses’ goat shoes. After this two clerks get into a wrangle as to which one will go to din- ner first, during which, of course, there is a general suspension of business. Ask one of these clerks how he likes his place, and the reply will be, invariably, ‘Oh, tiptop; the boss is a ‘bully’ good fellow; we do just as we please.‘’ Did you ever hear a clerk talk like this? I have, times without number. But, whenever I hear it, I am more than ever convinced that the ‘‘bully’’ good fellows are not the ones who make a suc- cess of business. Every pair of shoes brought into the salesroom should have a place in its own department, and where the busi- ness is not sufficiently large to warrant sales departments, each assistant should be required to familiarize himself with the entire stock, He should be made to know just where to place his hand upon whatever is called for, if in stock, and if not in stock, he should be aware of the fact. ‘“Time is money.’’ A waste of time is a waste of money. No business can prosper whose working cash capital is needlessly wasted ; neither will prosper- ity be found where there is a needless waste of time. Without method, time will eat the vitality out of the strongest business just as surely as will a con- stant drain of hard cash undermine it. Put method in your business and con- quer time. E. A. OWEN. —_—___20—___ New Route to Chicago. Commencing May 15, 1808, a througb car line will be established between Chicago and Grand Rapids, operated by the Grand Trunk Railway system and the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway, via Vicksburg. Trains will arrive at and depart from Dearborn station, Chicago. This sta- tion is on Polk street, between State and Clark streets, is only three blocks south of the postoffice,and near the down town business and hotel districts. Other railroads using this. staticn are the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Wabash, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, and Erie. No transfer will, therefore, be neces- sary for passengers to or from the above mentioned lines. Important stations on this through car iine between Chicago and Grand Rap- ids are Valparaiso, South Bend, Mish- awaka, Ind., Cassopolis, Macellus, Schoolcraft, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo and Plainwell, Mich, The equipment used in providing this service will consist of new standard vestibuled day coaches. Pullman buffet parlor cars and the latest designs of Pullman wide vestibuled, gaslighted, twelve section drawing room sleeping cars. It is believed that the character of this equipment and the convenience of the schedules will be such as to merit a liberal patronage by the traveling pub- lic. The following is a condensed neivie : Daily. Ly Grand Rapids.......... 7:10am = 2.10pm 11:35pm Ary Chicago .... ........2:;00pm g:iopm 6:30am Lv C hicago.. io ese 3:02pm —s1r:45pm Ar Grand Rapids Lea 9.30pm 9 7:25am Cc. L.. Loexkwoopn, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. > 20> — Flatter a woman and she will love you. Pity her and she will hate you. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 1 BANKING REFORM. Review of the Present and Proposed Systems. The adoption of the system of issuing Government paper money and making it redeemable directly by the Treasury, which we have followed for the past thirty-five years, was a natural step for our people to take in working out the problem of a satisfactory banking sys- tem. Like all other branches of the science of government, it was developed largely out of conditions existing at the time of and immediately prior to its adoption. The so-called wild-cat sys- tem was fragmentary and quite gener- ally lacking in the necessary safeguards of sound banking. The banks of some states were so poorly regulated that their notes fluctuated in value from day to day and were always passed from hand to hand at a large discount and never car- ried with them any degree of confidence in the banks issuing them. In the busi- ness world, the profits represented in the money received for one day's sales were often turned into a loss by changes in values of some of the bank notes be- fore the close of the following day. Such experiences were enough to cause the people to welcome the adoption of al- most any system of currency and_ bank- ing by which credit notes promised some degree of stability of value from day today. The placing of our bank- ing system upon the basis of a depreci- ating public debt was a hazardous un- dertaking at that time, but it was the lesser of two evils, and the gradual strengthening of the public credit after its adoption made possible the good re- sults attendant upon it in later years. If the present system had supplanted the old one ten years before the war, it would have proved much more satisfac- tory than it did during its first years, but the effort to give the country a bet- ter system was begun when the credits of the Government were at a large dis- count by reason of the stupendous bur- dens of the civil war. Oneof its points of excellence ts the uniform value of credit notes so generally lacking under the old system. Were uniformity of value in credit notes the only object of a banking system, the present one would meet that requirement, but they must have elasticity, and this quality is as impossible on the National bond basis of the present system as it was on the state bond basis required in many states under the old system. Under the proposed law, the uniform- ity of value in credit notes is assured by strict requirements as to their re- demption in coin by the banks. This is the purpose of the note redemption fund, to which all banks must contribute alike and which they must keep intact after it is established by the payment of a pro rated amount not exceeding 1 per cent. each year. In the case of a failed bank, this fund is drawn upon and its notes are paid without delay. The entire assets of the bank are then available for the purpose of re-paying this fund. If not sufficient. the dupli- cate Hability of stockholders becomes operative and, if this does not provide the required funds, the remaining short- age is made up at once by the other banks. If the funds thus realized are more than sufficient, the residue is re- turned to the failed bank Inasmuch as it takes upward of five years to close the business of a failed bank, this provision obviates all delay in the cancellation of its credit notes and removes all pos- sibilities of their falling below par by reason of the failure. ANDREW FYFF. STOTT TE SEE EEE EE ECCS ECCS THE JOSEPHINE —— Women’s Black Vici Counter fox. Coin Toe, Patent Leather or Stock Tips. Lace or Button. C, D, E and EE width; or same shoe lace with Vesting tops and_ stock Tips. The best and cleanest shoe in the market. Send for sample. MICHIGAN SHOE CO., Detroit, Mich. 81 and 83 Jefferson Avenue. KLILLLQIU UMA HNN NLL RVD Michigan Bark & Lumber Co., 527 and 528 Widdicomb Building, Grand Rapids, Mich. th, CLARE. President. W. D. WADE, Vice-President. M. M. Crark, Sec’y and Treas. Sell us your Bark for Cash. We aim to please. Cor- respondence solicited. SOS GOOO9OHS 99999909 O096096S 09960006 000905609 50060000 OS SSOSOOOOOH Grant Wario /uez, We Pay HIGHEST MARKET PRICES in SPOT CASH and Measure Bark When Loaded. Correspondence Solicited. DO OOOOH 00S 09065656 $00009OF > 60460090 S 6656464 6660606 SEOOSSESET OF ESSERE © VESHE 4S HOSES EEEEE POS SOSOSSSSOOSOHOSOOS A. MURPHY, “The Michigan Mercantile Agency Special Reports. Law and Collections. Represented in every city and county in the United States and Canada. General Manager. FLOWERS, MAY & MOLONEY, Counsel Main Office: Room 1102 Majestic Building, Detroit, Mich. Personal service given all claims. Judgments obtained without expense to subscribers Chas. A. Coye Manufacturer of and wholesal and retail dealer in FLAGS, AWNINGS, TENTS, SEAT SHADES AND LARGE UMBRELLAS 11 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, [lich. 12 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Fruits and Produce. Expected acti: From eeccieass Butter Exports. The present Secretary of Agriculture is very much in earnest in his efforts to extend the markets for American farm products in foreign countries, and he fully believes in the wisdom of sending the products of our farmers to foreign consumers in concentrated form. In- stead of exporting so much grain, cot- ton-seed and oil cake for foreigners to feed at a profit, he wants to see our farmers convert these materials at home and produce meats, butter and cheese to be exported. Hence the active work of the Department of Agriculture in improving the facilities for transport- ing live animals by land and sea, in the inspection and certification of fresh and packed meats, and in securing jus- tice to American provisions sold in Europe. Coming from the great butter-produ- cing State of the Union and a section of the country where the extension of the creamery system is rapidly increasing the output of butter and improving its average quality, while the home market has been steadily declining for years, Secretary Wilson very naturally and properly seeks relief for the butter pro- ducer by finding new outlets for his product. It is well known that the export of butter from this country, although prac- ticed for a century and at times consid- erable in volume, has been irregular, speculative, dependent upon a temporary surplus at home or special scarcity abroad, and embracing as a rule butter of low grade. The trial shipments by the Department have been confined to creamery butter of extra grade and have had in view two main objects: First, to convince merchants and consumers in the markets where placed that but- ter can be obtained from the United States as fine in quality as the supply from any other source, at all times of vear and delivered in prime condition, if it is wanted at our prices Second, to make more generally known at home, among our producers and merchants, the facts as to the consuming capacities of foreign countries, the character of putter they demand and the possibility of successfully competing with their present sources of supply. There has been no thought of the-Gov- ernment ‘‘going into the butter busi- ness,’’ or advertising any particular producing establishments or districts. Creamery butter was adopted as the standard for export because that repre- sents (and increasingly so) the bulk of high grade butter in this country and the supply from which exports of fine quality must be taken. But although purchases have been made in twelve states and from numerous creameries, all have been marked and sold alike as ‘*Selected Creamery Butter, made in the United States.’’ Most of the butter thus exported has been made under special instructions, but in order not to set too high a standard, which could not be commercially maintained, lots of butter have been bought on the open market in New York and made part of the con- signments, for purposes of comparison. Butter has been sent to London and Manchester and the present season the markets of Hamburg and Paris are to be tried, also. Not more than two or three lots have gone to any one mer- chant; the butter has been intentionally scattered about, in accordance with the objects stated. In a few instances, merchants and consumers have been in- terested to know exactly where and how the butter they received was made, and they have been put in direct communi- cation with the producing creameries, This has resulted, so far as known, in but one direct shipment of butter from a creamery to a British merchant; and in this case the returns to the creamery were less than the ruling price at its own door at time of shipment. While the Department has made no attempt to establish a business, it has hoped that its efforts would stimulate trade and as- sist in obtaining and making known the conditions under which such trade could be successfully conducted. But the fact has been recognized that business itself must be done by business men, under business methods, and especially with quantity, frequency and_ regularity, such as has been impracticable with these periodical experiments. The United States Department of Ag- riculture is primarily a big bureau of information. Its main duty is to gather and diffuse information of value to the industries which it represents. These butter exports by the Department have therefore been truly experimental, for the purpose of ascertaining facts which might be of use to many, and which, so far as known at all in this country, were the private property of a few. Besides the leading objects mentioned, numer- ous points of more or less practical value connected with the subject have received attention. Routes of trans- portation have been examined to learn how distance and time could be best re- duced or provided for, and to deter- mine the places and circumstances tend- ing to injure the butter and needing preventive attention. Packages and packing have been studied, with rela- tion to preventing deterioration of qual- ity in transit; this line of enquiry has included shape, size and kind of pack- age, special preparation and linings, as well as the best percentage of water or brine, and the effects of pasteurizing milk or cream. (The question of pre- servatives other than salt has been ig- nored as being a form of adulteration unworthy of consideration by producers and merchants in this country). Exist- ing prejudices against American prod- ucts have been considered and means taken to ascertain whether the objections made had reasonable foundation in fact. Critical comparisons have been made, including many chemical analyses, be- tween the best States butter and the best butter from other countries found in British markets. For example: although our English cousins have constantly Soe or oe Sr oe Se oc =F SESE Elgin ‘System ° cf Creameries It will pay you to investi- 4 gate our plans and visit our uy factories if you are contem- plating building a Creamery or Cheese factory. All sup- : plies furnished at lowest prices. Correspondence so- licited. R. E. Sturgis, Allegan, Mich. Contractor and Builder of Butter and Cheese Faetories, an‘ Dealer in Supplies. cae SeseseSeSeseseSeSeSe@acyeses 7 N. WOHLFELDER & CoO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 399-403 HIGH ST., EAST SIDE, DETROIT, MICH. Ship to us your Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Potatoes and get Full Market Prices. Butter and Eggs Any quantity at any station gets highest cash prices from me. R. Hirt, Jr., 36 Market St., Detroit, Mich. Promptness is the essence of our success. We will buy your Butter and Eggs for Cash Correspond with us. We do not claim to be the oldest and largest commission house in the country, but in many respects one of the best. HARRIS & FRUTCHEY, Detroit We want to exchange our CASH for your BUTTER »%° EGGS any quantity, at your station. fore shipping elsewhere. HERMANN C. NAUSANN & CO, Detroit, Mich. Main Office, 33 W. Woodbridge St. Branch Store, 353 Russell St, op. Eastern Market. Write us be- ESTABLISHED 1893 ___ seme T. L. BRUNDAGE, WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANT 54 and 56 Central Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Only Exclusive Butter and Egg House in the City Want to correspond with those vo have butter and P eggs to ship. Can handle large quantities. EARLY FRUITS AND VECETABLES Will please your customers and make you money. Popular prices prevail. Ask for quotations. F. J. DETTENTHALER, 117-119 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BORORROROCHO ORONO ROROROCROROROHOROROROROCSOROROROEOR J. WILLARD LANSING BURGE D. CATLIN Lansing & Catlin Wholesale Dealers in Butter and Eggs 44 W. Market St. 103 Michigan St. Buffalo, N. Y. CAUTION! During the hot months of June, July and August, Eggs should be kept in a cool, dry place, (no cellars, on account of dampness) and bought as cheaply as possible, as demand is slower and the loss off is heavy. If goods are not bought right commission men cannot make you money. + _s «* = { «* = MICHIGAN TRADESMAN I3 complained of lack of body in our but- ter, and ‘‘too much liquor,’’ it has been clearly established that our fine butter is drier than that ordinarily coming to London from other sourees, an instance of fact vs. prejudice. Incidentally, the Secretary is giving much attention to the needed increase in refrigerated accommodations for carrying perishable products of all kinds on ocean steamers. The commercial refrigerators are too few in number, in- frequently available and are singly too large for convenience and economy. The influence of the Department is be- ing exerted to induce ship owners to provide more cold compartments, smaller or arranged in sections, to ac- commodate a variable demand. To de- velop foreign trade in dairy products and other perishables, better transporta- tion facilities are needed, not only from our principal shipping points on the Atlantic, but also from ports on the Gulf and on the Pacific Coast. Secre- tary Wilson