5 oe % 6 ® ° JEW BELER. The Michigan Tradesman. VOL. 4. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1887. NO. 177. BEANS WANTED. Highest Market Price Paid for Beans, Picked or Unpicked. W.T. LAMOREAUY, Ag 71 Canal Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. KAHN, LOSTRO & CO., FRUITS, PRODUCE, AND GENERAL Commission Merchants, Consignments Solicited, 3 NO. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS. Orders promptly filled. All kinds of produce in car lots. ( Parties in want should write to or see the GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. 71 CANAL STREET. FOR SALE. Six Thousand Dollar Stock of Dry Goods, Clothing and Groceries in good farming town in Northern Michigan. The firm has done the largest trade in the place, the sales for 1886 aggregating $60,000. ‘“The Trades- man has investigated the offer, and can recommend same as exceptional. Address THE TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. BELKNAP Wagon and Sleigh Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material, and have every facility for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. : t@" Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich, We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. Use Heckers’ Standard Manufactures. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER, —AND— 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. STEAM LAUNDRY, 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N+ ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE XO CHEMICALS. Orders by Mail and Express Promptly At- tended to. JUDD cw CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, STATE AGENT FOR Fermentum! The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co. 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. CHARLES A. GOYE, Successor to A. Coye & Son, DEALER IN AWNINGS = TENTS Horse and Wagon Covers, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, etc. Flags & Banners made to order. 73 CANAL ST., ~ GRAND RAPIDS. 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 we will keep you posted on market price and prospects. Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired. Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker. Earl Bros., Commission Merchants, 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK. APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. Oushman’s — oy «6 In the treatment of Catarrh, Headache, Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron- chitis, Sore Throat and Severe Colds, stands without an equal.* Air Mentholized by passing through the Inhaler- tube, in which the Pure Crystals of Menthol are held‘ thoroughly applies this valuable remedy in the most efficient way, to the parts affected. It sells readily. Always kcep an open Inhaler in your store. and let your customers try it. A few inhalations will not hurt the Inhaler, and will do more to demonstrate its efficiency than a half hour’s talk. Retail price 50 cents. For CrrcuLars and TESTIMONIALS address - D. Cushman, Three Rivers, Mich. Trade supplied by Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., G’d Rapids, And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago. MVM Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly for food, is made of only the best white corn and ts guaranteed absolutely pure. U The popularity of Muzzy’s Corn and Sun Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, aggregating many million of pounds each year. The State Assayer of Massachusetts says Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per- fectly pure, is well-prepared, and of excel- lent quality. Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table use, is the very best offered to the con- sumer, All wholesale and retail grocers ‘DIARIES Tes CALENDARS 1887. Now is the time to make your selections to get what you want before the stock is broken. Geo. A. Hall & Co, 29 Monroe St. For Prices and terms, address GRAHAM ROYS, WhlP Grand Rapids, Mich. Stop That Book-Keeging. The successful merchant of to-day is always on the alert for the latest designs't» please his pii - rons. So we sav to Merchants, stop twat Book-Keeping, and use the TALLIAF2rRxO Coupon Credit Book. ae o:t have no idea how it will revolutionize your business; customers are delighted with them _ and when once used by the merchant, they never return to the old thread-worn pass book to p:ove to their patrons that they are dishonest. Invest e. few dollars in Coupon Credit Books, give them a fair trial, you can easily return to the old method; faithful of errors, discontent and expense. Sample copy 10 cts. in postage stamps. Address J. TALLIAFERRO, 1933 McGee Street. nsas Ciry, Mo. GERMAN IL. Winternitz, 106 Kent St. MUSTARD. |erana_ Rapids, Mich. MOSELEY BROS. ——_WHOLESALE—— SEEDS, FRUITS, OYSTERS, AnA Produce. 26, 28, 30 and 32 OTTAWA ST., G’D RAPIDS BAXTER’S CELEBRATED “LUCKY STAR” CIGAR, Manufactured by ROPER & BAXTER CIGAR CO., 51 and 53 Wabash Ave., Chicago. This famous brand is now handled by the leading druggists and grocers of Michigan. In towns where the cigar is not handled, I 2m prepared to give the ex- clusive agency to good parties, druggists preferred. J. L. STRELITSKY, STATE AGENT, 128 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address Peck Bros,, Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich, The CELEBRATED EMERY $3 SHOE MANUFACTURED BY HATCH & EMERY, Chicago and Boston, D. G. KENYON, Traveling Salesman, 227 Jefferson Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. THE NEW Noap Company. As previously announced, the trade is now being supplied with Soap from this new factory. Two brands are now introduced, the Fleadlisht AND Little Daisy. Both free from adulterations of all kinds, and contain pure Ceylon Cocoa Oil, Steam Refined Tallow, Glycerine and Borax. The former is a first-class Laundry Soap, and the latter, being fine and milder, is one of the best Bath, Laundry and Toilet Soaps combined now on the market. For terms, please apply to the factory, in person, by letter, or telephone. (Telephone No. 578-5 rings.) Shall we receive your encouragement by way of a trial order? Respectfully, Grand Rapids Soap Co. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. The firm of Bode & Keeney, of Ferry. Mich., has this day dissolved by mvugual consent. Hereafter the business will be conducted and managed by J. M. Keeney, and he will settle all accounts contracted by the firm and collect all bills due the firm. E. J. BODE, J. M. KEENEY. Signed, Jan. 22, 1887. EATON & LYON, Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationary & Sundris, 20 and 22 donroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SHE HAD WINNING WAYS. A Tale of the Road, Told by an Old “‘Drum- mer” to a Young One. BY WILLIAM M. COOKE. (Copyrighted, 1886, by Bacheller.& Co.) “Warm, isn’tit?” said the drummer, affa- bly. I had settled myself comfortably ina seat by a window, beside my new, pale leather grip, had assured myself that my money, route list, mileage book, and accident ticket were safe, had glanced furtively toward the reflection of my new silk traveling cap and new duster in a mirror, and the Buffalo ‘“*sleeper” was pulling out of the station. ‘Think I saw you at Brown & Jones’ the other day, didn’t I? Travel for them?” con- tinued the drummer. To both the questions I answered ‘*Yes,” and I also had to acknowledge, when asked, that this was my first trip. He wasa good- looking, gentlemanlike man of thirty-five or so, with wide-awake, gray eyes, long mus- tache, and clean-shaven chin. He might have passed for what he would upon the street, but the well-worn cap and duster, the um- brella and bundle of newspapers strapped to the dingy gripsack, that indescribable air of ease and familiarity with which he glanced about the car, were signs not to be mistaken. Well, I was young and need not despair. In time, I, too, would be a veteran. Presently, ,he spoke again: ‘Your nameis Robinson, isn’tit? Thought o. I know your brother very well. Met him in Chicago last month,” and then, lean- ing toward me, he whispered, ‘‘Do you see that girl in the seat behind me? Takea look at her. She’ll leave the train soon, I fancy.” Of course, I had seen her. She was one of the loveliest little creatures that I had ever laid eyes upon. Quite young; not over eighteen, I thought, with a slim, girlish fig- ure and dark hair and great, brown eyes with long lashes and a complexion like a rose leaf Had I seen her! She was reading a book; twice she had looked up, but, meeting my eyes, hers had dropped again, and I thought she had blushed, ever so faintly. And now that impertinent, middle-aged drummer must needs turn in his seat and stare at her point blank while she read, un- til I felt myself growing decidedly angry. ‘‘What a sweet, demure little thing it is,” he whispered again, turning to me with a rather queer smile.“Poo-young to betravem ing alone, eh?” I was disgusted with him and didn’t an- swer. ‘Lady in No. 9? Stopped off at Newburg, sir,” was all that the porter could tell me when I inquired a little later, and the drum- mer smiled his queer smile again. “I thought so,” he said. A snug little party of six, all commercial men, of various ages and creeds, had been filling the car with the smoke of many cigars, good bad and indifferent, yarns had been spun, pocket-flasks had been circulated sev- eral times, and one after another the other men had slipped away to their berths. The drummer lighted a fresh cigar, crossed his legs, blew a wreath of smoke, and winked one of his gray eyes good-humored- ly. “I know what you’re thinking about,” he said. ‘I don’t wonder. Sheisagood-look- ing young person. And how old would you take her to be? Eighteen! Hum! Well— perhaps. But I’m going to tell you a little story. Ive never told it before. Yes, it is about her—you needn’t fidget. + * &# One afternoon in January, over two ) ears ago, | was waiting for a train in the Lehigh Valley depot at Wilkesbarre. It had been snowing hard and drifting all day and the train was about an hour behind time, and I hadn’t made a single sale in the town, and the waiting-room was cold as Greenland, and, altogether, I was in avery bad humor. Some one behind me asked me if I knew when the train for Allentown would come, and I an- swered pretty gruffly that I was sure I couldn’t tell. But when I turned around and caught the look in those two big, soft eyes, I felt—well, I felt as if I had kicked a kitten. I needn’t describe her looks—they haven't changed in the least since, and you saw her this evening. Of course, I apologized then and explained that the train was overdue; and she thanked me quietly and walked away. But when, half an hour afterward, that young woman came through the crowded car looking for a seat, I confess that I was quite content to put my gripsack down on the floor, and make room for her beside me. And I had been on the road for twelve years and detested schoolgirls. But, somehow, her eyes and voice—such a_ timid, little voice—reminded me of a sister I once had years ago, and my heart warmed toward her; and I stowed away her satchel in the rack, and made her wrap herself in my traveling rug, for the car was cold, and com- forted her generally. And, before long; she was chatting to me as unconcernedlyas if I had been her Uncle John. For she had an Un- cle John, I heard, and had been visiting him and his wifeat Wilkesbarre. And her home lay a few miles out of Allentown. I heard all about that home —about papa and mamma, na at the station, about her pony Jack and her dog Tyro. I don’t mean that she talked child- ishly—not at all. She was very grave and ladylike, and it seemed plain to me that.she was an innocent damsel, indeed, and had seen but little of the world. It was really refreshing to hear her tell about a “straw ride” she had been on, a few days before, and how they had stopped ata tavern on the road and danced to the music of a cracked fiddle and had supper there. She didn’t re- member exactly what they had for supper, but she had felt so hungry and the bread and butter had tasted so good. Fancy remem- bering nothing but the bread and butter! Well, the train plowed along through the snow drifts, and at last reached the top of the grade at Glen Summit. I wanted the the little maid to get out and sup with me at the restaurant, but she wouldn’t. How- ever, I brought her a cup of tea and some cold chicken or something, and she thanked me so prettily and looked so contented and cozy, drinking her tea, that Lactually forgot o get anything fur myself until it was too late. ‘She noticed it, too, and seemed quite concerned that I should go hungry and was very gracious to me after that, and told we about the chureh and her little Sunday school class at home, and about that neigh- bor’s son who would persist in coming to see her in the evening and bringing her flow- ers, and he was only a boy of seventeen and hadn’t even a mustache. “She didn’t like boys, she said. No, she preferred men—they were so much more sensible and entertaining. ‘‘Well, I thought, you are either a very dangerous little coquette, or a most partic- ularly unsophisticated young woman; but, then, I remembered how very ancient an oldish-looking man of thirty-three or thirty- four must seem to a young girl, and she looked up at me so composedly, that I felt quite ashamed of the thought. ‘I told her some stories of the road to amuse her—oh! all very proper ones, I assure you. I suit my stories to my hearers—and it did me good to hear her laugh, it was so pleasant and low. And then, afterward, as I was telling about a bad smash-up I was once in, on the Central—how the ears jumped the track, crossing a bridge, and went through to the ice below, and some oil tanks burst and took fire, and the burning oil ran over everything, and the passengers were Smashed and some pinned down under wat- er and drowned, and others roasted alive, ‘shrieking—as I told her all that, I say, the tears actually started to the girl’s eyes, and her lips trembled, and she caught tight hold of my arm, and, er—well, I lied. Yes, I did. Gave myself three broken ribs, and kept my- self half an hour in the ice-cold water be- fore I was pulled out, when she recollected herself and took away her hand. “It had stopped snowing, and the moon was out; but it was blowing, and the drifts in the valley were so deep that, at times, we could hardly foree through them; and once or twice we came toa full stop, until the train hands could shovel the track clear. It began to look as if we might not reach Allen- town until after midnight, and by and by the little maid grew nervous. They would be anxious about her at home, she said. Per- haps even brother Ben might think she was- n’t coming because of the storm, and drive home without her. That would be dread- ful! “I did my best, in a fatherly way, to keep her spirits up, and told her more yarns; and finally persuadcd her to come with me into the rear car, so that she might look up the valley by moonlight. It was really a beau- tiful sight—the