VOL. 4.

 

 

 

NQ. 164.

 

LUDWIG WINTERNITZ,

STATE AGENT FOR

 
 
   
    

    
 

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CompRESSED YEAST

2 Aly MTD BY THE.

ERDALE DISL—
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CHIC ACE :

   

106 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
TELEPHONE 566. :
Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for

their town on this Yeast by applying to above address,
None genuine unless it bears above label.

 

STEAM LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.
STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO
CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express Promptly At-
tended to.

BUY WHIPS and LASHES
G. ROYS &« CO.,

Manufacturers’ agents, :
2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Get spot cash prices and have the pr ofits. Orders by

mail promptly attended to.
Parties in want should

CEE ( write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SERD C0,

71 CANAL STREET.

The CELEBRATED EMERY $3 SHOE
MANUFACTURED BY
HATCH & EMERY, Chicago and Boston.

D. G. KENYON, Traveling Salesman,
227 Jefferson Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

NEW ENTERPRISES

We carry a full line of
Seeds of every variety,
both for field and garden.

 

 

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Will find rey they want
OFFICE SUPPLIES,
RIGHT PRICES

Geo. A. Hall & Co.

STATIONERS,

29 MONROE ST., - GRAND RAPIDS.

ALBERT GOYE & SON,

DEALERS IN

AWNINGS = TENTS

Horse and Wagon Covers,
Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,
Wide Ducks, etc.
Flags & Banners made to order.
73 CANAL STI., - GRAND RAPIDS.

Smoke the “L.C.B.” & “Fox” Cigar,

 

 

 

   
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
   
  
    
 
  
   
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
   
   
  

FOX & BRADFORD,

EXCLUSIVELY

WHOLESALE

CIGARS!

76 South Division S8t.,
Grand Rapids, - Mich.

 

 

EATON & LYON,

Importers,
Jobbers and
Retailers of

‘BOOKS,
Stationary & Sundries

*.

CUSHMAN’S

MENTHOL INHALER

 

NEORAIGIA.

Quickly relieved by Cushman’s Menthol

Inhaler when all others fail. How is that
possible? Because by inhalation the very
volatile remedy is carried directly to the
delicate net work of nerves in the nose and
head, and applied directly to the nerves, and
so rapidly assimilated that quick relief is
obtained. It will last six months to one
year, and the last grain is‘as potent as the
first inhalation. You will find it sells rap-
idly. Retail price, 50e.

EATON & GHRISTENSON,

——ARE——

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS

In this State for the

American Cigar C0.

COLDWATER, MICH.

CIGARS,

Having Handled the Goods for Fifteen
Years with Entire Satisfaction to

 

Themselves and the Trade at Large.
Dealers should remember that the

American Cigar Co.’s

Goods can be obtained only through
the Authorized Factory Agents.

Eaton & Christenson

7 CANAL STREET.

PIONEER
PREPARED
PAINTS.

Order your stock now. Having a large
stock of the above celebrated brand MIXED
PAINTS, we are prepared to fill all orders.
We give the following

Guarantee :

When our Pioneer Prepared Paintis put
on any building, and if within three years
it should crack or peel off, and thus fail to
give the full satisfaction guaranteed, we
agree to repaint the building at our expense,
with the best White Lead or such other
paint as the owner may select.

Hazelting & Perkins Drag Co.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

PINGREE &SMITEH

Wholesale Manufacturers

Boots, Shoes and Slippers

DETROIT, MICH,

 

 

 

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23 ee.
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("Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber
Company._&}
Office. and Factory—i1, 13, 15 and 17
Woodbridge street West. Dealers cordially
invited to call on us when in town.

JUDD cw CO.,

| JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE
And Full Line Winter Goods.
102 CANAL STREET.

 

GUSTAVE A. WOLF, Attorney.

Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407.

 

COMMERCIAL LAW & COLLECTIONS.

20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. |

 

“Ma Siizh Ch

MANUFACTURERS OF

BELKNAP’S
PATENT
SLEIGHS,

Business and Pleasure Sleighs, Farm
Sleighs, Logging Sleighs.
Lumbermen’s and River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have every
facility for making first-class Sleighs of all kinds.

Shop Cor. Front and First Sts., Grand Rapids.

IM

Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly
for food, is made of only the best white
corn, and is guaranteed absolutely pure.

U

The popularity of Muzzy’s Corn and Sun
Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, ag-
gregating many millions of pounds each

year.

The State Assayer of Massachusetts says
Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per-
fectly pure, well prepared, and of excellent

quality.

Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and
table use, is the very best offered to the con-
sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers

FOX & BRADFORD,

Agents for a full line of

5. W. Venable & Cos

PETERSBURG, VA.,
FLUG TOBACCOS,

NIMROD,
E. C.,
BLUE RETER,
SPREAD EAGLE,
BIG FIVE CENTER.

MOSELEY BROS.

———W HOLESALE——

SEEDS, FRUITS, OYSTERS,

And Produce.

26, 28, 30 and 82 OTTAWA ST., G’D RAPIDS.

EDMUND B, DIKEMAN,

THM

GREAT WATCH WAKER

~AND-—

JEWELER.

44 CANAL STREET,

 

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GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

 

We have just purchased a
large invoice of

“PLANK ROAD PLUG’

Send usa Trial Order.

Spring Chicken, Moxie and
Eclipse always in stock.

OLNEY, SHIELDS & Co,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

Sizing a Man Up.

“When a man orders whiskey,” said
Dumley to the bartender, ‘‘do you ask him
if he wants ten or fifteen cent goods?”

“No. I’ve been in the business long
enough to size a man up without asking
questions.”

“TIT suppose you do become more or less

familiar with human nature,” remarked
Dumley, as he selected a clove. ‘‘How
much do I owe you?”
“Ten cents, please.”
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Wood pulp pails $4 a dozen. . Curtiss,

 

Dunton & Co.

 

WHEN MARY DIED.

 

The Story of a Heart-Broken Merchant.
Wm. H. Maher in Toledo Blade.

I had not met my old schoolmate in three
years. We had been good friends since we
were boys, and though letters had told the
principal events of our lives to each other,
still letters, even at their best, leave much
to be said when friends meet face to face.
I had not heard from him directly in many
months, but unexpectedly having business
in his city my wife had enjoined upon me to
learn every detail from him of the last days
of his wife, who had been her schoolmate
and confidante also, and to bring him and
his baby back with me for a good long visit.

After the first greetings, he led me to his
private office, telling the clerks we were not
to be disturbed by any one, or on any busi-
ness, and we sat down facing each other
for a long talk. We were both rather slow
in coming to the point, but at last I said:

‘Tell me all about your troubles, Tom.”

**T don’t know where to begin.”

“Begin with Mary’s sickness.
terested in it all.”

‘‘When the baby came there was not a
man in the world with whom I would have
changed places. I had previously seemed to
be weighted down with forebodings of evil but
I kept these carefully to myself, except to
enjoin the physician to take no risks, and to
charge the nurse to be very careful. Mary
seemed at all times to be confident of a hap-
py ending, and the dawn of a happy era for
us both when a baby should be with us.
When the baby was here, sound of body,
and starting off as if determined to live, and
Mary apparently out of danger, I banished
all my fears and went around the house and
through my work as if I had wings. You
have children; you how a man feels?”

I nodded assent.

‘I went home one night as happy as a
man could feel.”

‘*How old was the baby?”

“Five days. I walked home that evening
thinking how happy I was, and pitying the
men who had neither home nor wife or
baby awaiting them. I ran up the stairs
with light feet, but with still lighter heart,
and was met with a ‘‘hush” from the nurse.
‘‘What is the matter? I she asleep?”

‘She has had a chill and now has a very
high fever. I have sent for the doctor and
expect him here every moment.”

That was the beginning. I fancied it was
a change that the physician would soon
overrule for good, and I was only anxious,
not alarmed.

“What did the doctor say?”

‘We said but little. I did not question
him so closely as I might have done. In
the morning I saw her fever was still high,
but I had no suspicions of danger. The
physician asked for something that would
compel me to go down stairs with him to
procure. I chatted with him lightly until
we were in the living room, when he closed
the door behind me and said: ‘I only asked
for that in order to get you out of the room.
Your wife is very sick.’ My heart stopped
beating fora moment. I did not thoroughly
understand what he said, but his manner
frightened me. ‘You do not mean to say
she is dangerously sick?’ I said. ‘Yes, she
is dangerously sick.’ My God, the whole
world seemed to drop away from me! You
may think you know just how you would
feel if placed there, but you don’t. The im-
magination of man cannot picture it, and
nothing I could say now would be able to
make you realize it. Every prop, every plan
in life was as if suddenly taken away.

‘You remember Mary?”

IT remembered her well.

‘*T had been married eight years; we had
grown together; we had adapted ourselves
to each other. She had studied me and
knew me better, much better, than 1 knew
myself. Our lives were as the lives of one.
We read the same books, loved the same
people, enjoyed the same fancies, and were
absolutely one. My future necessarily in-
cluded her as every man’s must take in his
wife, but in a larger sense it was made up
of her. She had not only been all that a
wife could be to the man she loved, but she
had brought good things out of me that I
never supposed I possessed till then. But
here were the docter’s words sounding a
knell in my ears, and his manner was far
more serious than his word. ‘She is not
going to die? I asked, hoping that the di-
rect question would compel an answer in
the negative, but he only said ‘She is dan-
gerously sick.’ ‘What is it?’ I asked. ‘Blood
poisoning.’ ‘Is that so terribly dangerous?’

I am in-

‘Yes.’ ‘They reeover sometimes, don’t
they?’ ‘Occasionally a woman -recovers,
yes.’ ‘What am I to do?’ ‘You had better

send for her parents.’ Was it so bad as
that? All else hehad said did not strike
the iron so deep as this did. My impulse
was to fly back to her, take her in my arms
and defy death. But, no; I must not alarm
her; he said he would be back in a few
hours, and nothing but harm could come of
exciting her then. I telegraphed for her
people; I sat beside her night and day. I
saw her fade away; I saw her die.”

Here he broke down. I begged him not
to continue then, but he said it was a relief
to tell me all, my wife and myself having
loved her. :

 

“I don’t Know much about the coming of

our friends,” he went on. ‘I paid no
thought to them. Mary seemed to look up-
on their being here as a matter of course.
I could not tell her she was going away.
When [ saw her after she was told, she only
said, ‘Poor Tom! and kissed me. She
seemed to glide away from this world into
the other as a night breaks into morning.
Once she said, ‘Tell the baby about me,’
and the last words she spoke were her whis-
pered ‘Poor little baby! ”

*‘Life must have looked dark to you.”

“It did not look either dark or light; I
saw nothing. Life suddenly came to a
stand still. What was ahead had no hope
in it, and the past was only a memory.
They thought the baby would interest me,
but for some time I hated her. But for her,
I thought, Mary would be here beside me.
Mary’s mother stayed with me for awhile,
but finally I was left alone with servants.”

‘*You had to look after your business,
more or less, I suppose?”

“Yes, even in the saddest hours business
matters were forced under my notice. It
made me angry to see how persistently dol-
lars and cents pushed themselves inio the
house of mourning, yet so long as I had the
business I could not get away from this.
Here in the store I bought and sold pretty
much as I had done before; very few who
met me knew of my trouble, and for this I
was thankful, though occasionally thought-
less remarks cut me to the quick. My baby
gradually, too, cMimed more of my atten-
tion. I had to be both father and mother
to the little thing and devote myself to her.
But, oh, the long nights when one can do
nothing but think! Then you live your life
over; recall each word and look of the lost,
and torture yourself with the ‘might-have-
beens.’ Morning never comes too soon af-
ter such a night.”

‘‘Has the baby got along well?”

‘“‘Splendidly. I have studied nursing bot-
tles, and foods, and patent tubes, and colie
drinks, until Iam a capital nurse; but she
has grown finely.”

‘**How old is she?”

“Fifteen months.”

Fifteen months! I had not thought Mary
had been so long dead. <A picture of her
came before me; so gentle; so kind of word
and manner; so pure in thought; so unas-
suming; so full of love to all the world.
Next to my wife I had loved her, and my
wife had never tired of sounding her prai-
ses. To have lost such a wife! These
thoughts ran through my mind as my friend
was speaking, and I had before me a pic-
ture of his desolate hearthstone, and of his
still more desolate life.

“T intended to have written you before
this,” he said, ‘‘I expect 1 have a surprise
in store for you——.”

Just then a clerk opened the office door.
“Did I not tell you I was not to be disturb-
ed?” Tom asked, sharply.

‘Yes, sir: but your wife is outside—”

“Your what?” I asked.

*“That’s just what I was going to tell
you,” said Tom, rather stutteringly, but
jumping up, as if glad to end the interview:
“Tm married again. Come out and let me
introduce you to my wife.”

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NEW BUSINESS METHODS.

 

Changes that Have taken Place Within
the Last Decade.
From the Chicago Tribune.

The method of doing business by retail-
ers has been changed considerably during
the last decade, and this is particularly true
of the grocery trade. Organizations have
beeen perfected by which every grocer is in
honor bound to furnish a list of all delin-
quents or dead-beats who seek to swindle
him out of his just dues, and in every local-
ity where there are a sufficient number of
retailers to form an association for mutual
protection against dishonest credit custom-
ers these organizations are springing into
existence. Then, again, retail commercial
agencies, such as the wholesale trade has
enjoyed for years, have been established in
many of the principal trade centers, mod-
eled after the Bradstreet and Dun agencies,
only differing in the fact that they report
private individuals and families instead of
merchants engaged in active business. In
this way a. bad-paying customer can only
beat one retailer out of his account, and if
he moves from one locality to another the
merchants in the town where he settles are
advised as to his responsibility, or, rather, as
to his irresponsibility. These facts lead to
the question: Will the coming tradesman
sell for cash?

In order to enable a more thorough under-
standing of the question as to whether the
coming grocer will transact a strictly cash
business it might be well to ascertain all the
pernicious effects of giving promiscuous
credit, and then go back over the last de-
cade and reflect on the changes that have
worked up to the present time a revolution
amongst retailers as effects the extension of
credits. That the granting of indiscrimin-
ate credit, trusting out half of one’s stock,
is hazardous in the extreme can be better
determined upon a little reflection regarding
the sudden and unexpected calamities that
may at any time visit certain sections of the
eountry. Parties with whom prompt set-

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necessitating his discharge, or

 

tlement has been made for years upon the
very first day of every month may, through
misfortune, be rendered totally unable to
liquidate their indebtedness of the present
month, and when such is the case, where is
the merehant who cannot testify to the ex-
perience that, by some unaccountable and
cloleful fact, the account was the largest for
any month since the books had earried the
account? The failure to realize a pepny on
the unpaid account frequently causes a
loss that is more than the total profits
on all the goods previously paid for. Just
stop and think for a moment, how many
dollars’ worth of goods will have to be sold
to obtain the money to make up the loss of
a $30 or $40 account. Computing the net
profits at 15 per cent. between $200 and $300
worth of goods will have to be sold for eash
to make it up. Then, too, the best eustom-
ers, men of means, honorable and all that,
sometimes make the worst failures. Worst,
because they are more sudden and equally
as unexpected to the creditor as to the mer-
chant. There may be nothing dishonest or
tricky about it, but is the loss of a $20 ac-
count of the good customer any less disas-
trous to a merchant than that of a poor one?

Then there are the dead-beats who make
it a business to swindle everybody with
whom they come in contact, and who will
commence trading with you for cash and
pay for several months regularly; but the
day always comes when they have either left
their money at home, or change for a $20
bill cannot. be made, resulting in a charge
being made upon the books, and then—well,
it is always the same old story; the charges
commence to accumulate, and—as he dresses
well, is a clever talker, and has always paid
cash in the past—the retailer thinks he is
making a solid customer by his chivalry,
and when the account becomes due and is
presented the debtor says: ‘‘All right, I'll
send this in to-morrow or next day.” In
the meantime the account increases and
another bill is rendered, with ‘‘please remit”
written in a very small hand in one corner,
and no notice is taken of it. The next time
you meet him you ask him for that little ac-
count, and you get another promise or
*‘stand-off” until weeks and months go by
and further credit is refused, at which he
becomes indignant and strong words pass
between you. You threaten to sue. He
says, ‘“‘Sueand be hanged!” You give it
to your attorney, who, after desperate ef-
forts and a lawsuit, says that the man is
execution-proof and you can never collect it
unless the debtor feels like paying. This
isn’t all. Your attorney renders a bill for
services and you have to go down into your
pocket and pay out the sacred profits of
your good customers. The man may bea
dead-beat for the first time, but some trades-
man will get left by him sooner or later,
just as sure as fate.

Then there comes the mechanie, laboring
man, or clerk, who only receives his wages
once a month, and, after satisfying you that
he is honest, asks for eredit. You feel se-
cure; your heart warms toward the bread-
winner, and you grant his request, only to
find in the end that sickness has overtaken
some member of his little family, that the
company he worked for has reduced its foree,
that he is one
of those men who go on periodical sprees,
but is remorseful, which isn’t mueh satis-
faction to you, for you are out your little
account. These instances are only a few of
the principal ones, and a volume could be
filled with the different phases that assume
the hundreds of instances where all that ean
be seen of a former large stock is now in
book aecounts upon the ledger.

Look at the changes which have taken
place among grocers as regards cash dealing
during the last few years. Where formerly
there was one merchant who sold strictly
for cash there are to-day fifty. Why is this?
Because dealers have learned by bitter ex-
perience that they cannot do a credit busi-
ness and make money; they will not tran-
sact a business where they are kept night
and day in terror of being unable to collect
enough money to pay some note or bill that
is rapidly approaching maturity; that they
can control-their business better by selling
for cash, making lower prices to cash buy-
ers, and discounting their own bills payable;
and last, and to many by no means least,
they do not make enemies of half the inhab-
itants in their town by the strained relations
which are bound to arise between merehant
and customer when bills run without prompt
settlement. With these facts in view and
with the constant and rapid improvements
that are now going on in business methods,
it is only natural to conclude that the ecom-
ing tradesman will sell for cash.

‘There can be no doubt that it is easier for
a man when first starting in business to
transact a strictly cash trade than it would
be for him, after giving credit for years, to
bring his customers under a new regime.
It would be much like two men, one of whom
had a certain bad habit which he was con-
stantly striving to conquer; the other living
on in happy ignorance of any such conflict.
A man doing a credit business who desires
to sell strictly for cash, can stop it only by
absolutely refusing credit to all, and if, by
granting credit, he is smarting under its

baneful influences, he should stop at once
and prove that he has some executive abil-
ity, by bringing about a happy issue out of
all his afflictions. What more beautiful
thing in Nature can there possibly be than
te ae a man struggling against a pernicious

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The Michigan Trades,

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Mamufieturing Interests of the State.

 

 

E. A. STOWE, Editor.

ferms $1 a y@ar in advance, postage paid.
Advertising rates made known on application.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1886.

 

 

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.

President, L. M. Mills; Vice-President, 8. A. Sears; Sec-
retary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seymour; Board of Di-
rectors, H. 8. Robertson, Geo. F. Owen, J. N. Brad-
ford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie.

 

 

(= Subscribers and others, when writing
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub-
lishers by mentioning that they saw the adver-
tisement in the columns of this paper.

 

 

NEEDED LEGISLATION.

The session of the Legislature which
convenes next January promises to be re-
markable in the number of important meas-
ures which will be brought before it. Among
the abuses on which THE TRADESMAN
hopes to see effective legislation are the fol-
lowing:

The oppressive insurance monopoly, by
which competition among insurance com-
panies is prevented by means of boards of
underwriters. Such combinations are wrong
in both principle and practice and ought to
be prohibited by law.

Freight discriminations against towns
where there are not competing railway lines.
The tendency of the present system is to
build up the cities and freeze out the towns,
which is contrary to the best publie policy.

Reductions of the exemptions allowed bus-
iness men. TuE TRADESMAN is firmly of
the belief that the whole system of ex-
emptions is wrong, as it is seldom taken ad-
vantage of by an honest man, but is invar-
bly used as a shield by the rogue.

Reducing the present telephone rate from
$50 to $30 a-year. Such a law ~was
passed by the Indiana Legislature two years
ago, and has now been in operation over a
year. The telephone company conceded
the reduction very ill-naturedly and carried
a test case to the Supreme Court, which sus-
tained the validity of the law. In spite of
the reduction, the company has been able to
pay 80 per cent. dividends on watered stock.

The measures above outlined are of vital
interest to the business men of Michigan and
ought to receive the hearty support of every
honest legislator. Attempts were made to
break down the railway, insurance and _tel-
ephone monopolies at the last session of
the Legislature, but each interest spent
thousands of dollars to defeat the measures
—and was successful. Every business man
should make it a point to see his Legislative
representative between now and January 1
and assure him that he will be expected to
vote in the interests of the people—and
work against the interests of monopolists—
during the coming session of the Legislature.

 

MR. KELSEY’S VIEWS.

The letter from W. E. Kelsey, President
of the Ionia Business Men’s Association,
which is given in full on another page of
this issue, deserves the careful considera-
tion of every friend of organization. Mr.
Kelsey’s suggestions are prompted by both
experience and observation and are conse-
quently entitled to more weight than would
ordinarily be the case.

The suggestion relative to the appoint-
ment of class committees by the Michigan
Business Men’s Association is an excellent
one. Such a departure would tend to ex-
pedite the work of the conventions and pre-
yent interference by obstructionists and
hobby-riders.

The suggestion relative to holding the
March meeting at Lansing is not, in the
opinion of Tur TRADESMAN, a happy one,
as the hotels there are taxed to their utmost
capacity during a session of the Legislature
and a large convention would be unable to
find decent entertainment. Moreover, Mr.
Kelsey has a wrong idea as to the proper
course to pursue to secure new legislation.
To meet at Lansing and make certain de-
mands or requests of the Legislature would
be sure to invite unfavorable criticism and
create unfortunate antagonisms which would
inevitably defeat any measures sought to be
obtained. The proper way to secure redress
at the hands of the Legislature is to elect
representatives favorable to such work.
The druggists secured their pharmacy law,
two years ago, by concerted campaign work
in electing men pledged to support the pro-
posed measure, coupled with aggressive di-
plomacy during the session of the Legisla-
ture. To get anything at the hands of the
Legislature, it is necessary to begin at bed
rock—to lay the foundation at the caucus
and at the polls.

Regarding the subject of convict labor,
Tur TRADESMAN supposed that abuse was
receiving the attention of the Knights of
Labor and would fall to the wall before the
onslaughts of the hosts of the strike and
the boycott.

LLL ELLIOT

The thirst for office and the desire to con-
tinue in office frequently necessitates pecul-
iar changes. The readers of Tuk TRADES-
MAN will remember that Mr. Snooks chang-
ed from a Republican to a Democrat two
years ago, in order to retain the post office
at Cant Hook Corners. Now he seriously
contemplates changing back toa Republi-
can, in order to retain the office under a
Republican administration.

 

Two years ago, Michigan had one solitary
business men’s association. Now there are
in the neighborhood of fifty in the State.
Was ever greater progress made ina good
cause?

A CHANGE OF FRONT.

The President has restored to the Spanish
West Indies the commercial privileges of
which his recent proclamation deprived
them. Brief as has been the interval, it
proved long enough to bring the Dons to
their senses, and to force them to signa
convention over which they otherwise might
have haggled for years. ‘The English news-
papers, in commenting upon the dispute,
make their boast that we have not been able
to secure anything which has not been
granted equally to them. We are not aware
of any attempt to secure more. ‘The demand
of our law is for as good treatment as is
given to every other country, Spain only ex-
cepted. We do not yet insist on having
commerce with Cuba and Porto Rico on
terms as favorable as the mother country
has. We only insist that other countries,
and notably the United Kingdom, shall not
be given advantages over the United States.
Andasno country is so little liked by the Dons
as our own, this is exactly what they were
doing to our prejudice, when Mr. Cleveland
put a stop to it.

If we chose we could force Spain to ad-
mit us to the commerce of her West Indian
possessions on the same terms as she her-
self enjoys that commerce. In removing
the import duty on raw sugars, we could
exempt from that the sugars of colonial
possessions which did not give us the most
favorable terms. Under the operation of
that law, Spain would be nearly as quick to
act as in this minor instance. She dare not
give the British possessions the chance to
deprive her of what is now the only great
market forcane sugar she has left. And we
could do still more for our commerce by
confining the removal of duty to sugars
which were imported in colonial or Ameri-
ean bottoms. That would be a grand pre-
mium on the development of an American
commercial marine.