contemplates the extension of his experimental shipments from new points, over new lines of export, and to include all kinds of perishable farm products, as fast as the necessary facil- ities for transportation become avail- able. HENRY E. ALVORD. en Is the Tub to be Supplanted by the Print? From the Creamery Journal. For the last six years there has been a steady pressure in favor of prints, and yet there are strong objections to that form which have been hard to over- come. The standard creamery tub has friends because of undeniable merits, but it is true that butter as it reaches the consumer is not ina sixty pound tub. The tub is handy for shipment, it is handy for bolding, it is handy for in- spection, it is good for storage purposes. It is a standard package because mer- cantile requirements are favored by it. There is another objection to print butter that strenuous efforts are being made to overcome. It is that butter in prints will not keep well. It is hard enough to prevent butter from going off at best, and when any particular form encourages rapid deterioration it isa condemnation of that form. Atsome of our fairs and conventions it has been found that butter from the same _ churn- ing has scored different, and a critical study has shown, when part was put in sixty pound tubs and part in ten pound tubs, that the probabilities for a high score were with the sixty pound tub. And when part was in tubs and part in prints the probabilities were al- together in favor of the better body and better flavor in the tub butter from the same churning. Now if print butter were as easy to put up as tub butter, and if it were as easy tc ship as tub. butter, and if it could be held in its best state as well as tub butter, the practice would have more to commend it than it now has. The demand from consumers is tending towards prints, but knowing the ob- stacles in furnishing it in good order, the trade has not catered to this demand as fast as it otherwise would The latest move in this direction is now undergoing trial. It combines the advantages of both methods somewhat, but the outcome can not yet be foretold. There is enough of promise in it to warrant thorough trial, and if it proves the fittest way it will survive, otherwise it will die. Iowa creameries with a name for mak- ing good butter have some of them re- ceived proposals to ship butter in_ bar- rels. This at first looks like retrograd- ing. It has been thought that the day of barrel butter is forever gone, but there are now creameries barreling but- ter and shipping in this condition. Sugar barrels are used, parchment lined. The butter is packed in these barrels direct from the churn. This has one advantage over tub pack- ing, the package is cheaper. In follow- ing this butter to the consumer we find that it is subsequently printed for the retail trade. This gives the advantage of holding it in the large package so long as it must be held and printing as fast as the consumption demands and no faster. The prints are ‘‘fresh’’ in appearance, they are not mussed by transportation, as they are not printed before shipping. They run but small chance to get stale, because they are not printed much in advance of sale to the consumer, and the printing can be done more economically in this wholesale way by those who have that jobasa specialty. In the creamery, other business is apt to suffer if the buttermaker has to print. The one man in a creamery, or the other man and his helper, can more easily become expert in his business if be does not have tou many irons in the fire. A hand may be an expert printer and yet not be able to temper cream or run an engine. So it is possible that this new venture may increase the printing of butter. It certainly has merits. Time only will tell whether in practice its advantages will outweigh the advantages from the use of the standard creamery tub. nO Proposes Process Butter Properly Branded. Levi Wells, Dairy and Food Commis- sioner of Pennsylvania, has promulgated the following ruling relative to the branding of so-called process butter: Butter placed upon the market that is produced by taking original packing stock and other butter and melting the same, so that the butter oil can be drawn off, mixed with skim milk and rechurned, or if by any similar process there is produced what is commonly known as “‘ Boiled’’ or *‘ Process’’ but- ter, the same, before being offered or ex- posed for sale, shall be plainly labeled **Renovated butter.’”’ If sold in prints or rolls, this label shall be plainly printed in conspicuous let- ters on the wrappers. If packed in tubs, the brand shall be printed in one inch letters on the top and sides of the package. If exposed for sale, uncovered, a pla- card containing the label! shall be at- tached to the mass in a manner making it prominent and plain to the purchaser. The Tradesman heartily commends this ruling to the State Food Commis- sioner of Michigan, with the suggestion that he promulgate a similar ruling in case there is anything in our food laws which justifies him in taking such ac- tion. While there is probably nothing unwholesome in the manufacture of process butter, its sale as imitation creamery under some name suggestive of purling brooks and green pastures tends to deceive the consumer, who is naturally led to believe that he is buy- ing genuine factory creamery instead of the bogus article. While it is true that very little process butter is prob- ably sold in Michigan, considerable quantities of the article are manufac- tured in this State and, in order to pro- tect the reputation of the genuine arti- cle, it would appear to be desirable that the Commissioner act promptly in the matter, in case there is any warrant in the law for his doing so. Shall be WANTED To furnish Western dealers for their Eastern trade for season of 1898; cold storage in quantit- ies to suit up to 15,000 cases of eggs and 30 cars butter; moderate rates and liberal advances to reliable parties; modernly equipped p'ant; me- chanical refrigeration, with an improved system of perfectly dry circulation and change of air in rooms; intermittent and continuous circulation, also gravity system; these systems are the latest and best known in cold storage practices; our eggs are said to be the finest on the Philadelphia market this past season; fine distributing point; only 2% hours to Pittsburg, and quick transit by both Penn Central and B. & O. to New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washington; we are authorized to purchase for our local cus tomers 5,00 cases finely candied eggs for April and May deliveries; also severa' cars creamery butter;correspondence solicited. Address Hyge- ia Crystal lee & Cold Storage Co., Uniontown, Pa. WE ARE IN POSITION TO FILL YOUR OR- DERS FOR FIELD SEEDS BOTH IN QUAL- ITY AND PRICE THAT SHOULD WARRANT YOU IN DEALING WITH Us. MOSELEY BROS. 26-28-30-32 OTTAWA ST. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. DEEDS Jobbers-Seed-Beans-Potatoes-Produce he best are the cheapest SEEDS :. and a se we can ALFRED J. BROWN SEED CO. 24 and 26 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. EVERETT P. TEASDALE. MILLER & TEASDALE CO. WHOLESALE BROKERAGE AND COMMISSION. FRUITS, NUTS, PRODUCE NEW POTATOES A SPECIALTY. 835 NORTH THIRD ST., ST. LOUIS, No. always HARVEY P. MILLER. 830 NORTH FOURTH ST., RIPE stRAWBERRIES at consumers’ prices. Pineapples, Bananas, Oranges, dey, Lemons, Radishes, Cu- Ae Asparagus, Pie Plant, New Pota- toes, New Cabbage, Beets, Peas, New Dry Onions; Turnips, Carrots, Squash, Wax Beans. BUNTING & CO., Jobbers, Grand Rapids, [lich. To a sent a first-class Roller and Rye Flour Mills in our market, or wil ith the same on the basis of cash: Detroit Commucaden & Manufacturing Co., s5805O Tomatoes, Green Onions, cumbers, Spinach, 27 Farmer Street, Detroit, Mich. TOOTSVOOOOU NUH OUOD ae hlUlt Manufacturer of EGG CASES, FARMERS’ CASES, EGG CASE FILLERS ODORLESS FILLERS AND EXCELSIOR. a — | | | yp Capacity one carload a day. Prompt a nent on t t iS short notice. Will make any case desired. Write for i } Wr price list. We compete with all other manufacturers. | Wil . LY EATON RAPIDS, [ICH. NUVIPTIPYE NERO NORNTRNE NENT NTT NTT ene eer ner rersersorterter teeter ttrEZ Eggs Bring High Prices in Buffalo Correspond with your old friend, C. N. RAPP & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. 56 West Market Street. Buffalo Produce Exchange quotations sent free daily to all who request them. They solicit consignments of Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Beans and Produce generally, assuring prompt sales and immediate returns. They are a branch of the Grand Rapids house of the same name, which has been established eleven years. They refer Michigan shippers to the Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids Savings Bank and Michigan Tradesman, all of which are familiar with their standing and acquainted with their methods and will cheerfully answer any enquiries which may be made in regard to them. srenreterr reer erent AANA AANA TNk A duh bk cbk bk bk db dk ddl MMMM AAA GUhJbkSUA ANA Nk dk Jd Jb J44 Jbk bh Abd Jbd Jb4 Jbk ddd dd ddd Jbd Jb bh mien iano 14 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GOTHAM GOSSIP. News from the Metropolis---Index to the Market. Special Correspondence. New York, June 4—It has been a good week among jobbing grocers in this city. The volume of trade keeps up to a high level, many buyers are here, and the tide of summer business sweeps strong. Prices are firmly adhered to and in hardly anything Is there weak- ness. While the volume of trade in coffee is not large, the quotations are held with firmness. There are no large supplies that need be sold immediately and there seems to be a waiting policy on both sides. Rio No. 7 is worth nominally 6%c. In store and afloat there are 945,761 bags, against 780,265 bags at the same time last year. Estimates of the new crop vary from 8,009,000 to 11,000,000 bags. Mild coffees are steady, and, while stocks are fairly large, there is no dis- position to make any concession. Good Cucuta is held at 83/c. East India sorts had some sale in a jobbing way and remain steady. Mochas are held at 1634 @z2Ic. The big sale of teas at auction has knocked business on the market into smithereens and orders for twenty-five or fifty chests are considered large. The situation is not especially encouraging, although it might be worse. The dis- tribution of some 33,000 packages at auction will affect the market for some time to come. There has been a little more activity apparent in sugar during the past three days, but there is still room for im- provement. Dealers show no disposi- tion to stock up ahead of current wants, as they have been somewhat disap- pointed at the turn of the market. Stocks must be rather low, but no haste is displayed to replenish. Spot stocks of rice are light and the situation is very encouraging for the seller. Iapan is said to havea deficiency that will require many million bags, and they have already imported an amount equal to twenty times an average crop for the entire United States. We don’t use rice here, comparatively speaking. Spices are less active. Pepper, which for several weeks has been ‘making it- self felt,’’ seems to have fallen off. The demand generally is for small lots to keep up the assortment and altogether there is little to be said. Molasses is in light demand, as might be expected at this season. Supplies are pretty well under control, however, and the outlook is not discouraging. Prime grades of open kettle are meeting with pretty good enquiry and the quotations of last week are unaltered. Syrups are in moderate request, with neither buyers nor sellers showing any anxiety to do business, but apparently waiting for something better in the future. Canned goods are firm and the recent advance in many lines seems to be firm- ly sustained. Packers of corn and to- matoes are turning down orders and numerous dispatches have been received that the* pack has heen entirely sold. Some packers have heen troubled to get seed. Four enquiries were received by a Camden packer for seed corn. To- matoes have received some injury in New jersey and corn is being planted in place thereof. Still, it won’t do to bet on a small outturn of tomatoes. They come up smiling later on. Tomatoes are firm at $1.10 for spot No. 3, less 1% per cent. Some sales were madeat $1! 15. New York State corn is firm at 70@ 75c. Early June peas command 75@ooc. Dried fruits are quiet. E vaporated apples are well held, however, as the supply ts not excessive, toc being about the ruling rate for desirable goods. In oranges and lemons buyers seem to be taking more interest in the situa- tion, as the weather has improved, and quotations are firm. Lemons have shown considerable activity, fancy Sicily sell- ing at $4 per box. California oranges command $2.50@4—the latter for fancy navels. TheTdemand for beans has fallen off somewhat, but the market generally is firm. Choice marrow, $1.70; choice medium, $1.40@1.42'%4; choice pea, $1. 32% @I1. 35. Thursday the butter market began to grow weaker and the tone has shown no improvement since. The export trade has been almost nil and with increasing supplies the immediate future is for lower prices yet. Fancy Western might have brought 16c Friday morning, but this was top, and as the day passed the figure was 15!4c¢, possibly | less. West- ern creamery seconds, 14%3@15c; West- ern imitation creamery, 12%4@14C. The cheese market is pretty well cleaned up and there seems to bea firm- er feeling all around Quotations are low, bowever, and the best quotation that can be made is 6%@7c for small size full cream cheese. Old cheese, 8% @oc for large size full cream. Fancy Michigan, Northern Ohio and Northern Indiana eggs are worth 103; @ttc. Supplies seem to be sufficient to meet all demands, although of strict ly desirable goods there is no over- abundance. Some stock from storage is said to have sold at ric. ~~

of - Studying to Please. New Customer—I’l] drop in next week and pay this bill. Clerk—I wouldn’t put trouble for the world, sir. the goods C. O. D. you to that I'll just send Established 1780. Walter Baker & Co, Dorchester, Mass. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of LTD. CHOCOLATES on this Continent. S No Chemicals are used in Trade-Mark. their manufactures. Their Breakfast Cocoa is absolutely pure, delicious, nutritious, and costs less than one cent a cup. Their Premium No. 1 Chocolate, put u Blue Wrappers and Yellow Labels, is the plain chocolate in the market for family — Their German Sweet Chocolate is good to eat and good to drink. It is palatable, nutri. — and healthful; a great favorite with dren. gre should ask for and be sure that the got the genuine goods. The above trade-mar! S$ on every package. Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. 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MICH. | (va Fined Comeeiediadan’ The Food Commissioner has beg run an aggressive crusade against cheap vinegars which are not up to the legal standard. It will be well for the retail trade to prepare for the wrath to come by putting in goods of recognized purity and strength, and we beg leave to call the attention of the trade to the fact that Robinson’s Cider Vinegar is always up to the standard established by the legislature and that it is guaranteed not to contain any deleterious acids or any- One hundred dollars Ask your jobber for Robinson’s vinegar and insist on having no other. If your job- ber will not get it for you, order direct from the manufacturer, ROBINSON CIDER & VINEGAR CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. thing that is not produced from theapple. in cash stands back of this guaranty. 