mountains rising on each side of us, covered with snow, all sparkling in the moonlight—and the deep, black shad- ows in the woods; and then, now and again, what seemed like a mountain stream of fire running down the hillside, from some* fur- nace away up above us, out of sight. “As the tratn twisted along, I pointed out this thing and that to her, and, ahem! re- membered one or two little Indian legends of the country, for her amusement, and, for my part, nearly forgot my hunger. I had made her keep my rug about her, and was cold, too; but, upon the whole, I don’t think I minded it much. She was a good listener and such a sympathetic little body. ““And then, although she did grow drowsy after a while, she looked very pretty and good with her big eyes closed and her pink cheek resting on her hand; and, presently, her head began to droop toward me, nearer and nearer, until it rested on my shoulder and she was fast asleep. ‘*Now, this was a pretty position, to be sure, for a steady old traveling man to find himself in; however, I looked around the car and saw no one I knew, so I just took her oth- erhandin mine, justto keep it warm, all pa- ternally, you Know, and kept quiet. ‘She slept an hour or more, only stirring once to raise her head a trifle on my shoul- der and curl her fingers in my hand, and, upon my word, I was sorry when she opened her eyes at last. She opened them pretty widely, too, and blushed mightily at first and looked rather confused and said she had been so sleepy—she hadn’t known—and then we both fairly laughed outright. about her brother Ben, who was to meet her ‘‘But she grew grave again, quickly, when she found it was close to 11 o'clock, with twenty miles to cover yet. Ben would sure- ly have given her upand gone back. What should she do if he had? “Of course, [ told her that she needn’t feel alarmed—that I would take her to a hotel where she would be perfectly safe, and would send word to her people in the morning or drive her out myself. “‘But she had never staid at a hotel alone, and didn’t like the idea, it was evident; and she had heard so many stories about thieves, and—and she had some money—a good deal of money—$50! that belonged to papa; and she was frightened. Now, I always carried plenty of money with me on my trips—I had about $300 in my pocket then—and had never lost a dollar, and I quietly laughed at her fears. And, then, to reassure her, I told her of a little dodge of my own, which she might try. This was, before going to bed, to place the bulk of her money in one of her shoes and leave only some small sum in her pocket-book. Then, if a thief should hap- pen into the room, he would simply take the pocketbook, and, thinking he had secured all, walk off, content. ‘She smiled at this, and then, to get her mind away from the subject, I showed her the pictures of my boy and girl. They are pretty children, and Lam very proud of them; and she admired them vastly and wished she had them in her Sunday school class, and hoped that some day I might bring them to see her, for her papa would be very glad to see me if Il came that way. And so, at length, we ran into the Allendale depot, and I, for one, was only half glad. * #& & *‘Her brother Ben was there, after all, on the platform, and thanked me quite warm- ly for looking after his sister. An ordinary looking young fellow—reminding me alittle, though, I thought, of some face I had seen recently, I couldn’t recall where. ‘Said he had put up his horse, as the road was too bad to be driven back over that night, and he and his sister would stay in town until morning. So we climbed into a hotel ’bus and rode up together as sociably as you please. “The little girl was tired, of course, and went to her room at once when we reached the house, and her brother followed suit be- fore long; but first he invited me very cordial- ly to visit them the next day. And, then, when I had finished supper and smoked a cigar, I, too, went off to bed. *“T locked my door, of course, and tried to bolt it, but, as luck would have it, that bolt wouldn’t shoot. Something was amiss with the socket. However, that troubled me very little. As usual, I left a few dollars in my pocketbook, stuffed the rest of my money into one of my boots, and threw them down carelessly by my bed and turned in. ‘The porter was hammering at the door and it was broad daylight when I woke up. I turned over and yawned and then I noticed that the door was ajar. I was out of bed in an instant. The key was still in the key- hole, but it had been turned. I peeped out, but the porter had gone and the hall was empty. Then I looked at my pocketbook— and that was empty, too. And my watch was missing, and my diamond pin, and my gold pencil case. Even my sleeve buttons had disappeared, and my cuffs lay on the floor. “I was a pretty angry man, you may be lieve, but I took up my boots, sure, at al} events, ef that roll of bills I had hidden so cleverly. My young friend, those boots were empty, too. I had been completely cleaned out. “Well, I hunted up the landlord, and a de- tective was sent for. It was quite evident that the thief had turned my key with nip- pers, and had known his business well. The question was if he was still in the house; and if others had suffered as well as I. And that made me think of my little friend and her $50—and then a very ugly thought struck me: **How could the thief have suspected that I had money hidden in my boot? “It was such a particularly ugly and mor- tifying thought, that I could hardly bring myself to breathe it. Still, 1 did, at last, and the detective walked away without another word. And I soon learned that the young lady and gentleman had left the house at 7 o’clock—it was then nearly 10—and were not known in the town, and‘had been seen at the railroad depot. Then, young man, I knew myself for an idiot of the first water, and grew very sad indeed; and I went and wired my house for more shekels. Yes, the whole affair was a plant. Do you know what that is? The fellow was a profession- al thief and the girl was his accomplice. “I suppose there must have been a papa and mamma somewhere, confound them; but the church and the Sunday school class— great Scott—were myths, and the pony and dog Tyro and the neighbor’s son, all myths, and—but there! that’s enough. And that brazen little baggage had laid her head on my shoulder in a railroad ear! ‘‘The man was caught a week later, in Scranton, and I recovered my watch and pin; and I remembered then that he had stood beside me for a moment at the ticket office at Wilkesbarre. But the girl escaped in some way, and where my money went I never heard. I was kept decidedly low in funds for some months after that, I can tell you. ‘And now, perhaps, you understand why that interesting young lady left us so sud- denly at Newburg. It was the first time she had seen me since that evening. And, after all, perhaps it’s just as well for you that I happened across you this trip, eh? _ “But it’s getting late and I think I'll turn in. Good night. And, with that, the drummer threw away his cigar end and nodded pleasantly and left me to my thoughts. ‘The Michigan Tradesmal. _AJOURNALDEVOTEDTOTHE Hercantile and Nannfacturing Interests of the State, E, A. STOWE, Editor. Yerms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1887. 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. A meeting of the Executive and Legisla- tive Committees of the Michigan Business Men’s Association will be held at Tur TRADESMAN office on Friday, Feb. 11, at 8 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of outlining a plan of action for the present session of the Legislature and arranging the prelim- inaries for the March meeting. In reproducing an article from this paper, an exchange refers to it as the ‘‘Grand Rapids Tradesman.” There is no such a jour- nal in existence and never has been. As heretofore stated, Tur: TRADESMAN is glad to have any of its contemporaries use any- thing appearing in its columns, with or without credit, but when credit is given, the name should be given correctly. Common courtesy would accord such a request. reece S. C. Peer, whose fraudulent transactions THE TRADESMAN exposed several weeks ago, has skipped out, leaving numerous small creditors to mourn his loss. But for THE TRADESMAN’s exposure, his list of creditors would have been much larger. Tire TRADESMAN owes Ira O. Green an apology. It stated last week that he had “not drawn a sober breath for several months.” The statement is incorrect. Mr. Green has not seen a sober day in seven years. 1,200 STRONG. The Auxiliary Membership of the M. B. In response to the enquiries of the Secre- tary of the Owosso Business Men’s Associa- tion, published in another column, THE TRADESMAN herewith presents a list of the Associations auxiliary to the State body, with the membership of each, as follows: Mere WApIOS.. .. soc le 110 RPMI eee es ck voce ceo 15 areveree CGY... oo o566c0. 89 RO ee a 48 pe bas seb nb oe boberacs 2 BO MTS. oc oie osc i Mik MOMNOS.. 8 AISOMORVIED 2c hee ee BGR ois eee eee socio oce eg a 30 ED bobo ee ves eeecseenc e 26 MOTE os. ec eck ck 10 WD oie kel c 6 WOME AMED.... 8. 57 MRNA os iia 2 MOO... kk 18 MMIMIINEOU 6. eee ecs cs 55 COOOPOVEND. sis 31 ORM MOINS oe iu ae ee 2 Le eh ee 9 MU obs i och ee iee ee es 37 er AVON, . 32 MOMMA os 2 Me 13 RPRCDONS eis cic 14 SUNG ec irce Sue icccue 34 POUMENMS iss elo 36 ROUBNOO 6a ola 13 OMRON ooo oi. oe ohne yi 23 TINUE ee 21 SRDOVRON oe 41 RU OI oes eras bese 26 CeOPIPVOIe ............ pode cesses cn cbus 25 CI ise ck ibd sakieds accuse Ei scenese 28 PRMOIOV soo 5 cls pes 10 Sita eT eee SSR ATEN SEs 41 aM a eb heehepabubew ss cade 15 OUON oc 25 odo cated PE De nn OA ARCHED 1 50 MROROUOTY 6002 a 5 it will be seen from the above that the total auxiliary membership of the Michigan Business Men’s Association is 1,208, dis- tributed among local associations. There are twenty associations which have not yet affiliated with the State body—most of which are of very recent origin—but all are expected to join hands with the State or- ganization between now and the March meeting. The twenty associations, which have not yet qualified for State membership are as follows: Bellaire, Boyne City, Burr Oak, Casnovia, Bailey and Trent, Cedar Springs, Detroit, Frankfort, Tonia, Leslie, Luther, Lyons, Manistique, Muir, € vid, Plainwell, Rockford, St. Johns, South Boardman, St. Charles, Vermontville. The Work of a Week, When Tue TRADESMAN went to press fast week, the Michigan Business Men’s Association contained a total of 1066 auxil- iary members. Since that time, the follow- ing bodies have qualified for auxiliary 2 o membership: MMU oon oe ee cekc ace Sh cs 10 BMY oisueolc sce schekess 41 BO oes hick os bs diss hdbedle se 15 POUR isin sii Sc ee 25 MONO oc Sikes eee 50 MONEY 8g. OS oes ei sas 1 MO cbs ibseckae esse is a 142 This gives the State body a total mem- bership of 1,208. Hartford Ready to Organize. HARTFORD, Feb. 3, 1887. E, A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DrAr Srr—A large majority of our bus- iness men are in favor of organizing a Pro- tective Association and all we need is some one to start us in the right shape. How much will it cost us to have you come and give us a proper start? I think we can start with at least twenty members. Yours, FRED F. ALLEN. ———— i J. L. Strelitsky, Michigan representative Roper & Baxter Cigar Co., Grand Rapids: ‘TI think so well of Tue TRADESMAN that I will get asmany of my business friends to take it as I possibly can. Hope that your list of sub- seribers is increasing as the paper deserves.” AMONG THE TRADE. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Gill & Greenley succeed Bishop & Green- ley in the livery business. Henry J. Hartman is building an addition to his foundry, 16x40 feet in dimensions. The Wolverine Chair and Furniture Co. are advertising their assets for sale at auc- tion. Fred. L. Fallas has engaged in the whole- sale fruit and produce business at 30 North Ionia street—Ira O Green’s old stand. John D. Englesman has engaged in the grocery business at 614 Canal street. Bulk- ley, Lemon & Hoops furnished tne stock. Miss Emma §S. Ellis has engaged in the boot and shoe business at Casnovia. Rindge, Bertsch & Co. furnished the stock. J. V. Blair, formerly engaged in trade at Carson City, has opened a grocery at Ash- ley. Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Co. furnished the stock. H. Andre & Son, who recently failed at Jenisonville, have settled with their Grand Rapids creditors on the basis of 80 cents on the dollar. Nicholas Bouma, of Fisher, en- gineered the settlement. The Woolson Spice Co., of Toledo, has concluded to establish a branch house here for the sale of ‘‘Lyon” package coffee. L. Winternitz has been engaged to nianage the business and will carry stock for both the wholesale and retail trade. Jacob Barth, who carried on the jobbing of gents’ furnishing goods and fancy goods at this market for about twenty years, but retired from the jobbing trade about three years ago, has about concluded to embank in the same business again. W. C. Harper, formerly engaged in the grocery business on South Division street, has formed a copartnership with John B. iregg under the firm name of John B. Gregg & Co. and opened a grocery store at the corner of Waterloo and Bartlett streets. W. T. Lamoreaux has bought of Amos S. Musselman 1,800 bushels of the beans for- merly owned by Ira O. Green. The price paid was about 90 cents per bushel. A year ago, Mr. Lamoreaux offered Green $1.50 a bushel for the entire lot, about 3,000 bush- els. ay The report that L. J. Rindge had sold the Northern Manufacturing Co. property, at Boyne Falls, to J. L. Wilkinson, of Hast- ings, was somewhat premature. Mr. Wilk- inson agreed to take the property at the price agreed upon, but was unable to ‘‘raise the wind” when the time of payment ar- rived. Landlord Billings, of the Park Place Hotel, at Traverse City, was in town last week in company with E. W. Marsh & Co., of Atlanta, assisting in the selection of fur- niture and furnishings for a new hotel now in process of construction at Salt Springs, Ga. Col. Billings will manage the new hotel for the owners. The furniture orders were pretty well distributed among the vari- ous factories. The W. H. Hughes Mattress Co. captured the contract for hair mat- tresses and P. Steketee & Sons the order for pillows. Geo. Metz, Jr., proposes to organize a stock company to erect and operate the large tannery he has arranged to construct at Mill Creek. The new corporation will be known as the Grand Rapids Leather Co., and will have sufficient capital to enable it to take rank with the strongest manufac- turing institutions of the city. Work on the buildings will begin as soon as the snow leaves the ground. One building will be 330x40 feet and another will be 30x80. The engine room will be of brick. Contracts have been made with the Werkman Lum- ber Co., of Holland, for the construction of twelve dwelling houses. On January 13, Dora Levy, dealer in fancy