 

There is such a thing as men being ahead
of their time, but the editor of the Retail
Grocer’s Advocate is so far in advance of
the age that he will probably meet with con-
siderable difficulty in getting down to the
practical realities of everyday life. tepud-
iated by a portion of the retail trade of his
own city, he now comes out with a vision-
ary scheme to effect a national organization.
To the casual observer it would seem to be
in order for Mr. Winter to give a little more
attention to New York City and spend any
surplus energy at his command in the en-
couragement of local organization. Had he
done as much work in New York State in
three years as has been accomplished in
Michigan in half that time, or had he labor-
ed as zealously to combine the New York
Associations into a State organization as he
was free to insist upon State organization in
Michigan, there would be some excuse for
his silly suggestion relative to a national or-
ganization; but, under the circumstances,
the suggestion comes with very poor grace.
No avowed friend of organization has done
less real work than Mr. Winter and no one
has done more to stir up dissension and to
counteract the work of others. Instead of
assuming adictatorial position, he should roll
up his sleeves and go to work in his own
field, leaving ether 4ields to be harvested by
those who have sown the seed.

 

The article reprinted from the Chicago
Tribune this week is pertinent with sug-
gestions and entitled to more than casual
consideration at the hands of the trade.
While Ture TRADESMAN is willing to con-
cede that the credit system is gradually
growing into disuse in the cities, it is not
able to agree with the writer in the state-
ment that the cash system will entirely
supercede the credit system in towns having
a large country trade. The clerk and work-
ingman get their pay at frequent and regu-
lar intervals, and are consequently able to
arrange their matters so as to live on the
pay-as-you-go principle. With the farmer,
on the other hand, the intervals of payment
are irregular, depending upon the condition
of both the crops and the market, and be-
tween times it is frequently necessary for
him to cultivate his credit. Tim TRADES-
MAN is free to confess that it is unable to
see far enough ahead to warrant the \state-
ment that the credit system is doomed to
total extinction, although the tendency of
the times seems to be toward confining it to
the smallest possible limits.

 

Jas. A. Coye was not elected Legislative
Representative, but the policy to which he
was pledged to the Retail. Grocers’ Associa-
tion—amending the city charter so as to ad-
mit of the establishment of a market—was
also espoused by John Killean, who was
elected on the opposition ticket. Mr, Kil-
lean announced himself as unqualifiedly in
favor of the measure, and since his election
has stated that the Association can rely on
his promise to secure the repeal of the ob-
noxious paragraph in the charter.

 

As a ready illustration of the benefits to
be derived from the publication of the Noti-
fication Sheets of the M. B. M. A., THe
TRADESMAN has but to refer to a letter
from a Muir firm, given in another column.
Messrs. Pringle Bros. were on the point of
trusting a delinquent who had removed
from Grand Rapids to Muir, but the Notifi-
cation Sheet saved the making of a bad ac-
count.

 

The excitement incident to election acted
like a damper on business, but now that the
trouble is over, business begins to show
signs of reviving.

Wayland needs a bank the worst way,
and happy is the man who supplies the

 

| want.

 

The Denver Retail Grocer strikes the
nail squarely on the head in the following
statement:

Honesty .of purpose
held up as the watchword of our Associa-
tion, and when an attempt is made to carry
out any one of .its fundamental objects,
every one should put his shoulder to the
wheel and push. Each member should look
upon the organization as something in
which he is individually interested.

 

 

Eastport (ten members), Ada (six mem-
bers), Saranac (twenty members) and White
Lake (fifty-seven members) have identified
themselves with the Michigan Business
Men’s Association since the last report.
This gives the State organization a total
auxiliary membership of 579.

 

Wayland organized according to pro-
gramme last Wednesday evening and Grand
Haven swung into line on Friday evening.
Tustin organizes Wednesday evening of
this week and Muir on Friday evening.
Which town will be next?

 

Bay City, East Saginaw, Saginaw City,
Battle Creek, Jackson and Adrian are each
large enough for exclusively grocers’ asso-
ciations. Which place will be the first to
move in the matter?

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

H. 3. Huston sueceeds H. B. Huston &
Co. in the hardware business.

 

 

Ed. E. Mohl has engaged in the retail
cigar business at 91 Monroe street.

C. E. Smith sueceeds Smith & Shaum in
the confectionery and bakery business.

 

 

 

E. Fallas has closed out nearly all his
eggs in cold storage at 18 cents per dozen.

 

The Phillips Roller Bark Mill Co. has. re-
ceived an enquiry relative to its mill from
Rohrbach, Austria.

Hiram Geerds, grocer at Fremont, has
added a line of dry goods. Voigt, Herpol-
sheimer & Co. furnished the stock.

Patrick Kinney, grocer at Morley, has
added a line of dry goods. Voigt, Herpol-
sheimer & Co., furnished the stock.

 

Fox & Bradford have decided to close out
their line of tobaccos, in orders to devote
their entire attention to the-cigar trade.

W. T. Lamoreaux is putting in additional
bean picking machinery, which will enable
him to increase his output to fifty barrels
per day.

 

C. Ainsworth formerly engaged in the
hat and cap business on Canal street, has
started in the wool, grain and seed business
on South Division street.

 

H. F. Hastings has leased the center store
in the Barnhart block, on Ionia street, and
will occupy the same with his brokerage
business and Bethesda mineral water.

The new boot and shoe jobbihg firm has
leased one of the stores in the new Barnhart
block and will be ready to begin business
about December 1. The style of the firm
has not yet been decided upon.

 

AROUND THE STATE.

D. M. Stever, jeweler at Muskegon, is
selling out ‘at auction.

Byron E. Merrit has just started a new
grocery store at Constantine.

L. M. Riopel succeeds John Lindley in
the drug business at Detroit.

Otto & Wm. Kramer succeed E. A. Dur-
kee in general trade at Unionville.

Chas. L. Carman succeeds Perry & Car-
man in the grocery business at Flint.

Win. T. Twelvetrees succeeds W. H. Gibbs
in the drug business at East Saginaw.

J. Carroll, has sold his general stock at
Horton’s Bay to the Pine Lake Iron Co.

Zoot & Finn suceeed A. Winchester in
the grocery and produce business at Allen.

Gilmore & Campbell succeeed Gilmore &
Smith in the grocery business at School-
craft.’

Thos. J. Sharpe has purchased the bank-
rupt grocery stock of Dan. Shanahan, at
Big Rapids.

A. B. Luce, a nephew of the Governor,
has bought out the dry goods store of C. J.
Keyes, at Bronson.

F. A. Cook & Co., the Bellaire hardware
dealers, write THe TRADESMAN that they
have not sold out, as reported.

P. P. Leonard, Agt., general dealer and
sawmill operator at Muskegon, has given
chattel mortgages aggregating $15,000.

A. S. Hobart & Co., crockery and glass-
ware dealers at Big Rapids, propose engag-
ing in the same business at Minneapolis.

Dr. E. F. Chester’s drug store, at Cedar
Springs, which was closed on a mortgage
by A. B. Turner, of Grand Rapids, is now
open and running again.

L. A. Upson has sold his grocery and
notion stock at Douglass to Mrs. Wm.
Weed, who is to continue the business in
the same place. Mr. Upson goes West.

M. Lander is moving her grocery stock
from Holland to Muskegon, where she will
carry on business at F. B. Kelley’s old
stand on Pine street. T. M. Lander will
engage in the produce and commission bus-
iness at the same location.

B. O. Gladding writes THe TRADESMAN
as follows from Constantine: In your
‘Around the State” items, I notice you
state that C. D. Watt, grocer at Constan-
tine, has sold out. He was not a grocer,
por has he sold out. He kept a jewelry
store here, but is now in Elkhart, Ind.,
having moved his stock there.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.
Mosher Bros., saw and planing mill op-
erators at Stanwood, have been burned out.

8 ; *

 

 

 

should always be’

Harry G. Bowker succeeds H. G. Bowker
& Co. in the manufacture of cigars at Cold-
water.

A. A. Hare succeeds Henderson & Hare
in the manufacture of hot air furnaces at
Detroit.

The Alba Handle Co. has contracted with
parties at Boyne Falls for 1,000 cords of
bolts to work up into handles.

Taylor Bros., Appleman & Roscoe are
putting in anew wood-working factory at
Nashville. They will make refrigerators a
specialty.

Pentwater News: Sigel Kopf and Mr.
Nelson have leased of W. J. Canfield the
broom-handle factory building and machin-
ery and will refit it so as to use it in the
manufacture of Table Slids.
bought the right of Sands & Maxwell and
the prospects are that this will be an impor-
tant addition to Pentwater’s manufacturing
interests.

STRAY FACTS.

Frank Veit, meat dealer at Elk Rapids,
has sold out.

E. L. Irish succeeds Bradley & Gray in
the hotel business at Reed City.

W. B. North sueceeds Daniel Kleckner
in the lumber business at Constantine. .

Belknap & Drake, the Detroit pork pack-
ers, have dissolved and are liquidating.

Ramsey & Jones, of Menominee, will cut
about 16,000,000 feet of logs this season.

Friedlein & Frederick, tinners at Sagi-

naw, have dissolved, Frederick continuing.

C. Van Zanton succeeds C. Van Zanton &
Co. in the coal and ice business’ at Grand
Haven.

Mary HU. Bell sueceeds A. M. (Mrs. W."

H.) Lyneh in the picture frame business at
Bay City.

D. A. Drew, lumber dealer at Otsego, re-
cently sustained a loss of about $10,000 by
fire. Fully insured.

Babeock & Schuneman succeed Edward
V. Babeock in the wall paper and paint bus-
iness at Bay City.

Jennings, Sargent & Gilkey will put in
10,000,000 feet of logs on the Menominee
the coming winter. :

G. E. Armstromg sueeceeds E. R. MeCor-
mick & Co. in the wholesale produce and
grain business at East Saginaw. '

A new bank will be opened at Caro in a
few days by A. T. Slaght & Co. This will
make the third bank in the place.

Buckley & Douglass, of Manistee, have
bought the Patton tract of pine, on Betsie
river, paying $75,000. The logs will be
taken to Manistee for sawing.

The A. W. Wright Lumber Co., of Sagi-
naw City, has begun work on a new drill
house, and will sink a salt well near the
company’s mill office, on Throop street.

Traverse City Herald: KR. N. Connine
and J. M. Griffith have formed a partner-
ship under the firm name of R. N. Connine
& Co., and engaged in the auction and com-
mission business. /

The Smith Lumber Co., of Kalkaska,
jointly with John Torrent, of Muskegon,
have commenced to put in a tract of 50,000,-
000 of the pine formerly owned by Hannah,
Lay & Co., lying just west of Kalkaska.
This brings into market a class of timber
for which there is a good market, such as
car sills, bridge timber, etc. They have al-
ready commenced work on their railroad
and camps and expect to commence sawing
about December 1.

Tut TRADESMAN’S Kalkaska correspon-
dent writes as follows: There is some very
valuable steam power lying idle at Kalkas-
ka, which can be utilized for any kind of
manufacturing. ‘There is a good opening
here for any kind of hardwood manufactory
and the citizens will do the right thing by
any one who will start an enterprise of that
kind here. The people would also like to
interview a good hotel man Idng enough to
convinee him of the grand opening for that
line of business here.

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The Gripsack Brigade,

L. J. Koster, representing Edson, Moore
& Co., of Detroit, is in town.

‘ass Bradford won three silk plug hats
on election of Frank Smith, of Fremont.

Jas. Addison Morrison and wife acknowl-
edge the receipt of an 8!¢ pound daughter.

Most of the traveling men are wearing
new plug hats, in consequence of success-
ful election bets.

Irving W. Van Zandt, Western repre-
sentative for Howard W. Spurr & Co., of
Boston, was in town Monday.

Jas. A. Crookston came home sick Mon-
day evening and J. H. Hagy started out
Tuesday to complete his week’s trip.

No one would suspect that Geo. Owen

was a tattoed man, but he played that role |

before a large crowd of spectators while at
Baltimore last summer.

Silas K. Bolles, of the firm of Glaser,
Frame & Co., cigar manufacturers of Read-
ing, Pa., has engaged to represent Mabley
& Company, the Detroit clothiers, in this
vicinity. Silas is well qualified to give his
patrons ‘‘fits.”

Geo. McKay, who went to Los Angeles,
Cal., about two months ago, has engaged
to travel through Southern California for
the Barnard & Benedict Fruit Crystaliza-
tion and Preserving Co., of Los Angeles.
Mrs. McKay, who did not improve in health
at first, is now gaining rapidly and hopes
are entertained of her ultimate recovery.

‘Travel will do much in the way of culti-_

vating a man and giving him many marks
of refinement,” says the Merchant Travel-
ler, ‘but it cannot entirely take the place of
books. A great many of the traveling fra-
ternity appreciate this fact, and make some
standard literary work part of their outfit

 

 

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Setting about a store are unsightly, besides the pro- /
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enterprising grocer realizes the value of handsome and
convenient fixtures, and to meet this demard the
— SPICE Co., of Toledo, Ohio, have designed
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idea. In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound packages a
of Lion Coffee, and we offer the goods at a_ price
enabling the grocer to secure these cabinets without |
cost to himself. They are made girtight, tongued and it

grooved, beautifully grained and varnisived, and are 73%
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set of casters, with screws, inside this cabinet. Their
use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out, is ap-
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rice, prunes, hominy, dried fruits, bread, and a hun
dred other articles. Further, they take up no more
floor room than a barrel, and do away with these
unsightly things in a store. For price-list of Lion
Coffee in these cabinets, see price-current in this pa
per. Read below what we say as to the quality of

Lion Coffee.

 

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COFFEE to ‘his trade ean invariably se-
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is always uniform; contains strength, flavor and
true merit: is a sueceessful blend of Mocha,
Jaya and Rio. Packed only in one-pound air-
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“VISITING BUYERS.

The following retail dealers have visited
the market during the past week and placed
orders withthe various houses:

TT. M. Lander, Muskegon.
G. C. Baker, Lebarge.
Farrowe Bros., Allendale.
N. DeVries, J amestown.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
a. er Dorr.
Dr. V. Sinz, Trent.
LN. Fisher, Dorr Center.
H. Harding, Bridgeton.
J. Raymond, Berlin.
S. Cooper, Jamestown.
Pur lles, Zeeland.
C. Godbold, Lakeview.
C. Kelley, Logan.
Piper & Tower, Charlotte.
W. W. Peirce, Moline.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
W.H. Struik, Forest Grove.
John Tiesinga, Forest Grove.
John Smith, Ada.
D. R. Stocum. Rockford.
Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland.
W.C. Murray, Lowell.
Van Duren Bros., Holland.
M. A. Hance, Olivet.
Jobn Damstra, Forest Grove.
B. Gilbert & Co., Moline.:
a. J. Debri, Byron Center.
E. Conklin, Ravenna.
Geo. Car rington, Trent.
Geo. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Cc. R. Bunker, Bailey.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
= 24 Thurston, Lisbon.
K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
‘ee Giles & Co., Lowell.
John Gunstra, Lamont. .
Ss. D. Thompson, Neway,
Hewitt. & Tetft, Kockfo
Scoville & McAuley, Edgerton.
Smith & Bristol, Ada,
M. R. Griffin, Coopersville.
R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville.
J. G. Lamoreaux, Fennville.
Elmer Chapel, Cole & Chapel, Ada.
Vanderhoof & Peterson, Morley.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
A. D. Martin, Otia.
Bisson & Lilley, Sisson’s Mills.
S. T. McLellan, Dennison.
Eli Runnels, Corniag.
H. Harding, Bridgeton.
Will Morley, Morley Bros., Cedar Springs
Geo. Ketchum, Howard City.
P. B. Wright, Corinth.
ae J. W. Kirtland, Lakeview.
S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Ben. E. West & Co., Lowell.
D. A. Brown, Ganges.
L. Perrigo & Co., Burnip’ s Corners.
Hon. Neal MeMillan, toekford.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
C. F. Williams, C aledonia.
Uilke DeVries, Jamestown.
Henry Barr, Grand Haven.
A. & L. M. Wolt, Hudsonville.
A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey
W.H. Bartholomew, Wayland.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
A. Sessions, Wayland.
Frank Smith, Leroy.
J. V. Crandall & Son, Sand Lake.
Jno. Smith, Ada.
S. M. Geary, Maple Hill.
R, H. Topping, Casnovia.
G. Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.
S. Woleott, Sielbyville.
H. Geerts, Fremont.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
P. Dockeray, Rockford.
J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
S. Cooper, Jamestown.
D. R. Stoeum, Rockford.
Jno. M. Cook, Grand Haven.
B. Gilbert & Co., Moline.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Mrs. Q. Huyzer, Holland.
A.C. Barkley, Crosby.

><
Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rap-
ids.

The second annual meeting of the Retail
Grocers’ Association will be held next Tues-
day evening, at which time officers and com-
mittees for the ensuing year will be elected.
The present officers have performed the
duties devolving upon them quite as well as
could be expected, and if the new oflicers

close of another year, they will deserve the
commendation of every member of the As-
sociation.

The Association has now 112 members
and four acceptable applications on file,
making the membership after the next
meeting 116. As there are 176 grocers in
the city, it will be seen that the new officers
will have plenty of work on hand, increas-
ing the membership.

————_-
Good Words Unsolicited.

Spaulding Bros., druggists and grocers, Leon-
idas: ‘‘Valuable paper.”

John Johnson & Co., grocers, Muskegon:
“Your paper is well worth the money.”

Herbert T. Chase, Michigan representative
Chase & Sanborn, Grand Rapids: “I cannot
get along without it.”

Gideon Noel, grocer, Good Hart: “I deem
THE TRADESMAN a valuable paper, and cannot
well do without it.”

Chas. B. Johnson, druggist, Palo: ‘Ofcourse
ITwant THE TRADESMAN. How do you expect
me to keep up with the times without it? I
have only one fault to find with it. and that is,

it ought to bea daty instead of a weekly.”
— ——— ~-S- <>

The Notification Sheet Saves a Bad Bill,
Murr, Nov. 4, 1886.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Str—The M. B. M. A. Notification
Sheet was received with many thanks. The
party mentioned as having moved here from
Grand Rapids has already beaten some of
our merchants and had commenced to work
into our good graces; but I should not have
found out his true character before his beat-
ing me had it not been for your sheet.

Please excuse me for not answering your
last letter sooner, but I have been so taken
up with political matters that I have had no
time. Come up here any time you wish and
we will call a meeting and effect an organ-
iaation. Yours, with thanks,

PRINGLE Bros.
—— > --9- <a>
“A Move in the Right Direction.”
From the National Druggist.

At the meeting of the Michigan druggists,
a resolution was passed requesting all deal-
ers to use their influence to have the daily
papers drop all drug quotations. This is a
move in the right direction.
eR Spm

The Grand Rapids Packing and Provis-
ion Co. elected the following officers on the
3d: Directors—H. N. Moore, John Caul-
field, W. F. Bulkley, A. B. Watson, Thomas
Friant, John Mohrhard and Arthur Meigs;
President, H. N. Moore; Vice-President,
John Caulfield; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
F. Bulkley; Manager, John Mohrhard.

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Local buyers are paying $5.50
for offerings of new bark. The demand is
not very active. .

Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.50 @ kb for
clean washed roots.

Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers are
authorized to offer standard goods at 35 and 5
per cent. off, and second quality at 35, 5 and 10
per cent off.

 

are able to make as good a showing at the | Gtasgow, fancy....

 

Dry Goods.
The following quotations are given to show
relative values, but they may be considered, to
some extent, “outside prices,’ and are not as
low as buyers of reasonable quantities can, in
most instances, obtain them at. It will pay
every merchant to make frequent visits to
market, not only in respect to prices, but to

keep posted on the ever-changing styles and
fashions, many of which are never shown “on

 

 

      
 

 

the road.”’

WIDE BROWN COTTONS.
Androscoggin, 9-4..17 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 19
Androscoggin, 7-4..13%|Pepperell, = a 22
Pepperell, 7-4...... 138 |Pequot, 7-4.. . 14%
Pepperell, 8-4...... 15 |Pequot, 8-4......... 16
Pepperell, 9-4...... 17 |Pequot, 9-4......... 18
: CHECKS.

Economy, 02....... |Park Mills, No. 100.15

Park Mills, No. 50..10 |Prodigy, 0z......... 8%

Park Mills, No. 60..11 (Otis Apron......... 8%

Park Mills, No. 70..12 ‘Otis Furniture..... 8%

Park Mills, No. 80..13 | York, bO8. ccs eas 9%

Park Mills, No. 90..14 | York. AA, extra 02.12%
OSNABURGS.

Plain. Plaid
Alabama ........... 6%!Alabama. ......... 6%
Georgia ....... a... 84/Augusta ........... 6%
POWEL 6s ewawwawee is GeCOrgig... 26. 6.0505 6%
Kentucky ......... 844| Louisiana .......... by.
PMO el cae en ce BiG | TOO... 06. n see 6%
MARMOO ie. seksi se 7%

BLEACHED COTTONS.

Avondale, 36...... 84(Gilded Age......... 7%
Art cambries, 36... 9%/|Greene, G. 4-4 . .. 54
Androscoggin, 4-4.. 74) Hill, 4-4............. 7%
Androscoggin, 5-4.. eh Hill, “er bias oaks cue 6%
Ballou, 4-4.......... 5%| Hope, 4-4........... iM
Ballou, 5-4.......... 6 |King Phillip cam-

eae = ee ae 9%

5 7 |Linwood, 4-4... 7
Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9% Lonsdale, O44 ose 7%
Boott, Ths Rl cc exe 5%|Lonsdale cambric.104
Blackstone, AA 4-4. 6%/|Langdon, GB, 4-4.. 8Y%
Chapman, x, 4-4.... 544|Langdon, 46........ ll
Conway, ‘ae. 64%4|Masonville, 4-4..... i”
Cabot, 4-4......... . 6%|New York Mill, 4-4. 1014
CANOE, TS. cee oe eae 6 |New Jersey, o4.. _o
Cange, Gh. o.ic.s. 4 |Pocasset, P.M. é:. 1%
Domestic, 36....... im Pride of the West. “ee
Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 814! Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74
Davol, 4-4.......... 8 */Slater EO, CO. ans 6%
Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 734) ‘Woodbury, Bed oo. 5%

Fruit of Loom, 7-8..
Fruit of the Loom,
ecambric, 4-4...... ll
Gold Medal, 4-4..
Gold Medal, ce. Fave 5%!
SILESLAS.

6%|Whitinsville, 4-4... 6%
|W hitinsville, 7-8.... 6

|Wamsutta, 4-4...... 9%
. 64) Williamsville, 36... 8%

 

COW... .. 5.0565 5552 17%! Masonville 8 «kk
MO Wo ck iaseees 1i |Lonsdale........... 9%
Re sak ie case 10 |Lonsdale A......... 14
AMOROR. wi ca ess Th LVIOUORY Os ici 5.05 5%
Blackburn ......... O° Vietory J ........-.: 6%
DOC ok eas oc caus s Victory D........... 8%
SMOG OR vin kg ca di ves 12! Victory K.......... 10%
POCOOI as can ass 2 i\Phoonix A....... aL 19%
Hed Cross.......... 7%! Phoenix B......... _—_—
Masonville TS...... 8 (Phoenix XX..

PRINTS.
Albion, solid........ 5%|Gloucester .......... 5%
Albion, OTOy .. .. nos 6 ‘Gloucestermourn’g. 6%
Allen’s checks...... 5%|Hamilton fancy..
Ailen’s fancy....... 5%|Hartel fancy........£ BY
Allen’s pink....... 54 |Merrimac D. Rae cada 6
Allen’s purple....... 54 | Manchester ..... tae
American, eee: cae 5% |Oriental Fancy ...... 5%
Arnold fancy.. ..6 |Oriental robes...... 6%
Berlinsolid......... 5 |Pacifie robes........ 6
Cocheco fancy...... 6 ‘Richmond ia 5%
Cocheco robes....... 644 /Steel River.......... 5%
Conestoga fancy....6 \Simpson’ Di uae sas. 6
Eddystone ..... .... 6 |Washington fancy..5
Eagle fancy......... 5 ‘Washington blues. 5:
Garner pink......... 5%

FINE BROWN COTTONS.
Appleton A, 4-4.... 6 |Indian Orchard, 40. ;

Boott M, - uaa 74 Indian Orchard, 36. ¢
Boston F, 4-4 a Laconia B, 7-4.. "13
Continental C,  tA.. ¢\Lyman B, on. 9
Continental D, fin 7 i3%4|Mass. BB, 44....... 54
Conestoga W, 4-4... Oa Nashua E, 40-in.... 74
Conestoga D, 7-8... 4% Nashua H, 4-4...... Oy
Conestoga G, 380-in. . 'Nashua O, 7-8.......
Dwight X, 3-4...... “4 Newmarket N..... a
Dwight Y,7-8....... 5h Pepperell EH, 40-in.. 63%
Dwight Z, 4-4....... BY Pepperell R, 4-4.... Gg
Dwight Star, 4-4.... 6 |Pepperell O, 7-8.: 5a
Dwight Star, 40-in.. . ‘Pepperell S48... 5%
Enterprise BE, 36.. 4%/Pocasset C, 4-4..... 6%
Great Falls E, 4-4.. on ,iSaranac F.......... 6
Farmers’ A, oi. 5%4\Saranac E.......... 1%

DOM ESIC GINGHAMS.