2S5eSe5e5e5eS a SS a a ga a ea em ” WRG SI BuiTal0 Gold vlorage C0,, = Buffalo, N. Y. D. E. Knowlton, Pres. and Gen’l Mgr. : KE NG #s @ CY; aE ( in qi) CaN is iY J 66 AD | “Pp” Warehouse “A” Warehouse “B Capacity 600,000 cubic feet. Capacity 500,000 cubic feet. Exclusively seeps een Fruit | an iscellaneous S Butter and Eggs ’ s) Storage. x@ > | + Rates Reasonable. ; ' : ae : Don’t try experiments. Store $3 Low Insurance. where you know your goods will Liberal Advances. | be properly cared for. = SF Conesomediae Solicited. WOMAN AS SHE SH7PS. Things Done by Merchants in Efforts to Please Their Customers. From the New York Sun. ““It seems to me sometimes,’ re- marked a superintendent off duty, ‘‘that our big department stores are run pri- marily for the convenience of shopping women, and, in the background, the firm gets a little profit, if it may. Cer- tainly the shopping women do not hesi- tate to demand the most extraordinary concessions. ‘‘A woman came into the carpet de- partment the other day to look at floor coverings. She was extremely hard to please, and finally the salesman said he would send home to ber a roll of car- pet, that she might spread it on the floor and see if it harmonized with her hang- ings and furnishings, it being, she ex- plained, very difficult for her to carry their coloring in her eye. This was done, and a second visit from the cus- tomer followed. She wasn’t quite sure that the shade was quite right, and would we mind sending up another roll which showed a little darker design? This was done, and the day after she came in enthusiastic. The carpet was perfectly suitable in every way, and we might go ahead and make it up. ‘It was a handsome moquette carpet, and the room was large, with several deviations from regularity. Measures were taken and the order finished at the prescribed time. It left the house one Thursday morning and was put down before night. On Friday she appeared at the store. In a few moments the salesman who had conducted the pro- ceedings thus far sent for me. I found the woman in one of the most difficult moods we encounter in customers. She threw herself absolutely on our mercy. She said that we had done everything in our power, and she had supposed that the carpet was a perfect success; ‘but,’ she said, ‘it is absolutely intoler- able. On the floor made up it looks very different from what it did on the floor spread out. It cheapens every- thing I've got in the room, takes the color out of some things and gives to others a most unaccountable glare. Why, when I enter that room a feeling of nausea comes over me. I can not de- scribe it, but I can not live with that carpet. Now, what will you do about it?’ ‘“The question was rather a poser to me, for she was a good customer and I knew that the firm would want to do everything possible. I suggested that it would be cheaper to have an inex- pensive new papering put on the walls, which was possibly the cause of this aesthetic disturbance. But no, she had just had new paper put on; that could not be changed. The carpet must come up and she would never have another one down there. She would have a hard- wood floor. I suggested that we would like to furnish her estimates on the hard- wood floor, but this she would not listen to until we could do something with the carpet, as she could not afford two floor coverings. Well, in the end I sent for the carpet. I agreed to deduct the value of the laying and making from the bill, and the carpet I would attempt to sell. We did make an effort, showing it to several persons, but the fact that it had been a misfit aroused everybody's sus- picion, and we could not dispose of it. Finally we sent it to an auction room, getting about half of the selling price. On referring the matter to the firm, it was decided that half of the loss should be borne by the house in order to hold the customer, although there was not the slightest blame on our side and we had done more than we were really expected to do in an effort to please the woman. ‘Another woman in the silk depart- ment bought a dress one afternoon, after pulling over sixteen or twenty pieces and discussing with the friend who was with her every possible phase of silk, from the time the cocoon began to un- fold until the material left the loom. In two days she was back. She laid the parcel on the counter and asked for the head of the department. When he came she told him that it was true that she had bought the silk in all fairness and MICHIGAN TRADESMAN that it was probably a good silk, but she had decided that it was not a gray silk atter ali tbat she wanted, but a black one. She said it might seem a trifle to him, but that a silk dress to her meant a good deal, and she had concluded that it was very poor economy for her to get a gray one. She said that she had really had no idea of buying on the afternoon that she did, but the clerk was insistent and _ persuasive, and against ber better judgment she had yielded to him. | UNow, she said. putting it as a clinching argument, ‘am 2 $ > $ 2 $ 3 3 2 $ § Books: 3 a $ 2 z Inks, 3 2 Mucilage, $ q 3 ttc. ? 2 and all kinds of Office ’ g , 4 , , g , $ ‘ 2 4 > , > , $ $ P > ‘ WOUrvy On VHHQOOOOOOQOCOQOOOQODOOQHODQDOOQO©ODOOQODOODE ©DOQOOOOOOO® NEW WAY TO HANDLE BUTTER Q®BOOQQOOOO 2 : = Instead of packing in heavy stone crocks or wooden _ tubs, put it in our VEC ern tedy aul s SOUNDS Paraffined -E.U. HERRICK FORANO RAPIDS ancy Creamery Butt ii ee Mallee Hag i . Parchment-Lined Butter Packages grt NETHER COQQQOQOO © #161016 010016; 0X 0X0XOQXQOOO© Michigan Package Co., Owosso, Mich. XVOOOOOSE OQODMHOOOQODQOOQDOOQOOOQOQOOOQOQOOOQO®®DOOO® ODEO O©OOQOOQDOODE { « iva eee dedeeenad e deen Ne ended teed deed vederedddd ed vedddduddeddveddddudteWirs, = — iad = = = = = = -INOW oe e = = < 3 = 4 : a ‘ = 3 in our new building at 14 and 16 Ottawa Street, = s i a <_ a with ample side track, elevator and storage = service at your disposal. If you care to profit by 3 our liberal assortment of seasonable Fruits and = x Vegetables at the most economical market price, = ~~ ask for our free market review, to be mailed to = you regularly during the season. $ Mail us your orders for Cabbage, Tomato, Celery, = Pepper and Sweet Potato Plants. We have choice varieties grown expressly for us. VINKEMULDER COMPANY, Grand Rapids. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Spices, Baking Powder and Grocers’ and Meat Dealers’ Sundries. FAs AAARAARABAARABARAAARAAAABAAAAAARADARABARAARAAAABAARB2ARAAAA2AA2 49492383 9288324882223 22828288810 Wvieewa'ela Weed vv Sy RUAORSAS RESO RSASADASROSSBDEERSASRASEBSABESAD VYVUVIVVV VU PV VV PE UVUP VUE VPP UVP PV Vey Vey V ye) es ¥: ¥: ¥ W. R. Brice. Est. 1852. C. M. Drake. W.R. Brice & Co. Philadelphia’s | Leading Hustling Commission Merchants REFERENCES: Ry * W. D. Hayes, Cashier Hastings National Bank, Hastings, Mich. | Corn Exchange National Bank, Philadelphia. Western National Bank, Philadelphia. Fourth National Bank, Grand Rapids, Mich. D. C. Oakes, Coopersville, Mich. E. A. Stowe, Michigan Tradesman. i PROFIT AND LOSS. To our Friends and Shippers in Michigan: While we had our branch house in Grand Rapids many of the country merchants did not sell us. Why? Because some other people quoted higher prices. Did they get their money? Nit! About all they received was quotations. been here in this same store for nearly fifty years, have always paid a hundred cents on the dollar and shall do the same for the next fifty years. We want your Butterand Eggs every week on commission, and you can rest assured of quick sales and prompt returns at full market value. Eggs are selling here this week at 12 cents. Dairy Butter, packed in clean sugar barrels, is selling at 10% @12 cents, and we can handle all you can ship. Fancy Creamery Butter is selling here to-day at 15@16% cents, with prospects of higher prices all along the line. Let us have your shipments every week. Yours for solid business methods, W. R. BRICE & CO. We have 6 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Selling Supplies to the Government Not Always Profitable. From the New York Commercial. While the opinion seems to be quite general that dealers and merchants who have contracts to supply the Govern- ment with various kinds of materials make snug fortunes when prices are high, the opposite seems to be true in the case of .provisions at least. Con- tracts for flour, canned goods, etc., have not in all cases brought profit to the sell- ers, but rather a heavy loss, as will be seen from the following interviews with some of the leading wholesale gro- cers in this city: **There is not a mint of money at any time in filling Government_contracts for provisions, etc., since the Government buys at as low a figure as possible,’’ said EF. H. Sayre, of the frm of R. C. Williams & Co. ‘‘I know of some con- cerns who made contracts with the Gov- ernment for flour, but took the precau- tion to cover themselves for an advance in the market price of wheat. They did this by making proper arrangements with the mills. If any firms failed to cover themselves for any such emergency there’s no doubt at all that they are heavy losers.’’ Speaking of the subject, a represent- ative of Francis H. Leggett & Co. said: ‘‘When a tirm or dealer bids for a contract to supply the Government with provisions, about the first question .asked is, “How soon can you deliver the goods?’ It not infrequently happens that such goods are required immediate- ly or at least a few hours after the or- der has been placed. The Government supposes that the bidder has the goods on hand or the refusal of goods sufficient to meet the contract. In the case of immediate deliveries, I don’t believe there would be any loss; but where bids for contracts have been made on goods not in hand or in sight, the chances are that such dealers have suffered. Take flour, for instance. Wheat rose so rapid- ly that in a few moments after a bid had been accepted at a certain figure the market price may have jumped several points higher. The merchant, how- ever, by that time was under a contract which he was bound to fulfill at contract price. ’’ ‘*As a rule, in making contracts with the Government for provisions, etc.,’’ said a representative of a large whole- sale grocery house, ‘‘shrewd dealers bid for orders only when they either have the goods on hand or at least the refusal of them. Regarding flour, there is not the least doubt that there have been heavy losses, except where bids were made under the above conditions. The wheat market was so extremely active at the time the Government called for bids, and wheat was taking such big jumps, that one couldn’t get a refusal even for ten minutes. It stands to rea- son, therefore, that many contracts made even for prompt delivery were filled at a loss to the seller if be hadn’t the flour on hand. We would be making more money to-day had we kept goods sold to the Government and disposed of them at present market prices. As it is now, the Government Is practically get- ting the profit, since the contracts were let at rock bottom figures, as usual. The recent drop in the price of flour, however, will help some bidders out.”’ Another class of dealers who have no doubt been pinched as a result of their zeal to make ‘‘big money’’ out of Gov- ernment contracts are the speculative class, or rather those who have but little sound standing, but who have been at- tracted by the rise in prices to dabble in such contracts. It is understood on reliable authority that some of these dealers were awarded contracts on their low bids before they had even secured the refusal of the goods they were to furnish to the Government. Prices ad- vanced beyond their bids and their sup- position that they could easily get goods at figures sufficiently low to cover themselves proved to be an expensive theory. ee An QOdorless Onion. From the Milwaukee Journal. The latest product of scientific propa- gation is the odorless onion. Just how an onion can be odorless and still re- main an onion is not explained. To most people the odor is all there is ot an onion, and that is enough. The elim- ination of the characteristic feature of a vegetable of such long and strong stand- ing in natural history ought to be reckoned among the proudest achieve- ments of man. Butan onion deprived of that delicious tang and the penetrating scent which goes with it.can hardly be an onion. The palate which ioves onions will not recognize it; calling a whitened, innocuous, insipid, plated bulb an onion will not make it one. No true lover of onions will hail this new invasion of science. He eats his onion at dead of night, in silence and in solitude. He rejoices in it and sleeps upon it. The incense of his praise filis the room and soothes him to delicious sleep. He rises in the morning after his sacrifice to pass the day in purification, to see no one until the sun hath sunk. It is a luxury and a worship. Shall he yield all this delight for an odorless bulb? Let others do as they will, he will not. An onion without its odor would be ashamed of itself. ee MUSKEGON SUNDAY TRAINS G. R. & I. trains are now running be- tween Grand Rapids and Muskegon every Sunday. Leave Union Station 9g a. m., returning, leave Muskegon 6:35 p.m. An inexpensive Sunday outing. 50 CENTS ROUND TRIP. i The District of Columbia Supreme Court has abolished a singular custom that has been in vogue before the district courts ever since the District of Columbia was organized. It was the custom of giving ‘‘tobacco money’’ to the jury. This peculiar custom had for- merly prevailed in many of the colonies, but bad been done away with by all long ago except in the District. POOR ECONOMY It is poor economy to handle cheap flour. It is never reliable. You cannot guaranteeit. You de not know whether it will make good bread or not. If it should not make good bread —and poor flour never does— your customer will be displeased and avoid you afterwards. You can guarantee... “Lily White” Flour We authorize you to do so. It makes good bread every time. One sack sold to-day will bring customers fortwo sacks later on. Order some NOW. Valley City Mitting Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. BOROROROROCROROROROOCHOHOR Grocers’ Roll-Top Refrigerators Made in Oak, Polish Finish, packed with Mineral Wool and Charcoal Sheathing. Eight walls to save the Ice. Upper cabinet for small Cheeses, Yeast, Butter in Rolls, Etc. Cold storage below. Ice put in from either end. Made in two, three, four and five rolls. The larger sizes have a place tor scales just over the central rolls. A most elegant fixture at a price which will soon pay for itself in increased sales and saving of ice. NET PRICES 2 Ron... ck... $50.00 S fot..... 3: oo $65.00 4 Roll........ .. $75.00 5 Roll........:... $86.00 Special Refrigerators for Butchers, Ho- tels, Ice Cream Dealers, Etc., constantly on hand or made to order. Send for catalogue. Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. we = New Wall Papers ex The largest and most complete stock in ex the State. Write us for samples. aI HARVEY & HEYSTEK COMPANY, Za GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ESET EA TERENAS ATA A APN EN RE in QR ( WORLD’S BEST 5C. CIGAR. ALL JOBBERS AND G.J.JOHNSON CIGAR CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. AEA Ma e The richest grow in Mexico. Our Vanilla Beans Vanilla Extracts we make from the best Vanilla Beans, and such extracts have a richer, darker appearance than the extracts of other manufacturers, which are lighter colored because adulterated with Vanillin, a powder much like quinine, and we thiuk unsuited for delicate, wholesome flavoring of food. DE BOE, KING & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Printed and plain for Patent p A F B Medicines, Extracts, Cereals, Crackers and Sweet Goods, Candy, Cough Drops, Tobacco Clippings, Condition Powders, Etc. Bottle and Box Labels and Cigar Box Labels our specialties. Ask or write us for prices. GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX CO. PHONE 850. 81,83 ano 85 CAMPAU ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. for fine retail trade, in the only Air Tight Fibre Packages. of 1, 2, 3 or 5 lb. Creamery Market Prices MAYNARD & COON, Grand Rapids, Michigan. - sn MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 17 Commercial Travelers Michigan Knights of the Grip. President, Joun A. Horrman, Kalamazoo; Secre- tary, J. C. SAuNDERs, Lansing; Treasurer, Cas. McNoury, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Association. President, C. C. SNEDEKER, Detroit; Secretary and Treasurer, C. W. ALLEN Detroit. United Commercial Travelers of Michigan. Grand Counselor, J. J. Evans, Bay City; Grand Secretary, G. S. Vatmorg, Detroit; Grand Treas- urer, W. S. WEstT, Jackson. Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Mutual Acci- dent Association. President, J. Boyp PantTLInp, Grand Rapids; Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. F. Owen, Grand Rapids. Lake Superior Commercial Travelers’ Club. President, W. C. Brown, Marquette; Secretary and Treasurer, A. F. Wrxson, Marquette. Quarterly Meeting of the Board of Directors, K. of G. Lansing, June 6--he regular quar- terly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Knights of the Grip was held at Kalamazoo on Saturday, June 4, all the members being present. Communications from S. H. Row, Lansing, Duff Jennings, Detroit, and Mrs. C. E. Maynard, Detroit, were re- ceived and ordered placed on file. Reports were received from the fol- lowing committees: Railroad, Hotel and Employment and Relief. On mo- tion the reports were received, adopted and placed on file and a vote of thanks was extended to the different committees for the good work accomplished. Secretary Saunders presented his re- port for the second quarter, as follows: Beate fund receipts. -- 2. $2,706 00 2, General fond receipts... -...... 1... 8... 100 00 Deposit fund receipts... 67 00 Totate oie. oe $2,873 00 The report of Treasurer McNolty for the second quarter was as follows: Generst fund receipis.. 0.) 10. Be 2 . 2 24 General fund disbursements................. 220 o7 Balance on hand. .:......... Death fund receipts... 1... |... 1... Ba 480 so Death fund disbursements ............... 2,000 00 Balance On hand... ......0.-. $1,489 59 Pepocit fund ceceipts: 0s. Baad ae Deposit fand disbursements. ................ 