goods at Big Rapids, uttered a $4,000 chat- tel mortgage to Jacob Brown and other family friends and on the day following as- signed to Maurice Levy, her brother-in-law. The latter failed to file his bond as assignee, when creditors representing $6,000 worth of claims employed Peter Doran to file a bill, praying for the enforcement of the assign- ment and the appointment of a receiver, which was granted by the court, Wm. H. Smith being named as receiver. This brought the Brown faction to terms, result- ing in an offer of 25 per cent. in full settle- ment, which was accepted. The stock was subsequently sold to W. H. Conners. Readers of Tur TrapESMAN will remem- ber the sharp trick recently played on his creditors by James Dibble, the Burnip’s Corners bankrupt—how he paid for a farm by giving a chattel mortgage on his stock and then moved on the farm, in order to render it exempt asa homestead. ‘He laughs best who laughs last,” and it is bare- ly possible Mr. Dibble will be compelled to take up his residence elsewhere. Arthur Meigs & Co. recently attached the farm for the amount of their claim on the ground that a person has no right to buy a home- stead with property belonging to his credi- tors, and the attachment has been sustained by the Cireuit Court Commissioner of Alle- gan county. The matter has not yet been appealed to the Cireuit Court, but Tue TRADESMAN is assured that Arthur Meigs | | i } } The Retail Grocers’ Association presented a memorial to the Common Council, Mon- day evening, asking that body to strike out of the amended charter the paragraph which prevents the establishment of a public mar- ket. Ald. DeGraaf moved that the petition be granted and supported his position in his usually vigorous manner. Mayor Dikeman stated that he realized the necessity for such action, and recommended that the petition be granted. President Coye, of the Grocers’ Association, addressed the Council at some length, setting forth the reasons why a market should be established, when the mo- tion was carried with but one dissenting vote. The City Clerk was instructed to make the change in the amended charter. This is the result the Association has been working to accomplish for over a year, and much credit is due Mr. Coye for the admira- ble manner in which he has conducted the campaign. AROUND THE STATE. St. Johns—M. A. Kniffen, grocer, has sold out. Detroit—Conroy & Co., grocers, have sold out. Detroit—J. W. F., Thompson, druggist, has sold out. ' Monroe—John Anderegg,. grocer and sa- loonist, has sold out. Manistee—J. H. Shannon has engaged in the jewelry business. Saugatuck—C. E. Bird has sold his drug stock to L. A. Phelps. Fennville—Crane & Son succeed D. R. Crane in general trade. Omena—Henry Litney succeeds Keys & Litney in general trade. West Bay City—H. P. Chase succeed Hawkins & Chase, grocers. Rockford—Hewitt & Tefft, grocers, are succeeded by Wm. G. Tefft. Falmouth—L. A. Howe has moved his drug stock here from Lake City. Quincy—Shepard & Co. sueceed John G. Jackson in the grocery business. Bangor—C. W. Peters has assigned his grocery stock to Geo. Chapman. Manistee—Phil. Parry succeeds Parry & Billings in the hardware business. Jonesville—Harris & Taylor, grocers, have dissolved, Walter F. Taylor continuing. Hartford—Henry Gleason has bought out the grocery business of Chas. Nicholson. Owosso—O. L. Sprague has sold his drug stock to Dr. M. L. Bagg, late of Fenton. Viecksburg—Long Bros., market proprie- tors, have dissolved, 8S. S. Long succeeding. Greenville—Geo. R. Slawson & Co. suc- ceed Geo. R. Slawson in the drug business. Blissfield—R. G. White & Co. sueceed H. B. Knight & Co. in the hardware business. Three Rivers—James Griffith succeeds Schoch & Griffith in the hardware business. Gagetown—La Flamboy & Freeman, hard- ware dealers, have dissolved, each continu- ing. Blissfield—E. Gountlet has sold his inter- est in the firm of E. Gauntlet & Co. to his partner. Clinton—L. W. Kimball & Co. have bought out the clothing business of John E. McCollum. Ionia—Steel & Co. have sold their gTO- cery stock to Dye & Welch, but retain their drug business. Munising—The boot and shoe stock of Geo. M. Williams has been sold under chat- tel mortgage. Coldwater—Harry Woodward has gone into partnership with his father in the dry goods business. Greenville—The Geo. Truesdell bazaar store has been re-opened by H. Leonard & Sons, of Grand Rapids. Charlotte—Brown Bros. have opened a clothing store in the building recently va- cated by Cole & Jones. Stevensville—C. E. Jilson & Co. have pur- chased W. M. Parish’s general stock and consolidated it with their own. Charlotte—John Collins has purchased C. E. Underhill’s grocery stock and removed it to his store on South Main street. Saugatuck—John Koning has purchased a half interest in the hardware stock of John Nies. The new firm name is Nies & Kon- ing. » Petersburg—Kohler Bros., the’ lumber merchants, have bought a brick block and will oceupy the same with a hardware stock. Saugatuck—Geo. Crawford has purchased an interest in the dry goods stock of D. L. Barber and the firm name is now D. L. Bar- ber & Co. Litchfield—G. W. Rogers, having grown tired of the cost sales epidemic which is pre- vailing hereabouts at present, has traded his stock of goods for a farm. Evart—Chas. L. Gray & Co. have sold their general stock to Cairns E. Smith & 50., late of Detroit. Gray & Co. continue in the lumber and shingle business. Charlotte—C. E. Underhill, the grocery cutter, is now out of business and ‘‘on the street.” Such is the fate in store for every merchant who persists in the cutting prae- tice. Walton—Hannah, Lay & Co. offer their general stock and business for sale. The business has been established several years and been a source of much profit to its owners. Brooklyn—J. D. Sheridan & Co. have sold their dry goods, boot and shoe and grocery stocks to Michael Sheridan, but re- has ‘‘got his back up” and proposes to fol-| tain their clothing, gents’ furnishing and low the thing to the court of last resort, hat and cap business. That will determine whether the stat- Freeport—Foster Sisson has sold his in- utes were constructed wholly in the inter- terest in the grocery firm of Sisson Bros. to est of scallawags or are so worded as to! Frank Catt, who has formed a copartnership give decent people an occasional opportun- | with E. H. Sisson and will continue the bus- ity to obtain justice. iness under the firm name of Sisson & Catt. nee Detroit—Articles of association of Walter Buhl & Co., in a limited partnership have been filed. Walter Buhl, Samuel A. James, Frank W. Olds and F. E. Rowe are general partners and Frederick Buhl special part- ner. The firm will take the place of F. Buhl & Co. Alma—Pollasky Bros. are moving both their stores into Marcus Pollasky’s elegant new block. The new store is 56x80 inside, with plate glass in front and beautifully finished in natural wood. The firm carries a $20,000 stock of dry goods and clothing which it both buys and sells for cash. Charlesworth—The failure of Wm. Pea- cock is much more complicated than was at first supposed. The mortgage given on the general stock and sawmill proporty in fa- vor of relatives will, if foreclosed, leave nothing whatever for the general creditors. The failure may not be a fraudulent one, but it has a very dubious appearance. Detroit—Geo. W. Marshall, doing a boot and shoe business, and State agent of the Goodyear Rubber Co., at 143 Jefferson ave- nue, has filed a $35,000 chattel mortgage, on his stock in faver of the Goodyear Rubber Co., of Connecticut. Mr. Marshall said: ‘Collections have been slow and business dull. The Goodyear company are our prin- cipal creditors, and demanded security. I will ‘not be forced to an assignment, and the spring trade will carry me out of my diffi- culties.” MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Buchanan—There is talk of starting a car factory. Ithaca—The butter tub factory has statted up again. » Holland—G. M. Tubergen has engaged in the manufacture of brooms. Dansville—C. B. Minor has bought out Andre M. Hall, carriage manufacturer. East Saginaw—H. P. Smith succeeds F. J. Knapp, blacksmith and carriage manu- facturer. Nashville—-Taylor Bros. have engaged in the manufacture of table legs and dimen- sion stock. Coldwater—A._ receiver has been asked for for the Coldwater Manufacturing Co., chair manufacturers. Midland—Larkin & Bradley sueceed John Larkin in general trade, but not in the man- ufacture of salt and lumber. Kalamazoo—Newton & Colby, manufac- turers of carriage and wagon gears, are suc- ceeded by the Newton Carriage Co., not in- corporated, East Saginaw—The special capital of $20,000 of C. & E. Ten Eyck, shingle and salt manufacturers, has been renewed to January 10, 1890. Coldwater—The Coldwater Manufactur- ing Co. has been consolidated with the Coldwater Road Cart Co., and will continue under the latter style. Ferry—Burrows & Jones have leased the Powers’ sawmill and will put in machinery for the manufacture of cedar shingles. Fogg & Hightower will have charge of the business. Muskegon—The Gilbert & Bennett Com- pany is the name of a new corporation, formed for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture and sale of lumber. The cap- ital stock of the coneern is $10,000, all paid in. STRAY FACTS. Lyons—Broom factory in prespect. Holland--R. E. Werkman has begun work on his new dock. Reed City—R. Reiners, baker and confec- tioner, has sold out. Constantine—Wm. McKee succeeds R. D. Merritt in the hotel business. Kalamazoo—J. P. Woodbury has sold his Minnesota pine for $105,000. Baldwin—Edward Irwin succeeds C. F. Leasia in the saloon business. Nashville—Kimmel & Ward have moved their livery from’Vermontville. Evart—Wnm. J. MelIlwain succeeds Mitch- ell & Son in the meat business. Traverse City—John Kelley succeeds John H. Clune in the hotel business. Ypsilanti—P. W. Ross is succeeded by O. B. Bradley in the bottling business. Bronson—aA receiver has been asked for inthe care of Warren & Banker, hotel keep- ers. Ovid—T. e Broadbent & Co., flour miil proprietors, are succeeded by T. C. Broad- bent & Sons. ‘ Nirvana—N. E. Sargent has a contract to ern Union Telegraph Co. Cadillae—F. A. Diggins & Co. have pur- chased the D. E. MeIntyre band sawmill and will operate the same to its full ea- pacity. Muskegon—Pat. J. Connelly has retired from the plumbing firm of Connelly & Bourdon. The business will be continued by Geo. W. Bourdon. ++. - Purely Personal. L. Winternitz went to Toledo last week on business. C. Walther, of Bueyrus, Ohio, has been visiting his brother-in-law, Christian Bertsch. John A. Brummeler, formerly engaged in the grocery business, has entered the em- ploy of Alfred J. Brown. Dr. V. Sinz, the Trent merchant, sends Tur TRADESMAN a handbill recently eir- culated in that vicinity, informing the farm- ers that they can buy their groceries of the ‘‘Farmer’s Wholesale Grocery Co.,” of De- troit, at wholesale prices. Detroit seems to be cursed with a superabundance of these disreputable establishments, which nothing but legislative action will prohibit. furnish 10,000 telegraph poles for the West- Dorr joins the State Association—-The | Peddler. Dorr, Feb. 5, 1887, | E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sirn—Enclosed tind $1.50, dues to | the StategAssociation from our Association, | which is In a very flourishing condition. We had good attendance at our last regu- | lar meeting and took in two new members, giving us fifteen members. Hon. F. C. Goodman was appointed to draft up writings to send in to Representative E. N. Bates, to regulate the nuisance of peddling. Don’t you think that it is a matter that we ought | all to work at? [I don’t think it is only in our locality, but a pretty general thing | throughout the State. I think there is a law requiring a license, which could be en- forced if the parties were responsible. Any light you might give us on that subject | will be thankfully received. I think it is very important to all in trade and should be pushed. Yours respectfully, K. S. Borsrorp, See’y. THE TRADESMAN heartily commends the action of the Dorr Business Men’s Associa- tion, in its attempt to supercede the present | farce which graces the statute books with a | law which will compel the peddler to bear a | : a | proportionate amount of the burdens borne “ae : by the legitimate merchant. The readers | of THe TRADESMAN will bear witness to | the fact that this paper has always main- | tained that the peddler should not have ade | vantages not possessed by permanent mer- | chants. The man who builds up towns and assists in the development of communities | should reeeive some consideration at the | hands of the lawmakers. Common justice would accord him that distinetion. Instead | of receiving it, however, he is hampered by | laws which favor the dead-beat and peddler. | In order to do any business in a community st amerchant must buy or rent a store, pay | taxes on his store or stock, or both, build | sidewalks, school houses and churches and | contribute to every charity which comes | along. How is it with the peddler? Does | he pay any taxes or rent or contribute in | i \ the remotest degree to the support of the! community? Not at all. And yet this in- | dividual is petted by our law makers and | accorded privileges which merehants never | expect to possess. Is there any justice in| this sort of discrimination between the | legitimate and illegitimate dealer? I SO, | Ti TRADESMAN will present a chromo to | the person who has the temerity to attempt to point it put. Speaking of a legislative attempt to re-| strict the peddler to his proper sphere, re- minds Turk TrapesmMan that Uilke De Vries, the Jamestown druggist, was in the office one-day last week for the purpose of bespeaking favorable mention of House Bill No. 142, which was recently introduced by Representative Goodrich, of Ottawa county. THE TRADESMAN has not yet had an oppor- tunity to peruse the measure, but is assured by Mr. De Vries that it hits the nail square- ly on the head. Mr. Goodrich has been re- quested to favor THe TRADESMAN with a copy of the bill, when the readers of the paper will be given an opportunity to judge of its merits. ~ >_> 2 —- VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have Visited the market during the past week and placed orders withthe various houses: E. J. Terrill, Avondale. A. I. Foote, Hilliards. } U. DeVries, Jamestown. A. L. Dennis, A. L. Dennis & Co., New Era. R. A. Topping, Casnovia. Harry Topping, Casnovia. A. C. Barkley, Crosby. C. V. Weller, Sand Lake. C.C. Tuxbury, Sullivan. Otto Bros., Middleville. N. O. Ward, Stanwood. Dr. C. H. White, Reed City. Childs & Carper, Childs’ Mills, } Paine & Co., Greenville. M. Walsh, Spring Lake. H. Houghtaling, Hastings. N. DeVries, Jamestown. J. E. Kennedy, Caledonia. - M. H. McCoy, Grandville. M. W. Crocker, Byron Center. A. B. Long & Son, Blanchard, Mr. Paton, Paton & Andrus, Shelby. Crandall Bros., Monroe Center. U. DenUyl, Jamestown. Miss Emma S. Ellis, Casnovia. Jorgensen & Hemingsen, Ashlaud. Geo. Lentz, Croton. P. Illes, Zeeland. J. Damstra, Gitchell. H. W. Potter, Jenisonville. W. A. Struik, forest Grove. G. TenHoor, Forest Grove. G. 8. Putnam, Fruitport. L. Mauer, Fisher. O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna. Adam Newell, Burnip’s Corners. A. & L. M. Wolff, Hudsonville. M. M. Robson, Berlin. D. R. Stocum, Rockford. Wm. Black, Cedar Springs. L. A. Paine, Englishville. A. Purchase, South Blendon. Gus Begman. Bauer. J. F. Hacker, Corinth. C. H. Deming, Dutton. John Smith, Ada. L. Cook, Bauer. G. P. Stark, Cascade. G. H. Walbrink. Allendale. R. H. Topping, Casnovia. G. M. Huntley, Wright Center. N. Bouma, Fisher. W.S. Root, Talmadge. B. M. Dennison, East Paris. Ww. Karsten, Beaver Dam. Jas. Barnes, Austerlitz. A. M. Church, Alpine. 