Amoskeag ......... 7 |Johnson Manfg Co,
Amoskeag, Persian 9 BOGRIONW ......<.- 12%
REVEL. oc bee deans \Johnson Manfg Co,
Ee ee 6 dress styles...... 10%
Berkshire ......,.. 6 ane Vv ille, dress

|
Glasgow, royal.... 644;W Anite Mfg Co, stap 6%

Gloucester, new 'White Mfg Co, tfane Te
standard ......... 1% W hite Mant’g Co,
Pines 62s. .oc. 0st | Hariston...:...... ™%
RANCHBLOr .....- 6.25 %  1GOPGOR oo cnc aka, 7
Langdown ......... 7 (Greylock, dress
Renfrew, dress.... 9 | styles ..... ...... 10%

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

 

 

 

 

 

   
 
  

Androscoggin, 7-4. .15 |Pepperell. 10-4..... 22
Androscoggin, 8-4..16 (Pepperell, U-4..... 2
Pepperell, 7-4...... 15 |Pequot, 7-4......... 16
Pepperell, 8-4...... 17 (Pequot, &4:........ 18
Pepperell, 9-4......19 |Pequot, 9-4......... 20
HEAVY BROWN COTTONS.
Atlantic A, 4-4..... 6%)|Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 64
Atlantic H, 4-4..... 64| Lawrence XXX 40. 7%
Atlantic D, 4-4..... 5% ‘Lawrence LL, 4-4... 5
Atlantic P, aA. 5 Newmarket 7... . 5%
Atlantic LL, 4-4.... 4% Mystic River, +4... 53%
Adriat#e, 36......... 14%'Pequot A, 4-4. 2 - 6%
Augusta, 4-4........ 6% Piedmont, ens
Boott M, 44........ 6 ‘Stark AA, 4-4. ey
Boott FF, 4-4....... i LE rt CC, 4-4... 434
Graniteville, 4-4.... 5% |/Utiea, 4-4........... . 10
Indian Head, 4-4... 6% Wachusett, 4-4..... 6%
Indiana Head 45-in. 11% ‘Wachusett. 30-in... 5%
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag, ACA...17 |Falls, XXX......... 15%
Amoskeag ‘“ 4-4. .1244/Falls, Bee eck. 11%
Amoskeag, A..... 1144\Falis, BBC, 36...... 194%
Amoskeag, B...... il *\Falls, awning...... 19
Amoskeag, C...... 10%|/Hamilton, BT, 32.. 9%
Amoskeag, D...... 10 |Hamilton, D....... 9%
Amoskeag, E...... 9%/Hamilton, H.... .. $44
Amoskeag, F....... 9 |Hamilton faney... 8%
Premium A, 4-4....17 |Methuen AA....... 1%
Premium B........ 16 |Methuen BOA, c45% 16%
eV A c.o k eases 16 iOmega PR es 10%
Metre 7-8...... ...- 144% Omega <A, 4-4....... 12%
OCR PS. icc ask 124 j\Omega AC A, 7-8....13
Oe hee, oy ca awae cic 14 Omega ACA, 4-4....15
BO) ess ks od wes 14 |Omega SE, 7-8...... 2
Be eee emcee 16 (Omega SE, 4+4.....: 27
Me OE, oc. ic inns exe 19 j\Omeg wa MM: 7-8 ...... 22
Cordis AAA, 82..... 14 |Omega M, 44 ee 25
Cordis ACA, 82..... 15 iShetucket SS&Ssw 11%
Cordis No. 1, Ma... 15 |Shetucket,S & SW.12
Cordis No. 2........ 14 |Shetucket, SFS ...12
Cordis No. 7 Die laaas 138 |\Stoekbridge A..... 7
Cordis No. 4........ 11 6 | Stockbridge fancy. 8
Falls, XXXX....... 1844]
SOFT CAMBRICS.

w gen eg fe as 4\%4|Royal Globe....... 416
SS. & Sons... :.-.. 4% COW So ce macnn eu os 449
GRAIN BAGS.

American A....... 1434; Amoskeag.........14%

Stark A... . .....° 204)
DENIMS.
WOGIGR: - ik as Guise CU. ook... cas 9
Everett blue....... 12 |Warren AXA...... 1k
Everett brown..... 12 |Warren BB........ 10
OtimAZA.......6.. 1} |Warren CC......... 9
Otis BB... oo. 3 cess: 10 |York, blue......... 12%
PAPER CAMBRICS.
Manville........ 44@5 |S8.S. & Sons.. sth
Masonville..... 54@6% Garner oa cc 4% @d%
WIG
Red Cross.......... 6%) ‘Thistle Mills.. . 6
POTTY i iok cheese ess ORO i ie iaasneenas 6%
CFAPOR eo ce cciccnns 7
sPooL COTTON.
Brooks. . 50 Eagle and Phoenix
Clark’s O. N.'T.....55 Mills ball sewing.30
J.& P. Coats....... 55 iGreen & Daniels...25
Willimantie 6 cord.55 (Stafford ............ 25
Willimantic 3 cord.40 |Hall & Manning... .28
Charleston ball sew Holyoke............ 25
ing thread........ 30 |Merrick...... sides 55
wine we JEANS.
AYMRORY 0 eck ce Kearsage........... 6%
Androscoggin ..... i Naumkeagsatteen. 6%
Canoe River........ 54%|Pepperell bleached 8%
Clarendon........ 5@5%4|Pepperell sat....... 8
Hallowell Imp..... 5% |Rockport........... 6%
Ind. Orch. Imp..... by Lawrence sat....... 6
TMOOMNG 2.65 ce sions.
OILS,
ILLUMINATING.

Water W BICC... ccc ks 3 ogee 11%
MEIOHIGAN TOBE. 6 ick ons ca cee c saieetedascnvess 10%
LUBRICATING.

Catto CUMNGOr . . 6s cie cs occu coccun pees seaiens 86%
Model Celnder. ic cc ieee cds ca ee ts)

Shield Cylinder......... ‘;

Eldorado Engine.........

Peerless Machinery....... Pn are eee et er ee 20

Challenge Machinery.................-++e00- lg

Parafhine ...... 0... .ec cent eee ees ee en cnet er eee 20%

Black, eas “ely VER PUIS o on cc ke cc hae 8

TRU so kk a es oi no ts ck cc ghnws va ?

a $e Gy Savas ees wei ae eee yr eer ly
BO ck cece dessa Guedes dbens cae ar

 

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in cecaerp icy LATH AND SHINGLES.

Uppers, Linch... 2.2.2.6... 0... cas per M * 00
Uppers, i ose ane Sieh ees 6 00
COIDOUR: ime iio ice, chs oe siete s 00
Selects, 144, 16 Od 2: GH. 6 ee ees 38 00
Fine Common, POR ecb Sie 30 60
Ps FF eid So ae aa cecy nce (ae ees 20 09
Fine, Common, 144,1% and 2inch. ...... 25 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12in., 12, 14and16 feet 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., MMS Co. tases, 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet................ 17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,18 feet................ 6 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet... as EO
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 16 00
1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet................. 17 00
oO. 2 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No 0. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet Wi gids fi caeeac es 13 00
No. 2 Stocks, hg OF FOG, sine ncn snar ss 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, ib eas 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 ‘feet oie snes ceawus 15 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fost a danse as 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet.............. 13 00
Coarse Common or shipping culls. al
widths and lengths......... ....... 9 00
A and B Strips, 4 Or Gin ........ ccc ces ot 33. 00
G Strins, 4orG men................5... 1 22
No. 1 Fencing, all lengths................ 15 0
No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14 and 18 feet.......... 12
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet... 2... 0. cc cece ees i2 00
at, Et, © Fa ooo ccn cc cence cass 15 00
Mo. 3 Pencing, 4 TCM... cece ce cece 12 90
Norway C and better, 4or6inch......... 20 00
Bevel Siding, 6inch, A and B............ 18 00
Bevel Siding, Gineh, C..................2. 14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1 Common.. 9% 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, wn 80 36 Tt... . 5. {i 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B............. 38 00
Dressed Flooring, Gin. C................. 29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6in., No. l,common.. 17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in., No.2 common.... 14 00

Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal.

Dressed Flooring, 4in., A. Band Clear.. 35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4in., C.................
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5in., No. i com’ n
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5in., No.2 com’n
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.

14 00

XXX 18in. Standard Shingles......... 310
Oe Oe a ooh vo oc nan dc cc ancecss- 3 00
i has eek dnc caunces css 26
No. 2 or 6in. C. B18 in. Shingles......... 1 75
We. Sorbie C, Bo AG ke occ ons cc cn cnecess 1 40
Lath ee ee edcaba base adtansac 1 7@ 2 00

HARDWOOD LUMBER,

The furniture factories here pay as follows
for dry stock:

RASEWOOd, 1OG-TUM.... 2.5 ccccccccces @18 00
Te akc cnc cw actencccun 15 0@ 18 00
MOAT. FOO, FEE Bo ok cade co coacecade @25 00
BUIMO AOD, TOG 0 oo on os cess encenes Git > 00
Cherry, log-run eid tek desaeckncs clas 25 0U@55 UO
Cherry, We 8 We ©, cso sn ceuas 45 00@50 00
MENS, GU as cae scans ccsceesnsies @10 00
Maple, log-run........:.. ec 13 00@15 00
Maple, BOTS, SOT. ccc sdcccceceat 12 00@14 00
Maple, Nos. OEE oon ss @20 00
Maple, GlOAEr, MOOTING. «.... 20.565 s000 @25 00
Maple, white, MOIOCNOG on genes nceses @25 00
FOO, FON on as os cs ccac scenes @18 00

Red Oak, MO, t TUDE. 0.55 cans a @24 00
Red Oak, quarter MOG cis bcinss @35 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00

Walnut, log-run een i eee nays
Walnut, Nos. 1 and Z...........<....-

@id5 00
@i5 00

WOR, CUS in oa cos nese c cc ces das @25 00
trey Elm, log-run............. ; @18 00
White Ash, log-run.... ‘4 00@I15 00

  

Whitewood, loq-run....... . 0605605. @23 00

COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS.

A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 00
Ohio White Lime, car lots............. 85

»

Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 1 30
Akron Cement per bbl................ 1 30
Brifalo Cement, per bbl  edech cau seeue 1 30
Car lots ee cee sides wees 1 05@1 10
Plastering hair, per DU...............5 25@ 30
OUOOG, BPE ccc lesccc acces acacensn 1 75
Land plaster, per ton..............-... 3 50
Land plaster, car lots.................. 2

PP ON TO a, ccc en eines scach 25 $

Wine GI6Y, POE DOL oo is nsec cede cdea os $00

COAL.

Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00
Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 W@6 25
Cannell, car lots....... Baie eresanenans @6 00

Onio Lump, OOP TOGR ii... ones 3 10@3 25
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 50@5 00
POrtignG COMOns, .....<cccecs escaee é

3 50@4 00

 

 

 

 

 

‘ibardware.
These prices are for cash buyers, who pay
promptly and buy in full packages.
AUGERS AND BITS.
OGG i BEN ines ven nssnnsnesdeaeas dis60&10
N. H. iscsi e aie ec elinnans dis60&10
Do uglass’ Ue cache ctuuucendcencesdaetvens dis60&10
ae ioc es ec hunencns bndeenaes dis60&10
CE a cae cas en aden tes dis6U&10
occ cec sana dce kegs saesa disd0&10
Jennings’, genuine................ eae Ge 25
Jennings’, imitation........... ..-...-. dis50&10
BALANCES
a re as ec cc seca eset dis 40
BARROWS
DetrObe ctee ee $ 18 00
Se ae net 35 00
BELLS.
NE ey ov coe okie dec p ceca ees ace dis $ 60&10&10
Me A cena dae eeees dis 60&10
ae ass cnc ee nee oes dis BO&15
A ED er tuassals dis 25
Door, § eee dis HO&10
BOLTS.
Oca erica dene duchwctsaees dis $ “
COPPINGe HOW: HEC. . on << 6 ce cnncescacces dis
as ac a ees ss as cane kas dis 308104
PT I cc va kc c ts csecwasix os dis
Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 60810
Cant Barre: BOs... 6... ccc nce sens dis 60&10
Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 60
Cast Bamare Grid. oc. os occc cesses dis 60
CR ova coe oka csc cccnvasea cans dis 60£10
Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 60410
Wrought Square Po ea ee dis 60&10
Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis 60
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob
TN hocks c cee sesduaseccesunces dis 60&10
BO Ti ve doc ic ccacceesues dis . 60&10
BRACES.
occ c ned hess nade dis $
goa eo cee edb csc anau case dis 50810
Ne ok on os boas ace hes w eee sks dis 50
Am. Ball..... 2.20.0... s--ceee cece eseees dis net
BUCKETS.

I is bak bade Ca a she sla sen denen ces $ 3 50
GEE IGOR oo ik cries Cech oven cece cosas ; 4 00
BUTTS, CAS”.

Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis T0&i0
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 6010
Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10
Wrought EOO8G Pini... 6... esc cccs ee dis 60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5

Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver

MM i oes dos de odes ep eugs inden dis 60& 5
EG CIO, va ooh oe bond oat ds ed tanes dis 10&60
Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 10&60
Wrought Brass das Wael toeecbuuacceene dis 75
WU, CN sawn nice cdecaeedes dis 80
PEG, PAPMOE Bs occ icisssensce cecncess dis 80
Blind, PUI Oi io ks Veen cccuesss de dis 70

CAPS.
Ely’s 1-10 Liucaee osu bs uss aeuends cous ca or mee
PEC i va cs ca dod on ch us dcec cance
G. D con Seek Oboe eA RM AAE ORO KE MRE Oh OER MS =
eee secs acta dacones 60
CATRIDGES.
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list50&10
Rim Fire, United States................ dis50&10
CS i vacaseecsneascuacces dis30&10
CHISELS.
Oe PI a ob oie ss choke dcnowccas dis 75
SUD PIII, oon a co csc cececcscces dis 75
OOUOE COMME, oa ch un ccccctccdenciéees dis 75
POG Pca Sica ve ade ueese dis 75
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20
ia cs nck vincdeen sens net
COMBS.

Curry, Lawrence’s...........-....6.6. dis 40&10
PRCT Gi ia bos 6 ban Wasa aenacdes dis 25
COCKS.

—— TRB voice ck cine ceciacees 60

oe oa is bak Pass ba ce Sua cachcices ence 60
Tiga sues cakes nd aheeveed on 40&10
RN oo a cas vee ce ch Rds ok dae ha de0s 60

COPPER,
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. 8b 28

TA, NAMIE, TO SO, oo ak ccs acecansens cst 31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................. 22
Oe FOTO TAHA gic cnc coi ee ae cesnedacs 22

DRILLS
Morse’s Bit Stock....:............... dis 40
Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 40
Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40
ELBOWS.
Com. 4 piece, 6 in..............605. doz net ii 85
OCOPPUREOG ooo cess kneccciecesens a.--.4is 20&10
Adjustable UL bhi ah ocuereceeeeieceens dis eal

 
 

EXPANSIVE BITS.

Clar’s, small, $18 00; ee $26 00. dis 20
Ives’, 1, $18 60; 2 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25
rrnes—New List.

American File Association List...... dis : 55&10
PN oc oe iso a) acc c voce ce dis 54&10
DMO PEM oi oo iss pen fecha aoe dis 55&10
UND Wis or 5 o's Sonn os ce <eee cess dis 55&10
OO oc os as oh oe oh a4 wa cw sade dis &55&10
Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 55&10
GALV ANIZED TRON,

Nos. 16 to 20, wand 24, 2and26, 27 28
List 2 18 14 15 Ie

Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60.

GAUGES.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.........dis 50
HAMMERS.

te CRE, 0 os ov ccc cc kccccecaccas dis 25

soa oa ccs oo 4c pikes scene seccave dis 25

Gres Ge Waa G, 2... oon conc a cscs cess dis 40&1

Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 e@ list 50

Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Stee!, Hand. .30 ¢ 40&10
HANGERS

Bafn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50&10
Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10

Kidder, wood track. . ..dis 40
HINGES.
OG, CP Oy, 1 Bs Ban ks ons cae g acicacs dis 60
Ws eho oe k dc ak ccna: per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 4
We isch cckcs kech ane 3%
Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net 10%
Serew Hook and Eye %. De kcasaccdcses net 8%
Screw Hook and Eye &.............. net Th
Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net TM
By OU Eon ince s nce s co ccscess dis 65
HOLLOW WARE.
MMIII URE WO occ oc nc cus cece nee 30
sapanned Tin Ware. ... . 2... ec cccc cece 25
rE BE PE oo ois chek os vase 25
HOES. eae
MN gi ood ca cau piancacc eens $11 00, dis 60
cava cecevscccicacpec 11 50, dis 60
Wb a oa ioe eke ce vues 12 00, dis 60
KNOBS.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.......dis 45
Door, pore elain, jap. tr immings. -...... 45
Door, pore elain, plated trimmings..... 45
Door, porcelain, trimmings. anes 45
Drawer and Shutte Yr, porcelain. dace dis 70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s. cisckac, See
a, lage. dis 45

LOCKS—DOOR.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis 45

Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s...........°.dis 45

Mo oy dacs inea bs sees ace dis 45

MT ia cia die sh udanccces dis 45
' LEVELS.

Stantey Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis 70

MATTOCKS.

MM ec ha casks cee $16 00 dis 60

WN ooo hake coc ee ces ce: $15 00 dis 60

go ii ince ai cus wane ce $18 50 dis 20 & 10
: MAULS.

Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled........... dis 50

MILLS.
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s. -dis 40&10
Cotfee, Pp. 8.&W.Mfe. Co.’s Malleables dis 40@10
Cotfee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s...... dis 40@10
Coffee, Enterprise oa uh aca cice ais ec eaae dis 25
MOLASSES GATES.
Og ge ee lis 70
Stebbin’s Genuine...... ee caas “ais 70
Enterprise, self- anoaeuring.............- dis 25
NAILS.
Common, Bra and Fencing.
BN goo hic os dct acecess 8 keg $2 20
Be Oe io oon nas cade cc cccacccccces 25
CO Ee ee 50
ee a i ee 75
TO goo oie onlin 64 ce ne aces ce benes 1 50
se ee 3 00
Me I ease da cc ncdecseusss 1 75
Finishing t 10d 8d 6d 4d
Size—inches { 3 2% 2 1%
Adv. ®@keg $125 150 175 200
Steel Nails—2 30
OILERS.
Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent. ....--- dis60&i0
Zine, with brass TU ninco kccic Gece dis 50
UN ica scukecnesecnas dis 50
ee SS ag SE ..per gross, $12 net
Me kes ccace cece 5&0
PLANES.
ee ee EOI Cc coc ccccusoedecs dis 15
MN a cic cakee te csskas dis ' 25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... .........dis 16
MUI MGI OY 6 oo oc os ch cece ccanesess dis 20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. ...dis20&10
PANS.
Ps is cc cdccccusacicces dis 50&10
pO Ee i ae Vee dis60& 10
is 5 sas eo dans cedcacasecs Be tb 6
RIVETS.
Be i dk cn acisseeues dis +0)
Copper Rivets and Burs..... .dis 60

PATENT FLANISAED LRON.
“A”? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 iy 27 10

“B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 2 9
Broken packs 4c # } extra.
ROPES.
fees, Oe Ue, UE TE gg. vos vo cc va ce cees as 94%
oa oad dchuacacecucctee Cince 13%

SQUARES.

My go hs on ccs cas cs ee 70
Pe INE MUO oo cs ck ice cdeccasacnas dis 60
on io cos hn hse cc ccnes dis 20
SHEET IRON,
Com. Smooth. Com.
MR PU Ms oo vc cp inc tn de acnsns $4 20 $2 75
Wet WN oko og bons cece es 4 20 2 %5
OOM OD OR ok. oie ca coc ke caus 4 20 2 80
MC ME Ee lc oda ica dace cc anccaces 4 20 2%)
TO NO os oo os sce cs sae 4 40 3 00
Rae oc bcs be ccd cap ccec 60
All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 2 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
Tn Gaeme Of GO Be, @ BD... ...6 0.50 ccccacss 5%
In smaller quansities, @ ™.............. 6
TACKS.
mmmperiogn, Git MINdG.’. ......cccccscecs dis 60
BME, MG RUM 4 oy ceva ns dicced cc coe cle . 66
mpwedes, G1 Kids ............- dakedas dis 60
OP OG FOO ooo og boss oon cc cce ce cee dis 60
OI THOM TOMI So osc ccs ci ce cecscnes dis 50
Fintshing Nails. ... beset 50
Common and Patent ‘Brads... .. dis 50
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 50
"rame and Clout Nails... ......<.cccsss dis 50
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis 45
Leathered Carpet Tacks.............dis 3
TINNER’S SOLDER.
WE Ps oo occ kc dene ddccdacaccese 12 50
Market Half-and-half............. .... 16 00
Strictly Half-and-lalf.............ccee. 17 50
TIN PLATES.
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
Ic, NARMS, CMNOURD, 5 oo 5k cc s'sccnecceeas 5 75
IX, OP OE og ban oc ek dae ctna 7 25
[c, Wi, CIOOM 5 oso sc ccneceacues 6 2%
TX, Bee, CIOS, 6c 65 <6 dace cdccccas 775
ic, OE ee ee ae 5 75
IX, We COOL 5g 6s oc occa ccaxcses % 2
MO | WOR COMPOOEL. . .. .. oe cc cc deca sacs 8 75
Oa oe , FAS CUMNOOON, « .5 A coon cs cceccess 10 77
De Be, SAM CUMIOORL. . 06 65 cocccccccces 12 55
LX, pO | a ee 15 50
DC, WO Pinte COATGOGl. . .. .. . 0.0 6scc ace: 6 50
Dee, — TOP imte Onarcoal:. .. .<.. <0 0. cece es 8 50
Tia a. 100 Plate Charooal.........-.seece; 10 50
DXXX, BU PIGIO CHOANGOGL. . .. occ esc ccases 12 50

Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 75
rates.

Mee, SAME NO goo ccc ccc ceca cscncesees 5 25
BR TON oii cs cana ccdevdosndcces 6 75
ON ios oo on a oe ca ccs veh ceeens 11 00
I cc ac ue au sdac cu oaasi 14 00
TIN—LEADED.
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50
. 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ . 700
Ic, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........ 14 00
TRAPS.
PO noha cic aches uckccccdadseececass 60&10
OneidajCommuntity, Newhouse’s....... dis 38

Oneida Community, Hawiey & Norton’s..60&10
I oo ks os sas ca cucedcecacdes 60&10
ye Ge Ws Met, GOR. oo. cca ccacccace

 
 
 

60&10

 

Me, COMIN ic aecd sss biceaceueeucs ®B doz
Mouse, WRN Ss bo voi chic ccnanaens $1 50 3 doz
WIRE.

MS noc sca chad aeccdieseas dis 67%
Annealed Market... ...ccccec.csscece dis Tv
COMPORGG DEOEROE, «5.5 che cc ccccccceses dis 62%
Pe PI occ ke chant cecccccenceceaues dis 55
Tinned Market by deenees ciges sicsecalas dis 62 6

PTI BERN ong 5 66a) od net nccedas caceses # b
A MER ooo cs chon dscnaasccnens #8 8% y
Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&:10
MOUTIIIO TOUT INET ISG. 5. 5 onc ccc ccccscecees dis 50
Ty I oi os odes crc daneneveunvaans Bb 3%
Barbed Fence, WO a onc knees bcccnks 4.2
TUN i vcs do ck eeccuass as 33,
oo A OE eR, SA new list net
ON og ca ey in sak Pacckdbeseacses new list net
WIRE GOODS.
ica iede ssh) cade cden Gs dis T0&10&10
BU MNO, 6 oi ccccccccncdscudess dis T0&10&10
RO avd oes cc cdeosuncca acess dis 70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis 7O0&10&10
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........
CN IRI, ic ca di ov iv cn canscacsee dis 60
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 75&10
Coe’s Patent, malleable............ dis 75&£10&10
MISCELLANEOUS.
PEE AOU ici, cadens da ladee eked eaceaae 50
Pumpe, Cietern.... ....5..00600- ..dis TO&10
se cuca dead cat deaee 75@10
Casters, Bed and Plate............. disd0&10410
Dampers, American ....................-

40&10
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. —
Copper PRUNE ci hd bn 4s 04 da ceahacanese

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The Wichioan Tradesman,

5
4 MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH
WEDNESDAY.

 

 

kK, A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors,

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor.
Telephone No. 95,

1 Hntered at the Postofice at Grand Rapids as
Second-ciass Matter.) —

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1886.

 

®

PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS

 

From the Pen of President W. E. Kelsey,
of Ionia.

TRAVERSE City, Noy. 1, 1886.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Srr—I herewith enclose a letter
from W. E. Kelsey, of Ionia, in which he
offers many valuable suggestions, evidenc-
ing much thought and interest in the work
before us. This letter is in reply to one
from me, under date of Oct. 25.