152 00 Balance-on hand. .......... .. 852 00 On motion, the Treasurer was in- structed to transfer back to the general fund from the death fund $600, which was borrowed from the death fund at the January meeting. The Secretary was requested to report all members in arrears tor 1898 dues and subsequent assessments at meeting of the Board. The Secretary was instructed to strike off the names of all members delinquent prior to Jan. 1. Assessment No. 2 was ordered July 1. The President was directed to appoint a committee of three, to consist of the President, Secretary and _ Director Schram, to draft a circular letter to be sent out with the next assessment. The following bills were allowed and ordered paid: the next issued C. MeNolty, salary ..... sees cece ocean OS. ta J. C. Saunders, postage and supplies........ So 00 Jo. Saunders, Salary. ..... se os tan 100 28 Hay Printine Co., preating ..... ..... 15... 59 50 F. M. Tyler, attendance Board meeting...... ~ 3 96 9 30 60 B. D. Palmer, attendance Board meeting..... Chas. L. Stevens, attendance Board meeting. E. M. Converse, attendance Board meeting. Sa J. W. Schram, attendance Board meeting.... 7 76 Chas. H. Smith, attendance Board meeting. 7 86 Chas. McNolty, attendance Board meeting.. 5 47 J. C. Saunders, attendance Board meeting... 20 Proofs of death of Edwin Hudson, A. H. Bruen, Wm. Boughton and Henry Empey were presented and approved and the Secretary was directed to draw orders on the Treasurer for the amounts due. The Board then adjourned to meet in Ypsilanti the first Saturday in Septem- ber. J. C. SAUNDERS, Sec’y. Oe Gripsack Brigade. It is said that gold is so malleable that it can be beaten as thin as a ham in a railway sandwich. Alderman Chas. H. Phillips is again identified with the Wolverine Spice Co., this time in the capacity of general salesman. He is spending a few weeks with the city trade. John Osting, who has covered a por- tion of the city trade for the Lemon & Wheeler Company for the past dozen years, has been compelled to retire on account of ill health. He is succeeded by O. D. Price, who was formerly en- gaged in the retail grocery business on Plainfield avenue. A traveling salesman, just back from Mississippi, says that this is a copy of a letter-head used by a merchant in a small town in that State: ‘‘Blank & Co., dealers in furniture, hardware, groceries, drugs, coffins, tobacco, snuff, fruits, dry goods, saddles, nails, can- dles, soaps, cider, vinegar, groceries, needles and thread, clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes ; country produce bought and sold; agents for the —~— Life In- surance Co. ; will also take your meas- ure for tailor-made suits; livery stable in connection.’’ And then in paren- thesis: ‘‘Mrs. Blank takes boarders."’ Albertus Winfield Peck, the well- known dispenser of Beecham’s pills, and Charles Beaconsfield Fear, the statesman from Upper Paris, have ob- tained the control of a patent ventilated bicycle seat to be known as the Bay View. It is made at Petoskey and Bert claims that it is the best thing in the market and especially adapted for hill climbing Bert has dabbled in bicycles and all the accessories thereto for some years, having at one time advertised his ‘‘comings’’ on a bicycle propelled by gasoline. The boys are pushing the new patent to a great extent and expect good results, especially among the re- sort trade at the Northern Michigan re- sorts. ———E————_——_— True Inwardness of the Niles Tele- phone Deal. Niles, June 7—If the Michigan (Bell) Telephone Co. finds it necessary to re- sort to as much falsehood to bolster up its decaying business elsewhere in the State as it does in Niles, Ananias will have to take a back seat as the prince of prevaricators. The State manager of the Bell institution was here last week and paid two prices for the competing telephone system, whereupon he caused the announcement to be made that the Bell concern had forced the independent company out of existence. As a matter of fact, the independent system was owned by non-residents, who announced their intention of abandoning the field. Banker Lee and other capitalists looked over the plant and offered $1,500 for it, with a view to rebuilding and recon- structing it on modern lines, so as to make the system superior to that of the Bell. The offer was declined, although the proposed purchasers were informed that they could have the property for an even $2,000. In the meantime a repre- sentative of the Bell concern put in an appearance and offered $2,500, with- out taking the trouble to learn that it could be had for $500 less. It is need- less to remark that the offer was ac- cepted without debate. The gentlemen who contemplate putting in a modern system will shortly secure a franchise and enter upon the work of construction and equipment. Jf the Bell concern can get any glory out of the purchase of an obsolete plant at twice its value, it is welcome to the satisfaction, but those who are familiar with the deal and real- ize how easily the State manager of the Bell was bamboozled naturally wonder how many more such deals will be _per- mitted by the real owners of the Bell Co.—the bondholders. a A It was Hobson’s choice to sink the Merrimac in the entrance of Santiago harbor, and it was also his glory. Grand Rapids Grocers to Picnic on August 4 At the regular meeting of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association, held at Retail Grocers’ Hall on Tues- day evening, June 7, President Dyk presided. Wm. Irwin, grocer at 113 South Di- vision street, applied for admission to the Association and was unanimously accepted. Chairman Brink, of the Executive Committee, reported that the present quarters would cost $15 a month here- after, and it was therefore decided to seek another location. Pending the se- lection of a new hall, the Association accepted the invitation of the Michi- gan Tradesman to hold its meetings in the office of the Tradesman Company. Chairman Wagner, of the Committee on Licenses, reported that the huckster license would be $26 this year, annual licenses only to be issued, and each huckster to furnish a $50 bond with two sureties, the same as heretofore. The report was accepted and the Committee discharged, with thanks. Fred W. Fuller stated that he was in- formed by a member of the Market Committee that hucksters who undertook to sell goods on the market hereafter would be compelled to rent stalls, the same as the growers are compelled to do. J. J. Wagner moved that the annual picnic of the Association be held as usual this year, which was adopted. Homer Klap moved that a committee of three be appointed to investigate the various places available for holding a picnic and report at the next meeting. The motion was adopted and the Chair- man named as such committee, J. J. Wagner, C. W. Payne and Homer Klap. A. O. Hasse moved that the picnic be held on Thursday, Aug. 4, which was adopted. Homer Klap offered the following res- olution, which was adopted: Whereas, The sale of the package with the fruit is conducive to both health and convenience; therefore Resolved—That we reaffirm our belief in the rule adopted by the Association several years ago, and reaffirmed every year since, prohibiting the return of berry packages to growers. J. Geo. Lehman offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Whereas, the card price on flour has now been in operation in the city for several months; and Whereas, the system has worked to the decided advantage of the retail deal- ers by enabling them to secure uniform prices; therefore Resolved -That the hearty thanks of the retail grocery trade in this city are hereby tendered the city millers for in- troducing and maintaining the card price, Resolved—That we show our appre- ciation of this effort in our behalf by pushing the sale of city brands in every way possible. The Treasurer reported a balance on hand of $239.98, and the meeting ad- journed. oe o> Echoes From the Lake Odess a Failure. Grand Rapids attorneys hold claims against Hager and the Lake Odessa Sav- ings Bnak aggregating about $10,000. Several claims have been sent to the Tradesman, but in no case has the Tradesman undertaken to effect collec- tion, because it does not wish to have any financial interest in the failure or the litigation which is likely to ensue therefrom. Whatever it has said, or may have occasion to say hereafter, is in- spired solely by a desire to see the creditors realize as much as possible from the unfortunate fiasco. While the Tradesman does not wish to handle any claims, it desires to collect other information bearing on the failure and therefore asks its readers to send in any recent quotations or letters they may have received from Hager subsequent to May 10; also any letters they may have received from the Lake Odessa Savings Bank pertaining to the respon- sibility of Hager. Wesley H. Mains, a Lake Odessa _at- torney, is sending out the following printed letter tu Hager’s creditors: [ think I can collect your account against Hager. I am on the ground and In possession of the facts. In case you place your account with me, I will make no charge unless I succeed in collecting. [ will have a proposition within thirty days, if your account is with me, which [ would submit to you, As Mr. Mains is evidently acting in the interest of Mr. Hager, it would be well, in the opinion of the Tradesman, for the creditors to defer sending him their claims until he sees fit to disclose the details of the offer he contemplates making. a - Hides, Tallow and Wool. The hide market is demoralized. No one knows what to ask or what to pay. [t is a quesiton with the dealer how high he shall ask and with the tanner how high he shall pay. There is no accumu- lation. The leather market is cleaned out and new supplies are desired. Prices are extremely high all around. Tallow is in good supply, but weak and low in price, with quantities of oils to take its place for soapers’ use. Wool is no higher East, but there is more looking around and more selling. Prices West are tully as high as East- ern prices and, in some towns, higher prices are being paid. The speculative turn seems to be strong, with the outlook for future profit well assured, and, while none can predict when it will be real- ized, it must surely come sometime. Wm. T. Hess a - Gala Day For Saginaw. Saginaw, June 7—The plan to invite grocers from the various nearby cities to come to Saginaw this season, instead of the Saginaw grocers going away, is meeting with a great deal of favor, both here and in other places. The Port Huron grocers have signified their in- tention of coming here in a body Aug. 4, and on that day excursions will prob- ably be arranged from such other places as the grocers may decide. It will bea great day for the grocers of this part of Michigan. The Port Huron delega- tion will include the butchers as well as the grocers. — > 20> Amos S. Musselman, President of the Michigan Wholesale Grocers’ Associa- tion, is at Niagara Falls, attending the annual convention of the New York Wholesale Grocers’ Association. HOTEL BUTLER. N, Proprietor. Rates $1.0 furnished and ted tk first floor. mo — THE WHITNEY HOUSE Rates $1.00 to $1.25 per day. Complete Sanitary Improvements. Electric Lights. Good Livery in connection. State Line Telephone. Chas. E. Whitney, Prop., Plainwell, Mich. HOTEL WHITCOMB ST. JOSEPH, MICH. A. VINCENT, Prop. $2 PER DAY. FREE BUS. MEARS HOTEL, Whitehall, Mich. f rhout. Es- Newly rnished and renovated thro pecial p: taken to please Commercial Men. Brass and tring band in connection. Aates reason- able. Carriage at trains and boats. Wm. Cherryman, Prop. THE CHARLESTON Only first-class house in MASON, MICH. thing new. Every room heated. Large and well- Send your mail care of the Charleston, where the boys stop. CHARLES A. CALDWELL, formerly of Donnelly House, Prop. Every- lighted sample rooms. 18 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN Drugs--Chemicals MICHIGAN STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. Term expires Dec. 31, 1898 Dec. 31, 1899 Dec. 31, 1900 F. W. R. Perry, Detroit - A. C. ScHUMACHER, Ann Arbor - Gro. GunpRvUM, Ionia - - - L. E. REYNOLDS, St. Joseph Dec. 31, 1901 Henry HeErm,\Saginaw - - Dec. 31, 1902 President, F. W. K. Perry, Detroit. Secretary, Gro. GUNDRUM, Ionia. Treasurer, A. C. SCHUMACHER, Ann Arbor. Examination Sessions. Star Island—June 27 and 28. Marquette—A bout Sept. 1. Lansing— Nov. 1 and 2. All meetings will begin at 9 o’clock a. m. ex- cept the Star Island meeting, which begins at8 o’clock p. m. MICHIGAN STATE PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION. President—A. H. WEBBER, Cadillac. Secretary—-CHas. Mann, Detroit. i Treasurer—Joun D. Murr, Grand Rapids. ust Pharmacists Invade the Field of Medicine? The drug trade in many localities bas practically lost the sale of perfumes and fancy goods. The patent medicine busi- ness is so cut to pieces that there is no longer much prefit in it. Many physi- cians are carrying their own medicines to such an extent that the prescription trade has fallen off very greatly, and the question presents, How is the druggist to live if things continue this way? He has. followed many will-’o-the-wisp plans to regain the patent medicine trade, only to have each and all elude his grasp. He has tried to offset the loss of the trade in sundries by putting in all manner of side lines, with varying degrees of success. But how to save the prescription patronage is the difficult problem. The pharmacist skilled in the prepa- ration and dispensing of medicines has indeed fallen upon evil days. It is this division of his calling which furnishes the reason for his existence and classi- fication as a professional man. If pre- scriptions are no longer to come to him, he no longer is justified in claiming professional recognition, and must not assume special privileges It is undeniable that the prescription trade has sadly dwindled. Stores which formerly averaged 75 to 100 a day are now reduced to a beggarly dozen or-so, perbaps at cut prices, too. This de- crease is attributed to numerous causes, the chief being the practice of physi- cians carrying their own medicines. If these physicians bought their supplies from the druggists there would be some consolation in that, but they do not. Physicians’ supply houses and some manufacturers supply the doctors direct with all they need, and often at lower prices than the druggists can quote. It is made an abject to the doctor to dis- regard the druggist. Besides, the finan- cial gain to themselves, which they do not mention, doctors argue that by car- rying their own medicines they save their patients a great deal of money. Some doctors charge that druggists are substitutors, and claim that they are forced in self-defense and for the pro- tection of their patients to do their own dispensing. These are but a few of the arguments, but is it any wonder there is friction between the two professions, and that counter-prescribing and doc- tors-dispensing are rampant? What, then, shall the druggist do? There has been growing in the drug trade during a few years past a senti- ment that a policy of retaliation is ad- visable, that druggists should become - doctors, regularly qualified, and prac- tice medicine in connection with phar- macy. This is not all talk, either. There are already not a few drug stores, especially in the large cities, where this combination is at work. The druggist says that by becoming a doctor himseif, or by hiring aclerk who is a doctor, or by engaging a regular practitioner, he can give free medical advice, can save his patients heavy doctor bills, can do all the compounding of the med- icines, and the public is thereby put way ahead of the game, while he is also enabled to make money. Without posing as alarmists, we do discern enough of serious menace in this sentiment and tendency among pharmacists to constitute emphatic warning to our medical brethren. Will they heed it? Doctors should pause and consider very carefully what would be the effect upon themselves if this movement among druggists were to be- come at all general and widespread. We do not believe the way out of the woods for druggists is to become doc- tors, but, on the other hand, we are con- fident that salvation lies only in the es- tablishment of such relations between the two professions, or the restoration of such former relations, that Caesar shall be rendered those things which be Caesar’s, that to the doctor shall be limited the giving of advice and the writing of prescriptions, and to the druggist the compounding and dispens- ing of them. The slightest intrusion of either upon the other's province revives the old feeling of irritation and brings back the very condition of which we now complain. It is not the leaders and better men in either profession who are responsible for the woes we suffer. The high-class physician does not compound. He does not want to. He never will. He has no time for this sort of thing. The com- petent, reliable pharmacist is not a prescriber, for the very same reasons. It is the great rank and file of both pro- fessions who are constantly treading up- on one another’s tues and calling back and forth ‘‘ You're another.’’ Yet among these is it not possible to bring about a better feeling and condition? It is not going to help matters one bit to con- tinue trying to steal one another’s busi- ness. If druggists become doctors, it means simply that there will be no in- crease in the amount of business to be secured, but that there will be a largely increased multitude chasing after it, and it will consequently be much harder to catch. Still, if physicians keep on in their present ways, ignoring the druggist and stealing that which belongs to him by rights, there is sure to be a fight to the finish. Druggists are not going to see their very sustenance shut off at the fountain head and remain quiescent un- der the wrong. The medical profession should give good heed to the signs of the times, and meet halfway the honest effort of the better element among phar- macists to avert the catastrophe which is already more than dimly foreshad- owed. Pharmacists as a class do not want to invade the field of medicine, but they do want that which is justly their own. ae Continuing the Trouble. He—The trouble with too many _ peo- ple in this world is that they don’t know enough to quit when they are ahead of the game. She—I know it. I ought to have quit when I got your engagement ring, but I went ahead and married you. SUCCESSFUL SALESMEN. M. S. Brown, Representing Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Mark S. Brown was born on a farm near Hadley, Lapeer county, July 4, 1866, his ancestors for four generations having been American born. He was the youngest of four children, all boys. His next older brother, Wm. E. Brown, has been the Prosecuting Attorney of Lapeer couuty for the past four years. He attended the public schools at Had- ley until 17 years of age, when he taught school two years at Columbiaville. Con- ceiving a liking for the drug business, he entered the retail drug store of Chas. Moorland, at Hadley, where he remained three years. He then went on the road for Lambert & Lowman, of Detroit, with whom he remained five years, cov- ering the retail trade of Eastern and UU an couraged him when he started out as a traveling man by giving bim his own business, but influenced ten or fifteen other druggists in Lapeer county to throw the bulk of their business to the young salesman. Mr. Brown is_ inter- ested in five retail drug stores, situated in different parts of the State, and is very generally regarded as one of the shrewdest salesmen and most successful business men among the boys on the road. Personally, Mr. Brown is one of the most companionable of men. He is the prince of good nature, seldom display- ing any temper, although it is under- stood that he has an abundance of that commodity on tap whenever it is neces- sary to use it. He isan expert hunts- man, spending from two to four weeks each fall in the Upper Peninsula in search of game, bear and deer included. } i Northern Michigan. On the retirement of that house, he engaged to travel for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., with whom he has remained tive years, covering the northeastern portion of the Lower Peninsula and the eastern portion of the Upper Peninsula. Mr. Brown was married Aug. 6, 1891, to Miss Mary B. Palmerlee, who was born at Hadley but who had removed to California, where she graduated from the State Normal School. Mr. Brown started for California to attend the wed- ding, but was recalled by a telegram from his house on account of his_ being needed in court to testify in an impor- tant lawsuit and, asa result, the Cali- fornia wedding was postponed, and the bride-elect came to Michigan to cele- brate the nuptials. The family reside at Saginaw and enjoy the companion- ship of a 2-year-old boy. Mr. Brown is a member of the Knights of the Grip, U. C. T., Masonic order, Knights of Pythias and K. O. T. M. He attributes his success to the friends he has made and to his ability to hold his friends and keep their patronage. He speaks very highly of his former employer at Hadley, who not only en- The picture herewith presented serves to illustrate an incident which happened on the occasion of one of his hunting expeditions a couple of years ago, in which he came out victor, owing to bis superior fleetness and the alacrity with which he climbed a tree. Generous in his’ treatment of his friends, business- like in his attitude toward his trade, possessing a good position and enjoy- ing the ccnfidence and respect of all with whom he comes in contact, Mr. Brown certainly has every reason to re- joice over the prosperity he has achieved and to regard the future with that com- placencv which characterizes the suc- cessful salesman. ~~ Om The Drug Market. There are few changes in prices this week. Opium—lIs quiet at unchanged prices. Quinine—Domestic brands have de- clined twice within the past week and are now as low as foreign. Lower prices are looked for Giycerine—Is steadily advancing, on account of higher prices for the crude abroad. Seed—California mustard is very tirm and has advanced. Roots—Licoricé has advanced abroad and higher prices rule. Linseed Oil—The market is unsettled, but is tending lower, AMERICAN PLAYING CARDS Best a competitor. THE AMERICAN PLAYING CARD CO., KALAMAZOO, MICH. Value for the Money. Quality and price put together are sure to win, and we have got them. No other line of playing cards offers the inducements that the American does. Rover Playing Cards are the cheapest enameled card on the market, and at the price are without Send for samples and prices. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced— Declined— Acidum Saas Mac. ..:.... me | Seti Oe... 2... @ 50 Acoticum............ 8 6@8 8 ee i b@ ; 25 ca @ 50 ———— German 70 3 sce or ee ; : > : @ 50 race. De os - oe 00@ inctures Carbolicum a) il sn helene ; 00@ : 2 Aconitum Napellis R 60 Hydrooblor .2.2.-. ‘ag “3| Geranium, ounce... -@ | | acomtum Napellis F 60 Nitrocum. ......... 19 | Gossippii, Sem. gal. 50@ 60! Aloes and Myrrh... 60 Oxalicum........... 2@ 14| Hedeoma.. cts BONG E10 Wentag 50 Phosphorium, dil... @ 15 a: --++ 1 50@ 2 00/ assafoetida ..... |... 50 Salicylicum. ........ 60@ 65 Lavendula . .. sits s a tans 9#@ 2 00| Atrope Belladonna. 60 Sulphuricum........ 1%@_ 5 cae a weet eeeeeee 1 30@ 1 50) Auranti Cortex..... 50 ‘Tannieum ©... ...... 1 25@ 1 40 acute ¥ rota — 1 60@ 2 20 Benzote ee, 60 Tartaricum.......... 40 oa a Verid....... 1 50@ 1 60 | Benzoin Co... 50 errhus, gAl.....__ 1 10@ 1 25| Barosma............ 50 Ammonia Myre 4 00@ 4 50| Cantharides........ 5 See © Oe a oie Es Carnoaee 2.00... 6.. 12@ 14] Picis Liquida, gal.. @ 35! Cardamon Co... ... "5 Chloridum .......... 1IR@ 14 — ee eel. = ' = Cagtioe 1 00 i Natochn. |... — Rose, ounce........ 6 50@ 8 50 eaten iy = Bisok . ....*... 2s SO So Suceiat 0 40@ 45 Chapin tteteeee 80 —— ee 80@ 1 00 Sabine 9@ 1 00 Gotan oe. < Red ...-......+ e+e ees 4 45@ MAMGHE 250@700|Cuneba. .......... 50) Wettow. ...:..:..... 2 50@ 3 00) Sassafras....... 1)! 20 Mie tua = Bacce. Sina — ess., ounce. 65] “>es:> aeutifol Go. 50 Cubewe........ po. 18 138 15 Tome vet eee teen eeee 1 700 a‘; ae Bi ols. 50 uniperus........... C@ S| soe" = ---------. 0@ 50) Brgsc......... Xanthoxylum.. .... 5@ 30 Thyme, opt. settee 2 1 = Ferri. Chloridu + 35 Gia ee 5@ Gentian |... 50 65 Potassium Gentian Co.. 60 Copaiba. ............ 00@ | 5! Bt carb 15@ 18| Guiaca............ 50 Pet cee eu li @ 2% aaa : 13a 15 | Guiacaammon...... 60 Terabin, Canada.. 45 50 fo sa =. | Hyoscyamus.... _.. 5 Tolutan:.........--- 1B Sl Carb. sc. tap ig | lodine..... 5 Cortex Chlorate..po. 17@ide 16@ 18 | lodine, coloriess. % Abies, Canadian... 18| Cyanide............. , @ , 10 a = Cassie ........-.-++. 2 | Iodi 2 9 gh | UOdella............. : Cinchona Flava..... 18| Potassa, Bitart, pure 28 30 ace Seog ca 50 Euonymus atropurp S acon aang com @ 15 Opii . ee cle = Ls Cerifera, po. ai ee sos Ni — a 10@ 12! Opii, camphorated 50 runus Virgini...... 12 | Potass Nitras.. 10@ 11} ¢ i Quillaia, gr’d 14 | Prussiate 20@ 2 Dpii, deodorized.. 1 50 ee aa Ss Ge E o SS 50 Sassafras...... po. 18 12 | Sulphate po . 15@ 18] Bhatan : Ulmus...po. 15, gr'd _ Radix ee 50 Extractum Aconitvm........... 20@ 25|Sanguinaria. ||)! 50 Glycyrrhiza =— Se 2 aie 2@Q@ 2 Serpentaria ee 50 Glycyrrhiza, po..... @ 2) Anehusa. oc 10@~=s 2 | Stromoninum ........ 60 Hematox, 15 fy box. 11@ = 12} Arum po @ Tolutan ee 60 Hematox, 1s ........ 13@ 14| Calamus ............ 20@ 40 oo Heese es 50 Hematox, \s.. . me 15 Gentiana...... po & Boe 1 oo Veride... E Hematox, 4s8....... 16@ 17 a ae 15 - . PAREBOR sl 20 8 Canaden . 6 Mi — Hydtestia Can., po. @& &| Mther,spm ene MO Carbonate Precip... » 12 | Hellebore,Alba,po.. 18@ 20| Ather. Spts. NinaF MQ 38 Citrate and Quinia.. 2-0 | Paula po | 15@ 20] Alumen... 24@ 8 Citrate Soluble...... 75 Ipecac, po, 2 80@ 3 00| Alumen, gro’a. bo’ ¢ en, gro’d. =? 3@ 4 Ferrocyanidum Sol. 40 | Iris plox. ... p035@38 35@ 40| Annatto 40@ 50 Solut. Chloride..... 15 Jalapa, pr.........., 2%@ 30| Antimoni, po. 4@ 5 Sulphate, com’l..... 2|Maranta, \s.... @ 35| Antimoni 5 ee 40@ 50 Sulphate, com’l, by i Podophyllum, po... 2@ 25|Antipyrin..... @ 80 bbl, per cwt....... y Ree %o@ 100| Antifebrm. _....._. @ 6 Sulphate, pure ..... Rhel, eut @ 1 25! Argenti Nitras, oz. @ 50 Flora net py... |. o@ 1 30| Arsenicum. 10@ 12 a 129@ 14| Spigelia. ............ 35@ 38) Balm —— Bud BQ 40 aC w Sanguinaria...po. 15 @ 18] Bismuth S. 1 40@ 1 50 Anthemis........... 18@ Serpentaria @ 3 5 Matricaria .......... 30@ 35} Serpentaria......... 30@ 35 | Calcium Ge @ 9 Senega .. 40@ 45) Calcium Chlor., aa @ 10 Folia — officinalis H @ 40) Calcium Chlior., 4s. @ 2 Barosma............. Sp «sk | Saallax, MC @ 2%/| Cantharides, Rus. po @ 7 — Acutifol, Tin- Sees. 0.35 10@ 12] Capsici Fructus, af. @ mooie. 4... 18@ 25/| Symplocarpus, Foti. Capsici Fructus, po. @ Cassia Acutifol,Alx. 2@ 30 mS PO @ 2| Capsici FructussB, po 15 Salvia officinalis, 4s Valeriana,Eng. po.30 @ %%/| Caryophyllus. pon 16 is 2 14 mn ee. 12@ 2 Valeriana, —— 15@ 20| Carmine, No. 4 : @ 3 00 Ure Crt...) 8s@ 10 — = 1s Cera Alba, S&F sug 55 Genet . oe | Cera Minva.......... 4 2 Semen Coccas 2 @ 4 Acacia, ist picked.. @ 6 Cassia F ? Acacia, 2d picked.. @ 45) Anisum....... po. 15 @ 12 aoe a e = Acacia, 3d picked.. @ BIA ium _(graveleons) 13@ 15| Cetaceum...__. te as Acacia, sifted sorts. @ 28|Bird,ts......00 4@ 6 Chloroform...... O@ 63 Rea PO... kk. ca cb) Cara... .. po. 18 12 | Chloroform, squibbs @ 115 Aloe, Barb. po.18@20 12@ 14|Cardamon........... 1% | Ghloral Hyd Crst.... 1 25@ 150 oe, Cape .... po. 15 @ R acter aigmat 8@ 10) Chondrus. ......./ 7) 0@ Aloe, Socotri..po. 40 @ 30/ cannabis Sativa... 4@ 4% | Cinchonidine P.& W 3@ 35 Ammoniac.......... 55@ 60 +. aise eee 4 --++ %@ 1 00} Cinchonidine, Germ 2@ 30 Assafoetida....po.30 2@ 28 enopodium ...... 10@__ 12 Cocaine......... 30@ 3 50 Benzoinum ......... 50@ 55 Dipterix Odorate... 2 00@ 2 20 Corks, list, dis. pr.ct. 70 Catechu, 1s.......... @ 13|Feniculum......... @ 10) Creosotum......... @ % Catechu, \S......... @ 14| Foenugreek, po...... OG | oro bLs @ 2 Catechu, ¥s......... @ 16 ee a, 3%@ 4% | Creta, prep......... @ & Camphote 40@ 43) Linl, grd....bbl.34 4@ 4% Creta, precip.. %@ ii Euphorbium..po. 35 @ 10 Me 35@ Creta, Rubra @ s&s Galbanum........... @ 100 Pharlaris Canarian. 4@ 4%| Crocus... 18@ 20 Gamboge po........ 6@ 70 oy ae eee 4%@ 5] Cudbear @ 2 Guaiacum..... po. 25 @ _ 30) Sinapis Albu........ 9@ 10] Gupri Sulph.../) 117! 5@ 6 MIG... 2: po. 83.00 @ 3 00| Sinapis Nigra....... N@ | pextrme: 10@ 12 — betters ig : = Spiritus Ether Suipa (0) %m@ 90 yiTnh......... . o iW wa 6 re imery, all —e 3 8 Opi 50. wiikas 2 og 2 10 | Rrument. W- D.Co. 30am 250] Emery sh mumbors Bmeuee.............. 2@ 35 ye tae 1 5 1 50 | Ergota......... po.40 30@ 35 Shellac, bleached... 40@ 45 Juniperis Go. 0. T.. 1 65@ 2 00| Flake White..-. 12@ 15 Tragacanth ......... 50@ 80! Suniperis Co........ 1 75@ 3 50| Galla. ..... Q 2 Herba Saacharum N. E.... 1 90@ 2 10 Gawler aoe @ 9 Absinthium..oz. pkg 25 | Spt. Vini Galli..”.. 1 75@ 6 50 | Gelatin, Cooper. . 2 @ Eupatorium .oz. pkg 20 | Vini Oporto... 1 25@ 2 00 pores Preven. |. 35@ 60 Lobelia...... oz. pkg of Ve Se 1 25@ 2 00 oo a box = Majorum ....oz. pkg 28 Spon aa 2 POX... ne : ponges Glue, brown @ R Mentha Fip. .os. pkg x8 Florida sheeps’ wool Glue, white....1 77! 13@ 25 — Vir.. — pkg = carriage. . 250@ 2 75|Glycerina....... 11. 15@~ 90 Lid hapa DRE Nassau sheeps ‘wool Grana Paradisi. ics @ 15 TanacetumV oz. pkg 2 carriage.... @ 2 00| Humulus 35@ 55 Tae. 5. = Velvet mie sheeps’ Hydraag Chlor Mite @ 8% Magnesia. wool, carriage..... @ 1 25; Hydraag Chlor Cor. @ is Calcined, Pat..... .. 5 60 | Extra yellow sheeps’ Hydraag Ox Rub’m. @ % Carbonate, Pat...... 2 22| wool. carriage.. @ 100; Hydraag Ammoniati @1 10 Carbonate, K. & M.. 25 | Grass sheeps’ wool, HydraagU —— 45@ 55 Carbonate, Jennings 35@ 36| carriage........... @ 1 00} Hydrargyrum.. a 7 Hard, for slate use.. @ 7%} Ichthyobolla, ‘Am... 0a Oleum Yellow Reef, for PAGO. 75@ 1 00 Absinthium..... .... 3 25@ 3 50 Sinko tine)... @ 140 Of5 0% 0° So ° ° os 9 ° Co owo ° 6 ° ° (J o ) o oO oO eo a STP a oe co o Oo De so 3 oa Gro os ¢ DCs }8 o od o ° 9 a 9, of CP ee G ake? Fo oe ° os °°? pe p) Ny y) ° to 2 Ha? so ° , 6 o ay °o Ss ex S A 20 SS ee MICHIGAN TRADESMAN GROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an acc possible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those bel in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail urate index of the local market. ow are given as representing av- It is im- erage prices for average conditions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than those who have poor credit. Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the greatest possible use to dealers. AXLE GREASE. doz. gro Se 55 6 a 60 % Mismand. ......°.... a0 4 ears |... 9 IXL Golden, tin boxes 75 9 Fiica, tin boxes. .......75 9 Parson. ....... ...s0 6 BAKING POWDER. Absolute. ~— 0 cans doz............-. 45 —'o ee oe... ....... 85 ib can Gox.--.. .. toe Acme. ¢ Ib Cams 3 doz...........- 45 i (o camsSdGon............ v6) . cages idor,........... 1 akc... Arctic. 6 oz. Eng. Tumbliers........ 8 El Purity. ig lb cans per doz........- 7D ¥% Ib Cans per doz ........ 1 20 i ibeans per doz......... 2 00 Home. iq lb cans 4dozcase...... 35 % lb cans 4 doz case...... 55 ib Gans 2 doz Case.....- 90 JAXON lb cans, 4 doz case..... 45 ¥% lb cans, 4 dozcase...... 85 1 YhHeans, 3 doz casc...... 1 60 Jersey Cream. i th. Cans, per doz.......... 2 00 9 oz. cans, per doz.. 1s 6 oz. Cans, per doz.... 8 Our Leader. pcan ..... Ee 7 oe. 1 50 Peerless. ie Gaps 85 Queen Flake, Boe. 600e. Case........ 2 70 6 0z., 4 doz. case Lu eo oe Siam. t¢der Gare............ 4 88 fie. 2 @oe. case... .... .. «Oo 5 ib., | doz. case.. a BATH BRICK. See Seek... = baree, 2 doz........- o-oo ' BROOMS. no tore. Oe Ne. fGen... .. ...... Pv ee ee So 115 Parlor Gem ..... 2 00 Common Whisk............. 7 Fancy Whisk.. 80 (Waremonse. ........ . 2 25 CANDLES. ee 7 ee 8 ae 8 CANNED GOODS. flanitowoc Peas. Lakeside Marrowfat....... 95 Sd ee a ee 11 Lakeside, Cham. of Eng.... 1 20 Lakeside. Gem, Ex. Sifted. 1 45 le Extra Sifted Early June.... CATSUP. Columbia, pints..........3 00 Columbia, % pints..........1 25 CHEESE Home ..... Leben @ & Discos .........: @ 8 PROCES. ......,... @ 8s ae @ 8s Careon City.......... @ 6 ee @G@ &&% ae ~~ ee @ 8% Geld Medal... ..... @ aoe @ 8 a @ 8 Lemewee............ Q ™% Meyereeac........:.... ao 8 Spempdaie..... _... @ —............,... @ ii ee... @ 70 ae @ i7 mere... @ 12 Eapeapnie............0 @ 8 eae oeeo........... @ 17 Chicory. ae... .. ee a 5 Red . : 7 CHOCOLATE. Walter Baker & Co.’s. Corman weet ................28 Ts 34 Breakfast Cocoa.............. 45 | Cotton, 40 ft, per doz.....- 1 | Cotton, 50 ft, per dox.......1 | Cotton, 60 ft, per doz.......1 1 i SSSSsS8F CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 70 ft, per dos....... Cotton, 80 ft. per dos....... Jute, 60 ft. per Jes......... Jute. 72 ft. pa- Gor... COCOA SHELLS. moib Gage... Less GUAMLity............ 3 Pound packages.......-.-. 4 CREAM TARTAR. 5 and 10 1b. wooden boxes..30-35 COFFEE. Green. Rio. Fair oe =... fa Pimio...... 4). Comoe _.............. ae Peaberry _...-...-....-....---™ Santos. ae 12 Bae Pome Peahery .......... -.--..-. 49 Mexican and Guatamala. are oe Good ...._- . 16 Mamey _.-_......_..._.....-... 17 Maracaibo. Pee... 4... 3. ee 19 ied Java. inserter... ..--...-.--)--. 5. 19 Private Growth........------- 20 Mandehiing........------.---- 21 Mocha. Imitation . oe Menten ol ee Roasted. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brands Fifth Avenue..... cite 29 Jewell’s Arabian Mocha... .29 Wells’ Mocha and Java..... 24 Wells’ Perfection Java....- 24 Semceied............---... id Breakfast Biend........... 18 Valley City Maracaibo. ....'18% iicot Blend... Leader Biend. .._. .- __..