5S. Cooper, Jamestown. Eli Runnels, Corning. S. T. McLellan, Denison. Geo. A. Sage, Rockford. ’ John Kamps, Zutphen. O. Naragang & Son, Byron Center. Geo, Seribner, Grandville. Smith & Bristol, Ada. John Giles & Co., Lowell. | John J. Ely, Rockford. | Neal McMillan, Rockford. | R. B. MeCullock, Berlin. Walling Bros., Lamont. J. E. Thurkow, Morley. A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia. John Cole, Fremont. A. Norris, A. Norris & Son, Casnovia. | J.C. Scott, Lowell. A. L. Power, Kent City. | Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg. i Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland. | Sidney Stark, Allendale. C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville. FRESH MEATS, John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling prices as follows: Fresh Beef, sides. .:. 2.06.5... cece auc 44@ 6% Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 6 @i%) RIROMMIEE AROME. Coc vine oes akc ecu ckaes 6 @6%4 PROT hr ob aid we Kara dy diet ccbcas as'nudigls @i | TRA ii bare il peg eet oe ks @8 WOM soy) isc iiues habeas el eco eck la. 8 @9 Pork Sausage............ pied Ake races @ 7 POR ae Naive esc ceca: a cue @6 | Oe ee rie ee ae 944@10% COG 6.6 si iad bo vena flake das OA 10 @u BIN viv een cc dcc occu We a. @ | RMON oid Cacke ss la caceees eda @Nn | | 673, | broken for being in office or store. | Jos. Omler, Wright, Mich. MISCELLANEOUS. PNP ll Advertisements of 25 words or Jess inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, or 50 cents for three weeks. Advance pay- ment. Advertisements directing that answers be sent in care of this otlice must be accompanied | by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, | ete. " | TYOR SALE—Clean stoek of dry goods, cloth- ing, hats and caps and boots and shoes, situated at Plainwell, a lively town with two railways. Stock will inventory about $3,500. For terms of sale, apply to W. H. Hoops, at Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops, Grand Rapids. 177tf 4 OR SALE—Drug store. A rare chance. One- half interest in an old-established, good paying business. This is a chance seldom of- fered to securé so great a bargain. Will stand close invéstigation. An extra opportunity for a ean. Address L. 8. Willson, Lock Box St. Joseph, Mich. 179* Hrek SALE—A large Newfoundland dog, eighteen months old, good wateh dog, Address Li RARE CHANCE—An eighty acre farm, 4 which unites all advantages, one mile from the flourishing village of Coopersville; 00d buildings; the very richest of soil; water- ed by springs of living water, and no rough land—a perfect garden. I will sell on terms to suit purchaser, or will exchange for first-class residence in Grand Rapids; or will take stock of goods for whole or part payment. The farm is worth $6,000). «+. F. Conklin, Coopersville. 175 ;OR SALE—A thirty-year old grocery stand in Kalamazoo. A two-story frame store, with good tenement rooms above, and a good tenement house on same lot, also barn. Three blocks from M. C. depot. $3,500, part down, balance in easy payments. Possession given in May. J. Van Zolenburg, Petoskey. 174tt VOR SALE—Two-gtory brick building, 24x60, with clean grocery and meat stock (wood business in connection) on principal business street of thriving Northern town. Terms, $5,000, half down, balance on time to suit pur- chaser. Address “Bargain,” care “The Trades- man.” 18] ro SALE—First-elass hand laundry at a bargain. This is a rare chance. Address 30x 33, Big Rapids, Mich. 176* Fek SALE—Best bargain ever offered for general stock in growing town in good farming community in Northern Michigan. Stock will inventory about $6,000. Sales last year were 360,000. Address‘*“The Tradesman,” Grand Rapids. l7itt OR SALE—Business and store buildings at Walton. As we desire to close up all out- side matters, we shall offer for sale the stock, fixtures, store, warehouse, realty and good will of our branch house at Walton. This business has been established for ten years, is well equipped, located at the junction of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway and Tray- erse City Railway, and presents a good open- ing for one who has a small eapital, combined with energy. For terms of sale apply to our Mr. Leavenworth on the premises. Hannah, Lay & Co. 179* WANTED—Every dealer to know that we are in position to: give extra induce- ments to cash purehasers and would respect- fully solicit correspondence. We are over- stocked in tubular lanterns and will make a special price to dealers wanting any. Also low. prices on globes, chimneys, burners, shades, ete., Cummings & Graham, Cor. So. Division aad Fulton 8t. 179 \ J ANTED—To buy the business of a well- : established meat market, by young man with $600 capital. Address Geo. S. Smith. Cas- novia, Mich. vi \ 7ANTED—Stock in Kent County Savings Bank. Address, stating terms demand- ed, “‘Purchaser,” care *“The Tradesman.” } YOU WANT—To get into business, to sell your business, to secure additional capital, to get a situation, if you have anything for sale or want to buy anything, advertise in the Misce}laneous Column of THE TRADESMAN. A twenty-five word advertisement costs but 25 cents 2 week or 50 cents for three weeks. For the Field and Garden, Tie Grand Rapids al SOT 71 Canal Street, Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden Seeds in Bulk. Medium Clover, Mammoth Clover, Alsike Clover, Alfalfa Clover, White Dutch Clover, Timothy, Red Top, Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Hungarian Grass, Common Millet, German Millet, Flax Seed. F J. DETTENTHALER, 117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. JOBBER OF . OYSTERS! + FISH, AND GAME. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column. - 6 é ¢ OLD BARRELS Setting about a store are unsightly, besides the pro- jecting nails on them are dangerous to 'othing. The enterprising grocer realizes the value of handsome and convenient fixtures, and to meet this “rand the WooLson SPIcE Co., of Toledo, Qhio, have designe their uion Goffee Cabixnst, Of which the accompanying cut gives but a partial idea. In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound package of Lion Coffee, and we offer the goods at a pric enabling the grocer to secure these cabinets without i i grooved, beautifully grained and varnished, and are} cost to himself. They are mace air-tight, tongued and put together in the best possible manner. Complete set of casters, with screws, inside this cabinet. heir use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out, is ap- parent; just the thing from which to retail oatmeal, rice, prunes, hominy, drie d 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. Coffee in these cabinets, see price-current in this pa- per. Lion Cottfee. Is eu For price-list of Lion { 2 fee is served. COFFEE to is always uniform; true Java and Rio. tight packages; net weight, and is never sold in bulk. In every package. ul for a cabinet filled with LION COFFE Read below what we say as to the quality of ie This Coffee Cabinet acne Away. ———————- ans — GOL ALWAYS possible when a good cup of cof- | The grocer who sells LION his trade can invariably se- | result to them. LION COFFEE contains strength, flavor and a successful blend of Mocha, Packed only in ane-pound air- roasted, but not gror ind; full re this merit; is A Beautiful Picture Card We solicit a sample order | Li. For sale by 2!1 Wholesale Grocers every- where, and by the Woolson Spice Go. 92 to 108 Dak St, Tol tedo, Ohio, TIME ‘TABLES. Chicago & ‘West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives. WIRMAL 65 bck on bad ined oh be bdcetun dese 9:10am 3:55 pm +Day Express.. .. 42:30 p m 9:45 pm | PRINS ICRDPORE. . oer nsccceensvrees 11:00 pm 5:45 am Muskegon E xpre cone OOD Mm 11:0am *Daily. tDaily e xcept ‘Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through | parlor car ine hi urge of careful attendants without ex- tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 p.m., and through coach on9a.m. and il p. m. trains. : Newaygo Division. Leaves. SORTONE ook cai nceesedosbon braces Oe 3:45 pm 4:50pm BURSON, 5 in 5.cnos oe oe encsenases vaca 8:00am 10:30 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. W. A. GAVETT, Gen’! Pass. Agent. J.B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Grand Rapids & Indiana. GOING NORTH. Arrives, Traverse City Express............. 7:00am Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex.. c SRROAPIMI OSL EURSSISOOR, 1 545s os 0s bi oos ’etoskey and M: wkinaw Expre: Saginaw } Express Finds bene oe seneoeen 1 7 ‘am tri Lin hast ir car for” Tr averse m train has chair car for Petoskey and } 5:05 pm train has sleeping and chair cars tor Petoskey and Mackinaw. GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express..............-+ 7:4 am Fort Wayne Express.............+. 10:30am 11:45am Cincinnati Express,..........---++ 4:40 pm 5:00 pm “are City and Mackinaw Ex,.11:06 pm 15amtrain has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. 5: 00 pm train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave. Arrive. pS er er perry Tyr yr 9:15am 1:00 pm. Pi 1:00 pm 5 20 pm. 7:10pm at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. Cc. L. Lock woop, Gen’l Pass. Agent. Leaving tin Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. : Leav Arrive. Ex, & Me il. N.Y. Mail. N. Y. Mail, N. Y. Ex. 7:45am..Grand Rapids. 9:45am 6:10pm 9:02am,.Allegan....... 8:28am 5:00am 10:06am,.Kalamazoo... 7:30am 4:90pm 6:55am 2:06pm Nie Dw w=1 Om 30pm 11:35am..White Pigeon. 30am 5:05pm,.Toledo........ 11:00pm 9:45am 20am 9:40pm,,.Cleveland..... 6:40pm 5:35am 50pm 3:30am..Buffalo........ 1:55am 11:10pm 540am _ 6:50pm..Chicago....... 11:30pm 6:50am A loeal freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p m, carry- ing passengers as far -” Alle gan. All trains daily ex- cept Sunday. J. W. MCKENNEY, General Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. drrives. Leaves. +Steamboat Express............... 6:25am WEG TERA, bi cec eed ska sconay 10:40am 10:50 am +Evening Express.................. 3:15 pm 3:50 pm *TAmItCd EXPPOUE, .....0-000ce0s008 9:20 pm 10:55 pm *Mixed, with COCR... +. ...05..-020 11:00am GOING WEST. Morning Express... ss sexe esesas 1:05 pm 1:10pm TTRPOURN MALL... 2 sccscecccsscsene OO DM 5:05pm Steamboat Express.........2...0. 10:40 pm TRAN sb nk babes scbeonswebhe sunmenes 7:45am *Night Express, .......2.2s0erreseee 4 5:10am 5:35 am *Daily. +Daily, danas Lys exce pted. Passenger s taking the 6:25 am E xpress 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. vb. 2 go rk, City Passenger Agent. GEO. B. REEVE, Traffic ¥ ipmager Chicago. Michigan Central. DEPART. DOUPOIG EXXOPONE,. 0 os os conn cc cr sen esndsnesccobsnny 6:15am Day EXPress.......csec sees cess ere eeeeenceseeeees 1:10pm CATABUEEE EKDLOGR, 2060 pce cree scedecsnsvseecneher 10:10 pm NE fod inn cabasee bd cn cobetbncsdpabbendanvel 6:00 am ARRIVE, ATS WRONG iio i 5s ss Hig fen on oe seed aha nnk 6:00 am BES hoc ob ce ceneceenss ce doectavesdesseuces SRD Grand Rapids Express. .... 22.5. ..0cseceersnnees 10:15 pm or eee breepsceaesusdsnces is Olle oe *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars | run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand | Rapids E xpress to and from Detroit. Direct connec- | tions made at Detroit with al! through trains Last over M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.) D. W. JOHNSTON, Mich. Azt., Grand Rapids. O, W. RUGGLES, Gen’] Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. -Ass. Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette. Going West. Going East. 7:00am 6:50am..S8t. Ignace..... 8:30pm 4:5: 12:20pm 9:40am, .Seney......... 5:15 pm «12:35 pm 5:30pm 12:40pm) 2:55pm 7:00am | : 12:50 : ms Marquette .. ¢ 9:09 pm 1:40 pm..Negaunee..... 1:25 pm 1:55 pm. ‘Ishpeming. ...12:58 pm 5:30 p m..Houghton .... 9:20am 5:50 pm,..Hancock ..... 9:0lam 6:35 pm. .Calumet...... 8:15am Mixed train leaves St. Ignace at 7am; quette 5:30 p m. E. W. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Marquette. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY EIN GIN BS From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills Grist Mills, Wood Workive Machinery, Shaft ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Compicte Outfits, WT. co. Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. Arrives. | Leaves. | 11:30 a m | 5:05 pm | 7:20am } 4:10 pm | arrives Mar- | | . Peo ‘ian a kakeenre! Smoke the “LC.B..” & “Fox” Cigar, FOX & BRADFORD, EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE CIGARS! 76 South Division S8t., Grand Rapids, - Mich. “CANDER” } DOUBLE . THICK BALL. Ordinary Rubber Boots | always wear out first on | the ball, The CANDEE | Boots are double thick | on the ball, and give DOUBLE WEAR. Most economical Rubber Boot in the market. | Lasts longer than any | other boot and the | PRICK NO HIGHER, | Call and ex- | amine the | goods, aah Mi Sa ae) ae ey aee | rac a FOR SALE BY G. STUDLEY & CO, No. 4 Monroe 8t., Grand Rapids. Largest and finest stock in the State of Rubber Goods, Mill Supplles, Fire Depart- ment Supplies and Sporting Goods. OTLS, ILLUMINATING. Water White..... vs peatcdee ses Dveckeseu ones ME DEICRIORE TORE. as oi oh cine co es bh bess ae sineas 10% LUBRICATING GasOUne.. 000.005 60 080 Posuases Fis cae . 1% Capitol Cylinder. POPS Nas be cab de ee aenee See ae Mode) CUNO. 6 ose. eos ese es Spies tesess oi EMMI AF UNIO in ie sods wy ce ins even ves aa sees 26% Eldorado Engine..... ee na ae Peerless Machinery...... soins boraueden dens 2 Challenge Machinery................5... ke OT ao oh ok ve ond ap sn a fast Tian 4 Black, Summer, West Virginia teh aaae : Black, 26 to 30° ........ (666i ee es “10 RE le i oo eh ee ks ohn ev ohn ok GOED oo fese siete BOO e ew ewe ewe ee nner ad sees D BREAKFAST <: KELSEY’S CLAIMS. Admirable Exposition of the Aims and Qbjects of the T. P. A. ' To the jobbers, manufacturers and commer- \ cial travelers of Michigan: GENTLEMEN—The officers of the Michi- gan Division, Travelers’ Protective Associa- fion of the U.