I think it will be no violation of confi-
dence for you to lay it before your readers—
prompting others, possiby, to do likewise.
It is apparent to me that we must turn our
best thought into the channels that will
must speedily benefit the greatest number.

The indications are that at our next meet-
ing the time will be too limited to properly
consider subjects which are crowding in up-
on us from all directions. If we were an
ecclesiastial body, with well formulated
creeds, we could command each organization
to subscribe to our plan, or we would try
them for heresy; but as our plan is of future
make up, dependent upon the experience
and best thought of the members of local
associations, we are in as great need of their
co-operation as they are of ours.

To Tur TRADESMAN is largely due the
rapidity with which our associations have
been organized and their interests advanced.
‘Cut this medium off and our progress would
be slow. Through it, we may not only
lay claim to the first State organization, but
also to the best one. I hope many will use
it. Yours very truly,

FRANK HAMILTON.

 

The letter to which President Hamilton
refers is as follows:

IontrA, Oct. 29, 1886.
Frank Hamilton, President Michigan Business

Men’s Association, Traverse City:

DEAR Sir—Replying to yours of 25th, I
desire to say that our Association was form-
ed for the purpose of best controling the
credit system, the collection of bad debts,
and the keeping of a record of delinquents,
said records to be in possession of members
only. Within the Association we have com-
mittees on Freight Discriminations and on
Manufacturing Interests. The former com-
mittee has already accomplished a great re-
duction in freights, enabling us to export
grain, wool, cattle, fruits, and all farm pro-
ducts, and to import merchandise, coal,
plaster, ete., at Grand Rapids rates. When
it shall be understood that prior to July 15,
1886, a discrimination existed as follows,
the gain to us will be better understood:
First class freight from New York,}20 cents
per hundred; wheat, 1 to 2 cents per bushel;
coal, 50 to 75 per ton; live stock, $2 to $10
per car; and all other commodities in similar
proportion. The latter committee has agi-
tated manufacturing and is sanguine that
something tangible and beneficial will result
during the ensuing year.

In the matter of work directed toward
collections, and the suppression of the legion
ot ‘‘dead-beats,” we know that we have suc-
ceeded beyond our expectation. I sent you
recently a set of blanks in use, which we
believe meet our nécessities; also the rules
under which the blanks are used and under
which the delinquents are determined. Our
plan is just, open, fair and absolutely im-
partial, leaving all danger of publicity in
control of the debtor himself.

Owing to various causes it has been al-
most useless to attempt to meet regularly
and now we shail make no effort until after
election. Our business men are, I think, fully
alive to the many benefits to be drived and
will not only support our local, but will un-
questionably join the State organization, at
our first meeting in November.

Under the head of suggestions, I beg to
submit:

First—That the rules be so amended as to
permit the President, by and with the con-
sent of the Executive Board, to call extra
meetings of the Association at such time as
in his judgment the best interests of the As-
sociation demand.

Second—That the rules be amended so as
to authorize the President, by and with the
advice of the Executive Board, to appoint
the tollowing standing committees; On Gro-
cery and Crockery Trade; On Dry Goods
Trade; On Clothing and Gents’ Furnishing
Trade; On Hardware Trade; On Jewelry
Trade; On Manufacturing Interests; On
Freight and Transportation: On Constitu-
tion and By-Laws; On’ Weights and Meas-
ures and on the National Abolition of the
Convict Labor System. I make these sug-
gestions, in order that our annual meetings
may be placed as nearly as possible on the
basis of our State Legislature, believing it
will ensure greater expedition in the tran-
saction of business, and tend to directly in-
terest a greater number of members from
the different cities and towns in the State.
It will be apparent to you that a direct ref-
erence of any subject—for instance, ‘‘pur-
ity of goods”—to a committee appointed to
consider such subject, can and will re-
ceive more prompt, more intelligent and
effective consideration than it could were it
to be sprung for immediate action on an
open convention, composed of an unlimited
number of delegates. Whatis true of one
subject is true of every one above specified.

Third—That some member be invited to
read a paper on ‘‘The convict system—its
advantages and disadvantages;” on the ‘‘Le-
gal obstructions encountered in the collec-
tion of debts;” on ‘‘The best method to se-
cure a uniform system of weights and meas-
ures;” on ‘‘Regulating the manufacture and
sale of adulterated goods,” and on the ‘‘In-
jury done to honest labor by the convict
labor system in vogue in the several states
of the Union.

As to the place where the next meeting
shall be held, it occurs to me that the city
of Lansing—if we meet in March—will be
the most eligible, owing to the fact that our

State Legislature will then be in session |
and will be readily accessible by the Asso- |

ciation’s Committee on Legislation. There
are sevaral matters that should be laid be-
fore the State Legislature during the com-
ing session. Any matters involving the
necessity of legislative action can imme-
diately, after organization, be referred to
the proper committee, receive prompt action
by said committee, be reported back by
them in the form of recommendation or of

resolution and be acted upon in open con-
vention. If adopted by the Association,
the Committee on Legislation can be in-
structed to forthwith lay the subject before
the proper committees of the Senate or
House of Representatives and urge upon:
them early consideration and favorable ac-
tion. I know of no place in the State pos-
sessing so many advantages for our meeting
in March, as Lansing, and I earnestly hope
it may find many supporters and be chosen.

In conelusion, permit me to say, that the
foregoing has been written in the confusion
incident to a retail grocer’s life in business
hours. Having been thus written, I ask
you to ‘‘put yourself in his place.” If you
do, all will be well, for 1 shall be assured
of your lenient judgment. With great re-
spect I am Yours truly,

W. E. Krevsey.

——_---- <> ———____——
Permission to Publish.

IonraA, Nov. 3, 1886.
E, A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
DEAR Str—Atfrequest of our State Pres-
ident, I write you to say that if you deem
any portion of my recent letter to him

 

are at liberty to use so much of it as you
shall elect. Allow me to say that I think
you have every reason to feel satisfied at the
rapidly increasing number of local associa-
tions. The outlook is certainly very en-
couraging.
May success attend your
the wish of
Your friend,

every effort, is

W. E. KELSEY.

 

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Dunton & Co.

The CONGRESS

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——FOR SALE BY——
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

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FRED. YALE & 00,

SUCCESSORS TO

CHAS.S. YALE & BRO.,

WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF

Baking Powders, Extracts, Bloings

AND JOBBERS OF

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All orders addressed to the new firm will re-
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Ordinary Rubber Boots
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Lasts longer than any
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Will remove to No. 4 Monroe Street, to

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OYSTERS!

We commenced handling Mills &
Robinson’s Oysters on October. 1st.
The goods will be canned in Baltimore,
and we think them superior to goods
canned in Detroit or Grand Rapids, as
they are canned the same day they are
shucked, and not laid around exposed
to the air for days before they are can-
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JOBBERS OF

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CANDY.

 

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And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand.

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POTATOES.

We make the handling of POTATOES, APPLES and BEANS
in car lots a special feature of our business. If you have any of
these goods to ship, or anything in the produce line, let us hear
from you, and will keep you posted on market price and pros-
pects. Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired.

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

EARL BROS., Commission Merchants.

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Reference: FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

P, STEKETER & SONS,

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DRY GOODS,

AND NOTIONS,
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Baltimore Uysters,

Our Oysters are packed only at Packing House. We do not cater for Slack Filled
or cheap Bulk Trade, better known as Fresh Water Snaps; but handle nothing but
choice Salt Sea Stock. A Trial will Convince You. Prices from Baltimore or Grand
Rapids furnished on application.

We carry a large stock of

Sea and Lake Fish in Packages.

Consignments of Game Solicited.

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W M. SHEARS & CO.
Cracker Manufacturers,

Agents for

AMBOY CHEESE.
37, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

See Our Wholesale Quotations else-
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Special Prices in Car Lots.
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle,

A. B. KNOWLSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Michigan Tradesman

[ 1

Organization of an Association at Way-

land.

A largely attended meeeting of the busi-
ness men of Wayland was held at the coun-
cil room last Wednesday evening, for the
purpose of effecting an organization. E. W.
Pickett, was elected chairman and H. J.
Turner secretary pro tem. The editor of
THE TRADESMAN explained the objects of
general organizations, after which D. W. C.
Shattuck moved that the organization of an
association be immediately proceeded with.
The constitution of the Ada Association was
adopted, with the requisite changes.

An opportunity was then given those who
wished to join the Association to hand in
their names, when the following responded:
E. W. Pickett, D. W. C. Shattuck, E. S.
Fitch, W. H. & P. H. Sehuch, Clark & Son,
Yeakey & Wharton, W. H. Bartholomew,
R. G. Smith, W. L. Heazlitt, C. E. Davis,
Dr. E. H. Ryno, Hicks & Clark,’Dr. H. J.
Turner, L. F. Walbrecht, G. A. Mosher, G.
H. Henika, E. E. & W. V. Hoyt, Dr. John
Graves, H. E. Hawkins, D. T. Hersey, L.
D. Chaple, John Turner.

Election of officers resulted as follows:

President—E. W. Pickett.

Vice-President—D. W. C. Shattuck.

Secretary—H. J. Turner.

Treasurer—W. L. Heazlitt.

Executive Committee—President, Secre-
tary, Treasurer, Eli Clark and C. H. Whar-
ton.

Business Committee—E. H. Ryno, Geo.
H. Henika and Geo. Hicks.

A set of blanks for the use of the collec.
tion department was adopted and ordered
printed.

It was voted to request the editor of the
loeal paper to publish the constitution and
by-laws, together with such comments as
he might deem proper.

A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Stowe
for his presence and assistance and the
meeting adjourned.

An invitation will be extended to the
three merchants at Bradley to join the As-
sociation and several more accessions are
expected from Wayland, which will render
the organization one of the strongest in the
State. The Association is well officered
and starts out with bright prospects.

> - > <> -

More About the Hotel Man Who Wouid
Have ‘‘The Tradesman.”
CULLOWHEE, N. C., Oct. 25, 1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DreAR Str—A. friend in Kalkaska, who
takes Tore TRADESMAN, has kindly mailed
me a copy of the issue of Oct. 13, in which
appears the letter of J. L. Manning, of Kal-
kaska. Your opinion of him is good, so far
as it goes; but you do not go far enough.
You say he is about as cunning as a fox.
He is also about as mean as they make ’em.
The way he induced me to send for the
paper for him was as follows. I was, as he
says, in the book, stationery, notion and
subscription business. Manning came in
and represented to me that he had been taking
the paper, but that some one in Kalkaska—
on account of some little personal matter—
objected to his taking it, and on that ac-
count the publishers thought best to take
his name from their list, He also stated
that he wished THe TRADESMAN for the
accommodation of the drummers who stop-
ped with him. Knowing that most of the
people of Kalkaska thought very little of
the man, I thought very likely his statement
of the case correct and unwittingly or un-
thinkingly, I sent for the paper for him and
thought no more of it. I admit that I made
a blunder, most certainly; but as for send-
ing for the paper for him in any such light
as he represents it, and as published in THE
TRADESMAN of Oct. 13, and as people
would naturally infer from that article
alone, I most certainly did not and the arti-
ele in question does mean injustice and Mr.
Manning knows it. As I said before, I made
a mistake, but it was done through false
representation on his part and thoughtless-
ness on my own. Although far removed
from your State at present, l am very sorry
to have my name appear to your readers in
the light which the article in question causes
it to appear in. Respectfully,

C. 8. WHIre.
> -¢ >

Delinquent Department of the State Asso-

ciation.
HAstinGs, Nov. 1, 1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DrAR Str—Enclosed please find postal
note for $2.60, dues from our Association
to make us members of the State Associa-
tion.

I would ask if there is any collection de-
partment inthe State Association, as I do
not see anything in the constitution and by-
laws referring to the subject.

Yours respectfully,
J. A. VAN ARMAN.

Secretary Hastings Business Men’s Associa-

tion.

The Michigan Business Men’s Associa-
tion has no collection department proper,
but acts as a go-between—as a means of
communication between the various local
associations, inasmuch as it intends to no-
tify associations auxiliary to it of the pres-
ence in their towns of strangers who are de-
linguents in other towns. It also assists
local associations to trace fleeing debtors
and, when found, notifies the associations
in towns in which they have taken up their

residence.
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| TIME TABLES.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
ON eet secede ee 9:00 am
: cencsesdene Pp a
....11:00 pm
. 4:45 pm

Arvives.
3:35 pm
9:30 pm
5:45am
ree hae 11:00 a m
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through
parlor carin charge of careful attendants without ex-
tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 pem., and through coach
on 9 a.m. and 11 p. m. trains.
Newaygo Division.
Leaves.

‘ Arrives.
Mhs GCA de dan eka eS .. 3:45 pm

£:50 pm
10:35 am

All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot.

The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin,
where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains
to and from Ludington and Manistee.

V. A. GAVETT?, Gen’! Pass. Agent.
J.B. MULLIKEN, General Manager.

Express
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Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse City Express.............

Leaves.
7:00 am
11:30am
Petoskey and Mackinaw Express... 3:40 pm 4:55pm
7am train has chair car for Traverse City. 11:30 a
m train has chair car for Petoskey and Mackinaw City.
4:55 p m train has sleeping and chair cars for Petoskey
and Mackinaw.
GOING SOUTH.
Cincinnati Express..............¢.
Fort Wayne Express.............0. 10:30 am
Cincinnati Express................ £:55 pm
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .10:50 p m
7:15amtrain has parlor chair car for Cincinnati.
5:15 pm train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati.
C. L. LocKwoop, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

15am
45am

i
it
5:15 pm

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Kalamazoo Division.

Leave.
Ex. & Mail. N. Y. Mail. °
5:00pm 7:45am.,.Grand Rapids.
6:22pm 9:02am..Allegan.......
7:30pm 10:10am,..Kalamazoo,.,
9:00pm 11:40am,.White Pigeon, 5:
2:30am 5:10pm..Toledo........ 11:15 p m
8:25am 9:40pm..Cleveland..... 6:49 pm
2:45pm  3$:30am..Buffalo........ 11:55am 11:55pm
5:40am 8:00pm..Chicago....... 11:30pm 8:50am
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p m, carry-
ing passengers as faras Allegan. All trains daily ex-
cept Sunday. J. W. MCKENNEY, General Agent.

Arrive.

N. Y. Mail. N. ¥. Ex.
7:10 pm
5:48 am
4:50 pm
3:25 pm

10:40 am
6:30 am

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING EAST.

Arrives. Leaves.

6:25am
10:50 a m
3:50 pm
10:55 p m
11:00 am

tSteamboat Express...............
tThrough Mail....... ile l cal ileas 10:40am
tEvening Expre $
*Limited Expre 9:20 pm
TiMined, WITH COMER. .....6650cce0es
GOING WEST.

Morning EXpress. . oi... cccccavecss 1:05 pm
TEMPO WBE s ins nk es cesnesscs BOD
“~Steamboat Express. ............0s 10:40 pm
TOR. bc is euse cs
*Night Expre

+Daily, Sundays excepted.

1:10pm
5:05 pm

7:45am
5:35 am
*Daily.

Passengers taking the 6:25 am Express make close
connection at Owosso for Lansing, and at Detroit for
New York, arriving there at 10:30 am the following
morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner car
and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand Rapids.

D. Porrer, City Passenger Agent.

Gro. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager Chicago.

Michigan Central.
DEPART,
Detroit Express......... Heh deackaa as cebcden kan 6:5am
BO Ta oie ok tnt ad ve en ees daesecnae sans 1:10pm
*Atiantic Expr ..-.10:10 pm
PERO ceca iu h bn cesseabbeaghecenehe ddan eunnceians 6:50 a m
ARRIVE.
*Pacific Expre 6:00 am
WARE oc cscedbasis os
Grand Rapids Expres
MAE ches bck h eeu ed LUNs eee ehpeaceseikabes seas O15 DD
*Daily. All other dai cept Sunday. Sleeping cars
run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from
Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand
Rapids Express to and from Detroit. Direct connec-
tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)
Cuas. H. Norris, General Agent.

«e+ L0:15 pm

Dettoit, Mackinaw & Marquette.
Going East.
9:05am..Grand Rapids. 6:00am 6:05pm
6:50 am. .St. Ignace..... $:30pm 6:00am
3:56am..Seney......... 5:15pm 1:38am
12:40 pm) wet, 9 S200m 2300 m
12:50 pms Marquette .. 4 2:00 . m 6:10pm
1:40 pm..Negaunee..... 1:25am 5:32pm
1:55 p m,.Ishpeming....12:58am 6:20pm
5:30 pm..Houghton.... 9:20am

5:50 pm..Hancock ..... 9:01 am

6:35 pm.,Calumet...... 8:15am

Mixed train leaves St. Ignace at 7am; arrives Mar-

quette 5:30 pm; leaves Marquette 7 am: arrives St. Ig-
nace 5:55 p m. EK, W. ALLEN,
Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent, Marquette.

Going West.
11:45am
10:30 pm

9:40 pm
7:00 p me
8:00 a m
8:30 am
8:50 am

 

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Arthur Meigs & Oo,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICE.,

Wholesale agents for the

STATE OF' MICHIGAN.

This is the only authorized BR. cf L.
Smoking Tobacco on the market. Tho
stock of this corporation is all owned by
the E.. of L. Assemblies in the U.S., and
every member wrill not only buy it him-
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Deslers wrill therefore see the advisability
of putting itin stock at once. We will fill
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Wholesale Grocers,

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BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,

importers and
Wholesale Grocers.
Sole Agents for
Lautz Bros. & Co.'s Celebrated Soaps.
Niagara Starch Co.'s Celebrated Starch.
“Jolly Tar” Celebrated Plug Tobacco,
dark and light.

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Coftees. :
Thomson & Taylor's Magnolia Coffee.
Warsaw Salt Cos Warsaw Salt.

“ Benton” Tomatoes, Benton Harbor.
“Van Camp” Tomatoes, Indianapolis.
“Acme” Sugar Corn, Best in the World.

In addition to a full line of staple groceries, we are the
only house in Michigan which carries a complete assortment
of fancy groceries and table delicacies.

Mail orders are especially solicited, which invariably
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“The Michigan Tradesmal. |».

 

 

Michigan Business Men’s Association.

President—-Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.

First Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe

Second Vice-President—E. J. Herrick, Grand Rapide:
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Séhuster, Kalamazoo.

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the Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association,

     

Organization Notes. —

Tue TRADESMAN requests secretaries of
1 tocal associations to send in full reports of
all meetings, and other association news,
for publication.

A note from M. S. Scoville, Secretary of

Executive Committee—President, First Vice- -President, | warns the tra a é of Gran a Rapi ds against
|. J. Wheeler, formerly of Kalamazoo, but

Secretary, N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey.
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes,
City; P. Ranney, Kalamazoo; A. w. Westgate,
boy
Commmittes on Legislation—W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; J. V.
Crandall, Sand Lake; J. F. Clark, Big Ray pids.
Committee on Membership—H. S. Church, Sturgis; B.
F. Emery, Grand Rapids; the Secretary.

Traverse

 

Burr Oak Busines’ Men’s Association.
President, C. B. Galloway: Secretary, H. M. Lee.

 

Merchant’s Protective Ass’n of Big Rapids. |

President, N. H. Beebe; A. 8. Hobart.

Secretary,

 

so. Armand EF, Jordan Business Men’s As’ n. |

President, A. E, Pickard; Secretary, John Leng.

 

Business Men’s Protective “Union of Che-
boygan.
Promaees, A. W. Westgate; Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

 

 

Merchant’s Union of Nashville.
President, Herbert M. Lee; Secretary, Walter Webster.

 

White Lake Business Men’s As’n.

President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall; Secretary, Ww.
B. Nichoison, Whitehall.

 

Business Men’s Protec tive. As’ nof Kingsley.

President, Jas. Broderick; Secretary, Geo. W. Chaufty.

"Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association.
President, P. Ranney; Seeretary, M. 8. Scoville.

 

Lyons Business Men’s As’n,

President, A. K. Roof; Secretary, D. A. Reynolds.

 

Retail Grocers’ Ass’n of Grand Rapids.
President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary; E. A. Stowe.

 

Grocers’ Ass’n of the City of Muskegon.
President, H. B. Fargo; Sec retary, Wm. Peer.

Retail Grocers Trade ie Union As’n of Detr oit.
President, John Blessed; Secretary, H. Kundinger.

 

. a
Luther Protective As’n.
President, W. B. Poot; Secretary, Jas. M.Verity.

 

 

Lowell Business Men’s Protective Ass’.
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.

 

Cadillac Business Men’s As’n.
President, A. W. Newark; Secretary, J. C. McAdam.

 

Sturgis Business Men’s Association.

President, Henry 8. Chureh; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.

 

Traverse City Business Men’s Association.
President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, C. T. Lockwood.

 

Ionia Business Men’s Protective Ass’n.

President, Wim. E. Kelsey; Secretary, Fred. Cutler, Jr.

 

Business Men’s Protective Ass’n of Saranac.
President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams,

Elk Rapids Business Men’s Protective As’n,
President, J. J. McLaughlin; Secretary, C. L. Martin.

 

“Oceana Business Men’: s As’ n.

President, W.E. Thorp; Secretary, E. 8. Houghtaling.

 

Manton’s Business Men’s Association.

President, F. A. Jenison; Secretary, R. Fuller,

 

Hastings Business * Men’ s Association,
President, L. E. Stauffer; A. VanArman,

Coopersville Busine eS ‘Men’ S
President, KE. N. Patker;

Secretary, J.

Secretary, R. D. McNaughton.

Holland Business Men’s Association.

President, Jacob Van Putten; Beonetary: A. Van Duren.

 

3usiness Men’ 8 Assos iation.
J. Clark.

Greenville
, L. W. Sprague;

Secretary, E.

Ada 1 Busine SS ; Men's s Assoc jation.
meee sident, D. F.

President

 

Watson; Secretary, Elme rc hapel.

Ovid Business Men’s As’ n.

President, C. H. Hunter; Secretary, Lester Cooley.

 

Grand Haven Business Men’s Association,
President, Fred. D. Voss; Secretary, Fred A. Hutty.
&.

 

‘ v ’ . .
St. Johns Merchants’ Protective Association.
President, H. L. Kendrick; Secretary, C. M. Merrill.

Wayland Business Me: n’s Assoc lation.
President, E, W. Pic ‘kett; Secretary, H: J. Turner.

Eastport: Business Men’s Assoc iation.
President, F. H. Thurston, Central Lake; Secretary,
Geo. L. Thurston, Central Lake.

 

Retail Dealers’ Commercial Agency.

W.E. :. Cooper, Actuary, Grand Rapids.

 

Grand Rapids Butchers’ Union,
President, John Katz; Secretary, Chas. Velite.

 

Organization of the Grand Haven Business
Men’s Association.

Agreeable to appointment, the editor of
THe TRADESMAN went to Grand Haven
last Friday evening and assisted in the for-
mation of the Grand Haven Business Men’s
Association. The meeting was called to
order by D. Gale, who briefly stated the ob-
jects of the gathering, and called Fred D.
Voss to the chair. Fred. A. Hutty was se-
lectetl to act as Secretary pro tem. Aftera
brief statement relative to the aims and ob-
jects of organization and the results secured
through this means by business men of oth-
er towns, Howard Roseboom moved that the
organization of an association be immedi-
ately proceeded with, which was adopted.
The constitution and by-laws of the Ada
Association were adopted, with the neces-
sary changes, when the following names
were handed in for membership: Jacob De
Spelder, D. Gale, Fred. D. Voss, Ball & Co.,
Pfaff, Roseboom & Co., Prun & Armstead,
G. A. Bottje, F. Knapworst, J. Vander Saul,
Wm. Balgoin, R. Brower, F. Griffith, Boom-
gard & Sons, J. Eichelberg, Van Lopik &
Sons, John W. Verhocks & Co., G. Juste-
ma, N. J. Beaudry, A. Bottje, Henry Barr,
N. V. Slayton.

Election of officers resulted as follows:

President—Fred. D. Voss.

Vice-President—Fred. Griffith.

Secretary—Fred A. Hutty.

Treasurer—G. A. Bottje.

Executive Committee—President,
tary, Treasurer, J. Ball and D. Gale.

Business Committee—H. Roseboom, N.
I. Beaudry and 8. Justema.

A set of blanks was adopted for the use

of the collection department and the Execu-

tive Committee was instructed to secure the
printing of the same.

It was voted to request the local papers
“to publish the constitution and by-laws, to-
gether with,such comments as the editors
may deem proper to bestow upon the move-
ment.

The meeting then adjourned for two weeks.
Much enthusiasm prevailed, the officers
elected entered upon their work in earnest,
and good results are sure to follow in the
wake of the organization.

Secre-

rere p+ A
A full line of fur quotations will appear
in connection with the hide and pelt quota-
tions next week.