%2 Package. Below are given New York prices on package coffees, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including weight of package, also 4c a pound. In 601lb. cases the list is 10c per 100 lbs. above the price in full cases. Arbuckle 10 50 Jersey .- 10 50 Met aughiin’s X¥Y¥Y. MeLaughlin’s XXXX sold to retailers only. Mail all orders direct to W. F. McLaughlin & Co., Chicago. Sxtract. Yailey City % gross % Felix %& gross...... Humme’’s foil & gross ne Bummel’s tin 4 gros: CLOTHES PINS. 5 gross boxe! 40 CONDENSED MIL. 4 doz in case. Gail Borden Eagle... 7D a... 6 25 Romy 33... 5 7 (Champion ...... ...-. 4 50 Ce : «> ICHRTIOIBO. . 2... acc vee. on coon 3 35 Dime ee 33 COUPON BOOKS. Tradesman Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 Economic Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 100 books, any denom.... 2: l 500 books any denom....11 50 1,900 books. anv denom 2n 90 Superior Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 1 50 100 books, any denom.... 2 50 500 books, any denom....11 50 1,000 books, any denom....20 00 Coupon Pass Books, Can be made to represent any denomination from 810 down. _eeeene) gs i Se eens... ce eee os 3 00 ee G 2 I cee eee ac eae 10 00 Se oc, cok 17 50 Universal Grade. 50 books, any denom.... 100 books, any denom.... 500 books, any denom.... 1,000 books, any denom....2 Credit Checks. 500, any one denom’n..... 1000, any one denom’n..... 2000, any one denom’n..... Steci pumek. .............. DRIED FRUITS—DONMESTIC Apples. Saumarmed..............-- 5 Evaporated 50 lb boxes. California Fruits. @8% Sr woe Asse Ssss wmaw Apricots ......--.-..--+ Biackberries..........- Nectarines ......-.-.--. @ 7% Peacnos.,.......----... 6%O@ 7% Paar... Oe Pitted Cherries........ Prunnelles........----- Raspberries.......-.--- California Prunes. 100-126 25 lb boxes....... 90-100 25 lb boxes......- @ 5% 80 - 90 25 Ib boxes......- @ 5% 70 - 80 25 1b boxes......- @ °%4 60 - 70 25 lb boxes.. ...- @7 50 - 60 25 lb boxes......- @ 8 40 - 50 25 lb boxes......- @9 30 - 40 25 lb boxes......- % cent less in 50 1b cases Raisins. Lo 21don Layers 3 Crown. 1 45 London Layers 4 Crown. 2 00 Benowas.-...-.._.--_--- Loose Muscatels2 Crown 3% Loose Museatels3Crown 4% Loose Museatels4Crown 5% FOREIGN. Currants. Patras bbis..-...-----.---- @ 74 Vostizzas 50 lb cases......@ 7% Cleaned, bulk ..........-- @ 8% Cleaned, packages......-- @ 8% eel. Citron American 101b bx @13 Lemon American 101b bx @12 Orange American 101b bx @12 Raisins. Oudura 28 ib boxes.....8 @ 8% Sultana 1 Crown....... @ Suitana 2Crown....... Snuitane 2Crown....... @ 736 Sultana 4 Crown....... @ Snitans & Crown am Suitana 6 Crown...... @l1z Sultana package....... @14 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina. S4111b. packapes..........16 Bulk, per 100 Tbs..... .... 4 00 Grits. Walsh-DeRoo Co.’s Brand. -—__ on ae Sie anaes O43 lb. packeres....... 7 2% ik coe... 413 ominy. ——s..... 2 50 Flake, 50 lb. drums....... 1 00 Beans. Dried ijms . -............ 3% Medium Hand Picked....1 30 Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 10 lb. box...... 60 Imported, 25 lb. box.. ...2 50 Pearl Barley. Cee 2 00 os. |. 2 mae 3 00 Peas. Gepen bn. 95 Sut, por... 2% Rolled Oats. Rolled Avena, bbl.......4 55 Monarch, bbl. .......... 4 Monarch, % bhi... 2 a Monarch, 90 1b sacks...... 2 10 Guskor. cases. ..........- 3 20 Taree, Caecs......-....... 1m Sago. Geemae se. 4 Mast tn... 3% Tapioca. Mieke es 3% Peart... m 3% Anchor, 40 1 lb. pkges.... 5 Wheat. Cracked, baik. .:.......... 3% 242 lb packages......... .-2 50 Salt Fish. Cod. Georges cured......... Georges genuine...... Georges selected...... Strips or bricks....... 6 Herring. Holland white hoops, bbl. Holland white hoop % bbi Holland white hoop, keg. & Holland white hoop mchs 80 NoOrwentan... -........... 11 00 Round 100 Ibs..... 2% Round 40 lbs. 1 30 Seated... 4... ....--.- 13 Mackerel. Btoss 100 fps... ....... ... 1 wD moss 9 ee... 6 90 Mee 10tes. ese 8 ee 1 48 No 1 i0ibs.......... .... hw Nei His... ... 6 No.1 ibs. ............. 1 60 Vo. Sieg 3. 12 No.3 ins... --.....-..- 10 00 No.2 Mike... ........... £0 Mea = mee .-..:... 1 15 mo.2 Se... .--........ 95 Trout. No. 1 100 lbs. 5 50 Mot 2am... 2 50 O_O 7 No.1 Site.........--.-- 59 Jennings’. D.C. Vanilla D. C. Lemon 2 Oz.....- 1 20 Sok... wo 3 02... 1 50 3Om......1 0 4 oz.. 2 00 “ 40 Sox... 3 00 Len 00 No. 8 400 No. 8...2 40 No. 10. .6 00 No. 10...4 00 No. 214 2 No. 2T. SD No. 3 T.2 00 No. 37.1 3 No 4T.2 40 No. 47.1 50 Northrop Brand. Lem Van. 2 oc. Taper Panel... % 1 20 Oe y 63) 170 3 oz. Taper Panel..1 35 2 00 4 oz. Taper Panel..1 60 2 25 Souders’. Oval bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money. Reguiar Grade Lemon. doz ae ioe... 1 50 Regular Vanilla. doz =os..... im — 4os...... 2 40 LAVORING | XX Grade Lemon. Sor. 1 50 402. 3 00 XX Grade Vanilla. 202 1% 402 3 50 FLY PAPER. Tanglefoot, per box........ Tanglefoot, c’se of 10:b’x’s 2 Tanglefoot, 5 case lots..... 2 Tanglefoot, 10 case lots.... 2 SSas GUNPOWDER. ; Rifle—Dupont’s. ee 4 00 Marr Bees. 2... 220 Quarter Kegs...........-....1 3 Tid. cans... ae eek g wees 30 ee 18 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. LE 42% Har Meck |... ee Ouarmer Rees........ 1.0.2... 1 35 i4p Goee 0. 34 Eagie Duck—Dupont’s. eee 8 00 Half Kegs... - old oak oe 4 25 Quarter Kegs.. ....... ....- 2 25 Tia enns. 8 se 45 HERBS. Meee SS ee 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 lb boxes......... 55 S. F., 2,3 and51b boxes.... 50 JELLY. Sib pas... 35 Seip pelle... 4. 8. 65 LYE. Condensed, 2 doz .......... 1 20 Condensed, 4 doz oe LICORICE. Pare: 30 GCalscre .... 25 Siete 14 Rect... 10 MINCE MEAT. Ideal, 3 doz. in case......... 2 2 MATCHES. Diamond Match Co.’s brands. No. 9 Salepar..... 1 65 Anener Faror.......-_...-. 1 70 Mo. © me 110 Exporm Pasier......---.. 4 00 MOLASSES. New Orleans. Black ll 14 20 oe ee 24 Open Bettic..........._..- 25@35 Half-barrels 2c extra. MUSTARD. Horee Radish, 1 doz........:3 @ Horse Radish, 2 doz.........3 50 Bayle’s Celery, 1 doz.. 1 7% PIPES. ies, No. 286... By Clay, T. D. full count. ..._- 65 Con, Me s..... .-... ..-. 85 POTASH. 48 cans in Case. ee 4 06 Penna seam Coe s.......... 3: oF PICKLES. Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count....... 5 25 Half bbls, 600 count....... st Smail. Barrels, 2,400 count....... 6 35 Half bbls 1,200 count..... 3% RICE. Domestic. Carolina head.... oo? Cents wet 2)... 5 Carcims Me.f.........-.... 4 ——.... ....... 3% Imported. ee 6% Japan, No.2.. 6 Jaye. fancy bcad...... -..- 6 poe eae cs ee ame... el in SALERATUS. Packed 60 lbs. in box. Chee 2 3 Deland’s . Dwight’s . Teynere.. 3. .: SAL SODA. Granulated, bbis....... eS Granulated, 100 lb cases.. 99 Damn Oe st Lump, 145]b kegs......... 85 SEEDS. Ae ey 9 Canary, Smyrna........... 3% Caraway 3c. 8 Cardamon, Malabar .... 6 Coe ee . 11 Hemp, Hussian.....-.... 3% Miseo Mira... ......... 475 Mustard, white....... ... 5 i ee Ee 10 ape % Cusiie Bone... 0.1... 20 SNUFP. Scotch, in bladders......... 3. Maccaboy, injars........... 35 French Rappee, in jars..... 43 SALT. Diamond Crystal. Table, cases, 24 3-lb boxes..1 50 Table, barrels, 100 3 1b bags.2 75 Table, barrels, 407 1b bags.2 40 Butter, barrels, 2801b. bnlk.2 25 Butter, barrels, 2014 lbbags.2 50 Butter, seeks, 26 1bs......... 25 Butter, sacks, 56 Ibe......... 55 Common Grades. OOS TD) eeeKR..... 2... 5 1 90 O05) ences. .............., 1% 5 10 S8GRR. s. . 1 60 Worcester. oo 4 1% Gartons..:...-:).. 3 25 ii SiGlD aaens..... |... 4 00 OO 5 i). seems... 3% = 4 ib. SAGKS..... ......,3 50 3010 1b. sacks........ ..3 50 28 lb. linen sacks.. vc) Oe 56 lb. linen sacks <. oe Bulk in barreis....... 5... 2 50 Warsaw. 56-lb dairy in drill bags..... 30 28-lb dairy in drill bags..... 15 Ashton. 56-1b dairy in iinen sacks... 60 —_—- 56-lb dairy in linen sacks... 60 Solar Rock. S615 sacks... 2, Re Common. Granulated Wine............ 75 Medium Fine... .... 3... %5 SOAP. Sinpie box... 2% 5 box lots, delivered........ se 10 box lots, delivered....... 2 65 JAS. §. KIRK & 60.’S BRANDS. American Family, wrp’d....2 66 i 75 eee ee oe... 2 50 White Rucean..............2 a0 White Cloud, laundry...... 6 25 White Cloud, tofict......... 3 50 Dusky Diamond, 50 6 oz....2 10 Dusky Diamond, 50 8 oz....3 00 Blue India, 100 % Ib......... 3 00 MarOrate. 3 50 —............. 2 50 Schulte Soap Co.’s Brand. 100 cakes, 75 Ibs. Mnele bOx............ Be a8 5 box lots... ' 2 10 box lots..... Leis ciee cece ac 2% fo box lees... 2. 2 60 Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-Ib. bars ..2 75 Good Cheer, 60 1-lb. bars....3 75 no, 100 & 1D. bare.......... 250 Doll, 100 10-oz. bars......... 2 05 ouring. Sapolio. kitchen, 3 doz ..... 2 40 Sapolio, hand. 3 doz........ 2 40 SODA. — 5% heaas Sree ti“ (ttt; 4% SPICES. Whole Sifted. Altes 2... 13 Cassia, China in mats..... 12 Cassia, Batavia in bund... .25 Cassia, Saigon in rolls...... 22 Cloves, Amboyna.......... 14 Cloves, Zensiber........... 12 Mace, Bateyia............. oo Nutmers, fancy........... Natmscss, BO. f.....-......- 50 Butmees, Ne. Z....:.......- 45 Pepper, Singapore, black...11 Pepper, Singapore, white...i2 Pepper, sos... -. 12 Pure Ground in Bulk. Atos Cassie, Batavia ............ 30 Cassia; Baagen.: ee Cloves, Tansiver............ 14 Ginger, African... ........: 15 Ginger, Cochin... 18 Ginger, Jamaica........... 23 Mace, Batavia.............. €5 Mveinee. 5. 12@18 Mees, 5-2 40@: 0 Pepper, Sing , black........ 12 Pepper, Sing., white........ 20 Pepper, Cayenne............ 20 awe. ee SYRUPS. Corn. en ss Ske. 18 Ba bpm...) 3. . -se 20 Pure Cane. . t OE gs 20 CRONE ee ieee bs) MICHIGAN TRADESMAN 2l STARCH. Kingsford’s Corn. SO 1-ib packages... 6 moi 1b packages..._.......... 614 Kingsford’s Silver Gloss. 401-1) packares............. 6% Gib boxes... ... 7 Diamond. 64 10c packages ..... ae . 128 5¢ packages.. 32 10 and 64 5¢ packages... 5 5 00 Common Corn. wo Lib packages... 5. .. 5 401 lb paekares............ 4% Common Gloss. Fib packages: .... 414 Sib packages... 5... 4% Gib puckaees........ 454 40 and 50 ib boxes........... 3% warren... 3 AEE on AS tt ae oe a hadcald oz in case, gross.. oz in case, gross. . aa SUGAR. Below are given New York prices on sugars, to which the wholesale dealer adds the local freight from New York to your shipping point, giving you credit on the invoice for the amount of freight buyer pays from the market in which he purchases to his shipping point, including 20 pounds for the weight of the barrel. Domino. 5 &8 Cue teat 3. 5 88 a 5 88 Cos _.................... 3 oe —— ....... 5 63 XXKX Powdered.. ....0 @ Granulated in bbls... ......5 38 Granulated in bags.. -. 0 oo Fine Granulated. ........._. 5 38 Extra Fine Granulated..... 5 50 Extra Coarse Granulated... .5 Moura A... 5 63 Diamond Confee. A........5 38) 9 Confec. Standard A......... a2 we 5 00 MO 2... 8: -5 00 eee Ro. 4... ..5 00 Noe. 5.: ..4 94 ee 4 88 eo ft... 4s oe Se. 4 75 me 8. 4 63 No. 10. . .. 463 NO Ue. 4 63 Me wm 4 50 wo BS ..4 44 — e.. 4 38 No. 15. ..4 31 Mo Me 4 25 TOBACCOS. Cigars. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s brand. Mew Beck ............... 3366 H. & P. Drug Co.’s brand. Crrmsotie 35 00 G. J. Johnson Cigar Co.’s brand. Sh. oe te: ogee te 33 00 Michigan Cigar Co.’s brand. Ure Unkle Ure Upkis:......: ope ee 35 00 Ruhe Bros Co.'s Brands. Mr. Thomas. :............_.85 00 cir William. ..;.. _. 25 08 Ciub Ping...) '35 UO Generals Grant and Lee... .35 00 Spanish Hand Made........35 00 Crown Mine. 3 35 00 TABLE SAUCES. Lea & Perrin’s, large... 4 7% Lea & Perrin’s, small... 2 7% Halford, large. eee 3% Halford small....... 91... 23 Salad Dressing, large..... 455 Salad Dressing, small.....2 65 VINEGAR. Malt White Wine, 40 grain.... 6 Malt White Wine, 80 grain.... 9 Pure Cider... | 0 Pure Cider, Leroux........._. 11 Washing Powder. A Row Discovery hy . ie a ‘ Alon eo Dut Moat EMective gop OG Dor pies... ....... 2... 3 50 WICKING. No. 0, per gross... oe Ne. 1 pereross. 6.0... 2.1... 30 No. 2, per gross. ie 40 INO. 3; PEFSTORS. 2.8.2. v6) Fish and és dais Fresh Fish. Per lb. wWirtete.......... @ &s Troue.. @ 8s Bisce Bass. ........8 @ 10 alias eo PF Ciscoes or Herring.. @ 4 Biaenisn @ 10 Live Lobster....... @ 16 Boiled Lobster...... @ 18 cod .. coe @ 10 Haddock.. ' = & No. 1 Pickerel.... @ 7 Pike. eee @ 6 Perch @ 2% Smoked White...... @ & ied Snapper......_: @ 10 Col River Salmon.. @ Pr Mackerel] ...- @ 20 Oysters in Cans. HN. Counts... .. 40 F. J. B Selects. __.. @ 30 Shell Goods. Oysters, per 100 ......1 25@1 50 kma ner 17 . “s * Hides and Pelts. The Cappon & Bertsch Leather Co., 100 Canal Street, quotes as follows: Hides. Green Ne 1... @9 creen NO. 2.......... @ 8 (ured Ma. 1........... @i10 Cured No.2... @ Calfskins, green No. 1 @ 9% Calfskins, green No. 2 @8 Calfskins, cured No. 1 @ll Calfskins, cured No. 2 @ 9% Pelts. Pelts, cach 7)... 50@1 00 Tatlow. NO Cs, @3 La @ 2 Wool. Wadned. fine |. ...... @18 Washed, medium...... @23 Unwashed, fine.... ..:11 ois Unwashed, medium ..16 @I18 Oils. Barrels Eocene... 2. @i1% XXX W. W.Mich.Hdlt @ 8% W W Michigan ....... @ 84 Diamond White....... @i%4 Be Gee. @ &% Deo. Naptha .......... @7 Cyenager:... 25 @34 meine... 8: wound QUI Beck. winter .... @ & _ Candies. Stick Candy. bbls. pails ee cs 7 Standard H. H..... 6%4@ 7 Standard Twist..... 6 @8 Cut Loat........... @ 8% cases Jumbo, 32 1b ........ @ 6% Peime 8... @ 854 Boston Cream...... @ Mixed Candy. Competition......... @ 6% Bearden ...., @iw _—oorve...... ..... @i% Newall: (001. @7% Rogen @ 8% Bienen @ 8% Cut roar... ...... @ 8% English Roek....... @s8 Kindergarten....... @ 8% French Cream... .. @ 8% Dandy Pan... | @i0 Valley Cream.. @i2 FPancy—in Bulk. Lozenges, plain..... @ 8% Lozenges, printed.. @ 9 Choe. Prope... @l4 Choe. Monumentals @il Gina, Drops......... @6 Moss Drops.. @8 peur Drepe...... @9 Imperiais @9 Fancy—Iin 5 Ib. Boxes. Lemon Drops....... @50 peur Prope... . @50 Peppermint Drops. . @60 Chocolate Drops.. @60 H. M. Choe. Drops.. @i5 Gin Drops... @30 Licorice Drops...... @i5 A. B. a @50 Lozenges, plain.. @50 Lozenges, printed.. @a0 Ineperigis ¢ 5 MRLOCR @5s Cream Bar... |. @50 Molasses Bar ..... @50 Hand Made Creams. 80 @I1 00 Plain Creams... . @90 Decorated Creams.. @90 Bering Roeek: |. @60 Burnt Almonds..... 13 @ Wintergreen Berries @60 Caramels. “box anaes, 2 Ib. No. vt 1 wrapped, 3 ib ee @50 No. 2 wrapeed, @ lb. boxes 7. Fruits. Oranges. Cal. Seedlings ...... @z 50 Medt Sweets......_. @3 00 Lemons. Strictly choice 360s.. @4 00 Strictly choice 300s.. @4 25 Fancy 360s or 300s.. @4 v0 Ex.Fancy 300s.... . @> 00 Ex.Fancy 360s...... @5 60 Bananas. Medium bunches...1 25 @1 50 Large bunches...... 175 @2 00 Foreign Dried Fruits. Figs. Choice, 101b boxes. @ Extra choice, 14 1b boxes.. @ Fancy, 12 1b. boxes... @ 14 imperial Mikados, 18 boxes... @ Pulled, 6 Ib boxes... @ is Naturals, in bags. @ 6% Dates. Fards in 10 lb boxes @8 Fards in 60 lb cases @ 6 Persians, G. M’s..... @5 lb cases, new. @ 6 Sairs, 60 1b case @ 4% Almonds, Tarragona... Almonds, vaca... ... Almonds, California, soft shelled Bragiigacw........... Pitpems . 1... Wainuts, Grenobles .. Walnuts, Calif No. 1. WwW alnuts, soft shelled Calif Table Nuts, faney.. Table Nuts, choice.. Pecans, Med — Pecans, Ex. Large.. Pecans, Jumbos...... Hickory Nuts per bu., Ohio; new... Cocoanuts, full sacks ee — a SO Wor 00 CO caeo — a _— ss Peanuts. Fancy, H. P., Suns. Pancy, H. P.. Wiags Roasted... .. Choice, H. P., Extras. Choice, H. P., Extras Rogetad ae ss a eat wR © ©® OO QHHHOD OOOH on a Grains and Feedstufis Wheat. woeat. ve a 9% Winter Wheat Flour. Local Brands. Patents .... . a0 Second Patent. o —— tu. 5 60 Clear.. . 90 Graham a. . & 30 Buckwheat .........._. . 400 ye... 4 00 Subject ‘to usual cash count. Flour in bbls.,25¢ per bbl. ad- ditional. dis- Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Br: and Diamond, ‘8. . Piamonad, 48...) 6 Diamond, \s. . Worden Grocer Co.’s mend Gusker, 4s. Gosgker 4s... 4... Ciiiher 44... Spring Wheat Flour. Clark-Jewell-Wells Co.’s Brand. Pillsbury’s Best s........ 6 8&5 Pillsbury’s Best 14S.. . 6 oe Fillsbury 6 Best “s__..___. 6 65 Pillsbury’s Best %s paper. 6 65 Pillsbury’s Best 44s paper.. 6 65 Ball-Barnhart-Putman’s Brand. Provisions. Swift & Company | follows: Barreled Pork. Clear bac K Dry Salt Meats. melee ...... Briskets ..... Extra shorts. . Hams, 12 1b average . | Hams, 14 lb average Hams, 16 lb average Hams, 20 lb average. ; Ham dried beef Shoulders (N. Y. Bacon, clear... .. California hams Boneless hams. Cooked ham Lards. In Tierces Compound...... Kettle. 4 ' 55 lb Tubs... ae vady SOIb Tabs...... ady Selb Tins ..... 20 lb Pails. .-advz neeee advance 10 lb Pails. ...... advance Sip Pails... _. advance o1b Pais. .___.. advance ae. Belosna |... Eivce... Pranktor, os... .