%., desire to present for your ‘earnest consideration the aims and objects of our National organization and the results already accomplished: As commercial travelers, directly aiding _ by our labors all freightage and transporta- | tion lines, we claim as a reciprocal benefit: 1. Free transportation on 250 pounds i sample baggage. The issuance of 5,000 mileage books, with corresponding excess baggage books, good over entire railroad systems. » AS represenlalives of American commer- _' cial industries, we demand: | 3. The abolishment of all unjust and un- constitutional enactments known as ‘‘Drum- | mer taxes.” | 4, Seeurity to all property invested in , manufacturing enterprises and the encour- /agement of all measures which will advance ‘our commercial interests and increase Amer- ican manufactories. 5. Organized effort to reduce the expenses ot callin goods. | 6. Elevation of the commercial and moral standing of the traveling fraternity. To the accomplishment of these objects, | ' the Travelers’ Protective Association stands | pledged, and in view of these great results —to be obtained only by strength of nuin- bers and unity of action—we earnestly ap- peal to all commercial travelers to strength- en our hands by joining in membership. To the employers of commercial salesmen ve look for eneouragement and hearty co- operation. In our earnest endeavors to im- prove the condition of our fraternity and to | establish for the traveling salesman a Na- | tional character for integrity, sobriety and gentlemanly deportment, we merit your ap- | a al and support. ; As an indieation of the work already ac- "complished, we call your sieedion to the following concessions already granted and | in successful operation: An allowance of 300 pounds sample bag- gage free on the Pennsylvania* and Balti- more & Ohio Railways. The issuance of 2,000 milage books and corresponding excess baggage books on the Peidmont Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line Railways, embracing almost the entire railway system of six Southern States. The granting of ‘‘week end tickets” on all (with one exception) of the principal railroads operating in Michigan; also the Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago, Hamilton & Dayton and the entire Pennsylvania Rail- way system, west of Pittsburg. The introduction of the ‘James Bill,” for the abolishment of the so-called **Drummer Tax,” now pending in Congress, largely due to the efforts of the Travelers’ Protec- tive Association, and we ask the united sup- port of all citizens in its passage. The standing menace of the present and future to American industries, in the propo- gation and spead of socialistic, communistic and anarchist doctrines, demands an em- phatie protest, and as a National association of working men we denounce in unmeasured terms as false in principle, treasonable in utterance and revolutionary in effect, all such teachings as destructive to the inter- ests of domestic industry and of labor. C]We call especial attention to the fact that as an organization of working men we have never interfered with the right of individ- ual contract nor sought an abridgment of our hours of labor; and in the power con- ferred by a National organization, with em- bodied principles for self advancement, and a constitutional provision for suspension and expulsion from membership for misdo- ineanor, intemperance and kindred offenses, we increase the efficiency of the salesman, add to the value of his services, and furnish a security to the employer which can be of- ferred from no other source. It is, then, of vital importance to employ- ers, as well as to the Association, that every traveling salesman in their employ be en- rolled in membership. To this end, we en- close applications for membership, thereby enabling all who are in sympathy with the objects of our organization to aid in this great work, by transmitting the applications of all commercial travelers in their employ to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan State Division—L. M. Mills, 568 “Wealthy Ave., Grand Rapids. A list of all respond- ing to this appeal will appear in THe Micu- IGAN TRADESMAN (State official organ) and inthe American Commercial Traveler, the official organ of the National Associa- tion. C. 8. Kesey, L. M. MILus, President. Secretary-Treasurer. Monthly Report of State Secretary Mills. GRAND Rarips, Feb. 5, 1887. To the Members of Michigan Division, Travel- ers Protective Association: GENTLEMEN—L have the honor to present herewith the report of the Secretary-Treas- urer for the month ending Jan. 31, 1887: Fifteen new members have been added to the State membership as follows: 13, 474, Sg ry Albrecht, Bellaire. 3,564 , Cedar Springs. etroit. .B. 3. Judson, Lansing. ). E. Glass, Detroit. ’. H. White, Grand Rapids. yhn Temple, Detroit. L. E. Merry, Sturgis. W.E. Anthony, Detroit. I, W. Haines, East Detroit. Gurdon McLean, Vernon. J. H. Smith, Jr., Lansing, 13,771. F. Ey Beck, Detroit. L. N. Silver, Detroit. 18,889. KE, P. Graw, Bay City. Eleven memberg in arrears for dues have paid and been reinstated. The receipts and expenditures for the month were nothing. The entire Pennsylvania lines, west of Pittsburg, operated by the following com- panies, have granted our Associatian week- end tickets, on sale at their principal sta- tions: Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg; the Pennsylvania Co.; Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis. Respectfully submitted, L. M. Mruus, See’y-Treas. sensed sullahe les Peer arce The Gripsack Brigade. W. F. Blake, the Chicago tea salesman, was in town Saturday. C. L. Nichols, of Muskegon, has engaged to travel for Fox & Bradford, taking the territory formerly covered by Cass. Brad- ford. C. B. Lamb, Michigan representative for Adams & Ford, the Cleveland boot and shoe manufacturers, was in town a couple of days last week. O. A. Perry, traveling representative for the Detroit Safe Co., will remove his fami- ly from Detroit to this city about April 1, taking up his residence on Center street. ‘should east the ballot? Association Notes. | President Hamilton telegraphs as follows: Frankfort organized. Good meeting. | Twenty members. Call from Sherman. A Woodland eorrespondent writes: Business Men’s Association has just com-| pleted its first dead-beat list and it is a very | long one. Cadillac Express: The Business Men’s | Association of Kalkaska has become all warmed up over the prospect of a new rail- road through that town. Good hint for our Cadillae Association. State Treasurer Schuster writes from Kalamazoo: I am glad to learn of the con- stant growth of our State Association. The meetings of our local organization con- tinue harmonious and satisfactory. Charlevoix Journal: At the meeting of the Business Men’s Association on Tuesday evening it was decided, with but one dis- senting vote, to close all stores at 7:30 p. m., standard time, commencing next Mon- day evening and continuing until May 1. . B. Blain, President of the Lowell Bus- iness Men’s. Association, pulled Tire TRADESMAN’S lateh-string last Wednesday, Mr. Blain proposes to re-organize the Lowell body and get it on a more modern basis. The Association has done good work in the past and is capable of even better work in the future. Traverse City Journal: Frank Hamilton, President,of the Michig ran Business Men’s Association, and Geo. E. Steele, President of the Traverse City Business Men’s Asso- ciation, went to Frankfort Thursday to or- ganize an association there. Northern Mich- igan towns are alive to their interests, and are well represented by these associations. Geo. W. Chaufty, Vice-President of the Kingsley Business Men’s Association, writes Ture TRADESMAN as follows: We have our Association in good shape now. We have added several amendments to our con- stitution. They are very Blue Laws. I think we now have the most thorough or- ganization in the State—one which will stand like a rock. Kalkaska Leader: An ex-subseriber who left here in arrears to the extent of a year’s subscription, writes us that he will remit as soon as possible and hopes that we won’t send him such a disgusting letter as he re- ceived from another party whom he owed. That disgusting letter was probably one of those.Business Men’s Association blanks. They draw like a mustard plaster. The Merchant’s Mail. thus pays its re- spects to President Hamilton: Associations are bringing to the front some men with original ideas. It will be strange if with all this talent the Business Men’s Associa- tion movement should not suceeed. Frank Hamilton, of Traverse City, has gotten upa system *for finding out a person’s credit that is exceedingly practical in every sense of‘the word. We do not know Mr. Hamil- ton. Wish we did, as it is just such work- ers and original thinkers that we want to know more of. President Hamilton writes as follows rel- ative to the collection system in use, by the Traverse City Association: ‘What do you think? ———— has paid his bill of ten years’ standing and three years’ dun- ning by constant application of this system. I find many do not avail themselves of the use of these blanks. Those who do a cash business have no need. We aim to do a cash business and will venture the asser- tion that the small accounts upon our books to-day—the first of our fiscal year—are less in proportion to the amount of our capital stock than nine-tenths of the business houses in Michigan. To us, this system has been of use in collecting stale accounts, so much so that, for the first year since we began business, we have had a credit bal- ance in our annual profit and loss account, to close into our standing profit and loss account. In short, instead of charging up sundry small accounts to profit and loss we had none and our collection of old accounts gave us acredit. This system with us has stimulated greater care and watchfulness. This is what I claim it should do with every merchant. One who will not profit in this direction, but who will spasmodiecally let down the bars and then put them up again —who Will rely upon this power to collect further questionable and forced credits— should be deprived of this or any other sys- tem, I will take occasion to speak further upon this point at the March convention. ~e- © ~< President Hamilton’s Opinion. TRAVERSE City, Feb. 4, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—Hardly knowing whether or not you considered my note on C. E. Ram- sey’s letter the answer you desire to publish, I will repeat a little more fully my Own opinion in regard to questions No. 2 and 3, in his letter of January 26. I think that each active resident. partner of a firm, or company, to become an active member, should pay a membership fee and regular dues. For a firm of two or three repre- sentative men in an association to have but one ballot is hardly justice to either of the parties. Suppose two members of a firm were at variance on an important matter to be voted upon, how would they decide who To me there seems to be but one solution, 4s named above. Then each member can collect his personal as well as firm accounts with the system we adopt. Mr. Ramsey’s reply to question No. 1, 1 think the correct one. Regarding the meeting of the Northern Associations, [ am unable, at present, to say anything definite, save that Ramsey and I thought to start ascheme to keep railroads at proper distances and our business men at home during snowy weather. The} Yours, — FRANK HAMILTON. — ee i John DeJonge, Zeeland: “The paper is all right.” Allan F. Little, druggist and general dealer: “T highly appreciate your paper and make it my standard for reference.” COOPERAGE, D. Quay & Co. quote as follows. f. 0. b, Bailey: STAVES. Red oak flour bbl. staves Cea aais M @ 6 25} ee ke ceees M @ 5 2} | White oak tee staves, s’d and j’ t.M @20 00} White oak pork bbl.“ M @18 00! D Produce barrel staves.... . .M @ 4 50} Tight bbl, apd h’ds to mateh.....M @N7 60 HEADS. Tierce he ads, SQUATe.........- QM @20 00! VOR ORL fF i BM G18 0 Produce barrel, set Pete ea @ 4 Flour Oe ais a ou ve ae da @ 44 Cull wood begging... .. 5. 6ccc ced @ 3% HOOPS. White oak and hickory tce, 8f’t. M 19 00@I2 00 White oak and hickory * 744f’t.M 9% 00@11 00 Hickory flour bb]................3 M 6 00G 7 00 Ben. pounce. to ceiccscs ee, 6 OOO Ash, fiat racked, 644 ft........... M 3 50@ 4 50} MOOG Us oc a oes nn chcd co sees 5 00@ 5 (0) BARRELS. Spring & Lindley quote as follows: W hite oak, pork, hand made.......... 1 00@1 05 “. lara tierces, hand made.. 1 15@1 25 Beef and lard, % bbis., ** ~-- SQ 9 Custom, GUO TOE... 05... 6 ceo cic “1 W@1 10 ey es ae a wecevdasc cd 30@ 35 MO civ csa as vincses. 25@ 30 WOODENWARE, BEONCONG TUB. ING, Ba a vines can cace cs cen sessth 10 PURINE TS ONE Be ake ood nev cs do car venesss 4 75 UR TUN, NOL. ik cnc ced acc snse se deus 3 78 Standard Pails, two hoop..............00.000 1 35 Standard Pails, three hoop.................. 1 60 WE OI WE oobi ak ccc nd as oceans 4 0 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 2 00 WCE Wr, GOI os ee ccc ca ce lc coke cs oe 2 50 PRION A ei ae ees i 1 00 Holling Pins... <....5% bahia sa vebesaiee. . @ py Se en ae) 50 MORO FO OEE ooo ccc c cs conc cc de ccseesce 2 25 OR Gc ak nok cua es cn d ceeeuas 60 A a ona ie acc oes (a cndccceveueca 1 00 WE MORO, BION. oc 6k sherds cedhne saceni 1 75] OY TOPO, OMIOIO 6 ook cicces ceace cca ceases 2 25 BASKETS. | PO NN oo os oooh ci cs ced Gun 40 | Bushel, narrow DARG. .... 6... k ce ces eee cu ee L 60} PEO, WIG DANG. foe coos code cee dge cc neeue 1 75 | gs DO Rs ee a a A a 3B BO COEHOe, Cle. ING 8. oo cc vans oa cw cakss seks 4 25 Wrote, Bene, NO. So iid ccs e ly celiac 5 00 PAORDOR WhO POs obo ok oc ca cc sca cc akax 5 50 CHOENOG, WEE NOG. ooo. ccc caus ccdcescnee 6 50 CIORNOR: WHIOW TNO. Goon occ cies canes cess 7 5U WwW ater We ee eee 3 75 me ce, Oe daascanen 2 85 HARDWOOD LUMBER. he furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock PEGE WOO, WOOPPUT .. 0 6 oc v5 co ka cndess 12 00@14 06 Biroh, log-run.......... ae he coal accces 15 DOGS 90 Biren, NOM. 1 Od 2. o o6 o.. e es acs @25 00 PIGOe ABN 10GPUN. . oo. no ooo na cs oes @13 00 SOEOH, WOU PU oi ccs ca hea cin een 25 00@35 00 Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2....... ae urena cy 45 00@50 00 MOR, CUE ccc chic iviccnc neds cece @10 00 Pemae: LOT. 3. ns ne caec esas 12 00@14 00 MGDIC, BOTE, IOG-FIT,. 0. 6.655000 1l 00@13 00 Bigpie, NOG. LANGE... .. .....-5.60555 @20 00 Maple, clear, flooring................ @25 00 Maple, white, selected............... @25 00 FOGOGE, WOG-TUN., 6 co. cod cc cccwcaus @I18 WwW Red Oak, Nos.1] and 2................ @24 00 Red Oak, quarter sawed............ 26 00@30 00 Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00 WRU ORTON oe i oc ccs econ is @55 00 ‘Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2... .. .. ..cccccsee @i7i5 00 WT, a ecco ces @25 00 Grey Tiny, lOm-Pin. . o.oo. cess @18 00 Wore Aah, lOe-run........ 2.2... o-5 14 DOG@I16 00 Whitewood, log-run...:............. @235 00 White Oak, [Oar ..... 64... .0605- 0 Gli 00 COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS. A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 00 Ohio White Lime, car lots............. 85 Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 13 Akron Cement per bbl................ 1 30 ee Cement, per BID oe ddc eee bicks 1 30 Car lots eas caderkee's i O5@1 10 Pisstering hair, per bi... ............. 