Che- |

‘Assoc lation 2. |

now a dry goods clerk employed in this
city. ¥

Julius Schuster, Treasurer of the Kala-
mazoo Retail Grocers’ Association, writes
as follows: After our next meeting, which
occurs on Nov. 9, I shall remit the amount
of per capita dues from the Kalamazoo Re-
tail Grocers’ Association.

The secretaries of local associations should
send into the State Secretary prompt notice
of the removals of delinquents, in order
that the names may be published on the
official Notification Sheet. ‘The next Sheet
will be issued in about two weeks.

A representative of the “United States

and Canada _ Detective and Collecting
Agency” in canvassing the city for sub-

seribers. The whole scheme is a_bald-
headed fraud and anyone who has anything
todo with the concern will have cause to re-
gret it.

President Hamilton writes as follows from
Traverse City: Regarding the ‘‘canvassing
fraud,” the fellow was here and enlisted
some of our merchants in his behalf. He
apppointed a collector, but nothing has been
heard from it since. His scheme was the
most nonsensical I have seen for many a
day.

The Retail Dealers’ Commercial Agency
has issued a delinquent list in pamphlet
form, containing the names of about 650
slow-paying and poor-paying customers.
Actuary Cooper has also arranged to issue
frequent notification sheets, giving names
of slow-paying customers, notices of remov-
als and noting the filing of all mortgages,
either on réality or chattels, in any way
affecting the standing of persons asking
credit.

Referring to the lecture by C. M. Wells,
recently delivered at Traverse City under the
auspices of the local Association, the Grand
Traverse Herald remarks as foltows: The
people ef Traverse City fell under much ob-
ligation to the Business Men’s Association
for so pleasant and instructive an evening.
The lecture was a free one, given under the
auspices of the Association, and is an in-
stance of what such a society, broad in its
aims, and elevating in ‘its tendencies, can do
for the community in which it exists.

ARR ae OE

The Grocery Market.

Business is good and collections are fully
up to expectation. “Sugars have sustained
still another decline, granulated being now
quotable at even 6 cents, although it is like-
ly to go lower or higher at any time. Pep-
per has advanced about 2 cents a pound and
whitefish continue to advance.

Fruits—Jamaica oranges are apparently
finer than ever in quality and prices con-
tinue to rule low. Floridas are beginning
to arrive and promise a good crop. Malaga
lemons were never so fine as this season
and prices are low. The old Messinas are
poor and the new crop has only just begun
to land, and prices are high. Bananas are
plenty and cheap in price, but are not as
good color as in warm weather. The new
crop of figs is coming in more freely and
prices are lower. Dates are steady and un-
changed. No new fruit in market.

Nuts—Foreign nuts are without material
change, no new stock having yet arrived.
Chestnuts were a small crop, which is al-
ready completely exhausted. The new crop
of peanuts is said to be small in quantity,
but good in quality.

Oysters—The cool weather has increased
the demand very materially. The stock
runs remarkably fine.

—_————_—> >
The Cooperage Market.

There has been no change, worthy of
mention, in the cooperage business during
the last few weeks, unless in the pork stave
line. For this class of stock there is great
demand at increasing prices. Aside from
this the demand is only fair and prices are
moderate.

One great drawback to the cooperage, as
well as to various other kinds of business,
is the lack of ears. The complaint comes from
all sources, and the reason given is that dur-
ing the last three or four years business has
been too dull to warrant building new ones.
The sudden demand for them shows a ten-
dency for an increase in business. It is es-
timated that the C. & W. M. and G, R. & I.
Railways are each between 1,000 and 1,200
cars short.

Hoops seem to be a drug on the market at
present.

A <
Identity of the Charlevoix ‘Canvassing
Fraud.”
CHARLEVOIX, Noy. 4, 1886.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Str—The man who is trying to
organize a Business Men’s Association here
is from Bay City. His name is Petherick.
He says the headquarters of the concern is
at Bay City. A man by the name of Culver
is the head man of the shebang. This is
what we get from the agent.

Respectfully,
CARPENTER, BARTHOLOMEW & Co.
—— i -9-
Purely Personal.

R. D. McNaughton, the Coopersville gen-
eral dealer, spent Sunday with friends at
this market.

John C. Christenson left Monday for Lin-
coln, Neb., on a visit to his partners in the
Eaton & Christenson Cigar Co. John will
not be able to use his hand much before the

 

 

beginning of the New Year.

49 Lyon Street, -

 

: COUNTRY ‘PRODUCE.

Apples—The best winter varieties are fairly
firm at $1.75 ® bbl.

Beaus—Country hand-picked command $1.35
@$1.40 # bu., and city picked $1.50@$1.60.

Beets—45c ® bu.

Buckwheat—3@3c B® b.

Butter—Michigan creamery is in good de-
mand at24@26c. Dairy is in tair demand at
17@18¢e.

Cabbages—$8@$3.50 @ 100, according to size.

Carrots—tic ® bu.

Celery—Grand Haven or Kalamazoo, 18@20c
# doz. :

Cheese—October stock of Michigan full
cream is firm at 124%@l18c.

Cider—10e @ gal.

Cranberries—Choice Bell and Bugle com-
mand $7.25 @ bbl. Jerseys, $2.50 # bu. Home
grown, $1.75@2 8 bu.

Dried Apples—Evaporated, 84c #% bb; quar-
tered and sliced, 3@3%c #® hb.

Dried Peaches—Pared, lic.

Eggs—Searce. Jobbers pay l6c and sell for
lic.

Grapes—Catawbas command 6c; Niagaras,
8c; Malagas, $4.50@5 8 keg.

Honey—Easy at 12@13c.

Hay—Bailed is moderately active at $15
per ton in two and five ton lots and $14 in car
lots.

Onions—Dry are firm at $2 ® bbl.

Potatoes—Dealers are offering 30@35c.

Pop Corn—2%ec ® b.

Peppers—Green,75e # bu.

Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores,
seys, $2.50@2.75 ® bbl.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c @ b.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—No chafige. City millers pay 73 cents
for Lancaster and 70 for Fulse and Clawson.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 46@47e in 100 bu.
lots and 42@48e in carlots.

Oats—W hite, 38¢ in small lots and 52@38e in
ear lots. .

Rye—48@b0e #8 bu.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 ® cwt.

Flour~Lower. Patent, $5 # bbl. in sacks
and $5.20 in wood. Straight, $4 @ bbl. in
sacks and $4.20 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 # bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 # ton.

292 bbl.; Jer-

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# ton. Ships, $13 8 ton. Middlings, $15 # ton.
Corn and Oats, $18 8 ton.
COOPERAGE.
D. Quay quotes as follows, f. o. b. at Bailey:
STAVES.

Red oak flour bbl. staves oaay ees M @ 6 00
Wi es ae M @5 5
White oak tce staves, s’d and : ’t.M @21 00

White oak pork bbl. M 19 50@22 00

Produce barrel staves. . ..M @ 4 %5
Tight bbl, and h’ds to match... cis M @17 60
HEADS.

Tierce, dow elled and circled, set.. 1I@ 16
Pork re 13
Tierce seas SQUATE......---. 9 M 23 09@26 90
Park bn esac ease 8 M 19 00@21 00

oe bar rel, set. eS eas @ 4

Flour Be gas ela wheat eee @ 4%

Cull wood heading...........--«.-.. 34@ 3%
HOOPS.

White oak and hickory tee, 8f’t. M 11 00@12 50
White oak and hickory “ 74f’t.M 10 OO@11L 00

Hickory flour bbl...........-.-.- M 7 W@ 8 20

Ash, round ** “* ..... ...-2-.... M 6 00@ 6 75

Ash, fiat racked, 6% f’t........... M 3 15@ 4 50

Coiled PA ik ews bs eo ce 6 00@ 7 60
BARRELS.

White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 1 00@ 1 10

White oak pork barrels, macbine.. 85@ 95
White oak lard tierces.......... ee 15@ 1 25
Beef and lard half barrels......¢.. 756@ 90
Custom barrels, one head.......... 1 00@ 1 10
Wigur DALTONS. 77 & .. +s o- see ko ss 30Q@ = 38T
Produce barrels..... ee ein erene 25@ = 28
WOODENWARE.
Riandard Tbs, NO. 1s... nce. ss 8 eet as > 5 25
Standard Tubs, NO. 2... . 6.23. c es cbse dene 4 25
Standard Tubs, NO. &.... ......06e cece eeeees 3 25
Standard Pails, two hoop........--...-ee eee 1 2%
Standard Pails, three hoop...............+-- 1 50
Pails, ground wood —..........-..+. sees 4 00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes. via snrpra phe Bojer
Batter Pails, ash. ... oo... 0.46 cecwae casi taey 2 50
BReiG he TRIO ck laces nar ein kkee cet lee 1:00
Rolling PINs... 2 oss. 65s es cone eee sa peines i <1
Potato MAGROTG. 5 oo os 505i css ocns cogebinb ies soc 50
Clothes Pounders... ..........ccceceecsneseees 2 25
EST eB ta bet. Daeg np OeP MRS BRRE rcs flor ry ges 66
Mop Stocks...... 0.6... cece ee eee cnet eee e eee es 1 00
Washboards, Single. ..........:. eee chee necees 1 75
Washboards, double...............s eee eedes 2 25
BASKETS.
Diamond Market... .< 2. .4.. ..-o<e.n be ens bs +s 40
Bushel, narrow band............--+.0+e-eee- 1 60
Bushel, wide band.............-.:e.eeeeceee 1 %5
Clothes, splint, No. ] Oia ha ds sence oes beso rke 3 50
Clothes, splint, No. 2...........0 20022 ce eeee 4 25
Clothes, splint, No. 3................+-------5 00
Clothes, willow No. 1 Gis cee caiscaabess ieee 6 00
Clothes, willow No. 2............ccsbeeeeeeee 7 00
Clothes. oe Pe os ek as ee 8 On
Water Tight, Wc ois aa cee we ca ee 3°75
te RS as tac week eaun nko 2 83
OYSTERS AND FISH. *
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
OYSTERS.
New York Counts Regen ks sco k sea uen keene sed 33
i OW OH, & Co. B BOlMOTB. . .iw oo verses nees an ot 30
RUT a as pak en eker rhe as oe aa 25
as es ce Kae Ses pene ce ens 20
ee iia dimen ss cab ape eens 18
CLAMS.

Quohog, ®B 100...... 2... cence eee e ee eees 1 00
Little Neck, oa a nk ve ch oe 80
FRESH FISH.
eel eos is cokes gY '

MEGA GOON oo aoa s oon as seen ae ee neh encken 1
See ee RPE a I HERA IIE Gta Em Mines ornns 7% 15 @2
Mackinaw Trout................2...5.- @ 7
Oe ae oa cies ss bane ae @ 3
Rea ay bed acne koecoeas ho 10 @N

WW TO os 5 as cee ne es @ 7%
HIDES, PELTS AND FURS.
Perkins & Hess pay as follows:
HIDES.

Green a. hb %T@ 7%/\Calf skins, ont
Part cured... 8 @8%| or cured.. @9
Fullecured 84@ 9 |Deacon skins,
Dry hides and 8 piece..... 20

MAS 25.555 8 @2

SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed # ......25 @28
OW es oh as Cae ha wok ee eee 3 @ 3%
wool.

Fine washed # b 2H@28 | Coarse washed.. _—_—
Medium ......... 7 @30| Unwashed oer

FRESH sH MEATS.

John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling
prices as follows:

Fresh Beef, side@8..................0005 5 @6
Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 5 @ 6%
Dressed Hogs died suede cal aa tes 5Y4@ 5%
Mutton, Carcasses........+..--.sseeee- @5
UAE TBI oa sacs ceed ener aves scenes’ @ é
ace ccc a kas aun ccc os ee TA@ 8
Pork BAURRGO. «565 occas sage nkncaccens @ 8
BROIROG og og coed see peacse west os stthas @ 6
MOT 6505 oes cy ech seen gees @9
Spring Chickens..............-....00+% @N1
TOONS ooo ce ee @13
Turkeys .........- Dou cote Cec een ens ll @12
FIELD SEEDS.
Clover, mammoth...............-.+.-. 4 50
* SONI so ogo ks vs See oc a Re 4 50
"TMHmOthy, PIUNCs oo ose eee cs eee eve se tee 2 00

 

 

ORGANIZATION OUTEITS

Full outfits for the Collection Depart-
ment of a Business Men’s Association, con-
taining all the late improvements, supplied
to order for $11. The outfit comprises:

1,000 Notification Sheets, for member's
use

500 Record Blanks,

500 Association Notification Sheets, and

500 Envelopes.

Money can be sent by draft, post-office
or express order.

Fuller & Stowe Company,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Groceries.

 

 

 

 

 

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WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.
These prices are for cash buyers, who pay
promptly and buy in full packages.
AXLE GREASE.
WOW oo csc cess 80)Paragon ..........- 210
Frazer’s.........-. 90|Paragon 25 tb pails. 90
Diamond X........ 60|Fraziers, 25 i pails. 25
Modoc, 4 doz....... 2 30
BAKING POWDER.
Acme, } 14 th cans, 3 doz. ope ee vies 85
ee ia wastes cede stes 1 60
“2a i o kaa 8 00
. Bulk Oe a vas by cede ees eee 25
Princess, 48 Be ce Coes ue eas Gee eee 1 25
Me ie cui Phas cess ans cewess 2 29
eo Dis ee eee wens) Veb ue anne lis 4 2
* ATE TEE CN Oe en ED 28
Arctic, % b ot Oe, DORE. c.. e550 45
-* Oe a eiua cain cna es 75
. hy . 2 OD ey aiaas as 1
+ 2 eT ea are be 2 40
“ 5 - 1 $F a aes 12 00
Victorian, 1 cans, (tall,) 2 doz.. 2 00
Diamond, “OU, . 0... ..- se e es se ek we oe 15
BLUING
MO aoc hee ate in dake es cas doz 25
WD NOs Byes sk ea ea a oes doz. 45
Liquid, AOR ce eee doz. 3d
Ligitid, 8 OZ. ...... 0.0 cece ee eee eeeee doz. 65
EI A of edic s'n ko a's en nne seen #@ gross - oO
AMOGIO B. OB i oak vei ca ek occ e ace ce neeses sens 20 |
PUIG TR Oi aos ons was ke ce dees co ae 2 00
Arctie No. 1 pepper box Spas Coase ce an 2 00
PO I ak cence eee tens 3 00
Arctic No. 3 _ Nigel a aeek . 400
BROOMS.
No, 2Hurl..:... 2... 2 00!Parlor Gem........é 3 00
No. 1 Pel Cs es 2 25|\Common Whisk.... 90
No. 2Carpet........ 2 50 Fancy Whisk...... 1 00
No. 1 Carpet........ 2 MOLPEERs co acd cavecean 3 75
CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 tb, Little Neck.................+-. 1 65
Clam Chowder, Be ie as bee 220 |
Cove Oysters, | fb standards.......... 1 =
Cove Oysters, 2 b standards............-
Lobsters, 1 Ib picnic. ......--.. esse eee eee i eB
Lobsters, 2 BD, picnic... .... 2. ccc. see sae ee 2 65
Paaters, 1 RGOr.. .. 0 ced sons ween on os ans > ed
TODSEOCE, SD BORE... ck ok concn oes ce ee ce 8 3 00
Mackerel, ‘Lib fresh standards.¢.......... ] 40
Mackerel, 5 ib fresh standards..........-. 5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 tb.........-- 3 00
Mackerel,3 tin Mustard....9........-.+++ 3 00
Mackerel, RD) GOUBEGS ic nce a cies nce ns on ae 3 00
Salmon, 1 i Columbia river...........-..- 1 70
Salmon, 2 Columbia river.............-+ 2 85
Sardines, domestic 34S............-. ee eeeee 7@3
Sardines, domestic 48............-++-055 W@I12
Sardines, Mustard 4S...........--.-e--+++ 12
Sardines, imported 448.............++.+-+ 14
Wrest Oy POON. oo ins suc cea es seen wi ae 46
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, 3 b standards .............-- aes 75
Apples, gallons. standards.........-.-.--- 2 00
Biackberries. standards............--+0++- 110
Cherries, red standard..............-..--. 95
WO a ah eke hs ween canes 1 00
Egg Plums, standards .............-.. 1 20@1 25
Green Gages, standards 2 Ib........-. 1 20@1 25
Peaches, Extra Yellow ............--.-0-+ 1 90
Peaches, standards................eseeees 1 60
TPOBONOR: BEGONGS. «oo. ici eka ace ese ces ease 1 25
Pineapples, standards...............++e0++ 1 50
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced... .-.....--- 2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated... 1118 1D
PGES oa oa et ase ew ene se hetn esse te 1 2
Raspberries, extra...........-..-.++ 1 20@1 30
REPRE DIOITICR oo ei ie cs cs ck eae ease ns 1 1W@1 2
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.........-..-.+-++++- 3 00
Beans; Lima, REAMGOYOS oo ocos ce eae s, T5@85
Beans, = Stringless, Mk nn ae cee 95
Beans, Lewi in’ ROston Baked. is. cies. ace) i 65
Corn, ‘Archer’ OM an och est cnn cn ee st 1 00
* Morning Glory... ...-.-.++.02s+-+s + 00
A eee cone aon cas wanes { 00
SO OIG TORE ocak cs tina ven ceca e hues 90
OO TR es acc iin we eden ee aeewan 1 00
PORK, PVCDOM. . oo hei esses oc eh en seers ees e 1 60
POOE. OXEPA TNATIOTOAG. 6 og oi acne ead vanes 1 ig oa
Peas, soaked Oe cp ic cs sian cee een as
Pumpkin, 3 f Golden.................--+..68 e5@nr
Succoteasn, SLANGATA. ... .....--. cece sees 1b@ 20
OE rac fecha ceca cen bene ene tees ma snes tL 00
Tomatoes, standard brands.............-. 1 05
CHEESE.
Michigan full Cream..............5.-- 124413
York Stare, ACMG.........-...6. «s @13
» CHOCOLATE.

PON oo cas. 37| \iGerman Sweet...... .2¢
HMMGRIO® 1. .0.2544. 35, Vienna Sweet ....... "22
COCOANUT.

Schepps, Re a canteen e cls @25
Ri ON 86H cc ky ee ck cas (26
“ VS. cence rece sees tee eeeneneee: (M27
1s hg tiz 1 eee ees @27%
ee ee ae A @B28%
Maltby’s 8, ‘is Pee Fe cede acco eenuan ees @23%
B BOG MGs since ch ces cas 24
on ie Bead ya cc cc ce cee es @?4%
Manhattan, ‘pais eet ess wees ella auss- 20
TOTO ec cw ayes @I18
COFFEES.
Green. Roasted.
WE pense 11% ‘oe PO ccc ks 12@16
Golden Rio......... Golden Bio. .<., “Oe
Santos........ 14 oie IBAMEOR. ... cineccees
Maricabo..........- 13 a oe ee 18
JOUE io... ees 2, 20@25 WIAVR...c ce... -24@28
O. G. JBVB:. .. cess 22 ra a. CAVE 26
MGRAE ooo) ccsc icc 22 [Mocha oe eee 26
COFFEES—PACKAGE,
60 ibs 100 hs 390 bs
es pies weenie cans 16%; 16% 163%
AUOUGKIO RS cic sec decscgcee aa oees 16% 16%; 18%;
BOT ck cu cnn sees chee nanes 16%
BERGA on 66 os ei ee eee on de ae etd b. 163%
OR ic awe k anne seas aandns 16%
ews ses nee hs anne one 16%
Lion, in cabinets........:...... 174
MAGNONA. 0... 255 ccs ce dee ere esses 16%
BROOM i ci icc cede cancdcas east xceds 165g 15%
TO ois a calles cnet eens too ees' 1614 @6% 16%
Oe Ao oo ces ces «Goer ns ts 21 21
WENMIORSS foo oes cs tcc ceen ses es 16
: CORDAGE.
60 foot Jute..... 1 00 |50 foot Cotton....1 60
"2 foot Jute ..... 125 (60 foot Cotton.. a 75
40 Foot Cotton....1 50 72 foot Cotton....2 00
CRACKERS AND SWEET GOODS.
=x AG 2 Ib
Kenosha Butter..............-- 6%
Seymour Butter...........---- 5
PHTOOE. oceans icin ccs Ka eer an 5
Fancy Butter..............+--- 4%
Re PRCT occas us bao pcan eens 5
po RA Sen ra lateier en atrun youre ees 5
Fancy Oyster..........-..++. .
Fancy SOGS.........-.-0.400+3 4h
CitG BOGB. 05 ccc es eek aren ences %%
ee Seated aces bean este 5
aac w ike wesk caeaee 7
MRO os oa hv esa sca bwn ny eon :
oo bc ons 5455 eia eee 8
eRe MORE occ ck cata cn teense 8
Pretzels, hand-made..........- 1%
TA a chien wees nnd ce 9%
OraqOKNGls oo... ss cece ce spe ss 15%
LOMOn Cregin.. sc cecasvncecees> im 8%
Frosted Cream..............-+: 8%
Ginger Smaps...........---0005 7% 8%
No. | Ginger Snaps...........- i%
Lemon Snaps............0+e05- 2%:
POO CUO, oki ccc ccinn eee 8%
Lemon Watfers..............6+- 138%
AOR oo Soi cs ese een ins 11%
Extra Honey Jumbles..... cae 12%
Frosted Honey Cakes......... 13%
Crebtn GONG. . cise cc ck cise ccs 18%
Bagleys GemS................- 13%
Seed Cakes.......... Socasaaceas 12%
SG & MM, COMCS. oink ands &%
FISH.
OE WHOLE ook cane onsen ccewers tne wees 384%@4A%
Cod, DOMCIEBE....6.. ccc ck cece cece seen ens 5@6%
WN ios ic ak apoanogn>s Ce neen cul 9@10
Herring, round, 4 PO cise caas sca one 2 156@3 >
Herring ,round, 4 bbl........+....... 1 Migs
Herring, Holland, bblis...................
Herring, Holland, ic oe cin ect ees a +580
Herring, Scaled...... 2.2.2.0... 20080 ceceuses @20
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, 6 a Peg. c daa sce 7 50
Mie a csuce. i 25
= bs . »* ced gead as 1 05
» Mack, MBO oo cei eset c se B25
BG Me I oa is ei ces accae esi se sti 2 — 50
i OB
White, No.1,% “pbis Gh die Werks tech cas oseand 6 75
White, WHO. 1g Th By IB. ook is cca cake ogee 1 065
White, No. 1, 10  kits............. iat decks 95
White, Family, 6 an Ui cius tebav cee ecias 215
Peklaekew cK bec wends cs ve 45
wi coos EXTRACTS.
emon. Vanilla.
Jennings’ D.C., ve Viceuivans doz.100 140
MO Ro oi as ts ea os ocd 2 50
* . é ~ Lords tes eceas anise 2 4 00
sg OG a kak eae saves 850 5 00
= “ 2 Taper. 2) s..<s 125 150
. * ee ae ess 7 275
- ne i “pint, round peceane 4 7 50
sty eke sar we ae phage 15 00
¥ S No. 3 panel... Saves 110 165
as ay oO. vecseete WO 486
" © NO.10 “oo. ce cece 4 20 © 6:00

 

' DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

CUR oo ris ey ak cas ee sees kee @
CAPPED oo iva occ oe A ney aes ah on'c bas Ves - ni
Lemon Peel...) 65. ice choc te tea tienes
OPENEG POOL. 5 cc hi ak ci esae yededs $ il
Prunes, French, 608.............--+-++- 124%G
Prunes, WVORGT, DOR cies cance w o) xe 84@Q@
Prunes, Turkey. ee Re uaa kuna un cs ae os @ 4%
Raisins, Dehesia.................. 000 @3 50
Raisins, London Layers.............-- @3 00
Raisins, California “* .............-- @2 10
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............. @2 50
Raisins, Ondaras, 288... ........ ss @10%
Raisins. Sultanas...................65- @ 7%
Raisins, Valencia, new .............-- @
TRAIBIR. TRODOPIOIG, 65.6656 co cos as ce ce ves @3 20
MATCHES.
Grand Haven, No. 8, square..............6. 1 00
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro........... 1 20
Grand Haven, INO. Fy DAPION: «5. 66555055 1 7
Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2
Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 15
I a ca kde da ca scep es concedes 1 00
OE ics heen cde anes ae aaen ca qhese 1 50
ee ac enced icavaeesescade 75
Richardson’s No.8 square...............+-- 1 00
Richardson's No. 9 OO ce aes 1 50
Richardson’s No. 7%, round........... cuales 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 eee ecu ccke es 1 50
MOLASSES.
I is vice vc ic cnasccce ecu. LQli
Oe oa ig es bbc avs cose un aa ce dcees 25@28
We FE ig i ic cain co ce ccanesedenseces 24@30
New Orleans, good.......... 0.2.0.6. e eee 28Q@B4
New OriGene, GNOIGG. «6.5.6 oe ccs eecceses 44@50
New Or ‘leans, Nc ee ast ck us nnued 52@55
\% bbls. 2c extra
OATNE AL.
Rolled Oats, gh 5|Steel cut, bbl. ..5 50
3 W ” M4 bbi...3 00
° “ oo 3 2:
PICKLES.
TO i cin ack is cee. ea aceneses @6 00
rs OO Sar oe eee ne a @3 50
TOUTE, THe ees cascas osc sinssd caus @7 Oo
: PIPES.
Tmported Ciay S GF0G6.... .. 6.600005: 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross..... -. @2 2%
Imported C omy No. 216, 2% gross...... @1 &
AGIOUTE Ee Pe age ve cc ch bs og snes co %75@ -90
| RICE.
Choice Carolina..... GHG WIAVE vce ces esis
Prime Carolina..... 5) PN oo i. cece nas, 5%
Good Carolina...... 5 |Rangoon.. 5Y4@r
Good Louisiana.....5 |Broken. ..... oh 4@3'4
POM Fo cs pees viens © PON oes cus cen cnes 7%
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s pure......5%!|Dwight’s esha tees a0 sO
COUSON ES iivcccss css 54 Sea Foam L
Taylor’s G. M.......5%iCap Sheaf........... 54
ue less in 5 box lots.
SALT.
@) Pookot. FF Dairy... oo 5 oe scc cc es 2 25
po Ee ee ee ee 215
Oe Oe oa oa oes oa hc ses bens oe 2 35
Saginaw or Manistee.................. 85
PO Onc cere cece cd tances es 1 45
PROT COMIEO.... i... 0 sees ce ces ss ; 1 2
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 75
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags. ad 2 5
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 70
American, dairy, 4% bu. bags.......... 2%
Oe ES SO en 23
Wareaw, (eiry, ba. Dams. ..........-.- 40
- sie ee <a ee case 20
SAUCES
Parisian, Ma tite, kok... c ae stan ce @2 00
Pepper Sauce, red small............-. @ 0
Pepper Sauce, sreen. ..............62s: @ 80
Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large one ee @1 50
Catsup, Tomato, pints... i Oe @ 80
Catsup, Tomato, quarts . epee akaes @I1 20
Halford Sauce, pints.................. @3 50
Halford Sauce, % pints.... ........... @2 20
SOAPS
POO cs casa ca vss 3 85 Extra Chics igo F am
Bg a a a ie? OO ALY ho cancun sence 2 94
New Process, | t..3 85 Napkin............. 4 75
New Process, 3 f..3 96'Towel .............. 4 Td
Aome, Dars........é 355 White Marseilles..5 50
Acme, blocks..... 3 05 White Cotton Oil..5 50
Best ‘American....2 CG etroad .......++<> 3 50
COME oi oles So 1 Gag as ccc cy ae ae .3 45
Big Five Center...3 85 Mystic White....... 4 (5
POMOC i cid ecaes 3 45|Saxon Blue........ 2 60
Shamrock..........8 14 Palmer's 8 oe See .5 50
Blue Danube.......2 55 “4
London Family....2 ¢ 30) Star. 375
SPICES.