-. Blood Tongue Head cheese...... Beef. Extra Mess..... Boneless __.._. Rump ..... \ Pigs’ Feet. Kits, 15 Ibs. Lo , 4 bbls, 40 lbs. / Ye bbls, 80 Ibs. Mita 15 ibs... \% bbls, 40 lbs... ye bbls, 80 Ibs Pork ig Beef middles.. Sheep ee MoUs, dairy... Sol id, Gaity...... |. Rolls, creamery Solid, creamery . Canned Meats. Corned beef, 2 rey as oe Corned beef, 1h... Roast beef, 2... Potted ham, 4s Potted ham, Y%s Deviled ham, 48 4 Deviled ham, Petted tongue eae Potted tongue me... Crackers. The National | quotes as follows: | Seymour XXX, 3 lb, Butter. Seymour XXX. | Family XXX. | Long Island W: wcdese Wafers, 1 lb carton a SXY 3ib carton Salted XXX... Salted XXX, Soda. soda XXX. Soda XXX, 31b carton Soda, City. Zephyrette. . mL Oyster. | Square Oyster, XXX Sq. Oys. XXX. Farina Oyster, XXX Smoked Nests. Biscuit carton 3 1b carton 1 lb carton WS > Ws > KBwOoAaw-!O VU il 2 14 09 14 00 wv 2 6) 70 oe 60 a} «} <=] =} «3 3 tom FO 2 fet et fee 20-3 SWEET GOODS—Boxes. | Animals .... oo. Bent’s Cold Water... Belle Rose... |. Cocoanut gla Coffee Cakes "| Frosted Honey.. Graham Crackers | Ginger Gems.. | Imperials .... . Jumples, Honey. ce | Molasses Cakes....... Duluth Imperial, \s....... 6 50 Dulutb Imperial, 4s. -64 Duluth Imperial, %s....... 6 30 Lemon & Wheeler Co.’s Brand. Gold Medal ¢4s............- 6 65 Gold Medal 44s...... 8 SE Gold Medal \s.. 5 45 Go 6 6: Parisian, 4s as -. .., @ oe Pera, Se. 6 45 Olney & Judson ’s Brand. COrceOta, 3450500 6 65 ivcheaitimn 6 55 Ceresata, %68.0 01). 6 45 Worden Grocer Co.’s Brand. Daler 46... Laurel, 4s oe fea Me. Meal. Boled 2 10| Granulated . Heuec lc Soe Feed and Millstutts. St. Car Feed. screened ....17 50 No. t Corn and Oats...... .16 50 Unbolted Corn Meal.......15 50 | Winter Wheat Bran. .13 06 Winter Wheat t Middlings. .15 00 Screenings..... . 15 00 Corn. Cir lots... 2 Less than car lots......... 39 Oats. Cae fete sc, 32 Carlots, clipped... .... 35 Less than car lots. 37 Hay. No. 1 Timothy arlots...... 9 00 No. 1 Timothy, ton lots....10 00 ' Beesk ‘Meats, Beef. Carcass .............. Gieay 756 Fore quarters......... 54@ 634 | Hind quarters......__ 844@ 9 | Lois No. S.... 8... 9 @i2 | ie wl... ..9 GD ROMNGs ‘ @s POnieis oo... 64@ 7 | EIGsON (el. @4 Pork. Dow ee @5 ee @i% Shoulders.. a @ 6 BGGe ESE... 6o@ Mutton. Carcass — 32.40 @ Ss Spring Bambe (1) 8 @9 Veal. CORCARS oo. 64%@ 8 Marshmallow Marshmallow Cré« Pretzels, hand made Sugar C ake... Sultanas .... pear Lunch,....... —— Sugar Squares......... Vanilla Wafers Pecan Wafers... Mixed Picnic Cream Jumbles Boston Ginger Nuts.... Pineapple Glace...... Penny Cakes... Ginger Snaps, XXX round ~ | Ginger Snaps, XXX city. | Gin. Snps,X XX home made | Gin. Snps, XXX sez disease PaaS. ... Pretzelettes, LittleGerman 6! Marshmallow Wainuts.... Bele inte Fienic........... = to beak tees fet OD bed pet Ol ay ee 93 9g 9 9 99 7 TS to edN Ws KO 104 Crockery and quote as} Glassware. AKRON STONE WAR! Butters, per doz. 4) , per gal . ! 8 18 . «at tubs, each.. 90 l. meat-tubs, each....1 20 al. meat-tubs, each....2 25 ul. meat-tubs, each mae Churns. 2 to 6 ga per gal... 5 Churn Dashe: S, per doz. 85 Milkpans. 4 gal. flat or rd bot.,doz. 45 1 gal. flat or rd. bot., each 434 Fine Glazed Milkpans. al. flatorrd, bot.,doz. 60 ul. fatorrd. bot.,each 5% Stewpans. fireproof, bail, doz. 85 . fireproof, bail, doz.1 10 Jugs. 44 gal., per doz. 40 Ye Gal.. per doz ee tO S 2a... per eal......... 5% Tomato Jugs. 44 gal., per doz.... 42 Leal Gach... 5% Corks for % gal., perdoz.. 20 Corks for 1 gal. perdoz.. 30 | No Preserve Jars and Covers. 4g gal., stone cover, doz 75 1 gal., stone cover, doz...1 00 Sealing Wax. o los. in package, per lb.. 2 aw = 0 Si _ a | No. 1 Sa. eae 40) No, 2 Sun 6U a ecumiy MGI... mecuriog, NO. 2... ae Nutme 2 50 Nima... 1 25 | LAMP CHIMNEY S—Common. Per box of 6 doz. Ne. San... 1 32 PhO. Lane. 1 48 NO. Son... 218 First Quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top, wr rapped and labeled.... 2 10 No. I Sun, crimp top, | wrapped and labeled. 2 2 io, 2 Sun, eri mp top, " wrapped and labeled.... 3 25 | XXX Flint. | No. © Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 2 55 No. | Sun, or ae top, wrapped and labeled. .. 2 75 No. 2 Sun, crimp top, wrapped and labeled.... 3 75 | No. 1 CHIMNEYS—Peari Teo. Sun, wrapped and labeled. . 70 | No. 2 Sun, wrapped ‘and ie No. 2 Hi nge, wr apped and ign ae Lo . 4 88 fo. 2 Sun, “Small ‘Bulb, ° for Globe Lamps. 80 La Bastie. | No.1 Sun. plain bulb, per | Gos . 25 | No. 2 Sun pla in “bulb, ber doz : 50 No. 1C rimp, ‘per doz... a. oo No. 2 Crimp, per doz.. ... 1 60 Rochester. , Lime (65¢ doz). .... 3 50 ; Lime (706 dog)...... 4 00 2, Flint (80e doz)...... 4 70 Electric. No. 2, Lime (70¢ doz) ..... 4 00 No. 2, Fitnt (G0e doz)...... 4 46 OIL CANS. oz. 1 gal tin cans with spout.. 1 25 1 gal galy iron with spont. 1 65 2 gal galv iron with spout. 2 87 3 gal gal m with Spout. 3 50 5 ga with spout. 4 75 3 are gal lv iron with faucet 4 75 5 gal iron with faucet 5 25 5 ga £ cans... eee. OOS 5 gal galv iron Nacefas.... 9 00 Pump Cans, 5 gal Rapid steady stream. 9 00 5 gal Eureka non-overflow 10 56 3 gal Home Rule... ---10 50 5 gal Home Rule.... ......12 00 5 gal Pirate King...... ua eo — No. OTubular..... ce. 2 No. 1 B Tuniiar,... - 6 50 No. 13 on Dash. on | No. -, glassfount.... 7 00 No. 12 Tubul ar, side lamp. 14 0C No. 3Street Lamp.. oe LANTERN GLOBES. No. 0 Tubular, cases 1 doz, each, box 10 cents.. .. 45 No. 0 Tubular, cases 2 ‘doz. each, Dox 15 cents.. 45 No. 0 Tubular, bbls 5 doz. eaen, bbISS 6. 35 No. 0 Tubular, bull’s eye, eases | doz. each......... 1 § LAMP — No. @ per groas...... 15 No. 1 per gross.... 21 INO. & Er ETORS ............ 30 No. 3 PGE Grogs........ © > ~ Bold Amateur Detectives. Sweet girl—Pa, the house next door was robbed last night. Pa—Mercy! Next door! Sweet girl—-Yes, and the burglars have been in two or three houses on this street within a week. Pa— 1] know it.- I know it. It’s ter- rible! But what can we do? Sweet girl—I was thinking it might be a good plan for Mr. Nicefellow and me to sit up a few nights and watch for them. Vouched for by His Banker. From the Boston Journal. The frankness of Texas is one of its charms. A_ Boston merchant received the other day a letter from a Texan in which he excused himself for slowness in paying up by describing the hard times in his town. He closed thus: ‘*Confirming what I have written above, I enclose a letter from the President of the bank in which for several years I have kept my overdraft.’’ Paris Green Labels The Paris Green season is at hand and those dealers who break bulk must Jabel their packages according to law. We are prepared to furnish labels which meet the requirements of the taw, as follows: TON 25 cents. S00 ee - 40 cents. SOOn a. +=: noe wiciwen wine 75 cents. NO oe td $1 00. Labels sent postage prepaid where cash accompanies order. Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids, Mich. CHOROROCHOROROROROROHOHOR Michigan Acetylene Gas Co., Ud. aclhrson, Mich. Mt. Morris, Mich., April 22, '98. THe MICHIGAN ACETYLENE Gas Co., Lrp., GEN s:—I have used one of your 45 light machines since December last and satisfaction, being cheaper than cost of oil and chimneys; does away with heat, smoke and dirt: find it gives entire gives a better light than coal gas and is equal, if not superior, to electricity, and can cheerfully recommend it. Very resp'y, MANN’S CASH STORE, Sproul & McGurrin, General Agents for Western Michigan DISPLAY ROOMS, 184 E FULTON S'f., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 23 THE QWEN AGETYLENE GAS GENERATOR Geo. F. Owen & C0. Absolutely quires no more care than a -small hand lamp. The ufactured I — generator mant — Michigan that has been granted a permit by the UNDERWRIT- ERS’ INSURANCE ASSOCIATION. —For full information and prices —address the manufacturers. Michigan. automatic Re- only in Grand Rapids tae We Are the People Our new Acetylene Gas Generator, which has been before the Board of Underwriters for several weeks, has received the approval of that organization and we are now pre- pared to execute orders for all sizes prompt- ly. We claim for our generator superior strength, simplicity of construction, dura bility, economy in operation and el asticity of ve that spection of our machine and a comparison capacity, and candidly be an in with the generators of other m ifacturers will result in the selection o Illustrated catalogue and price All enquiries list furnished on application. promptly and carefully answered. Grand Rapids. -M.B. Wheeler Electric Co. is never sung by retailers who offer Luck ‘une Queen Flake Baking Powder and | Northrop Flavoring Extracts. Sold at good profit and low prices, quality considered, and guaranteed Manu to give entire satisfaction. factured only by Northrop, Robertson & Carrier, Lansing, Michigan. ‘| = i ie 24 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN ART OF THE PACKER. Remarkable Growth | of the Canned Goods Business. From the New York Commercial. The present year promises to be an exceptionally good one for the canned goods industry of the United States. This has now reached tremendous pro- portions, the yearly output being esti- mated at 1I,500,000,000 cans of all kinds of vegetables, fruits and meats. The native product of to-day has reached a degree of excellence which admits of no superior the world over. It has taken many years and much labor and money to reach the present high plane of per- fection. Time was, so the experts say, when cheapness, not quality, was the object sought for by the packer. This has been completely changed about. To-day it is quality that ensures success. Year after year packers have been engaged in improving every process of putting up goods. The farmer was first dragged over the coals and put through a course of sprouts. Everything connected with the planting, cultivating and ripening of vegetables and fruits was incorpora- ted in iron-bound rules which the farm- er had to follow or lose the sale of his stuff. Next, improvement in the man- ner of handling the raw product and in cooking it was brought about. Hand made tins were supplanted by a ma- chine made article; tin cans were put aside in many cases and glass used, for reasons of health and appearan ce. Great care is used in keeping clean every portion of the canning factory. There is one of the largest concerns in the business which employs over a thou- sand girls. Each one of these has a special uniform which is worn while at work in the factory. This is required to be kept in the neatest condition pos- sible. Every Saturday three and four barrels of soft soap are required in the scrubbing and cleaning of the floors and woodwork. Similar conditions obtain in all the establishments which have a reputation for turning out the better grade of goods. It is said that tomatoes put up in tin cans have been known to eat through the tin in the course of time. This has caused glass jars to be looked upon with increasing favor by those putting up this particular kind of vegetable. In fact glass jars are coming more into use every day. The English trade is decid- edly fastidious in its requirements and goods put up for export to the English market meet with the best success when canned in glass jars with care as to the appearance of the goods when placed on exhibition in stores. The same is true of the better class of trade in this coun- try. Canned peas have been brought to a point of flavor, size, color and ten- derness outrivaling the French article. Imports from France have been decreas- ing ata rapid rate for a number of years almost in the same ratio with which the native product has been growing in popular favor. While the canning in- dustry will be found in many of the states of the Union, there are a few which have become famous in this par- ticular. Among them are Maine, New York, Maryland, California, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Oregon. One is celebrated for corn, another for peas, another for fruit and so on. The big wholesalers and jobbers of canned goods now have a label which they put on all goods handled by them and which stands as a guarantee of ex- cellence and quality. Some ofthe well- known labels are as follows: ‘‘Pre- miter, Royal Scarlet,” ““Sunbeam., ’’ *Whiterose, ’’ and ‘‘ Big Tree.’’ These labels are sent to the packers from whom the goods are purchased and are put op instead of the regular packers’ label. As a general rule the firms who have these special brands secure the best stock in the market. There has been a tendency of late years for pack- ers to contract for the future delivery of goods. [t is said that this year some of the packers have held back for bet- ter prices and this method of disposing of the output of a factory bas not there- fore been so widespread. Side by side with the canning factory has grown up the glass jar industry. There have been in the last ten or fifteen years scores of inventors who claimed to have discovered the only perfect jar. No doubt there are many excellent pat- terns on the market at the present time. It 1s estimated tbat the house- wives of the country consume one mil- lion gross of jars for domestic use ex- clusively. The science of the packer stops at nothing and the list of articles preserved for the table would fill a small sized volume. - oe The Grain Market. It seems the bears have been out gun- ning for the wheat bulls and met with excellent success, as they scattered them to the four winds of the globe. Those who showed any signs of fight were killed and the bears took their hides and horns as trophies. Chicago Sep tember wheat was 82'%c one week ago and Tuesday morning it opened at 75c per bushel, and cash wheat in that mar- ket was about $1.24 per bushel, while to-day it is $1.06. The market on De- troit red wheat opened at $1.18 last week and to-day at $1.04 per bushel for cash, so the decline was as violent as the rise. The causes for the decline are as follows: large increase in the acreage in both spring and winter wheat sec- tions; spendid weather for the growing crop, which will undoubtedly make a large yield, and the large receipts. The fact that new wheat has made its ap- pearance in St. Louis also helped to de- press prices. The exports for ten months were exceptionally large, hav- ing been nearly 200,000,000 bushels. Owing to the high prices, the receipts have been simply enormous. Our _ vis- ible decreased more than _ 1,000,000 bushels, leaving 22,587,000 bushels in sight, against 24,450,000 bushels at the same time last year. We shall probably see a_ still further decrease before the new crop moves. As has been expected, wheat is getting very scarce in this lo- cality. However, the mills seem to take the situation very philosophically and are not fretting about the matter, as there will be enough wheat. Coarse grains also dropped, a!though net as much as wheat—about 2c per bushel. However, should this weather continue, we may see them go consid- erably lower. Oats may hold their own, as there are not as many in sight as there were last year at this time. Rye also surprised the dealers, as it dropped about 2o0c from the high point. We do not see why farmers want to raise rye when it sells at about 35c. The receipts were very moderate, hav- ing been 30 cars of wheat, 16 cars of corn and 5 cars of oats. Millers are paying 95c for wheat. c. Go AL Vorer. ~> 0. When the Druggists Will Meet. The annual meeting of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association will be held at Port Huron Aug. 2, 3 and 4. No advertising will appear in the pro- gramme this year, those who have pat- ronized the programme heretofore being requested to donate prizes for the sev- eral contests. H. C. Knill, Jr., is chair- man of the Committee on Prizes. Pe Dr. Chas. S. Hazeltine, President of the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., is spending the week in Chicago, assisting his son, M. B. Hazeltine, in the work of familiarizing himself with his new duties with the firm of Geo. H. Connor & (Co, —_—__»2>___ One can never judge of the length of a woman’s tongue by the size of her mouth. CARGO OF TOBACCO ARRIVED AT GRAND RAPIDS CUS- TOM HOUSE LAST SATURDAY. DUTY AMOU NTS TO $9,749.50 BIG CHANGE IN PRACTICE BY LO- CAL ——— The G. J. elias Cigar Co. Will Hereafter Bring All Its Tobacco Purchases to the Grand Rapids Customs House. Collect- or of Customs Coye Works Up Business. People generally have a very faint idea what an amount of money is con- sumed annually in Cigars, or even daily so far as that isconcerned. When a man throws a nickel on the show case of a cigar store in payment for a cigar—a cheap Cigar, as he calls it—he does not cast a thought on the subject of how many of those nickels are spent in the same way every day or how much they foot up in the aggregate. Some idea may be gained from the facts concerning a cargo of tobacco which was received June 4 by the G. J. Johnson Cigar Co. There were 31 bales, each weighing on an average 170 pounds, which would make the whole cargo a total weight of 5,270 pounds. This tobacco is to be used entirely for wrappers for cigars. Mr. Johnson’s fac- tory is now turning out on an average 20,000 of his famous five-cent ‘’S. C. W.’’ cigars daily. At that rate, he says that the cargo of tobacco in question will last him less than six months. Under the new tariff laws the duty on this cargo amounts to $1.85 per pound. The duty on the entire cargo at that rate amounts to nearly $10,000, the exact figures being $9,749.50. The tobacco duty about equals its first purchase price. This one item alone isa matter of con- siderable importance to the customs house of this district, to say nothing about what will come hereafter from this same source. Heretofore Mr. Johnson has been clearing all of his goods through the customs house at Chi- cago, for the simple reason that he did not know tbat there was a suitable place here to keep the goods. The United States allows three years in which to take tobacco goods from its warehouses, aud this rule aliows the shippers to take the goods out as fast as they use them. This cargo of tobacco is of an_ espe- cially fine grade, enabling the mantfac- turers undoubtedly to give the ‘'S. C, WwW. another big boost in popularity. The product is taken from the island of Sumatra to Amsterdam, Holland, and there sold at auction, the highest bid- der taking the prize. © Germany isa close competitor for the weed, but as a rule the American buyers get the choic- est of the production. a ———— Chas. EK. Mahan, the Elk Rapids druggist, was in town last week on his wav home from Alma, where he spent eight weeks in the sanitarium, taking treatment for neuralgia. His recovery is complete and he confidently expects it will be permanent. - WANTS. COLUMN. Miia will on incon aie this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent in- sertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. ‘BUSINESS CHANCES. _ \ 7 ANTED—POSITION IN CLOTHING OR general store by an Alsalesman. Address r¢ are Michigan Tradesman. 