25@ 30 BUCO, DOR DR oc oi oa e's Cases ceca seus 1% One MiAster, DEP TON. ... . oc... ee eee s oe 3 50 and pinaster, Gar lots. ...............4- 2 50 PEO ONO OY Mee en cea e bee as $25 @$ 8 Hire Clay, per bD1............. asa. 3 3 00 COAL, Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 O@65 25 Cannell, car lots............. cascaes§ @E6 @hio Lump, ear lots............ 5.2.4. 3 10@3 2: 25 Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 5O@S 00 Portiand Cement... .... .6....2..20655 3 50@4 00 barowate. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGERS AND BITS. WUOU s OU BEV koi oc cde lack dla decns dis 60 We Oss aa das dn can cdesesceees dis 60 TO i cog os uo ce occas caps nanes dis 60 PN i i ees dos bens ewes bdaceasas dis 60 POI eka cece daa ec dusdal caccdewens dis 60 MM oie ck sao ceknccascuacs — 40 AOODINIGS . BOUIN. «6. neni ic ndecs dea: 25 MOTORS. TIAITATION, .... 0.0064 ccneeces is50810 BALANCES. Pe aa eecka dis 40 BARROWS. ' PTO a a. acai cles ee cdee «eee 14 00 ines k aces cop esus ss -net 33 00 BELLS. UI oi ds cd bewn ees cha dcceles dis $ 60&10&10 OO has ce swede -9<-————-—— The Grocery Market. Sugar is about a sixpence lower than a week ago, other articles in the grocery line | being without marked change. The woodenware manufacturers have succeeded in reviving their pool, the first result of which is an advance of 50 cents a dozen on all grades of tubs and 10 cents on pails. Oranges are firm and somewhat higher. The arrivals of lemons continue light and prices are well maintained. There is no change of note in the nut market. ————————». oo ——_—_—_—- Owosso Joins the State Body. ; Owosso, Feb. 5, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Srr—At our first regular commun- sation convened last evening, the question of annexing our organization to the State Association was brought up. After a short discussion, it was unanimously carried as predicted in my former letter. Hence please find enclosed N. Y. draft for OH for per capita dues on fifty members and $ for subscription for Tue TRADESMAN ie one year to my address. I am authorized by the Association to ask = the following questions: How many Associations in Michigan belong to the State Association? How many members belong to each Association which is auxiliary to State As- sociation? or, in other words, how many members belong to the State Association at present? Please answer at your earliest conven- ience. Weare now ready for action and have everything in fine shape. Yours very truly, S. LAmFRoM, See’y. Mr. Lamfrom wili find the information he was instructed to obtain in another col- umn of this week’s paper. a ee A Question of Law. Firrt LAKE, Feb. 5, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear Sm—lIf not trespassing too much on your time, I would like your decision on the following: A gives his check, on a certain bank, to B. B gives ittoC. C presents it at the bank and the bank refuses to honor it, as A has no funds there. ‘Two days later A fails and his accounts are placed in the hands of | D. As the bank refuses to honor the check, C returns the eheck to B. B gives it to E, who owes A. E forwards it to D in payment of his account. D returns it, saying he cannot accept it. Now, can D compel E to pay eash in- stead? ‘Yours, DEALER. If the case is as stated by ‘‘Dealer,” the check given by A never had any value, as there was no money in the bank to cover it. Not having any value, E cannot compel D to accept it in the payment of an account. A “ne Good News from Muskegon, MUSKEGON, Feb. 5, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Srr—It is with pleasure I write you that we had a very interesting meeting last night and concluded to goin the State Association, starting out with twenty-five members, who paid in their fees. Please find $2.50 enclosed. I think we will get a good many more, but thought best to send you this now in order to have a representa- tion at the State meeting in March. Please notify me how long time we have to send our.money for membership to State organ- ization. We will hold our next regular meeting on Friday evening and if it is convenient for you to be present, we would like it very much, Mr. Kieft and myself were appointed a committee last night to see all the dealers in the city and try to get all to join the or- ganization. Hoping to hear from you I remain, Yours truly, Wo. PE EER, Sec’y — ——-.<—_-——-—— A Surmise. ‘*You know a scene occurs in Hamlet, in which Polonius asks the Prince what he is reading and receives the reply ‘Words, words, words,’ said a literary traveler to a friend.” **Yes.” “Well, what do you suppose Hamlet was reading?” “The Congressional Record, I reckon.” —-—-o-—<——- E. B. Sunderiin, general dealer, Palo: the best of the kind I ever have seen.”’ “It is COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—The best winter varieties are scarce at $3@$3.25 ® bbl. Beans—Country hand-picked command $1.15 %8 bu., and city picked $1.50. Beets—40c #8 bu. Buckwheat—2\e ® b. Butter—Michigan creamery is in good de- mand at28@30e. Dairy is in fair demand at 20c. ‘abbages—$4@$5 @ 100, according to size. Carrots—30e 8 bu. Celery—Kalamazoo, 25¢ #8 doz. Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is firm at 1384@l4e. Cider—12%ec @ gal. Cranberries—Choice Bell and Bugle and Cape Cod are steady at $9 @ bbl. Dried Apples—Evaporated, N1@l2c # b; quartered and sliced, 6@6%e ® b. Dried Peaches—Pared, 15c. Eggs—More easy. Strictly fresh command 2B@Q2Te. Honey—Dull at 9@18e Hay—Bailed is moderately active at $15 per ton in two and five ton lots and $14 in car lots. Onions—Good stock is searce, readily com manding $3.25 8 bbl. Potatoes—Buyers are paying 35c@40e at this market and towns within convenient shipping distance of this market. Pop Corn—2ke #@ b, Squash—Hubbard, 2c ® b. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—2c higher. City millers pay 80 cents for Laneaster and 77 for Fulse and Clawson. Corn—Jobbing esmeniiie at 46@47e in 100 bu. lots and 42@48¢e in carlots. Oats—White, 38c in small lots and 382@388e in ear lots. Rye—48@50e 8 bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 8 cwt. Flour—Higher. Patent,$5.20 @ bbl. in sacks and $5.40 in wood. Straight, $4.20 8 bbl. in sacks and $4.40 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.75 ® bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 8 ton. Bran, $14 @ton. Ships, $14 @ton. Middlings, $15 #% ton. Corn and Oats, $18 # ton. a PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing............-.-.0.66+ 12 50 Mess, A dc shee ka ae 13 50 Shore ONG TU co kien oan oi see 13 50 S. P. Booth, ORR ee, rks cage nas 13 50 Clear, A WERBIOT, DOW. 6 aioe os canes es aan: 14 50 Extra clear pig, short OR ea ce es 15 00 Eixtrh clear, DOAVY... 22.2... 6 60s. cc ceenceses 15 00 Clear quill, OR ONE, ee cates 15 OU Boston clear, short Cut.............cceeeee 15 00 Clear back, short Cut.............202..005-. 15 50 Standard clear, short cut, best............ 15 50 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long’ Clear BON cece i 7 MOG coos oe. ks «G * MGs coe yesh eng casks 7 Short Cleara, RERVY. «05.25.22. 5s eens aes do. MOOR as inked do. Tn eo ha we AMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average 2 = WBS ks eens Lily GS Oh... cic Coccaeee "114 ot ae iB to i ba sae Cea keeaas 11s A UOT sno sne ce o> Pads wees cae 3 Of EBL ORS oc ones ce ns ee cake cn ae ee OO ee IMR gg iy cake eke xe ba cease 10 Rie WR 8 ae va a nee ee dd we oak oe ss 1% Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................- 9 DyVIBG TOO OTTER. a oi is osc ose ca ce sc ess 9 - BAM PYICOS.. .. 26: cas beet ates 12 LARD. SNOPGOS iiss ok cues pace Blaaukeaaes 6% BO ang BOM TUS oo eo cn kn ee ee 653 LARD IN TIN PAILS. 8% Pails, 20 im @ CASS. ..; .. 6-2 ks oes ens 1% & ® Pails, 22 i @ GAGC. 2.66 ieee ses ss rer 10. Pails. 6 in @ CABC .. 2. cic ee as 7 tT Pails, 4 pailsin case............... OY BEEF IN BARRELS, Extre Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ds.. 7 50 REGMPIOCGS, REI ooo vs bn oe ae we kc Sees ans 12 00 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. POP AAUGAIS coos elena es ona sense oe Tle Flam BAusaw@e.. . i. 6.55.25 sos ce seen sens AOR i” Tongue SAUSARE.... 2.2.0... - cence eee e enone Frankfort Gauea@e.. .... ... 4-2-6 20.0 0ns 0-2 8 Blood Sausage..... kh a iiceih nc css an ces 6 Bologna, straight........ es, bates acs jo Bologna, thick........... Plies dod aces 8 SAR CNOCOEO. o.oo ook eke sete une 6 PIGS’ FEET. Tn- Alt HOTTOIS o.oo: coco nhc s ns cece es cs aaa BOO In quarter barrels.............0seesseeeeeee 1 6d HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as follows: HIDES. Green. 7° Db set Calf skins, een Part cure 7%\| or cured.. @ 9 Fullcured.. Ke 8 Deacon skins, Dry hides aa # piece.....20 @50 King ....;..: 8 @12 SHEEP PELTS. Old wool, estimated washed # b......25 @28 MU aac e tae keawe 3 @34 wooLk, Fine washed % tb 25@28|Coarse washed.. _—_ Medium ......... 27@30!Unwashed........ FURS. We nce cs ood eases 10 00@15 00 Oe aia io bes an 4 W@ 6 00 PRO ok nak cod ease 75@ 1 00 iG isi aeas cass s ees 50@ = Ua ee on ch an vane W@ 2 BOM PG oa Ss ss ced sce acer ines secses .- 1 0@ 1 25 OO Ro oi co sch bebe e anche sae 8 00@ 5 00 ORS I os ete cas hs cone ohne 1 CO@ 1 265 RE i aos ob ee bee epee ke ons cae 4 00@ 8 00 ec ee el vs ee aaae as 8 00@ 8 00 Mink ace venencvesnece See t come rececess ® 30@ 69 EC ok sos sahara ek eck hanes 100@ 125 OOO 8 cee 5 W0@ 8 00 aa as eka oo ce LKQ ROBIN oo ccs os Cale ee asco caens 90@ 1 00 WEE a aos co ak eae ced nce steps ste 2 0G 3 00 MPMKAL, WINTED: . ooo... wed cose eens in@ 4 eg oe ee as tins 06@ V8 TO, oe es a ens eee ee 5@ 2d These prices are for prime skins only. -OTTENBERG’S CIGARS, Hazel Kirke La Rosa Celes Sweet Catawba! 10 cents. e| 5 cents. Having secured the Sole agency for 8. OTTENBERG & BROS. Celebrated Cigars, I take pleasure in recommending them to the Trade, as the Finest and Best 5 and 10 Cent Cigars Ever placed on the Market. They are made of the Finest Qual- ity of Imported Tobacco without artificial flavor. CiIvi THEM A TRIAL. I will send to any responsible first-class dealer a sample of these Cigars on trial, to be returned if not satisfactory, within 60 days. We send advertising matter with above Cigars. Morris H. SOLE AGENTS Treusch, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Groceries. WHOLESALE PRICH CURRENT. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. COW 2 el a ce 80|/Paragon ...... ,.2 10 BYAROU'S, 6. 60s. s 90|Paragon 25 tb pails. 90 Diamond X........ 60|Fraziers, 25 pails.1 25 Modoe, 4 doz....... 2 50) BAKING POWDER. Acme, 4 2 cans, 3 doz. CASE... ee esse ee eres 85 A OG ee ok ca con ee ae 1 60 * to i = Ce ance 3 00 ” BU i ke oak Beek con cone 25 PRINCCORS MBs coi ang 0h Maks a get he eke 1 25 Oe coe ce kaccw a nsen ne 2 2 e* OC, ca aes Redan caseene 4 25 “° i ee ceca bea daes 28 Arctic, ‘6 tb cans, aor CASE... eee ee ee ees 45 Se ee ean ee ae eo 8 Ae oo * ¥% ” 3 Pca ed ce 1 40 - * 2 Oe ee es 2 40 a4 . 1 ae Sy wie 2 00 ais ictorian, 1 i cans, (tall,) 2 Ce 2.00 PPO, DIE ono npc cc hve ewe ts len ge anne 5 BLUING PE Ge. ook clk vec iea kent naee ee doz. 25 BT Os Bio sec aces cas ean ee doz 45 Liquid, 4 ~ uae eee ane aes doz. 3d PG DB ON, ios sak isc ace wcese scenes doz. 65 ; Arctic 4 02.. Dee, oh padi ak sade ene on 8 gross : a0 eo oa oe wk es nee wwe went 20 COROT ooo ois oon dada ce acas cases ee 2 00 Arctic No. 1 pepper box.. wiauua siuaeadweate 2 00 ORO MOD ac ev icna dasa cane 3 00 Arctic No. 3 - RO ria waaay . £00 BROOMS. No. 20r).... .....: 1 75!'Common Whisk.... 90 No. i Hurl....2 00@2 25|Faney Whisk...... L 00 No. 2Carpet........ ere ee eee sack 3 75 No.1Carpet........ 2 50; Warehouse ........ 2% Parlor Gem........ 3 QU) CANNED FISH. Clams, f, Lattice NOOR... 6655055. 55-005-- 110 Clam C howde MT ce a ee ek ee a4 Cove Oysters, \ standards.......... 90@1 00 Cove Oysters, 2 i standards............. 1 75 LODSters, 1 WD PIGMIC. cic ecn duct wnie es oss 1 75 Lobsters, 2 TH, pienic...:........... ere aee 2 65 THODMUCTO. 1 WO BORE. oo. snc c cee ocean see ek sees: 2 00 Lobsters. TU ae aw ttc eens eee 3 00 Mackerel, 1} fresh standards cee. seas 1 50 Mac kerel, 5 b fresh standards ees yaes 5 25 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 Ib........... 3 50 Mackerel,3 hin Mustard.................. 3 50 Mackerel. Tee OO ee a ces oe 3 50 Salmon, 1 ™ Calimbig river.........<..... 1 60 Salmon, 2 ® Columbia river............... 2 80 Sardines, domestic 46 Be ee a aed 6@7 Sardines, domestic 4S................... 10@12 Sardines, Mustard 198 Le pO geteas cea hases ees 10@12 Sardines, imported 48............see-eee- L@16 Wront, SD OPOOR.... c......250c. es. 4 00 CANNED FRUITS. Apples, gallons, standards............-.-. 3 25 Blackberries. standards............-..058 90 Cherries, red standard:..............e Te PALA... ... 6... 0550 QW Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 70 | Broken, 200 I) bbis......... «5 @9 American, dairy, 4 bu. bags.......... 22 PANCY—IN 5 ~s BOXES ie eo ov ccsnes 28 ne D ' i. Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags... .......... 40 fee ta “a peer eres 6s HP eGeS Se tean es oe “ rr % ee 5 x IPs WOOO O44 a dm te he dwas de deseeetenee (Blo ea Wepre PONE coos ce cesses @l3 Parisian, 4 —o. haa ss bua @2 oo | Chocolate Drops........ 2.0... .eceee eee 14 Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ iW H M ¢ poeise Drops........ 2... e.e. = Pepper Sauce, green. . 2... 2... eee eee @ 380 ee ; The eeeeee ces sees LU Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... A Ae Lic ence e sae seay hans enon Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... . jeorice Drops. as Catsup, Tomato, pints............... : Pena 8, piain....... ttt er eee eseneeenes Lt Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. oe nges, printed............. ns esecees Ao Halford Sauce, pints.................. olan BUD oo wdeesccaeeccescecsenansseene es lt Halford Sauce, % pints..... ........... foe es Oe Are er ten eters. j : SOAPS ane 12 POOP ooo ce cc escst 3 83 Extra Chicago Fam- ee ee 18 oe On EI 4 00} ily date ntein eden snnee 2 94 ee We Cm. Cd nk eke cca cu 18 New Process, 1 %..3 85! Napkin............. 475) Plain Creams Ith New Process, 3 1b..3 96,Towel .............. 4 75 Pitted le 2 en | ReeermtOen OCVOGING....... 5... ccc cece sce 20 Acme, bars........ 3 55|White Marseilles..5 50 | String Rock..............ecceccccce cee 13 nergy ceca 3 05|White Cotton Oil..5 50 | Burnt Almonds...................... . 20 est American... .2 * Railroad ........... 3 50] Wintergree ee ik PONE iia sissy. UNE ess han sane sh o a 2 - Big tive Center...3 55 My stic White....... 4 65 FANCY—IN BULK. Nickel ae 3 45/Saxon Blue........ 2 60 | Lozenges, piain in pails............... @l113 Shamrock..........3 15|Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50 | Lozenges, plainin bblis................ @10% Blue Danube. eeu 2 55 “ 75 “ ..4 25) Lozenges, printed in pails............. @i2z% London Family....2 30:Star ................ 3 75 | Lozenges, printed in bbls............. @l1l's SPICES. Chocolate Drops, in puils.............. @12} “ Ground. 10es6iP Whole. 90 Gove Drone Mii DAMS... ooo cco ce ce cece @ 6% OP etka vo a . x i D5 aie IBIS Alieptos «222... ee eee ee oe cote ae Cinnamon........ 18@30/ Cassia ........... 10@11 | Moss Drops, in bbls...... 2.2... 00.2205. @9 Cloves ........ ...15@25 Nutmegs, No. L.. @60 | Sour Drops, in pails................... @l2 GIMOT ws uses oa Nutmegs, No.2.. @5 | Imperials, in pails..................... @l2% anno aa Be 15Q30, GOR oo ison cu ees @28 } Imperials in bbls... ............. @11% ayenne ......... 2535 FRUITS : STARCH. Bananas Aspinwall..................- Muzzy, Gloss, 2 bb boxes, , z pkgs... @ 5% Oranges, California, fancy............ @+ 00 i : . 4 eae @ 5% | Oranges, California, choice........... @3 60 - se WIE cs ave GA Oranges, Jamaica, bbis...............- ° ‘* 72. 1b crates, 6 Ib boxes. @ 6% | Oranges, Florida..................... .2 50@3 75 : Corn, 4 boxes, 72 tb pkgs.. $ 3 Oranges, Valencia, cases.............. @5 5D ' ee ® 6% | Oranges, Messina......................2 50G2 75 Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 tb pk... re @iT OOPMOR, HADIGG. ooo oc de cc vn cccencsacee : . . : * 6D boxes. @ 7% | Lemons, Choice............. 66. eee ee BT ‘ G4 00 : . , : “ bulk ..... ‘ 2 st Lamon, ea .-. 4 25@4 50 : ure, ROR ci cacce st Om) mem, CUTIONUIG. «ooo ccc cccsec cess . Conn, ) pags...... ...... @i% Figs, layers, new, ® Ib................. 10 @15 Roy al, Gloss, oo Le hawaunes e ~~ Figs, io 5O tb. Wy Ledeen 6 6 Cg hl onCane dese ceatas oO We SUN GD oo oc de cave da ccccesacees D 5% “ cca ce ds creases @6 TE CP oo i cu. cca scnccecncsas D 63 Firmenich, new process, gloss, lib.... @ 5% | Dates, erie stente rans oo “ ¢ “ sh... @ 5% | Dates, % skin : . “ 6.... @6% | Dates, Fard 10 box ® D............. 94@10 . nae nrase or bbis e : Dates, Fard 5@ ® box # .............. @ 8% OO A, MPs svc ke oc as j Dates, Persian 50 box # I.......... 7 @T% ee SUGARS. @ 6x [rine Apples: B dow... sees MIT bc cc nccccereceseseseesreesesese » Cates oo ee @ 6% NUTS. Damdened ee @ 6% Aimonds, i ds coca ce secs @18 Granulated, Standard... ............. @ 644 “ TV&CR.... eee cece eens eee es @18 Confectionery Ac... 606d). .s.- ecueeds @ 5% | Brazil California ...........+-+00+- ou inn @ 5% occ ces ncncecnsdacdccsesed IL4@iz a ' Bar P CMURININEM, TOR OUD. 6 oc cc cade icececceeses Wo. 1, Worte Batra ©... 2... 6c cccn ence @ 5% : = Bay CP AN, CUE 6g cons ce scnecencseesees 10! a@l) : No. 2, Extra 56 @5 ae @ 43, ” Barcelona........... pe @9 ee ee @ 4% Walnuts, SPI, og ode ca cdacicaned 1 @li New Orleans. im Bds..... 22. .0cccecccns 44D 4% “ ins ig ok ya ues glans yale 1 SYRUPS. “ Gee... ccacs ie © Corn, DATTEIS 2... ocee cece ccesee sees 25@27 | P cans Texas, AL ? re b Corn, M% ne dacs cean at dnes 2iQev : Miata | | @ 9 Corn, 10 gallon Wegs......-.-----.---++5 @ | Cocoanuts, # 100.......... eae 5 W@E 00 COPD, 5 ATION BOMB 605k. occ s ce sce ee cans Qs " deli Pure Sugar, bbl............ Se 23@Q35 ; PRARUTS. Pure Sugar, 6 DDL... i 6... kee ce cee cess 25@37 | Prime Red, raw @ B.................. @4 TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAI LS. Choice do Oe cc ikss eae @ 4% CHEEEY G5 ies. 60\Cross Cut...........-. 35 | Fancy H.P.do_ do ...............-.. 424@ 5 Five and Seven...... MOE DIN. 6s. ocean ecaes 35 | Choice White, Va.do ............. icce GUM Mamtiot. 30001000, ... + Old Time............. i) Wamoy MP. VG GO .....5..ccccseess 6 @ 6% Seal of Detroit....... 60! Underwood's Capper 35 | H. P. Va... 6... eee ee cence en eee es f§ @t% Jim Dandy........... 33\ Sweet: Rose.......... 45 : Our Bie. oc. cdan cs 25| Meigs & Co. *s Stunners Brother Jonathan...27/Atlas................. oo OYSTERS AND FISH, dOUY THE. . cease. 36) Royal Game.......... 38 . a : Our Leader.......... 33\Mule Ear............. &% F. J. Dettenthaier quotes as follows: Sweet Rose.......... ) Fountain............. OYSTERS May Queen....... 65|Old Congress......... i Coe Dark American aisles « rood Luck......... 52 |New York C ounts Gc Gad cose ub ccus cack asece a TNS MOE. os ces ed ca 60| Blaze Away,......... 35 Be Ph & C66 BOGS: 6 cock ov cc cas akess 23 WO PR cheeses §)| Hair Lifter....... ... 30 | Selects . ee say ea ic oo cece ce Prairie Flower ...... 65| Hiawatha ............ ec fos ccutivaeescensnees is Indian Queen........ GOGIODE 2.65... s ee ene Pe ee ge si. coils psc bcc wiles cde dance) 16 May Flower.......... 70|Bull Dog............ WOE VN oo oc eck cos ceed ha cu dig ceeeh davewces i4 oe =~ “sae sees = Crown Leaf..... .... Wicca ca law vn dda cemesceasscaesaces 12 MOEION ook ce ok sca nds MU SON Nos ci dads vec cescecececea Oe SMOKING Standards, WN Dk a ices sceaneduss L 00 Our Leader.......... 15)Unit Dudes besa cas uuay 30 New York CUANINES FW od caccgsdces coauice 1 2 Ole Ge cc. 30|Bight Hours......... py Ome Oe NG. oo. sc ccc duns 1 40 BINTIOM. 2 oo .cssnss 27) Lucky .......eeeeeees Ee CN BON, WE, coc cs ie cece cc ascsecos canes 80 hevy Clippings...... 26'\Two Nickel.......... 2 FRESH FISH TONE oss bndsecnias 15|Duke's Durham... .40 | ee PERT TAGE oss nc cases 32;Green Corn Cob Pipe 28 Oe sas ce csleescus aces q oe DEG sad ccd BROW c6 isles cladeuces 16 | Haddock ............. i eiuandcasstasdss CNTR oo cc vi cnuis cs 4g Rob ss cusaay ees 26 | Mackerel............. evan sachs dath ocss 5 @2 Arthur’s Choice..... Uncle Race uci 28 | Mackinaw Trout............... 06. e ees @ 8 Red BOF. 6. soi. casas 26| Lumberman Reese dees 25 | Perch... ...... cece eee cece cece ereeeeees G3 Goid Dust. oo. cccce. 26' Railroad Boy......... 38 | Smelts ....... se mkasiee sk qaeeeh Wades dan 10 @il Gold Bloek........... 30| Mountain Rose....... 18 | Whitefish ....... 62. .ce cece. cee eeeneees @ 9 Seal of Grand Rapids | |Home Comfort....... 25 tN ds. os Q5IOlG Rip...........c0s. 60 MISCELLANEOUS. Tramway, 3 07....... 40'Seal of North Caro- Miners and Puddlers. 28 | “nie OM cull, 48 Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have large sup- POQTIORE ooo cine acsas 24 Seal of North Caro- plies. Dealers are paying $5 for good bark. PEATIGAIG oi bios cece Oh Fine. 408, oo. cia 48 Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.50 ® & for GW TOM. fou eee ce esc 20 Seal of North Carq , ae sg So Pom & JOrry....cs-s. D4. Vine, SONS oo sce. wees 45 | clean washed roots. Jok OP ise eel eewes ..25 Seal of North Caro- . Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers are th gd teteeeeeeee “i icine eet lnneens. “Gg | authorized to offer standard goods at 35 and 5 snaaenacregees & 8 * per cent. off, and second quality at 35, 5 and 10 Pickwick Club....... 40 Sweet hii. cc ccns ‘2 er cent off ate Hees. ......... 26 oie palicdaaaed evi gp Per ee olland ....... clans 22 Beal SIMD. ko. cise eccee 30 German........ .15 Red Clover. ...... +. Oe FIELD SEEDS. BOF Dini aseses ‘"42@46 Good Lu k........... 26 | Clover, mammoth...... cateehcunseueki 4 8&5 Honey Dew..........25 Queen ie: pik wo avi 8 WOU. «oe as eos Wikis adnvess 4 85@5 00 Colonel's Choice.....15 TROL sc DERIAGs fins cacdceccecbcoceces A 210 | : e . ’ ; | \o1 Drugs & Medicines State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Two Years—James Vernor, Detroit. hree Years—Ottmar Eber bach, Ann Arbor. ‘our Years—Geo. McDonald, Kx 1lamazoo, five Years—Stanley E.’Parkell, Owosso. President—Ottmar Eberbach. Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. Next Meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 1 and 2. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids. First Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Loomis. Second Vic’-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. Gundrum and Jacob Jesson. Local Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Pe stoskey. Next Place of Meeting—At Petoskey, July 12, 13 and 14. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1584. President—Geo, G. Stékettee. Vice-President—H. E. Locher. Secretary—Frank H. Escott. Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. Board of Censors—President, Vice-President and See- retar Board of Trustees—The President, John E. Peck, M. B. Kimm, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen and O. H. Rie hmond. wen, Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White and Wm. L. W hite. Committee on Trade Matters—John E, Peck, H. *B. Fair- hild and Hugo Thum Committee on Legislation—R. A. McWilliams, Theo. Kemink and W. H. Tib . Committee on Pharmacy—W. L. W hite, A. C. Bauer and Isaac Watts. Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each month. anneal Meeting—First Thursday evening in November. Next Meeting—Thursday evening, Mar .3, at THE TRADESMAN office. Saginaw County Pharmaceutical Seciety. President—Jay Smith. First Vice- (Preside nt—W. H. Yarnall. Second Vice-President—Rk. Bruske. Secretar, a . a . reasurer— elchers. Bemniieee on Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham- ilton, H. Melchers, W. H. Keeler and R. J. Birney. Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday afternoon in each month. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1883. President—A. F. Parker. First Vice-President—F rank Inglis. Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller. Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. ‘Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass’n, President—R. F. Latimer. Vice-President—C. D. Colwell. Secretary—F. A. King. Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, Haskins. Annual Meeting—First Thursday in November. Regular Meetings—First Thursday in each month. C. E* Foot and C. H. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President—lI. C. Terry. Vice-President—P. VanDiense. Secretary and Treasurer—Geo. L. LeFe Regular Meetings—Second and fourth. Wednesday of e ach month. Mecosta County Pharmaceutical Society. President—C. H. Wagener. Vice-President—Nelson Pike. Secretary—A. H. Webber. Treasurer—C. A. Fellows. Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society. President—F. W. Fincher. Vice-President—F. W. VanWickle. Secretary—Frank Cady. Treasurer—E. A. W right. Mason County Pharmaceutical Society. President—F. N. Latimer. Secretary—W m. Heysett. Treasurer—W. H. Taylor. Meetings—Second W ednesday of each month. Clinton County Druggists’ Association. President—-A. O. Hunt. Vice-President—A. 8. Fildew. Secretary and Treasurer—A. 8. Wallace. Mbnthly Meeting of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. At the regular monthly meeting of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, held at Tur TRADESMAN Office last Thursday evening, Geo M. Matthews and Geo. F. Whitfield applied for membership. The applications were referred to a special com- mittee, consisting of Messrs. Peck, Locker and Kimm. Frank J. Wurzburg presented a letter from A. B. Stevens, relative to the forth- coming National Formulary, requesting suggestions or additions by March 15. The matter was referred to the Committee on Pharmacy, with instructions to comply with the request within the time specified. The price of the new catalogue was placed at $1 dollar per copy. Other association desiring copies of the same can obtain them on the basis of 50 per copy in paper covers and 75 cents in cloth. Frank H. Esecott was requested to an- nounce at the next meeting a subject for discussion at the succeeding meeting. The Society then adjourned for two weeks. —__-+-—~—> +> ‘“‘Tadinematased.”’ ‘The conglomerate title published under ‘the above head in last week’s paper was meant to stand for ‘‘lodide of Potassium.” The price offered for the first correct solu- tion was won by Will. L. White, of Grand Rapids, who telephoned in a correct an- swer before half the edition of that week was mailed. The order in which the re- plies came were as follows: 1. Will. L. White, Grand Rapids. 2. Fred. E. Stephens, " F. A. Hennesey, Charlotte. . E. C. Bond, Muskegon. . H. Walsh, Holland. . S. M. Snow, Ludington. . Geo. MeDonald, Kalamazoo. . S. M. Vinton, Leetsville. —_ <> -2- <> —— Valuable Publication. The Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society ‘has now in press the largest and most com- plete catalogue of proprietary articles ever issued by a local organization. The work has been compiled with great care and is being printe? in a thoroughly artistic manner. > > Shiawasse County Decitiats. SS St wm SS @ =I The druggists of Shiawasse county met at | Owosso last week and effected a temporary organization. They will meet again at the same place on Thursday evening of this week, for the purpose of completing the or- ganization. ~- o> Several cases of poisoning from anilin pencils have been reported. within the past few years. The Drug Market. The advances reported last week have all been maintained and some articles have fur- ther advanced. Opium has again advanced 25 cents and morphia 15 cents, with pros- pects of higher prices for both. Carbolic acid is again marked up.’ Foreign brands are about out of market and none is coming forward, and it is safe to predict an advance of 7% cents per pound very soon. The ad- vance in the price of Salacine to $4.60, re- ported last week, was followed next day by a jump to $12.- There is very little stock of the article in New York and that is gon- trolled by a few holders. Cubeb berries have again advanced. Higher .prices are probable for cuttle bone, as stocks are very small and the new catch will not come into market before June or July. Insect powder is constantly advancing. Present quota- tions are for pure, uncolored. Adultered and high colored powder can be bought for 80 to 85 cents, but is almost worthless. Balsam copaiba supplies come in very spar- ingly and at higher prices. Oxalic acid, sassafras, borax, oil sassafras and oil worm- wood have all advanced. Quinine seems low, with present high prices and ready sale for barks. The tendency is decidedly up- ward and prices will rule higher this year than last. Cinchonidia has been neglected for a long time and has ruled low, but now is active and advancing in sympathy with quinine. Senna leaves, gum tragacanth, ipecac root, canary seed, hemp seed, Italian anise seed, American saffron, rape seed, cardamom seed and oil lemon are all tending upward and are likely to be quoted in the advance list next week. It may be thought by some that the ad- vances are too rapid and will not be sus- tained, but it should be considered that we are recovering from a long depression and that values are coming up to a more natural level. +--+ Found a Mare’s Nest. Peculiar allegations have been preferred against County Druggist Murphy, at Chica- go. He was employed to do the buying of the drugs for the county hospital, and recent disclosures show that all the purchases came through the Chicago Pharmaceutical Co., which was composed of Mr. Murphy alone. The “Co.” kept no stock and did no gen- eral business, confining its operations wholly to buying and rebilling to the county. Enor- mous discrepancies have been discovered between the prices at which the goods were billed to the company and those at which the latter billed them to the county. For instance, chlorate of lime was bought at 814 cents and billed to the county at 12 cents; sal-soda was bought at 114 cents and billed at 314cents; borax was bought at 634 cents and billed at 104% cents; aqua am- monia was bought at 214 cents and billed at 41¢ cents; oil of Nekkeiot was bought at $2.30 and billed at $3 common chloro- form was bought at 40 cents and billed as Squibb’s ehloroform at $1.25; iron and qui- nine was bought at $3.15 and billed at $4.50; four-ounece boxes costing $2.12 were bill- ed at $4.12; wafers costing $4.75 were charged at $7.50; Epsom salts bought at 21¢ eents were billed at 414 cents; one dozen gallon packers which cost $1.48 were billed at $2.90; linseed meal costing 214 cents was charged at 4'¢ cents. When the mare’s nest was discovered, Mr. Murphy suddenly concluded that the condition of his health demanded a change of climate. 