Ground. Whole.
POODEL oie css ccas 16@25|Pepper........... 19@Q20
PUBDIO® . 0 6.0. s0s- Raw Allspice Ce ce teutas 8@1i0
Cirmnamon.......- 18 PO COREE. oon ces os 4s l0@l1
CUOVOR cscs. +e 15@ 5|Nutmegs, No. 1.. @b60
COIOOE i chicka 16@20 Nutmeg, No.2.. dv
Mustard. Wie Cloves 2.0... 005s @25
Cayenne vernon RAS 5}

STARCH.

Muzzy, G loss, 1th pae kages Reuseduels @ 5%
Pe ee eee ges @ 5%

a ” We occ cna cspsccen @ 4

“ Corn, 1 BD packages........... @ 6
Firmenich, new process, gloss, Lib.... @ 5%
" ” - 3 tb. @ 5%
oe “se “ Ce... @ 614

_ * balk, boxes or bbls @ 4

_ * OOnte 2 i. ccs. ss @ 6
Blectrio EmMetre.. «..~-- ..<ssss sg cae @3 20

BO COU ie vas ocak ck sw dnc es @ 6
iy gloss, 1 th packages....... ... @ 5%
- Oe MOOD og vec n aes es cueaeuis @ 3%
Niagara, laundry, MPM accu ccuss @ 3%

MONOS Coos cccsee @4
‘ —_ me... : @ 5%

° ea ran channeas @ 6
Quaker, lnundry SI sc sna a cea + kaa ten @4 50

SUGARS.

MR oo eae Voc cae @ 6%
ok ac oy gd ah deca dassee @ 6%
WO oi oo ck oc evs ea i veh cc cece G 6%
Granulated, Standard................. 6 @b 05
MOMPOCTHIONENY Ai... 6.256 cca snes cn aees' @ 5%
TN i ie aks ccc uckes @5 56
No. bs Waite Bextra C... 02.6 cccceecc seas @ 5M
WO Ee Oi oe on bi vines cece ceeuenas 5 @ 5%
ee aces @ 4%
eee, 4°.@ 4%

TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAILS.

Five and Seven...... 45|C PE Bo a cc cccnal 35
OPONTIOE ow ous es cae 00 Pe Ot oe oo cnc at 35
Seal of Detroit.. -<€O.Old Time.. alee
dim DODGY soo... 5555 _ 3810 nderwood’s C apper 5)
Our Bird.............28)8weet Rose.......... 45
Brother Jonathan... 28| Meigs & Co. ’s Stunnerss
Onr Bigger. .....8. 26. eee... 35
SOUY TIO. . 2. .+5 050 40|Royal Game.......... 38
Our Leader..........é 36\Mule Bar... .......<..5 65
Sweet Rose.......... G2 FOUNTAIN... 2... ce ccce: 74
May Queen....... .65 Old Congress......... 64
Dark pennesonnagies: [OOG LMOR. ........- 52
"TMG MOIR... oo 55 05s os 10 Blaze fo: ei eae aw ae 85
Me TO wk dae sc 80 Hair Lifter. . . 00
State Seal..........-- OO PIG WaLRG ..... 2... 505s 65
Prairie Flower ...... GGG on vo aden cents cs, 65
Indian Queen........ GOiall DOe. conc. ccs *57
May Flower.......... TaCrown Leat..... «..- 66
Sweet Pippin.. -45)| Hustler vale sw aauanaacaee
*Delivered.
SMOKING
Our Leader... :......- BOE i oan dikes ccaes 30
RG VOG is coun sass 30) Kight Hours.........24
TG. hi eca co anice PeEIONY oi. c cece wt diken 30
Ruby, cut plug......é MO ONN ge ec. 15
Navy Clippings...... 20\ Two Nickel.....:.... 24
TOUOe cece e. 15|Duke’s Durham..... 40
Hard Tack,.........,. 32/Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
ake cau sa ee ce da ca ecdus 16
RO PE og hot es ces sins 40| Rob ‘Roy ea dwhac sae 26
Arthur’s Choice..... 22;\Uncle Sam...........28
TRO POS cic cc co ek an 26 Lumberman ......... 25
Gold Dust............ 26 Railroad Boy......... 38
Gold Block........... 30 Mountain Rose....... 18
Seal of Grand Rapids ‘Home Comfort.......25
FOOD ce vedacsc ee Ty ee 60
Tramway, 3 0Z....... 40| Seal of North Caro-
Miners and euamiers. Be) AG, © 4.1 i. .555; 48
Beerless ........ .24 Seal of North Caro-
BtAMGGre « .. 665-5 40k’ TA, GOB oo es a se 48
CN FORE 5 ae caves « 18 Seal of North Caro-
Tom & Jerry.:....... 2 ling, Sod... m.....- 45
pS ee 25 Seal of North Caro-
Traveler | lina, 160z boxes....42
pe Ee ee ae 25 King Bee, longeut.. .22
Pickwick Club....... O Sweet POR. cvs cnacat 32
Nigger Head......... SPAS oi nce ce ences a2
PROMNG acco cckcen cs 22 Seal ch skein scons 80
German .........-...- 15|Red Clover. ......... 82
We. OE Bia oe cet 42@48|Good i 26
le Dew.... 25i\Queen Bee. ........22
PLUG.

ERP ais ace Sl 39'Trade Union........ *96
Old ‘Solder te cae cea 37 7| Labor Union. ....... *30
CE ie os vn cota oo 34 Splendid (acawedaseas 38
Corner Stone. .......¢ MAIOG POM. och ice r cuss 42
Sealping Knife...... $4\ Big -Drive............ 42
Sam Boss,.......... i BOLE RPOR 6 ches bes tensne 40
WO ical desens *.29|\ Jack Rabbit.......... 35
DOMity . osc s ees 44'Chocolate Cream... .39
Old reed ...40)Nimrod .............. 35
SOUY Del ncc ketgsce 32\ Big Five Center...... 33
Jolly _ TU TIOU cc cache cudece ss 2
A VOTIUR oo. ok ck ccces ME URIOUON, oo iccehves nasas 35
Higok Bird. ....0...<. 82) Black Prince......... 35
Live and Let Live...32)Black Racer......... 35

icc. cans MMO cui lac ves s cies 42

IE TON ic cs ccicees POR AGOUN ci ooo n cénn sans 39
Hiawatha .. ....-42|/Horse Shoe.......... 36
Te le icc vnc tn eas NOT WANOO. soo os cca esaewes 34
Spear Head.......... 89 Merry War........... 22

hole Earth......... 82;Ben Franklin........ 32
Crazy Quilt.......... TORINO 65k 6 ce vdce cans 34
Oe Wis ss cee cise ee 40) Black Jack........... R
ene Chicken......38) Hiawatha ...........- 42

ee caeaen ee ees 30/Musselman’s Corker.30

Par WY. coc cue see das ese
*Delivered. 2c. less in three butt lots.

 

 

SHORTS.
Our Leader........-. 16|Hiawatha...........- 22
Mayfiower ..........- B Old Congress.......-- 23
COO 20... cicetees ue ziMay Leaf...........-. 2
Mule Ear..........--- BI DAP o 6 oc cots ceedecsne 20
evkube:
Corn, barreis ........-.-.seeeeee seers 24@26
Corn, % DDIS.. 2.6... eee e eee ee ee eeeeee 26@28
Corn, to gallon kegs......--.-eeeereee es @20
Corn, 5 gallon kegs........-.-seeeeeeee @31
Pure Sugar, Db]... 2.2... cece cece ee eees 23@26
Pure Sugar, 4% DDI... .. 6-6 ee eee eee eee 26@30
SNUFF
Lor illard’ s American Gentlemen eaaud vy
Maccoboy .........cceescees @ 55
Gail & Ax’ cs gudaucsuecarcaues @ 44
” HODDOC. ... 2 scceersceeecess @ %&
Railroad Mills Scotch..............--. @ 4
WON oc fa cada os ch nacdiund santeces @l 3
TEAS
Japam Ordimary...... 2... --.cceee cece e tees 1
Japan fair to gOOd...... 2... eee eee eee ees 25@30
JAPAN BME... .. 2... cece sc cece cece se ceccccaces —
JAPAN GUBSt.. 22... cece ence cence ccecceees
Woes FA VGON..« 5 oo crs cer cec sees utes ecel $0050
Gath POWER... oo onc ccc cccccccceceneecescnces 35Q50
COO oy oid a cd chon ns dhendaaetceceaesss BI@5H5Q@EC
COE oo a Sac tendcedetese cans enneueeenens 25@30
VINEGAR.
30 gr. 50 gr.
WEG WING. 2.5 o.oo scccncncdncves 08 10
OO i dicscs ce caeee meascaces 08 10
York State Apple..........-...-- 16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported cua cua baneneeces 90
do PINGLIOOR. «0 5 coc cscecseces 75
Burners, No. 1 Doi eu deus wauaacceeeuuas 1 00
do RG, Be ck cic ccna seucasecnieas 1 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand....... ‘ 7 35
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 cans......... @25
CI ER os go oc cucu cen ceaekads eae @i
Camaieg, TIGtOL, ...- ocenccscecccdcncasacs @1z
Camphor, 02., 2 1 boxes..........-+.- @35
Extract Coffee, V. C..........06--s wae @s80
do ONE cece: cabs saeas
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps..............-- @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. dekedectm: Se
WAI ooo vn in cnc cag as nnes ~~ 30@35
PET Fe IN a 6 nn dk vc ce cnscecscaceca + @3\
OLY, 408 Gt BO DGNIG... 6 5.6.05<0s05cs0ees @ 4
| Pearl Barley........ 22.0222. ceeeees cers @ 3%
Wee Cres EGE. ook oc ic anne cccsncees @l1 25
POG, Spit PrOpared. ......<secccscses @ 2%
We, Oona ke os once kc cates @A =
Wr, A ing onc sng nn cc ccaescenas @2 2:
NO ii ae cc uence dsineksssneaeeuetacs @ 10
TT eons ee cin ed @5 00
CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:
STICK.
| Standard, 25 WHORES... .. .. osc cc crececs 84%@ 9
Twist, GO ade ce ci viuscdenncs 9 @9%
|Cut Loaf do ie ebane eed @10
| MIXED
MUM ee IG oo dc cc cc ce ecadecaccuy @9
Royal, ats @ 8%
WE, Be ee OR, goo oe ca cc cceescsces @10
We, Tn Oe REIN, ois 65 on tv ke dese checnus @ 9%
French Cream, 25 ® pails.............. @l
Cine 1OGT, FO  GRROS.. . 5 555 o ce ccc cccccce QA2
Broken, 25. pelle... ...... ccc. ceca A GIG
ee, Set Oe OI. ok os vc ca co ucucde cen @ 9%
FANCY—IN 5 Ib BOXES.
Bi TPN ois cies ic ices cere Ge
PE TIN 5 ks ee ci cess ve cbsecueceeens @it
Ie, ENO oe oc as vc vc can ees @l4
CROCTINUG BICC. icon oi oc 5 0 ones cvccctece 15
H M Chocolate a ic li esd ees 18

Gum Drops ...... wake uate Geuenceuus
Licorice Drops..:.... iaclebs dake tseanes 22
A B Licorice saeyey:

Lozenges, plain..

Lozenges, printed.

Imperials .........

Mottoes
oo oie ced case ncisess
WO FI 6 og co ce oy cc ccc cc geese
Cy aac won cds Sevens
Hand Made Creams... .... 2... ..4.00.0<: s@lg
Piain Creams. .......,.. hie sennd ee ena, 7
Weecarered Creams. ..... 6 6 oc csc cc chk, 20
MR WANN gsc ce doce cade cone 4s cese 18@ 14

PRUE ON, 8 co oc coo ci wencces 20@22
Wintergreen Herries... : 15
FANCY-—-IN BULK.
Lozenges, plain in pails Leu eaaes @iz
Loseases, nisin in DDS... .. >... ...-0<4- @il
Lozenges, printed in pails............. @is
Lozenges, printed in bbls..........6.. @i2z
Chocolate Drops, in puils.............. @I2%
CUES EPODEG 1 PAIS, . 5. 50k. 5 de cv ccaue 6 @6%
Gee) DPODG, 10 DIS... 0... o cecseccctcce © GO
DORR tops, 1) DENN. i ccccccceaednccs Ge
Beene Tne, 16s DIME. oi on oc ccc ce cana @9
Sour Drops, in Pails... . 2... lee ecees Giz
BOOGIE, 1h OOTG.. go os coca de cc cl ac ccs Gl244
Weperraie its DIG. onc. cc cn aees @ll
FRUITS
PRNUGG AROTNWELL. . oo 5. 5c cace se caeee 1 00@2 50
Oranges; California, fancy............
Oranges, California, choice...........
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls................ 7 W@7 50
a a a ae 75
Oranges, Valencia, Cases... ........0-.
CO, TEU oni vos oa cnn ccc cusn es
CIPO | TEMG. 6 onc: in Saicccnccuaceee<
LOMIONS, GHGIO®, ..0. 6.5 cece cscs cen ccc eh OGD
BO, TROY. o.oo cs cc cccacaes “aes
Permits, CAMIOPIIA, «oo. oc ac sc enscaess
Wine, ingors, NOW, BG D.. .... ..ececcsass 15@18
Wier, Cem Oso on a vs os occ conc cncs @ 6
Wt, BOE OE boos esas cw cs cecenes ® 5
Mt SO ooo occa dca as @ 6
BP oo ass oa ce wendiddnsunnee
MO TA GUE occ cdc cecescncadsrce
Dates, Fard 10 b box ® b..... bueaues
Dates, Fard 50 h box # b.............. @
Dates, Persian 50 th box #-.......... @ 5
Pine Apples, BW GOK. ... 2.5. ocsceceess
PEANUTS.
Werte TOG, WW WH Bho oo oa kc ca cecccass 4 @4%
Choice do GN ci adiesee ccc as @ 4%
Fancy H.P. do Oe ee cas @ 5
Choice ote WED cocaine ace ceanes @ b 5%
Fancy H P,. Va GO weceeeeeceee erence B @ 6%
We ooo sc ks cccccnvuneussasecce © Y%@ 6
NUTS.
Almonds, PVP AROTUE 6 oo oa nc ca casccnes @16
TVR 8  igiieeciin- 3 @16
" CORTON coos cc cc cn ccccccctee Ge
i ceils enecndasces @ 8%
DONO, OOP UE ooo occ cs can ccccces.
ROE, BONEN os once es cwacanseeducnce ll @L
“ TpOOUYAR ook ccc ceccascens @lw
W alnuts, GOI gg cc ons ch va anne @NVi
ois ag ce oe cen esees
“ oe co ceck aie
" CTR oot woos ceca casanee
Pecans, Tex MO: We cc ee hede cence 9 @I13
” Missouri. geudcecancecess ee
MC OMTRE. WE TD, oc nk ives ce cece stteces @ 6%

PROVISIONS.
The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co.
quote as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.

Mess, Chicago packing, MeW..............65 10 50
Me ci rebawnnse chas dheeeseaael ll 75
Bre CHIE TIO, ooo cc cc vc cece cocdcacccesssces 18 00
Back, clear, short cut. dca -18 7%
Extra family clear, SHOVE GUE. oo oé6c ce 13 00
Clete, A. WeDGtGT, TOW 6. ccc csc cccccteaees 14 00
Extra clear pig, short CUE, cc ceudaccssivxes
Wt OR THOUS yo ovina gino 400s ceckecducaea 14 00
Clear Guill, GHOrE OU... 605. cick seca dats
WCU GIGM, BOVE CUE. scons occa incccedaecs 14 50
Cledie’ TE; GRE CUR. nso ois 5 cnc dececaeses 14 50
Standard clear, short cut, best............
DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Long c OM, ON io ak ree cs can ccnnacs 6%
WOOTUIA.. .< ccvalasee dass: 6%
* SENG bc a cc adc waa wdiccuess 6%
BOE COPE, BOGGS coca coccecccccccccase
do. WNT ss 5 nck ccd ouceacs
do. PER ic ccd ec cubcicaducns
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hains, average WAT OW, bn onc cacuecet see ucauas It
ES ee ee u%
bap . VO MEG cece ce sksssccuae 12
AY MI css cen cece aeekewescdcsananeden 7%
 OROIOEM | occas sn calc wees dekedun anes 10
*  TMMRD DOGIOOR, 6 <6 5.50 cn cs ke cenceesasis ll
NN 2 ch on ab yn pakke de ca cendad anes 7
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................++ 0
Dried Beef, extra Wasa ceuus uk sscuucueeacess 9
‘ TREE PPIOORS goo iccc id Caccbuaduces 12
LARD.
PG gs pase ck eat caaceaacseences 65¢
Te AE ie RE oi oi hi 6c dicece ccceacaces 6%
50 i Round Tins, 100 cases.............. 65g
LARD IN TIN PAILS.
20 ib Pails, 4 pailsim case............... 6%
3D Pails, 20 im & CASE... .. 2. ccc ccecens 1%
Perlig, 12 1 GB OGRE, 6 iene oc cece ccncts TM
10 ® Pails, 6 in @ Case ...........-.. 00 eee Ts
BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 8 00
FIOMIGIORR, OMEN 65 5 ios ccc kv ce te cass cccdees 12 00
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED,

I BORO oc inc s nw kanncd ch dse: chekeoe na
RO CON gn sds ca ev edns tna tackanss
Wong GAUSAIRG. « . <<... 06 fcc ccsccncucsess
Wrankfort SAUSAGE... ..0 ccc cc cesccce cues
Wee TINO ck va Fire ne cn cuue vc snascceueee
FROME, CURRIE 6 55s k oon ca scscccccasatacst
MOOT. CEIGOR, 6 os sv cc cece cede ceed cede cas bees

TROGE CUBGEG, 6 a5 coke cine ts ceed ce deccodaues ce ‘

PIGS’ FEET.
In half barrels...............00. e008 uk cee as 3 50

 

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In quarter barrels...4...........

  

 

 

 

       

  

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Drugs & Medicines

State Board of Pharmacy. *
One Year—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City.

 

-*Pwo Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.

‘Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit.

Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Five Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.

Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.

 

 

 

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n.

President—Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids.

First Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Loomis. |

Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpeming.

Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit.

Secretary—S. E. Parkill, Owosso.

Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—Geo. W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson,
Frank Wells, Geo. Gundram and Jacob Jesson.

Loeal Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.

Next Place of Meeting-—At Petoskey, July 12, 13 and 14.

 

 

 

 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884.

President—Frank J. Wurzburg.

Vice-President—W m. L. White.

Secretary—Frank H. Escott.

Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.

Board of Censors—President, Vice-President and Sec-
retary. .

oceek of Trustees—The President, Wm. H. Van Leeu-
wen, Isaac Watts, Wm. FE. White and Wm. L. White.

Committee on Pharmacy—M. B. Kimm, H. EK. Locher
and Wm. E. White. :

Committce on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair-
child and Wm. H. Van Leeuwen. :

Committee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey, Isaac Watts
and A. C. Bauer. ‘ -

Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening In each
month. ee

Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November.

Next Meeting—Thursday evening, Dec. 2, at THE TRADES-
MAN Office.

 

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.
ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1883.
President—A. F. Parker. :
First Vice-President—Frank Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Seeretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae.
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.

eee enactment ae
Jackson County Pharmaceutical Assjn.

President—R. F. Latimer.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Seeretary—F. A. King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. E’ Foot and C. H.
Haskins.
Annual Meeting—First Thursday in November.
Regular Meetings—First Thursday in éach month.

 

Saginaw County Pharmaceutical Society.
President—Jay Smith.

First Vice-President—W. TH. Yarnall.

Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.

Secretary—D. E. Prall.

Treasurer—H. Melchers.

Committee on Trade M atters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham-
ilton, H. Melehers, W. H. Keeler and R. J. Birney. |
Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday afternoon in

each month.
Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
President—I. C, Terry.
Vice-President—D. A. Schumacher.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover.
Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednesday of
each month.
Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, Nov. 10.

 

 

 

 

Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society.
President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President—F. W. VanWickle.
Secretary—Frank Cady.
Treasurer—E. A. Wright. :

 

 

Some Truths Regarding Cocaine.
From the Medical Review.

The truth about cocaine is that it isa tonic
and stimulating exhilarant of some power
in melancholia, mental depression and nerve
weariness.

That it acts rapidly but much more evan-
escently than morphia.

That excessively used it intoxicates and
converts melancholia into mania.

That given largely in the upright position
it is capable of inducing vertigo, whether as
by inducing
anemia, is not proven.

That as an antidote to alcoholism
effects it is not equal to morphia.

That it is not equal to morphia as a tonic
in melancholia or as a naracotie in certain
stages 6f nervous debility.

That in equal doses it nausates more cer-
tainly than morphia.

That it is not an antidote to meconophag-
gism, though beneficial if judiciously used
and timely abandoned.

That it may be used with advantage, if
earefully given, in the withdrawal of opium
and the cure of the opium habit, as one of
many substitutes, but cannot be alone re-
lied on. :

That it intoxicates somé persons and poi-
sons them.

That its continual use is difficult to break
off.

That it is probably capable of developing
permanent madness, like similar intoxi-
eants, as a few doses occasions temporary
insanity.

That it is a dangerous therapeutic toy,
not to be used as a sensational plaything.

That it will probably help to fill rather
than deplete the asylums, inebriate and in-
sane, if it should unfortunately come into
as general use as the other intoxicants of
its class.

As ah intoxiecant it is more dangerous, if
continuously given, than alcohol or opium,
and more difficult to abandon.
eo <-——---—————

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

The third annual meeting of the Grand Rap-
ids Pharmaceutical Society which was to have
been held last Thursday evening, was post-
poned until Thursday evening of this week,
in order to give time to prepare an enter-
tainment feature, which will be held at the
Morton House after the regular business of
the evening has been transacted.

From present indications, the mantle of
retiring President Wurzburg will fall upon
the shoulders of Geo. G. Steketee, who is
"in every way qualified to discharge the du-
ties of the position with credit to himself
and satisfaction to the Society.

————_—> +

The State Board of Pharmacy.