622 FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR HARD wood land—Clean stock of shoes invoicing about #4,000, in one of the best towns in Michi- gan. Address J P., care Michigan Tradesman. 621 VOR SALE, ON ACCOUNT OF SIGKNESS— Well-se lected stock of dry goods, notions, men’s furnishings and groceries, in one of the best towns in Southern Michigan, located on Michigan Central Railroad. Stock will invoice about $8,000; annual sales, $18,000; store rent, #180 per year; nearest competition, six miles; a bonanza for the one that means business. Ad- dress No. 623, care Michigan Tradesman. 623 VOR SALE, CASH ONLY—CLEAN STOCK groceries, invoicing about $1,500. Reason tor selling, death of head member of firm. Ad- dress Jno. W. Lott & Son. Petoskey. Mich. 620 ILL EXCHANGE —-IMPROVEY KEAL estate for boots and shoes or general mer- chandise valued from $8,000 to $10,000. Property will rent for $75 per month. Address A. C. E., care Michigan Tradesman. 619 H*Y ING PURCHASED THE LUMBER AND general merchandise stock at Norwood, Mich., formerly owned by the Rittenhouse & Embree Co., I offer the merchandise stock for sale at low price. It is one of the best places in Michigan for general merchandise business and the handling of fruit and other farm prod- ucts. The amount of business done in the last sixteen years has averaged about $3,000 per month. Reason for selliug, wish to devote my whole attention tolumbering. Stock will inven- tory about $7,500. Terms, $5,000 cash. Write or call on L.J. Nash, Norwood, Mich. 616 eS. SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS, GROCER- ies, hardware, crockery, dry goods, notions, ete., invoicing about $3,600; a great bargain for cash; large building; well ‘located in a thriving Northern village. Address No. 615, care Michi- gan Tradesman. 615 OR SALE—DRUG AND GROCERY STOCK in best town in Southern Michigan: good trade, good reasons for selling. Address - . care Michigan Tradesman DINE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPERIENCED man with means to engage in the grist mill business in Leelanau county. Fine wheat coun- try. Acreage of wheat this year in easy access to mill, 8 00u acres. No opposition within twen ty-six miles. Mill site furnished free. Best of shipping facilities either by rail or water. For further particulars address ‘eactan Lumber Co., Empire, Leelanau Co., Mich 602 fg BEST OPENING IN MICHIGAN FOR an active business man with $!0,000 or $ 2,- 0U0 to step into a well-established, paying whole- sale business. For particulars, address Business, care Michigan Tradesman. 605 H*: HAY HAY! FOR SALE AT RIGHT prices. Correspond with Michigan Produce co., Lansing, Mich. 607 OR SALE—A DESIRABLE CORNER PRUG store, hardwood me dern fixtures. Price low, terms easy. Address Opportunity, care Mich- igan Tradesman. 612 HAVE SMALL STOCK OF DRUGS AND fixtures in Ionia, taken on mortgage. Will sell cueap for cash or trade for productive real estate. Answer immediately. Will sell soon. W. W. Hunt, Under National City Bank, Grand Rapids. 596 I RICK STORE FOR RENT—BEST LOCA- tion in city; will be let for any business ex- cept dry goods "and clothing. J. H. Levinson, Petoskey, Mich. 600 NOR RENT—DOUBLE STORE BUILDING in Opera House block, Mancelona, Mich., best location in town; best town in State. Ad’ dress Julius H. Levinson, Petoskey, Mich. 580 a“ SALE, EXCHANGE OR REN 1—LARGE two-story store and residence building in town of 1,000 population in Northern Indiana; stone basement, 120 feet in dimensions. Inves- tigate. Adaress No. 575, care Michigan Trades man. 575 POR SALE—BUILDING AND GENERAL stock; best farming section in Michigan. No trades. W. H. Pardee, Freeport, Mich. 500 NOR EXCHAEGE FOR GROCERY oR MER- chandise stock—Choice section land near Jamestown, North Dakota. Dakota lands in great demand for farming or stock raising. Carl Dice, Monroe, Mich. 534 5 EXCHANGE—FORK CLOTHING, DRY goods or shoes, very nice well rented Grand Rapids property. Address No. 552, care Michi- gan Tradesman. 552 rNO EXCHANGE — FARMS AND OTHER property for dry goods, clothing and oe Aadsoae © Medalie, Mancelona, Mich. 553 ANTED—A PRACTICAL MILL. MAN, with $1,000 capital, to take a one-half or full interest in a stave, heading and planing mill. 3,009 contract, with stock to fillit. All goes. Five years’ cut in sight. Side track to mill. Good reasons for selling. Address Stave Mill, care Michigan Tradesman. 546 BROOMS BOMERS, MANUFACTURER OF HIGH- e grade brooms at all prices, for retailers only. Grand Rapids, Mich. 605 VOR SALE--MODERN, WELL-ESTABLISHED and equipped broom factory and good trade. Other business commands our attention. Ad- dress No. 584, care Michigan Tradesman. 584 COUNTRY PRODUCE AY, HAY, HAY! FOR SALE AT RIGHT prices. Correspond with Michigan Produce Co., Lansing, Mich. 607 WS a. oes aes EGGS AND POUL- ; any quantities. Write me. Orrin J. Stone, Kalamazoo, Mich. 604 ANTED — FIRST-CLASS BUTTER FOR retail trade. Cash paid. Correspond with Caulkett & Co., Traverse City, Mich. 381 _]. CASES FRESH EGGS, daily. Write for prices. F. W. Brown, Ithaca, Mich. 556 FIREPROOF SAFES 1 EO. M. SMITH, NEW AND SECONDHAND safes, wood and brick building mover, 157 Ottawa street, Grand Rapids. 613 MISCELLANEOUS. ANTED—A BUSINESS MAN WITH SOME capital to take charge of a furniture fac- tory, an old established line. I. Frankford, 53 West Bridge St. Phone 1236. 6i7 ANTED—POSITION IN GROCERY. I make a specialty of teas and coffees; age, 27. Frank Bentley, Ludington, Mich. 598 Travelers’ Time Tables. & Northeastern Ry. Best route to Manistee. MANISTE CHICAGO “sca Chicago. ..--8:45am 1:25pm *11:39pr Ly. G. Rapids... Ar. Chicago... ..3:10pm 6:50pm 6:40an Ly. Chicago..... -. 7:20am 5:15pm *11:30pr Ar.@’d Rapids ...... . 1:25pm 10: 33pm * 6:20ar : ree City, Charlevoix and Petoskey. Ly. G@’d Rapids 7:30am 5:30pm Parlor and Sleeping Cars on Sees and night trains to and from Chicago. *Every day. Others week days only. DETROIT Grand Rapids & Western. 9 Nov 21, 1897. Detroit. Ly. Grand Rapids...... 7:00am 1:25pm 5:35pr Ar, Detroit... .-...... 11:40am 5:45pm 19:2)pp iy: Detroit... .. 8:00am 1:10pm 6:10pr Ar. Grand Rapids.....12:55pm 5:20pm 10:55pr Saginaw, Alma and Greenville. Lv. G@ R7:10am 4:20pm Ar. G R 12:20pm 9:30p- Parlor cars on all trains to and from Detroit and Saginaw. Trains run week days only. Gro. DEHAVEN, General Pass. Agent. ANS ees (In effect May 15, 1898 ) Leave. EAST. Arrive. + 6:45am .Sag., Detroit, Buffalo & N Y .+ 9:55pm +10:10am... ... Detroit’ and East.... ..+5: 27pm + 3:20pm. ‘Sag., Det., N. Y. & Boston. . 12:45pm + 8:00pm... Detroit, East and Canada...* 6:35am 410:45am...... Mixed to Durand........ + 3:15pm WEST * 8:35am....Gd. Haven and Int. Pts....* 7:05pm +12:53pm. Gd. Haven and Intermediate. + 3:12pm + 5:32pm..Gd. Haven and Intermediate.+10:05am * 7:40pm...Gd. Haven and Chicago.. 8:15am +10:00pm Seo Gd. Haven and Mil....... 6:40am Eastward—No. 16 has Wagner parlor car. No. 22 parlor car. Westward—No. 11 parlor car. No. 17 Wagner parlor car *Daily. tExcept Sunday Hueuwes, A.G.P. & T. A. BEN. FLETCHER. Trav. Pass. Agt., C. A. Justin, City Pass. Agent. 97 Monroe St. Morton House. gan for Grand Rapids, Saginaw, GRAND Rapids & Indiana Railway + Northern Div. Leave Ar Tray. C’y, Petoskey & Mack...* 7:45am + 5:14pm Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack . + 2:lidpm + 6 35am Trav. C’y, Petoskey & Mack... $10:50pm oe + 5:25pm 711:!5am Train leaving at 7:45 a.m has parlor car, and train leaving at 2:15 p. m. has sleeping car to Mackinaw. nee Div. Leave arrive Cincinnatl..... + 7:10am + <:25pr Ft. Wayne.. eee ..¢ 2:10pm t+ 2:00pz Cincinnatl....... ... ......... * 7:09pm * 7:25an 7:10am. train has parlor car to Cincinnati 2: 10 p. m. train has parlor car to Fort Wayne. 7:00 p. m. train has sleeping car to Cincinnati. Chicago Trains. TO CHICAGO. Grand Rapids...+7 10am +2 Chicago... ...... 20 pm FROM CHICAGO. fs ORCRO 8 +3 02pm *11 45pm Grand Rapids.............. 9 20pm 7 2am Train leaving Grand Rapids 7.10 a. m. has buffet parlor car to Chicago. Train leaving Grand Rapids 11 35 p. m. has coach and Pullman sleeping car to Chicago. Train leaving Chicago 3.02 p. parlor car to Grand Rapids. Train leaving -hicago 11.45 p. m. has coach and Pullman sleeping car to Grand Rapids. Ly. Ar. 19pm 9 10pm *11 35pm 6 30am m. has buffet Muskegon Trains. GOING WEST. Ly @’d Rapids......... - :35am +1:0upm +5:40pr Ar Muskegon........... 9:00am 2:10pm 7:05pm GOING EAST. Lv Muskegon. . -- 48:10am t11:45am +4:00pm Ar@’d Rapids... ..... 9:30am 12:55pm 5:20pm Sunday trains leave Grand Rapids 9.00 a. m. =. 7.00 p.m. Leave Muskegon 8.35 a. m. and 5 at Sunday. *Daily. {Saturday only. Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Passr. and Ticket Agent. W. C. BLAKE, Ticket Agent Union Station. South Shore and Atlantic Railway. DULUT WEST BOUND. Ly. Grand Rapids (G. R. & L. ie a +7:45am Ly. gg saan Ros. 4:20pm Ae Be Penaee. eco... ss saan 5:20pm Ar. Sault Ste. Marie........... 12:20pm 9:50pm ae: Marquetie. ..... 5.2... : 2:50pm 10:40pm Ar. Nestoria.. Spel ce 5:20pm 12:45am Ar. Duluth........-.- Spaccesoes oo 4.- 8:30am BAST BOUND. AY Me ieee gee en. +6:30pm Ar. Nestoria.......... eee... til:Ibam = =2:45am Ar. Marquette................ 1: - 4:30am Ly. Sault Ste. Marie..... ine Soop 256002. Ar. oa ao Cig ec. 8:40) a 11:00am , Gen. Pass. Agt. "Marquette, =. Cc. Oviatt, Ts Tray. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids Vu C.& W. MM. Lv Grand Rapids 7 Ar Manistee: .. =. Ly Manistee Railway. :o0oam 2:o5pm - S:joam - 1.00pm ea 4:topm 9:55pm HOLL AND & CHICAS 0 LINE. Connects at Holland with Chicayo & We-t Michi Lansing, Detroit, and all Northern points on the C. & W. M. R. also with C. & W. M. for Allegan, Marshall, tle Creek and Toiedo, via C. & W. M. M. railroads. and D., T. & | nr - . | The elegant and fast steamers of this line leave Holland daily at $ p. m.; z I . “oe 7 p- m., making close connections at Holland inthe leave Chicago daily at | morning with the Northern and East bound trains. | Single Round Fare, Grand Rapids to Chicago a 5s $5.00 Fare, Allegan to Chicago a-15 5-00 Fare, Holland to Chicago a. 2c 2.50 Berth included. Through tickets - be purchased at all stations | | | on the C. & W. M., | K. & Wand D., T. & MM. ys. CC. & W. Mf. ts ieaving Grand R: ipids at | 6.25 p.m. daily makes close connection at Holland | with steamers of this line for Chicago. Office, No. 1 State St., Charles B. Hopper, Chicago. Gen] F.& P. Ast. TRAVEL VIA F.& P M.R. R. AND STEAMSHIP LINES TO ALi POINTS IN MICHIGAN H. F. MOELLER, a.a.p.a. SCROROROROROROROROR OCHOHROS THE FORGOTTEN PAST Which we read about can never be forgotten by the merchant who be comes familiar with our coupon system. The past to such is always a ‘“‘nightmare.’’ The present is an era of pleasure and profit. TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. SOROROTOROROROROHOROHONE | | | | | | | | | > sSsSSsFsFFS533SSS3S 333332: DEALERS IN ILLUMINATING AND LUBRICATING NAPHTHA AND GASOLINES Office and Works, BUTTERWORTH AVE., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Bulk works,at Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Manistee, Cadillac, Big Rap ids, Grand Haven, Traverse City, Ludington, Allegan, Howard City, Petoskey, Reed City. Fremont, Hart, Whitehall, Holland and Fennvilie Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels. BUSINESS MAN’ S FRIEND Size: 30 inches wide; 50 inches deep; soinches high. Made of selected oak, of choice grain, and beautifully finished. Has every convenience for filing private papers for handy reference. The workmanship is high grade in every partic ular. By closing the roll top the entire desk, including each drawer, is locked automatically. We would recom- mend deaiers to sell the above desk at $18 to $20. Our wholesale price to you is $13.75. Our large catalogue containing full line mailed on receipt of 4 one-cent stamps. THE WHOLESALE Fl FURNITURE COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich. sshteyeeevnevevvevenerennavevvvvenvvvevvvevnvennnys j public? norenenen nnn They all say “It's as good as Sapolio,” when they try to sell you their experiments. you that they are only ae to get you to aid their Sewers + 3 : Se f2 4 Who urges you to oe Sapolio? The manufacturers, by constant and judi- ciousadvertising, bring customers to your stores whose very presence creates a demand for other articles. TUMNLAAMAhhhhaAkkL LL hUMkhhakaallllLskbkkkaaadbdd Your own good sense will tell 1. it not de Sissddddidssssssssdssdddddddd A ~ ‘ ys Ly a PROPOSAL! You are a progressive business man, in busi- ness for profit; willing to make more money without constant watching and worry. We have a system that will enable you to do this. IT IS THE GREAT MONEY WEIGHT SYSTEM ex 7 2 BS Ay Ao: ne > BA Ly Over 45,000 merchants have taken advantage of this money saving system, and our prop- osition is that you place yourself in communi- cation with The Computing Scale Co Dayton, Ohio, or their general selling agents in your territory, and learn all about our sys- a) | J ry tem for avoiding over weights and losses in weighing goods. THE COMPUTING SCALE CO., Dayton, all A AAAARAR P Little Giant Sprayer An improvement over all others. Does work that no other Sprayer can, as it throws a spray either up or down. Just the thing for spraying all kinds of Small Fruit Trees, Vines and Plants. Throws a mist with such force as o reach every part of the tree or plant with one action. Very economical, Tank holds enough to spray 600 to 800 hills of potatoes. Full directions and formulas as it Saves enough compound in one day to pay for itself. for using furnished with each sprayer. Manufactured only by . Wm. Brummeler & Sons, 260 S. lonial St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SHOROTORORSC ROTOR OCHRORCESCUOCHROROCHRORSCUCTUOCEOROEOCROCHOCEOH eeeesneresereeneTesene ee : = * * > t * % > & oe tt 3 = o+ a cata tt ae tt ee tee itt rr ee A scientifically compounded,non-cathartic poison, ‘ae FLY BUTTONS killing flies or ants quickly. 6 thick 3% inch poe diameter sheets of green paper, with red label, retail at 5 cents. Ces FOR THE TRADE 30 cents per doz., in tancy counter display - boxes of 3 doz., coupon in box, which equals 2 5 cents per doz. off. It pays to push for coupons. € COUPON PREMIUMS For 2 Coupons, Rubber Dating Stamp, SYS worth 40 cents; prints, ‘‘Paid,’’ ‘‘Ans’d,” 4 “Rec'd,” “‘Acp’d,” “Ent’d,”? and dates to 1903. For 3 Coupons, Patent Pneumatic Ink Bottle worth 60 cents; pressure into funnel top brings up ink from center of bottle; no thick ink with this. For 6 Coupons, % gross Fly Buttons, delivered. TO STATE YOUR TRADE We furnish through jobber, free samples for your customers. We are the only firm doing this; it increases sales 500 per cent. Try it. If your jobber don,t fill your order, upon receipt of price we ship direct, paying charges. ORDER FROM JOBBERS. THE FLY BUTTON CO., MAUMEE, OHIO. SEEEESLELELELEEEELELELELELLELELELELELELELESLERGESESY abhbheh abebeehhhhdd A4S44E4ESS4SS #4904050 vooowsepeyreeety av Everything in the Plumbing Line Everything in the Heating Line Be it Steam, Hot Water or Hot Air. Mantels, Grates and Tiling. Galvanized Work of Every Description. Largest Concern in the State. WEATHERLY & PULTE, 99 Pearl St., Grand Rapids Our Stock of Wall Paper and Paints Is New and Fresh from the Factory. Every Wall Paper Design is of 1898 make. Picture Frames made to order. C. L. Harvey & Company, 59 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. [We are not connected with any other firm using our name. } PPP SPE PE PEPE PED CPE PEPE COU, eee COCOA UEP EOE PED a