_ The Michigan State Board of Pharmacy
held a meeting at Lansing last Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday for the examina-
tion of candidates for registration, but the
Secretary has failed to furnish THE TRADES-
MAN, or any other State paper, with the
proceedings of the meeting or a list of the
applicants who succeeded in passing the ex-
amination.

rn

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
‘The third annual meeting will be held at
Tne TRADESMAN Office, Thursday evening,
November 11, at 8 o’clock. The election
of officers will take place, after which an
adjournment will. be had to the Morton
House, where a repast will be served and a
general good time indulged in. Let every

member be sags
nk H. Escort, Secretary.

and its

 

   

 

_ Physic-Tipplers

One of the most interesting of the papers
read before the Pennsylvania State Sanita-
ry Convention held at Philadelphia in May
was in the form of a warning against. in-
temperance in the use of drugs. The wri-
ter, Dr. Frank Woodbury, has permitted the
publication of this noteworthy contribution
to popujar knowledge in advance of the an-
nual report of the convention, and it. is cer-
tainly worthy of careful study. | The habit
of taking into the system drugs of whose ul-
timate effects the partaker is either igno-
rant or supremely careless has grown very
common of late among a large class of peo-
ple who are usually eredited with more
than ®rdinary intelligence. Dr. Wood-
bury’s experience leads him to the conclu-
sion that it has attained to such considera-
ble proportions as to command attention
and consideration from all medical practi-
tioners. He finds the physic-tippler and
medicine-bibber everywhere—not the solici-
tous and over anxious citizen, tvho with
every slight cold or sore joint, rushes off to
a doctor for a course of constitutional treat-
ment, nor altogether the devotees of nareo-
tic and stimulant drugs, but a great mass of
people who use almost every description of
real or pretended mendicament without
knowledge and without stint. Even the
comparatively harmless and innocuous soda-

‘| water fountain has been diverted to the uses

of the physic-tippler, for upon inquiry Dr.
Woodbury found that numerous powerful
tinctures, extracts, and elixirs, as well as
potassium and sodium bromide, soda mint,
sodium bicarbonate, acid phosphate, and
aromatic spirits of ammonia, were regularly
served out to patrons of soda-water foun-
tains in the drug stores. Probably very few
of these customers could give a logical or
pathological reason for this form of indul-
gence in extemporized mixtures, which might
or might not prove harmless, but which in
any ease could not be classed as remedial
agents. For over medication is a danger
against which the physician guards no less
arefully than against the earlier stages of

an acute disease. He knows when to admin--

ister and when to withhold. But the slave of
a habit of drugging often persists until an
enfeebled digestion and a collapsed nervous
system sound imperative notes of warning.

In the immense increase noted of late
years in the preparations of naracotie and
alkaline drugs as well as in the continuous
accessions to the amount of capital invested
in making patent medicines, Dr. Woodbury
finds reasons for believing that the practice
of medicine-bibbing is more than keeping
pace with the growth of wealth and popula-
tion. Especially has there been increase in
the demand for those drugs that act specific-
ally on the nervous system. But a few
years ago the bromides were little known
or used; at the present time it is estimated
that over 200 tons are annually used in this
country. Chloral hydrate has been in use
but fifteen years, yet its consumption in
Europe and America now amounts to many
hundred tons each year, while of the opium
products, of ether, chloroform, and the
jodides, there is a constant flow from a se-
verely-taxed yet apparently exhaustless
souree of supply.. Dr. Woodbury tells of a
formula for a mixture containing chloral
which he saw conspicuously posted behind
a druggist’s counter. It was found on in-
quiry that the posting was merely a matter
of convenience, since the calls for the mix-
ture were exceedingly frequent. Alcoholic
mixtures, he learned, were similarly rede-
manded, often for months after the occason
for their use had passed away. Intemper-
ance in drugs and medicines, it appears, is
no less common than are other forms of

self indulgence.
><

Miscellaneous Drug Matters.

A Massachusetts firm has commenced the
manufacture of a new dyeing material, which
they claim will supplant the use of aniline
at about one-half its cost. :

A druggist recently advertised for a clerk,
and among the answers wis one from a
a young applicant who inclosed his photo
and requested the proprietors in return.

At Newport—A_ gentleman enters a drug
store and winks several times. ‘‘I beg your
pardon,” said the clerk, ’m somewhat new
at this business. Would you please repeat
it?”—Tid Bits.

A Philadelphia crank, who is attempting
to pose as an antl-adulteration crusader, re-
cently published an article on the subject of
“Children’s Milk.” We have heard of cow’s
milk, goat’s milk, all sorts of milk, but,
well, we never—however, we suppose he
meant milk for children, if he really meant
anything.

That a drug so valuable for anesthetic
uses as chloroform should be so extensively
adulterated for purposes of commercial pro-
fit is a matter which is sincerely deplored
by druggists whose avarice has not assumed
such proportions as to blind their moral vis-
ion. To its adulteration for purposes, of
commerce may no* doubt be attributed not a
few of the fatalities that have attended its
use. :

Naphthalin leaves are now introduced in
Germany as a substitute for camphor in the
preservation of goods from moths. The
sprinkling of powered crystallized naphthal-
in on articles of apparel has many inconven-
iencies; hence, the idea to manufacture the
leaves containing 50 per cent., of naphthalin,
so applied as to prevent it from falling off
when the leaves are bent or touched by hand.
Each leaf weighs about half an ounce.

A witness in a libel suit against a drug-
gist of New York City asserted that chloral
was not a poison, and that he could drink a
barrel of it without injury. There was once
a time when the belief prevailed that inno-
cent persons could walk through

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ons maids carry water in a sieve, and many
other equally preposterous things, but at
present it is doubtful if anyone will believe
that a man can take doses of poison in pro-
portion to his ability to distort the truth.—
National Druggist.

There seems to be no limit to the extent
to which aduiteration is carried; but if there
is, the farthest. point on the road of this sort
of cheating is attained by a late illustration.
A man in his attempt to commit suicide
chose poison as the means of getting out of
his mortal coil and paris green was the most
convenient kind. He swallowed the stuff,
but it was so miserably adulterated that it
failed to kill him. When even our poisons
are loaded with bogus substances so that
they fail to kill, what worlds are left for
adulterators to conquer.

It is stated that citric acid is now being
made by a St. Petersburg firm from cranber-
ries.

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Local Association for the Paint Trade.
From the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.

The reference to local organizations of
dealers in paints, colors, varnishes, ete., in
the last issue of the Reporter, has awakened
a good deal of interest in the plans proposed
for bettering the condition of trade and is
causing a considerable amount of discussion
in the city and elsewhere, the general opin-
ion being that the suggestions are timely
and should be acted upon without delay.
We understand that prominent members of
the trade in this city have in hand a project
to organize either. a local or State associa-
tion of paint dealers, the objects of which
will be to control and regulate as far as pos-
sible the prices of the various commodities |
handled, the arbitration of disputed ques-
tions, the fosterimg of fraternal relations
and such other matters as may properly
come within the province of such an Asso-
ciation. Wedo not feel at liberty at the
present time to further discuss the plans of
the projectors of the proposed organizatien,
but expect to be able to lay them in detail
before our readers at an early date, when
we have no doubt they will receive the hear-
ty support and approval of all interested.
From our knowledge of the gentlemen who
are the leading spirits. in this movement to
benefit the trade, we are confident that it
will be pushed to its final consummation,
and we expect soon to be able to give a re-
port of the initial meeting.

The Reporter stands ready and willing to
assist, not only this movement, but to help
the organization of similar associations else-
where. There is no reason why the paint
trade should not have its State and National
associations the same as druggists and oth-
ers. The benefits derived by other trades
from the periodical gatherings of their rep-
resentative bodies is sufficient proof of their
necessity. While the question is thus
brought prominently before the trade the
opportunity should be improved, and the
example set by Boston, Syracuse and New
York be followed at as early a date as pos-
sible.

<---> ——-

The Drug Market.

Gum arabie has advanced again and it is
the judgment of New York importers that
it will be out of market inside of six months,
as the supply is almost exhausted and none
is coming forward. The Government has
decided that coriander seed is an edible seed
and subject toa duty of twenty per cent.,
which will advance it in that proportion.
Higher prices for barks have made a firmer
market in quinine and an advance of five
cents. Linseed oil has declined, on account
of an abr ice of seed and lower prices.
Glycerine is firm at the advance. Opium and
morphia are unchanged.

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Wiil Need the Assistance of a Chemist..
From the Omaha World.

First patent-medicine-man—What’s this
talk about introducing the German patent-
medicine aw into this country? ,

Second patent-medicine-man—Why, in
Germany, it seems, the names of the ingre-
dients have to be printed on the label.

“Well, well, is that law likely to be
adopted here?”

“T am afraid it will.”

“Well, we might as well be ready. Vil
hire a chemist to analyze my mixtures and
tell me the names of the ingredients at
onee.”

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Five of the fifty-five signers of the De-
claration of Independence were physicians.

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WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT PMENRODL, DOs oo os cas cc tne e segs a8 as <s 1@ 5
a Hee RENT, Antimoni et Potass Tart.............. 5s@ 60
a ~~ | Argenti Nitras, 3..........0...ee ee ee es @ 68
Advanced—Quinine, German; gum arabic; | Arsenicum................-.--0+% cca 5@ 7
coriander seed. Balm Gilead Bud.....................- B8@, 40
Declined—Linseed oil. Meet Oe os oc vo veo coche ce eee: 2 15@2 20
ACIDUM. Caleium Chior, 1s, (%s, LL; 48, 12).... @ 9
pO IG ESCA eer oar ce 8@ 10) Cantharides Russian, po...........-.. 2
Benzoicum, Gorman: «oo. ss os ess S0@1 00 Capsici Fructus, Oe eo ass eewbueses @ W
Omron 26062. a os eae se ses ose 30@ 35 | Capsici Fructus, e ade eaeaneedteedanss @ 16
Cirle ee ieee ig hae "0@ 75 | Capsici Fructus, B, po........... .-- - @
MIVHDOODIOE «6.0 koh sige ceed een ce 3@ 5 | Caryophyllus, (po. 30)..........--...+- 26@, 28
TUTE ois Gress 5k niet dee he 10@ » ¥2 | Carmine, No. 40.... 2.6.6... ee ee ee ee eee @3 7
Oxalieum ........ Ua hied cous anes pees 10@ 12 | Cera Alba, S.& Boo... se. cess eee eee W@ 55
Salicylicum ............- Dye ka es ous 1 85@2 10 | Cera Flava.......... 6... eee ee eee eee 2@ 80
aetna asc tena nee 1-40@1 60 | Coceus ..........---+ +. Mes ine Senn ass @ 40
TartaricuM .........0seee8 soccer tas 50@ 63} Cassia Fructus.............--. ++ seer ees @
COT i des cea ave'nes @ Wi
AMMONTA. _ ‘| Cetaceum @ 50)
Aqua, 16 deg ss gee eek beans ae nee 8@ db Chloroform ec ae 2a, 40 |
i MAMI oiesceanasevea tes contnns tO 6) Cateantes Gauibie Cot ai 00 |
eee : l@ | Chloroform, Squibbs........-....- 20+: _ @l 00)
er A?) aoe 14 | Chloral Hydrate Cryst................ 1 H0@1 75 |
WIGUM . 20.6 e ee eee eee eee ee eee ees aw OO ers ceded ce cacles ae ncenae 1w@ 12|
BACCAE. | Cinchonidine, P.& W...........-..+--- B@ 1)
Cubebae (po. 1 10.... 2.2.2... eee eee eee 1 10@1 20 | Cinchonidine, German........... iw Se
Juniperus ............-- A padcadasca se 6@ 7) Corks, see list, discount, per cent.... 40
Manthoxyluoe . 0... occ ese cs se eee e ets DO Te | CO coi oc cc ae oes cn ec cc an eer ens @ 50
BALSAMUM. PEMECRS CODE TO. spel ac enc decrees sevens Qa
MS ico irs a as G 48@_ 60 | Cret& prep. ...... ...-seeseeeeseeeceees E@ 6
Ws ei caeny sae Hones shove @I1 50 | Creta, precip..............teeeeeeeeeee FG 1
Terabin, Canada...............+ ++ a... 88@ 4) Grote Bubra............ ert ee sees eee es @ §
IR sos (ho a hg ve nines BOG G5 | CTOCUS .... 2. ce ee scene sn ecee tees cece 26@ 3
wo CORTEX. Cudbear eh tas ae yl oda sake ne eens @ 24
Abies, Canadian........... Sietacee 18 | Cupri Sulph........2.-.....eeeeee reer es 6@ i
CMBR ics hansnnncsnsdcoianserincens ET | PIPRETIBO «89 sao c enn en nnecnensreecesnse’ 0@
Priinieds URW ye, inch ew oun 18 | Ether Suiph.........-...s-.-eeese eee 68@, 70
Euonymus atropurp..... ........-+-. 30 | Emery, all MUTDETE «oo ons 4 oe sss @ 8
Myrica ‘Cerifera, pO............. ee e+ 20 | HMery, PO... eee eee ee sees reece eens 2
Derenraee WGN co he sik oo hes seesae es 12 | Ergota, (po. 60).....- 2... -s-seeeeeee eee 50@ 60
NN WR, hoes e can ctes co cartes 12 | Flake ac cxktnaeee ceaeuns R@ 15
MEN 5 55 oi on oa teknnses cence unses Jy | Galler... 2... eee ee ee ence ence enee ees @ 2
BIMNI oscic as Wh pean ie ecinee nee ee BH MONE ne se chee encerenenne sh ese ser: @ 8
Ulmus Po (Ground 12)............-.-.- 10 | Gelatin, Coopor.... 60... 66. eeee eee eens @ Wb
EXTRACTUM. | Gelatin, French........ 0.2.6... -. see ees 40@, 60
Glycyrrhiza Glabra.........2.... eee 24@ 2 | Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60810, less.
rv DO. sss es eee $8@ 35) Glue, Brown Pi clak bod aha vk baa cane WaeHe 9M WD
Haematox, 15 tb boxes........-.....055 s@ 9| Glue, White........ 6... eee e seer ee eee We aa
+“ ea @ 12) GV COTIDE 068 one eke cess een ceed anes LEL@, 23
“ ee eee, @ 13| Grana Ross oan ha ba ec aeaes @ I
“ Oe vc cskes @ 15| ey cae vene cass 2h, 40
: FERRUM. | Hydrarg Chlor. Mite.................-: @
Carbonate Precip....:........--.-+-+.- @ 15| Hydrare Chlor, Cor......---+-...+e+- @ 65
Citrate and Quinia...... 0 ..........-5- G3 50 | Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum.......: Ao. aee @ 8
Cities BEMUR.  oo acs dds enacacesonsss @ 80| Hydrarg Ammoniati............. ..- @1 00
Ferrocyanidum Sol............2.20065 @ 50) Hydrarg Unguentum...........--.---- @ 40}
AEG COIN ooo oo civics peek cose ne @ 15| Hydrargyrum ........-. sees eee eee @ 65
Sulphate, com’l, (bbi. 75).............. 1%@ 2 | Ichthyocolla, my oe ii 1 25@1 50
ry iene: @. | Indigo... . 2.2... eee eect eee e eee FEL 00
GUMML. | lodine, WEA oi cs ahd s saa os @3 25
Acacia, Ist picked...............- eee 1 09 | Lodoform, 5.2... cece ee eee ee eee ees @ 50
" Ba a oan reece vee tes @ W| Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod......... @ 2
“ Ge RR es ee as @ 30} Liquor Potass Arsimitis............--. 10@ 12}
. Bitted SOO, 5 ooo yee cece: @ 65) Lupuline we twesectrtveseececenccrecsees  SOQOE OG}
“ eas Adiucts casdeee-s T5@1 00 | LYCOPOGIUIN 2.1... eee eee ee ee eee 5@ 601
Aide, Meek: 100. 08. 6.66 oak ee BO@, 60 | MACIS........ 20. cece eee ee etter teens 50, 55
ORDO, (OG. 90). on ais ee eo ee cae 5 @ 12| N 3 2@, 3]
* Sagetrine. (0, 6D) 0.6. oes ns @ 5u|M 901 OV |
iA OAR, 115i io duke ness coda ss cons 2@ Bv : veer ee 2 10@2 3b |
Assafoetida, (po. 25)..9.......--2+-- ++ @ 15) 220% CANTOR. 2. es eee e eee te tetas @ 1”
MAN ses os oe coda aasece 50@ 85 | Myristica, NO. 1... ee eee eee eee e eee @ @
OCaMpPHOFAG (2.65.4 .-.5.+-.-4-- “lll ea@ 27 | Nux_» omica, (po. 20)..........-..- +++ @ Wi
Catechu, 1s, (448, 14; 48, 16)........... @ 13} OS. Sepia... eevee eee LEQ 20
Buphorbium, po.......-..---..-----.-. 35, 19 | Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co.........--. @2 00]
Galbanum ak @ 80 | Picis Lig, N. C.. 44 galls, doz.......... @2 70 |
CHAI OCE, UO oa oa eae T5@ 80} Picis Liq., quarts........-........+ 5-55 @1 40
(Suniaoum, (pO. 4B)... <2 620s 5-2 @ 25 | Eicis Lig., pints... .......----+5+-++-+ @ &
Mint. WO. ei @ 2| Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)........-..--.-..5. BO
Mee cc, (ak ae | Set Rs, 0.) ns... cee OB
Myer, (HO. 45)... 0 ee esac es ket. @ 40| Piper Albay (pO. 85)........-- eee] 35 |
ON (OO: FDO) oes ete ea @3 Ov | Pix Burgun...........-.-.- 2. este reese @ i
GS yee cee a ee eee Is@ 25} Plumbi Acet.. 0.0.2.0... eee eee eee Wo 15
(een es 25@ 30 | POreaee. Heart. WUTO.. .. .c. 6 ck ee ie cas @, 40
Mysekiinth a ae, 30@ 75| Potassa, Bitart, com.............-+.-- @ Wb
HERBA—In ounce packxges. | Potass Nitras, OM a ee
OMMUMIBUR icc kc cce iss anen oe gi | Fotass Nisras....... assim ne nase et as aoe 1@ 9
BD MetOPIAN cose. ynksck et arses o9| Pulwis Ipecac et opii.... ...... ees L Wel 20
Pa ee es 95, | Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D.Co., doz. @1 00
EE as 98 | RYFOUDEUIE, DV. «+. 06 --- ees ee rena raree BBO), 35
Menthe PIMCMLE. | cess hele cs ee yz | QUASSINE 20.0... eee eee ee cece ee eens 8G 10
“ ae ae o3,| Quinia, 8, P. & W........-2....-0000-- O@ 70
a. a9 | Quinia, OD oe oc as wenn 55@, $65
i cic uaanges 22 | BEE ERNE, oo cc ce ck ce de nees R@® 13
UMM oo. csctuee cays 95 | Saccharum Lactis, pv........-..-+---. @, 35
MAGNESIA. os ee ins aw cent as 2 12 25
Raised Pak ee BE@ 60 Sanguis DRACO ong voc seas do wenden 40@, 50
Carhouer®, PAG... io. ec cle lc ics. eek ee 2O@ 2 | Santonine...... 1-2... cece ee ee ee ee eens @t 50
Carbonate, K. & M..........25..--..-. BOS 25 | SAPO, Wa... eee eee eee ee eect eee ee es @, 14
Carbonate, Jennings............-..+5: Ba@ 36) SAPO, M.... 2... cece ee ee eee eee eee eee 8 10
OLEUM. 7 SAPO, Goo... nen eet cece eee n geen enas @
Mbt ics ck oad case 3 50@4 00 | Seidliiz Mixture......-......--e seers @ 28
Amygdalae, Dule...........-25-6 0.006: 45@ 0 | SIMADIS -... 0. - cece ween eee eee eee + @ B
Amydalae, Amarae.......... 200. 20006 % WO@7 50 | Simapis, Opt....-...--.. sees sees ee ees @ 30
WM ee eisai ences 2 WO@2 10 | Snutl, Maceaboy, Do. Voes........... @ 35
‘Auanit Cortes <.. oles @2 %5 Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voes............... @ 35
RUMI occu soia a cies ou bbes 225 3 0)| Soda Boras, (po. 1v)....... seckenesccss ae
Te eS eo ra tonne : @ % Soda et PIE BN os oo oe chance 38@, 35
CHGPOODIT (icc kas cco k ses can sees @ 7h | Soda Carb...... ...- eee cece cree --+ 2@ 2%
enn yu ea. 33@ 6) | Soda, Bi-Carb....... .... 0... ..- seer 4@ 5
Ctemopodll APNE Ee @1 50 | Soda, Ash...........-. pette tenes en ees 3@ 4
CHHGINOD 6) 556. . nea ies wk Pe oe ee oc @ %| Soda Sulphas..........-....--eeeee ees @ 2
PAIR ose cs caa cscs cesses Lees @ %5| Spts. Ether Co..............-..ese eee 50@ | 55
CMMI TARO, 5. acc. case cece van 33@, 65 | Spts. Myrcia Dom.............-.. +--+ @2 00
PROMI sce shlinccc aes @ | Spts. Myreia Imp... 22.2... see. @2 50
MIN coil hoy oo cnn ded pea sntens 8 50@9 uo | Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 25)............. @2 35
PO OGHENIEOS. ooo. bbe dae ih a nae 90@1 60 | Stryehnia, Crystal. .......--.....+5. @1 30
BPRSOIOR erica ib veblees hacek pete es 1 20@1 3y | Sulphur, Subl.......... 0... eee eee 24@, 3%
APRICORN eee ea ee 2 3u@z 40 | Sulphur, Roll... .....-.. eee ee eee ees “4@ 3
Geran, 3.06200... a ee ee @ %| Tamarinds ...... 0... eee cece eee seers 8@ _10
Gossipii, Sem, wali sc... cs... se &5@ 719 | Terebenth Venice..................--. @ 50
Hedeoma....... laid voce nce oc eat woed’ H@1 OO | Theobromae .....-.......--2.0ee re eeees @ #0
PANO ceca ciuc de pesca os eun 502 UO | VAMINMA so... cece eects erences 3 GIG 00
DAVOUGIED vo occ cc tk eo cores neeee gia2 oo | Zibei Sulph..........6. veces ee eee ee 1@ 8
TAPAG oe eo es eee 2 26@2 75 OILS,
Teoh a rc uae cba ceenen 2@ 45| : Bb] Gal
Mentha Piper.......... Ce valent p 0O@3 75 Whale, winter.....-..6.....eeeeeeee 10 15
Moaina Vord. . iie ose css ee 6 OO@7 Oy | Lard, Extra... 2... r eee eee eee ere ees 55 60
Maremiag, wal 6s oo cee 80@1 UO | Lard, No. L.. 2.6... cece eee 5d
MM oy cs etc aye seease ues @ 50| Linseed, PULTE TAW.. 2... cece eee ees 38 41
iss sy dane "1 o0@2 75 | Linseed, boiled ...........-..... wee 4 tt
Picis Liquida, (gal. 50)............----- 10@ 12 | Neat’s Foot, winter strained......., 70 M4)
eas Fi cide she cyaenonts 1 42@1 60 | Spirits Turpentine............. 42 4
Rosmarini .. 2.0.2.0... eee eee ee eee ees 65@1 50 PAINTS
Kosae, 5. a a a ek we eae @B 00 | , Bol Lb
Succimi ............ eee ee eee e eee: ea 40@15 | Red Venetian................+- 1% 2@ 3
Sabina be iec dele) wee leek ee ce ae 90@i 00 | Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2Q@, 3
Santal ec a vac cas bes ede 3 5U@7 00} Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 13% 2@ 3
Sassafras. Ae ida lad ae cate en tawe cee 45@ 50| Putty, commercial ............ 2% 2%@ 3
Sinapis, G88, 5..4..:. eee cs shen ceaets @ 65| Putty, strictly pure............ 2% 2%@ 3
Tighii ge eas acs os awe ns cea wale es @l 60 | Vermilicn, prime American.. 18@16
ONO fs Sve cad ae wos ae aus aces ates 40@ 50} Vermilion, English............ B5Q@T0
a Or ees sc eee kee so eae cans @ 60] Green, Peninsular...........-. 16QU7
PO CROTORE: cin) koko sc schde sy nees 4s LD 20} 1 red strictly pure..... .. 7H T%
~OTASSIU uead, white, strictly pure..... i@ 7%
Bichromate ...... ceecpnie ey ay c2q@ | Whiting, white Spanish..... . @i0
Bromide oe eee wk, ES 4o| Whiting, Gilders’.... 2.0.0... @0
Cabin 10, MO... soc ce 20g, a | White, Faris American... ...- 110
COM cas 2 40@2 50| Whiting Paris English cliff.. 1 10
Pruastate ............. eee 250) 2s | Pioneer Prepared Taints .... 1 20@1 40
RADIX. . | Swiss Villa Prepare: Paints.. 1 NU@IL 20
TE eg cap tc cs ew cas oy eee oes ate 22@ 30] VARNISHES. |
PDCDUBE ogee cee ten oe ewes bent ons 15@ 20! No.1 Muen Cogs... ..c..e.ccc-c:-s-+--k WOE 20}
AYUM, PO.... 0. -0e eee eee eee ee eee sce GD FB) RRA TTD go oe sci se wen en ee ces cc ene’ 1 60@1 7 |
Calamus......-.. bi be es ba knee aes ae 2@ 59 | Coney BOGG oo cyac cg ss ee st, 00 |
Gentiana, (po. 1B)... eee e ee cock ee eens 10@ 12} No. 1 Turp Furniture................- 1 OO@1 10
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..... sense ee ees cess 16 18| Extra Turk Damar................-.-- 1 55@1 60
Hydrastis Canaden, (po. 30).........-. @ 25) Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.............. ’@ 75
Heliebore, Alba, po... 0... secs ee. 1b@ 20)
“pe: ek cea eee 10Gk: 2 eee sre en
CCR) Oi ics cae ce ces ete cues oo 1 OO@L 10 |
FOR IE isin hace sk an Lachine enews see 25@ 30 | CINSENG ROOT.
Marante, Mer oie ic cet ee @ 35| _We pay the highest price for it. Address
>; r 50) j pinto (ye Vendo Mie
Podophytlum, po..--.scccc 18S 1S) Pegk Bross, Pruygisis, lian Kapids, Mel,
MON MOD. Sc ne tn wh ees Do coe acaacee ess @1 "5 |
a DY vc cnie se cnc cans ees ween eneees ewes Tb@L Bd | . ‘
DAMN inks cee kao WW@ 6 | higan Tinng Uf ;
Sanguinaria, (po. gt es he @ 10} It { ii {ig Xt all f
Serpentaria........... eros assess 45@ 50) { Ms by .
OHO ce ce scene oe coat say wenn 5U@ 6) |
Smilax, Officinalis, R a us . @ | ‘ p Dp
* “ MOe asi @ 20! Me Hi G d , Y
Scilla, I ier isc icvans 10 12 | MILLS 6 GOO Man, + TOPs.
Symplocarpus, Foetidus, po.......... 25 | : i
Valevinna. Ratan, (po. 30) eee ee 2 25 | 357 South Union St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
GORMAN. oes eb e sees et 1b@ = 20°
: SEMEN. f awe PP PL PPP PPL LLLP PAPO APP AA
Anisum, (pO. 20).......4. beceeeee neers @ 17} W/ ANTED— Registered drug clerks, either
Apium (graveolens)...............506 Wa 15} pharmacists or assistants,who are sober,
Teed We a a es ce wens 4@ 6 | honest, industrious and willing to work on
Ce COT POY, cies iui os vege oases cd 122@, 15) moderate salary. '
MOPORAO ola cua eases dees anne i te
Coriandrum..........: oy, o.5, SO 18) OR SALE—Stock, store and lots amounting
Cannabis Sativa.....- 0 ovine s 00a oh B%@ 4) to about $1,800 in an inland town. Doing
Re fos aa e's a san 75@1 00) good paying business.
AON OOO occas ok eek dren tees’ 10@, 32
Dipterix Odorate.....-.......... 606645 1 90@2 00) FIOR SALE—Stock of about $2,000 on one of |
MOTE a a a oa @ Wb the best business streets of Grand Rapids. |
BOGUUATOGK, HO... 5-66. ees lak eee t@, 8) Doing good business. Reason for selling, poor
ht ee 34@ 4 health.
BAVit EG, CODE Os acs a cece seks os Be 8 tir rr
Phalaris Canarian..... a RS BYu@ 4 OR SALE—Sioek of about $1,100 in town of
OWE occ. cs Oe ey 5@ 6) about 700 inhabitants. Good chance for}
Sthania, Albis... eRe cee e ec ec 87) 9) good live man. {
ae! Whee: 2. cls Ps ine oo os s@ 9| — “
: SPIRI | Pek SALE—Part interest in stock of about |
Frumenti, W., D. & Cg@’............. 2 00@2 KO $5,000 in town of 1,830 inhabitants. Pur-|
FPrumentl, D; F. i... We rocks so os ne 1 ih@2 ve) chaser must be good druggist and capable of |
Promentt 2... 5. cs 5: CO ek 1 10@1 50 taking entire Charge of store, ‘ |
Juniperis Co. O. T...... ee 1 ns Th ers me
Juniperis Co.....:.... Me se... ewes ee 1 75@3 50 OR SALE OR EXCHANGE—For good farm. |
Sancharum N, HB. o.c:i ge. es ie 1 THh@2 00) Stock of drugs and groceries of about
Sot. Vint Gat. oc. ede neh cee 1 75@6 59 $4,000 in town of 1,900 inhabitants. Good loca- |
Vini Oporto........ MMT ska sien cna'e 1 26@2 00 | tion. |
WS A ae as Ses wee ena 1 25@2 00

| Fok SALE—Small stock of about $500 in|
i town where sales could be doubled by con-

stant attention to business. Present owner is |
| practicing physician and cannot attend to both,
| -FOR SALE—Stock of $1,700 in growing town |
of 800 inhabitants. -Good location. |

 

oa Ae0—Many other stocks, the particulars |
oat

32 |
3% |
4 |

of which we will furnish on application.

 

ro DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks
we willfurnish the address and full a)

55@ 60 ticulars of those on our list free.

TRLNINE
PERKIN
DRUG £0,

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, gr,
93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

Drugs, Medicines, Cieiicals,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
and Drogeist’s
pales.

MANUFACTURERS

Pharmacentical ?Prenare-
ott

OF

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGNTS FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L.
Whiting, Manufacturers of
Fine Paint and Var-
nish Brushes.

THE CELEBRATED

Pioneer Prepared Pauls

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu-
facturers of Hair, Shee snd
Horse Brushes.

WE ARE SOLE OWNERS OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remedy
of the kind on the market.

 

 

We desire particular attention of those
about purchasing outfits for new stores to
the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACIL-
ITIES for meeting the wants"of this class
of buyers WITHOUT DELAY and in the
most dpproved and acceptable manner
known to the drug trade. Our special ef-
forts in this direction have received from
hundreds or our customers the most satis-
fying recommendations.

Wine and Liquor Department

We give our special and personal atten-
tion to the selection of choice goods for the
DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit
the high praise accorded to us for so satis-
factorily supplying the wants of our custom-
ers with PURE GOODS in this depart-
ment. WeCONTROL and are the ONLY
AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of
the celebrated

WITHERS DADE & C0,’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour Mash and Old-Fashioned
Hand-Made, Copper-
Distilled

WHISK YS.

We not only offer these goods to be ex-
celled by NOOTHER KNOWN BRAND
in the market, but superior in all respects
to most that are exposed to sale. We
GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis-
faction and where this brand of goods has
been once introduced the future trade has
been assured. ’

We are also owners of the

Drnggists Favorie Rye,

Which continues to have so many favor-
ites among druggists who have sold these
goods for a very long time. Buy our

Gins, Brandies & Fins Wines.

We call your attention to the adjoining
list of market quotations which we aim to
make as complete and perfect as possible.
For special quantities and quotations on
such articles as do not appear on the list,
such as

Patent Medicines,

Etc., we invite your correspondence.
Mail orders always receive our special

“7

_| and personal attention.

Hazeltine

-& Perkins
Drug Co.

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Editor Tradesman: We also need an act, entitled an act ‘°To
Dear Srr—Well, election is at last over | }yonipit druggists from working more than
and we can think of something else. We | three hundred and sixty-five days to a year,
have met the enemy, so to speak, and we except during leap year.” This would give
are theirn. I don’t know what to do, bY | a fellow a chance to rest, between 11 p. m.
thunder. I never was in quite such a di- and 6 a. m. nearly every night.
lemma before. Iam really afraid I shall) Pye we want a good strong law to send
have to change my politics agin, in order to an editor to State’s Prison for willfully and
keep up with this confounded country. —_| maliciously saying in his paper that his man
I don’t like to change so ofter, because it). yoing t6 be elected sure, when he knows
is ina measure confusing to be a Republi- | 6 wilt be scooped by fifteen thousand ma-
can one year, a Democrat next, to say noth- jority.

Ww
* | WHOLESALE
T E .
8 i 5 |
134, 136, 138, 140 Folton Street, R ED WARE, a
Grand Rapids, Mich. proekel : lass W are & Lam Foods,
No. 1886 Assorted Package Fancy Goods. No. 45 Assorted Package Tin Toys.
Packed Ready for Shipping. EEN 4
; : a Price. Retail. Total.
These packages contain the the largest possible assortment of Holi- ERE a eae vi ‘i \
day Goods and Toys that can be had at the price. Our long experience .é BS AONB oie sacs cre se lecectateeeacetcence 35 5 60
fa selecting such Assorted Packages, which we have made a feature of .* “6 WO OU WOON ooo cisco occ Vececncacaus 35 05 60
our business for many years enables out of town buyers to get the most 1“ “ “ Oe "5 10 120
desirable assortment in the market. We would advise the selection of “ “ “ “ ~, 1 36120
one of the Tin Toy Packages with either of the others, as there are no Re ea ee ceetee cannes 15
duplicates, but all choice, saleable goods. Customers can re-order any Me WUE OT WOON rs oi cons ca cacease sae 1 00 6% 18
articles which find a ready sale. : 6 “ Large Animals, on wheels... ....:....c.cccccccesees 88 a 1%
NO. 1886 F. G. re | MINEO boo isa cs ves cckns bhennees codes cones 33 25 50
Wholesale Retail gs pa ; *
Price. Price. Total. 1-12 MOI 5s ona soc bad ececescccencace jl 1 00
1-6 doz. Decorated Alabaster VaseS.............-..2+6- 2 00 33 25 50 | 1-12 °* “ aia ele aca s soe ko ean ad ss 1 25
13 * ess ” MF sky ba aca es eee ee ee 3 00 1 00 50 2 00 1-12‘* Elephants on wheels with ringing bells............ 54 75
13“ “ “ aa earn ce uees 2 25 5 2 100 | L12"* Sail Boats “ “ oe bt ib
1-6 “* 10 inch Silvered Vases...............-eeeeee sence 2 25 38 25 50 Pee RNY BONO CG sees ics beng cb aw sane sce ccs eae ses 75 50 1 00 ‘
. Pas ee ae : , 4
6 9 * “ Os pecan earl ere cots cone one 1 50 25 40 ; ° 2 ‘ . i | % % pint Painted Covered Pails.....................-. 2 05 30 \\ 3
eee ee <= 4a we! No.5 Ass’d Case Holiday Goods---Choice 5c, 10c & 25c Articles. [4% + Nos 6 8 8 eee 2 ee \
“ “ “ “ ates 5 6 . : ‘ : 1-12" Toy stoves with Furniture. ....................00: 35 5
. Ra a a enna ere eae - - ' Look over the Figures—Cost of the Package, $38.40; Selling price of the package, $62.65; Net Profit, $24.25.), w°.. [ Ue L ™ " \
1% ‘ Open assorted cups and saucers......... ..... 200 100 25 150 “4 Se a eee esanada tess sees enon saat 50 25 15 \
% “ ms oe 29, 112 a). 480 Wholesale Wholesale % * +“ Kitehens “ es se ehed be aaa dn asda genvases 37 10 60 ¥ \
: . 0 24 Price. Ketail. Total. Price. Retail. Total. 1“ “ re ‘6s “ 45 is .
So i se 40 40) 1 doz. Midgdt A B C Books, Linen........... 4205 Wi LS Winvoe Abies ile sc: Hw WT a we pee 6 Ce reg ee 3 = ' i
‘“ ss se ‘“ ainte Mee 64d < wa hae wee dA aes oe ne ca cneeecuce 2h 5 5
Pe ee ee shee eee ‘? 49 Ae 1 “ Everlasting ‘* “ OF aaciee sv 10 1 20 6 fT  INRIEE, UNOS. occas eee see hen ss ce 88 2 1 50 a : om : : ’ * “
yt rn “ ie 600 150 % 225 * : a ao Zo : : ae a a i ; 1 RRMA IE ols rede pu dasestacecctica- sca bseeqsene 45 05 60
1 Noah’s Ark Picture Books, 6x9....... 42 05 60 J Dust Pans, assorted colors............ 8 05 60
ee ™” : % oe 77 se ~
1 ee ee Basu :- "AM 1 ** Aunt Kate Series Picture Books, 72x 1 * Brooms, painted handles.............. 90 10 1 20 10 79 16 40
“ “ se ty “es 2K 9
1 Ea a ” " 1’ 100 BROS ioe ke 5 ete 75. 10 $120 | % ‘“ Large Musical Tops..... joes Bees 8 -2 150 Soeper erecta trtintinenreerernnes m,
be “se ss 2 70 wr P ‘ i
% “ Mous. ee Ss erg oe ds he - _- . om % * Prattler Bound Picture Books, 74x 4 ** Tron Savings Banke)... 6. 6c. l ccc cae. 42 10 60 ‘
“s * ” we gach sc er ekees 25 i 0 : we i . ; : a i a 4 :
. : ; : we a io MER MN ica ot ee) oe eA oOo 8 No. 46 Assorted Package Tin Toys: @
12 . oe ss “ ‘ 5 25 2 ; " s \
7s Ce ee . a 1 Billgp ABC BIOGKS.... 050. ns 0 se ee nna 60 10 1 20 1 ‘* Yoy Sad Irons and Stands............. 80 = O04 60
1 “ Child’s “ China MUgs.........--+++00+- 420+ sa 7 ” “ * ee aes an ka eens -..1 00 25 1 50 ee a - ee 65 10 1 20 Wholesale. Retail. Total.
. 6 “ ‘“ “6 2 9 . 3 a a . , ia ( "
I se is rogue caer ” ” ” 1 “ Building Blocks......... bese esos 65 10 1 20 1 “ Mateh Stands cr Tooth Pick Holders. 45 05 60 1 doz. 39 Animals on Wheels............. +s eeeeeeee neces 35 05 60
Re a a areineesreenes ease eee We ee 63 20 120 | % “ Toy 4 Bottle Casters...............66. i a rer et Se tenn e tans cannes oseeete arden. om ae
“ “ 3 ae 5 wr oy 9, as oe y oO > ‘
ee ee : . ‘a . ; . mF Oe oak ei lett Ont... sees A is etter teereeesretete tested ecnn ees 9 10 120
"= A Be huge gered ca = 71 4 * Solid Rubber Bélls:-................--- B WM 10) 1 * Nn .* . Trumpets, ¢ kinds........ i ee werr etter tetctecncteeepe tenes SO EO OM Ee
he eee sennennenbenaaeet iene duh eel dee ee ne aa WL Ee ee i 7 10 120 | 4 “ 8 Revolving Groups.............--.-...seeeeees a. ht SD
“ . “ ™ ee 5 9 Oe ¢ “ " heal - oe ~ ¢
1 Oe ee ee = mS A 6 Biliee Whites... ..-- 6s 48 035 60 | 1 “ Good Child Plates, 2 colors............ 8% 10 129 | Pie“ 24t City Horse Cars...... 2.20... esses sere cece ees 450 38 50 y
2 | MURS PING. once tore cn knn penne vse > © 1 4 « fests Poy Bells......:....:.-3-- eee a Qups and Saucers, 2col.. 8 10 120 |% “ 404Animals on wheels..........°.....0.-eeees a «4: 6 oe
~ i ’s Kni POM is ee cas eeee ) i g : om . ie so ss ‘ 26 2 RA
st Hb ecceu hcomappenammes mince re » | “ Checker & Boards............4.2+00.+4. m6 OT A. Annarted Whtips........-50 5.0 S & “01% * To [ateg nas hada beat hnae'son goes _— 8. ee
ee er oe a ee a ORE AEG 50 2 | 1 “ Tin ABC Rattles and Whistles....... as ele ik MAAneb ss eaataasi onan Seones a 8. 2S .
a. . . : : re Oo Re NT a Blea sc sie ocdcen tees ies 2 05 - 60 | 1 “ Watchesand Chains...............0+-- 40 05 69 | 1 “ 8 Kitchens and Furniture................ teeeees 5 10 «120
1-12** Smoking Sets..........-..-+.seeeeeceeeee eres eee 62 Ie ye ee Sa a, & tet 4 ‘ Oe 8 10 129 |% “ 170-08 Stoves and Furniture. :.................. 2 00 50 25 TS
i se “ r y | 19 6 r “ss ss on 9- -
_ eo ee El oeaeat3 dae eda Ey ce mi Meee OM NO. coi cin 8 10 120! 1 “ Richter 10 key Harmonicas............ a, srtenngnecaeee es ere: ‘= =S 50
a NG amass sine dancen eu cman s eiic et Sia ORIAE oe EM 1 Seaneeent Gand. ss 6 610) «120 | % * Luawig 10 “ ae % 10 140, | 2" © Dogs on wheels and bells.................... 4 %5
ee oe ee e ml 4 “ Oasis 40. 05 #60 | 1 “ China Limbed Dolls...................- Rr irri t estan esrntde a6: cree cece se eeene 5 5
dE csnusasitaicm ae esata ah idaho > 4? me 200) 1 6 Pelnte, in bores,,.,.--.+--..-c005 5025 ‘85 (05 “ao: “ Bo 1756 v)~— 3 og: | P12“ 405-2 Large Horses on wheels..................-. 35 90
% ‘ Square assorted creams, decorated............ 2 00 1 00 25 1 50 yw s ee 35 10 60 1“ Dressed * a ee a 65 10 1 20 % “ pint Covered Palle, painted «........ 002. cece 75 38 10 60 a
“ * . : On Zi 6 ee be e 6 > 4
Ce od eet ee ee se cape mo 0  @ | 1 * White China Rables.............:...... Oe ey centres sores ec * =
I i xcotlatraoe mayank Yaveemaaade sanennas gene i 7 OM uy 8 ine Pullin Gans... 5 ca 100 2% 180 | % “. Boys’ Tool Cheste..................%.. 08 2. % | 2 “~ TOR COps, painted... ......-... eee seseeenceeees =. «© 8
“ 4 i ay » 5 R 1 «6 “ ~ 2
SS ee ee ee ee Eg a iin eg _% 10 120 | % “ Building Blocks on Wheels............ st 2s )~S oH | FO «Drum Banks, *  .... 2. ..e esse scene eee seen * ©¢.s .
A Tange Gnine AMUMAIS.....--+- +900 -20508 0440904 6S 1A) 3 « 1 hox assorted China Toys........... 7% 05 180 |-% “ ABC Wood Tables............:....... “1 «625 «619 | 4 “(178-28 Musical Tops.............0.psceeeeee cree 2 12 HO
‘“ Ty “ec ; é ~ 5 19 “6 YT. i Sent é me ¢
A Per eaiesohesseahinon ett es : - 1 * assorted Snakes......................- 6 0 120] % “ Dessected objects, 3 kinds............. 50 (5 75 | P12 40}-1 Locomotives,.........0.s.cceeeeseeeeeceees 2 00 Ac “5 -
ee eee - = ei‘. “Surprise Boxes............... ei a i A CRRA BOE, ioc ey % 10 129 | “ 419 Butterfly and bells.....................eeee. 2 00 50, 2% 15
Package, 50c. 32 37 53 85 LL se eee 75 10 1 20 No charge for’ Package. ' $38 40 ee $62 65 | No charge for Package. 10 91 16 60
SOLIMAN SNOOKS things that I, and other people, think they ” q
ought not to.
Some Reflections on the Recent Election.| We need a law to make men attend church
Canr Hoox Conners, Nov. 7, 1886. instead of going fishing. r

 

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ing of putting in time as a Greenbacker be- If I had my way, I think I could manage

tween spells. But it has got to be done or | to get along and save this country from go-

up goes the post office. I had just got nice- | ing to the everlasting bow wows. As it is I ‘ :
ly settled down to being a Democrat and | have my fears.

had got posted up so I could talk free trade Yours for legal persuasion, a i
or tariff for ravenue only, when slap bang SoLIMAN SNOOKS,

comes this election with ‘Great Republican General Dealer.

i 22.84.86 & 68 SOUTH WATER STREET CHIGARL.

  

 

 

Gains” telegraphed from all over the country. Stub tn Giinehl at ie Baad.
This looks as if the g. 0. p. was getting to “Qld Traveler” in Dry Goods Chronicle.
the front again and may scoop things in’88.| «Tet me just say a word to you as to why
I must begin to change gradually, or first 1/7 gold goods this trip. It was because I
know I willbe charged with being an “‘offen- | tyieq hard. That is the long and short of it.
sive partisan,” by some Republican Presi-| 7 gidn’t start out discouraged and prepared

(
One . Pound
a : Wi ” t:
l 4
— n ellT sts sheets Uke aaitee to getleft. I went out determined to sell.
ell, all I can say 18, that If this coun"'y | 1 traveled a while with a representative of

can change any faster than I can, they will : & ee 0 d : : .
: mf s 418 house not ten rods from here, who didn’t e@ a ca Se Y O fn e ee 0 a 0 S ce urre f s
i to shorten the presidential term mate make much of a trip, in amount sold. r t om UL 0 l, U l nN In rl co nN e
ially \
é hat was the reason? ll, he expec
Now, Mr. Editor, don’t get a scare, by What was the reason? Well, he expected

ape hel oe dull trade, he believed that he would not
—— . ve —_— — - em, 70x have much success, and he didn’t. half try.
this is nothing of the kind. It is just a Why, do you know that I sui’ laws
I suppose, 5 a | ) #
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plain little statement of my fix. that manin my employ if he did that way, and

now that election is over, you will go on a : aes
pe Te ee 117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

booming the Association
JOBBER OF p

hiel visited re he didn’ re e'
hope ty tant tiie you are doing big which he visited where he didn’t even open CAR LOTS A 6c SPECIALTY.”
4
s €

. his trunk. I makeita rule to show sam-
YOrkK, sot 2 * .
Ye ples if it is a possible thing. I say to a We offer Best Facilities. Long Experience. Watchful Attention. Attend Faith-
AND
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Say, Bro. Stowe, that oleomargarine law dealer, ‘I have spent my time and my | fully to Cars Consigned to us. Employ Watchmen to see to Unloading. OUR MR.
is an allfired nice thing, aint it? Yes, I money to come here. You can’t do less THOMPSON ATTENDS PERSONALLY TO SELLING. Issue SPECIAL POTA-
think it is. I tell you, there is nothing like : TOE MARKET REPORTS. KEEP OUR SHIPPERS fully posted. OUR QUOTED
bringing folks to time with law and making than look at my line, and when they do| pricks CAN BE DEPENDED UPON. WE DO NOT quote irregular or anticipated
ae . ae td <— 1 as teitetliiast tea look I accept the situation pleasantly if | prices. Consighments Solicited. Correspondence Invited from Consignors to this mar-
ace ens ae cee Wee ONE ene S| they don’t buy a cent’s worth, and thank | ket. References given when requested.

islators think best. Since this butterine

: : them for looking. Now, some men—who : £26 ’ ‘
and oleomargarine was invented, I have think they are salesmen, too—will tease a’ WM, H, THOMPSON & C0., Commission Merchants,

lost more _ five — pc kent man to buy when they can see he don’t
feowy bnutter, hecetise no one would NY I | want to. and show thelt diseppoininient | 10° SOUTH WATER: OT, = CELICAGO,7 IEE.
Now, I think we will be all right agin, for] i,.. gon’t get an order. These salesmen

“
we can sell our rong oe more to have hard work to get dealers to look at :
the boarding houses and hotels. _ | their line a second time, because no man
We need one more law now, and that is | ji-65 to be bored to death by teasing. In .
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an act to prevent lots of our misguided citi- dull times comes the test of aman’s ability. .

zens from using pork gravy to sop their Anybod ‘ : , Manufacturers of the Celebrated ‘x
, | : F y can sell in good- times. I have x j i i .

bread in. ‘There is old Huntla’s family, for | heen traveling abot twenty years, and find Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.

instance, in this town. He has bought only | + pave to work harder now than I ever did. . c > See Quotations in Another Column.

half a pound of butter in over a year and | 17 nave to study up new things and find out = rs) rs :

that was when his oldest darter was mar-| the needs of the future in time to meet them

ried last June. The whole family sop their | won they appear. It keeps me busy, and , Leading 10c Cigar; and | Alsq Grand Rapids Agent for Cleveland Baking Co.'s i

bread in the fried pork platter. This ought

? : : I expect to have to do it as long as I follo 4
. to be agin the law, too, as it brings the this business.” ; M Y t J MW 38
: American hog into open competition with the a 9. aC QE S OO 1e S >
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cow. Suppose you help work up alawon| -A patent bustle is given away with every : .
the subject. It makes me so mad to see | bottle of an inebriate’s cure sold by a Roch- The best 5¢ Cigar in the Market. :
people all over this benighted country doing | ester, N. Y., firm. BIG RAPIDS. ue MICE. Full Stock on Hand at all Times.