653 a The Adulteration of Mustard. A well-known English chemist, in speak- ing of the adulteration of mustard, says: It seems to be supposed that the presence of a certain amount of wheat flour is desira- ble and even necessary in mustard, for the purposes of consumption; allowing this, that no standard exists as to the amount of flour which may thus be present, and that indeed the purchaser has no cause for com- plaint under the circumstances, I regret to find myself compelled to point out such fallacies as these. Apart from the common mistake that mustard ¢annot be used a as con- diment without being mixed with flour, it must be remembered that mustard is re- quired for other purposes; and that if a pur- chaser asks for mustard he is legally en- titled to get it, and not a mixture of it with other substances added in such proportions as those who prepare to see iit. ener I Power of the Iowa Commission of Phar- macy. Last December, the Iowa Commissioners of Pharmacy were about to revoke the cer- tificates of two registered pharmacists who had violated the law, when an injunction was issued agaiust them and action stopped. The injunction was given en the ground that the commission had not sufficient juris- diction in the ease. Last week the injunc- tion was dissolved, and the commissioners allowed to proceed in their execution of the law. - >. Belladonna j in Sterility. The various medical journals just now contain communications in regard to the good results of belladonna, in altering con- ditions of the female generative organs which prevent conception, so that pregnan- cy may result. Pills containing extract of belladonna, in 1g-grain doses, three times a day, are recommended for the relief of of ovarian neuralgia and amenorrhea, ac- companied by sterility. Of course, concep- tion will not follow the use of = belladon- na alone. ipa Chloroform vs. Ether. In England, during 1885, there were twelve deaths attributable to the use of chlo- roform, and but three to ether. ae 8 Definition of medicine (by a French seof- fer): What is medicine? The art of killing people without offending the police. Cats and Catnip. Correspondence National Druggist. In the drug store of Budd Bros. & Hutch- ison, in this place, is an herb-case contain- ing forty-eight drawers. All of these are filled with pressed herbs of different kinds. There is a large cat belong- ing to a neighbor that comes into the store frequently to bunt mice. The cat came in a few evenings ago, but on this oe- casion did not seem to be on a mousing tour, but jumped on the counter and from there to the herb-case, and, after resting and seeming to meditate for a while, reached its paw to the second row of drawers from the top, and, in its effort to bring out the drawer selected, lost its balance and fell to the floor. This mishap did not disconcert it in the least, but back to the counter and from them to the herb-case it went again in a hurry, and with its paw, brought out the drawer containing catnip. This strange action on the part of the cat attracted the attention of those in the store, whereupon the druggist removed three drawers to the counter. The cat was placed upon the counter and passed from one drawer to another, until it came to its favor- ite catnip, where it remained and seemed to enjoy the aroma arising from the same. Since the evening referred to, whenever the cat comes into the store it insists upon rest- ing on the herb-case, and, if driven away, will return immediately. This strange action on the part of the cat can be vouched for by a number of the business men in our town. i Gillespie, Ills. ee ee Fighting Fire With Fire. From the Western Drug News. A short time ago a druggist in one of our medium cities became aware that his neigh- boring dry goods dealers were about .to in- terfere with the faney goods branch of his business. He studied the situation care- fully as a business man, went to New York and laid in a supply, with an especial refer- ence to a fight, being particular to have sala- ble goods, first-class in every particular. On his return home he used equal skill in getting ready his display, and liberally ad- vertising good, well-selected stock, and at as low prices as could be possibly found elsewhere. As a natural conseqence, it was his goods that supplied the demand, while those of his neighboring dry goods dealers remained shelved, and, in the end, went in- to the hands of the consumer through the hands of the druggist. He, by his business tact and schrewdness, held the trade where it belonged; and the whole drug trade of that city owed a debt of gratitude to this one man for his bravery and business skill. < -O No Change in a Drug Store. From the Elmira Gazette. “Take my advice and when you get a prescription put up at a drug. store never ask how much it is,” said one gentleman to another, the other day. “Why not?” he continued. ‘Because the clerk will ‘size you up,’ as the boys say, guess how much money you have got, and charge you your pile.” ‘‘What do you advise?” ‘Just this. When the urbane compound- er of medicine hands forth your prescrip- tion, just look wise and lay down a quarter. Now the chances are that the drugs in the preparation don’t cost overadime. He will look at the quarter, study a minute, and then make up his mind that he has been foolish enough to sell you the same dose for 25 cents at some past time, and he’ll take it and not say a word. Lay down a dollar, however, and it will be just the same. No change. Try it and see.” — ee ee Cuticura ointment is said to be composed of petrolatum, colored green with analin (or possibly copper), a little carbolic acid and perfumed with some essential oil. Michigan dng Exchange Mills & Goodman, Props. Grand Rapids, Mich. 375 South Union St., Pek SALE—Stock of about 500 in Northern a town. No other drug store within five miles. Good reason for selling. OR SALE—Stock of $1,700 in town of 80) in- habitants. Doing good business. OR SALE—Stock of about $1,800 in town of 1,000 inhabitants in eastern part of State. Will give liberal discount for cash or make good terms. JHOR SALE—Stock of about $4,000 in town of 4,000 inhabitants. Will sell either at in- ventory or estimate. jor SALE- Stock of $4, 1500 in town of 4, 000 population. Sales $10,000 a year. Clean x ott four drug stores in town. Reason for selling, other business in Southern Michigan. LSO—Many other stocks, the particulars ot which we will furnish on application. E HAVE also secured the agency for J. H. Vail & Co.’s medical publications and can furnish any medical or pharmaceutical wor ks at publis shers’ rates. nO ‘DRUGGI (ST: S—Wishing to secure e clerks we willfurnish the address and full par- ticulars of those on our list free. rrr Michigan Drug Exchange, 357 South Union St., Grand Rapids. LOCAL SOCIETIES Desiring copies of the new catalogue of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society can obtain the same on the basis of 50 cents per copy in paper covers and 75 cents in cloth. Address FRANK H. ESCOTT, Sec’y, GRAND RaApips, MIcn. 6 WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT, | SPONGES. zeeriae shoes’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50 + * | 2 Advanced—Gum opium, gum opium- _po., Velvet Ext ae > rr" 1 = morphia, salacine, carbolic acid, insect powder, Extra Ye do 1 8h : balsom copaiba, oxalic acid, sassafras bark, | Grass do z oe 65 cinchonidia. P. & W., cinchonidia, German, oil Hard’ for slate us mm . sghns WE sassatras, oil wormwood, cubeb berries, blood | yejiow Reef, do ee 1 40 At DOOe SA ee eee Re ee eee Declined—Pink root, serpenia root, senega MISCELLANEOUS. root. ether, Bote Nitros, 5 W.... .. 55... 26M 28 : ACIDUM. 4cther, Spts. Nitros, F............... 30 32 ON on vce cas cy btn we wens ee, a ic cca vic ous eas 244@ 3% Benzoicum, German........... ...... 80@1L (| Atumen, ground, (po. 7)..........--... 3@ 4 Carboli@um ................ see econ eee TO PN hs occ cep kobe ade cc cuevececs 5a 60 RURUOM oo ca dade cad cee s cs sass ny scuce WON CO | REPEAL, PO. a ok se wna s ka cna ap oe ne 41@ 5 EOE ann eek ce css cece sens 3@ 5} Antimoni et Potass Tart.............. 5K 60 Pe i oe es on kk cae 1, 12 PO Te ee wae Kain @® 68 Oxakhoum, ...../... REG Tet FO oan cs vaca cece chee ce ucsus 5@ 7 syle kp cance sca ae Chae 1 Sb@2 10 | Baim Gilead Bud... ..s..0.....060 00000 BRO 40 EO os cake ok takes es DAGee Or eg ak e io hie css cgakgne es 2 12 20 RN kc aa: Coke cc cae ce 50@ 53| Calcium Chlor, Is, (4s, U1; 448, 12).... @ 9 ' AMMONIA. : Cantharides Russian, PO) ci, @2 2% Aqua, - deg ct Gs fina da ws acda hana eas 3@ : ae Zractos, EE eee @ lb Oe ice oi ck sc uwaeae’s 4@ 6) Capsici Fructus, po.................... @ W Mc os cess es duc bn ne ban 12@, 14 | Capsici Fructus, be Se ee ; @ 14 HOLESALE SOP bees nce enaedss wW@ 4 eer a ee 30@ 33 _ BACCAE. . ‘armine, No. 4 ee ds O3 75 a CuUbONAO 0. TL Thies oss ete ene swe eses 1 85@2 10 | Ccra Alba, Sk SEER Oa 50@ 55 PMPTIOEMO co ok akc bolo at vend eee cesses eet RR I es ioe lc i ee 25@ 30 PRUE eek eics dacs ae neces ves enes Fe A CO i ie ec inaca cnet cdves @ 40 BALSAMUM. oS ee ee @ b GOBRIDE feeaiee ok he we os cee pee lobe ee ee oe ON Go| Coniraria ( .c62.. ccs cas... Las) og a OE ee PO as eae kaw cece We OD | CCC on elec cco e ace we ce onda ce @ 5O TOPAUIN: CANAGG.. 6... conse has pe cece BG BE COTO oogonia vaca sc ca ccaccces ,d8@, 40 ON ei ewes en 45@ 50 ee Pe ici, el ai, @l 00 CORTEX. Chloral TOWER CRONE 8 6 cones cence 1 5O@1 75 2an PUES. OBRRGIII ios oon cheep coe cs ceas 18 Ghonarae” Coe " Oh ee hoon aes 100, 2 er ae. 06 See — nee O* Capen ee 11| Cinchonidine, P.& W.................. 15@ 20 93 and 95 Louis Street. MEP OU FUNG Goon cece cc cece sc tess 18 Cinchoni@ine, a a Se We li ; Buonymus atropurp..... .... oe ee 30 | Corks, see list, discount, per cent.... 40 IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF Myrica Cerifera, po............. ..... We I oa oe ova ceccacds ince @ 50 PUA VAP nc 6 nn ce sch ees os Et GG, CI Tn oe ce bac es anes @ 2 = : AUT, KG hc ese dsc chiecds cp cesen CORR NOH os oe choc c as adeccecdy ecu s Km 6 asec a cee ea ak ned Wey ORR, VOGT o.oo ccc ica lea aen cece $@ 10 Res Crete Ne ee ae @ 8 j } j Ulmus Po (Ground 12)................. Be ON es ig ies we coe ee nec asus 25H 30 : : : EXTRACTUM. WR a cooks coca e yin es ce @ 24 Glycyrrhiza ower ees sees lakes A Bt CURE OUND oo og ns os ac ek eng ee bees 61@ 7 ee a eee We NE on eeicicecsciacuccee BE j j j Haematox, 15 tb POOR eM ee ca Oe ie ie ean s ciccewccuces 68@ 0 . As Baga tess ak ce @ %2| Bmery, Gl mambers..........6566.0.05 @ 8 . Mia Oe et PR a oe cans cence nccecdacs @ 6 ws ME os ob ce cs dh nee cvs wa ue Gy Ue We I cc ons ces hoc dae ence 50m «60 . FERRUM. WU Pao ois da dese ceeds ekccas R@ 15 : PAPOONMES POGID. .,. 0.660... cc ne cesses US a ee @ 2% Citrate and Quinia...... ...........5. @3 50} Gambier ....... Ded ce eee Gus bei isan e 1@ § MEPREO TAI nas os bs pes cea enaws G Shi Geerin, Cooper... .... 2. ee. i 5 cca ness @ " Ferrocvanidtum Bol. ....... 5... o...0ss5 Ge Gl Gewmem, Vreven... .. 5... .. 5s... esee 40@, 60 Salut, Cine. foo ec. hoes. @ 15| Glassware fiint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less. MANUFACTURERS OF Sulphate, com’l, (bbl. 75).............. 14@ 2 Fs vhite: oe Glu skeet weweuues- 9@ 5 1 “ RG a eas aay Mm Prene Wile. oy... 13@ 25 ; noe ee suo | Alegent Pharmacedtical Prepara- Cassia Ac Seve i i Lee si ceone eek on 40 ee Paradiai SO eae aR aera saa *@ 15 Cassia cuti Oo oo WD cas och es eo @ % EU coe thes cece ve cc escc vec 25 40 : ’ Ke ekueasns eke webs Gog) +60! Hydrary Chior. Mite... .........6..05.- @ 7 fons Fluid Kixtraets andl oe officinalis, as BOG Mai cies c. 30s | Peverare Cnlor. Cor. .......-..... 0245. @ 65 } linia cet 8@ 10 mg — WENT ee viceuce es @ 8} os zu WONT AMIMOMIAL, . oo... c nest cscs @1 00 : GUMM1. Hydriirs Unguentum.................. @ 40 Hlinirs Acacia, Ist per Slee eye aa @1 - PAVOPOPUVEUE foi o esac ce esas deals @ 65 we PO a a ae se a casas @ ’ rocolls 2a 6 : wh eo SNE Wecemnaze scirre von . Bitted SOFtS.............5 bp eats me OD OIG. HOR ia c eee e cl ass 4 W@4 10 OO ee Tie OO} TeGOfOrn el. @5 15 Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. Aloe, Barb, (0, i, 50@ 60| Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg lod......... @ 2 ike FS CREDO PON orto sin. c ach ey cee @ 12) Liquor Potass Arsinitis............... 10a 12 Whiting, Manufacturers of “* Socotrine, (po. 60).;............. G Mh Ene 2. ee oi cs R51 00 ° ° AROTGORINO a ok cate tee aa OM” AN) EVOODOOUIIN soos eek ces ecco eens bl aee 5i@ 60 Fine Paint and Var- Assafoetida, (po. 80)..............22 00. ic ols cau uec as: 60@ 65 ‘ SPOOR TI ee ee se sa ees a's 50@ 55) Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 14)............. 2@ 3 nish Brushes. pops agi ae Ae dies ~ 7 papa, &) BP. nec e ence cnnnwanes 90@1 00 jatechu, Is, (248, 14; 48, 16)........... a ih OU Fe ec ee cece ane 2 6UG2 85 THE CELEBRATE ore PMN sas cheese cs ts sawn 35@ 10] Moschus Canton.................... oo @ 40 THE CELEBRATED EN ee eee cael cena sake cece Mel Meristiong: NO. 8. ooo. oe. ics cos sc @ 60 : (FAIMDORO, PO... .-.. 56. --.- 2-22. 5... 18@ 88) Nux Vomien, (po. 20).................- @Q Ww Guaiacum, (po. 45)................---.. Ce We Ce. MON ee lee en beens 23 2% igeer re are alll N KinO, (DO. 2D)... ..000-000. +205: Le. @ é Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co............ @2 00 ‘ Mastic....... Pete e eee e eee ye ean a @I1 & | Picis Liq, N.C... % galls, doz.......... 2 TW DUVET IDOADI coc s che see laces cece | Ge AO | POIs CAG, GUAM oan cs @1 40 ALSO FOR THE Got (ee cece ise s a desea 3 i 85 eis Liq., p.nts.. bias sesdeu cee @ 8h : es ink neste ceases S@ 25] Pil drarg, (po. 80).. eases ees cae am 60 * i " 2 geccoumban MeN ye wie eee awe — 30 | Pipe aoe (po. GE @ 18 Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu- PPOUCOG oe oe ec meee aa aces mM 131 Piper Albom, (0. a5)... .. 2.6... sc eccc cece @ 3 . : HERBA—In ounce packages. Pik Han deci skbs cease scedeceees G@ TT facturers of Hair, Shoe sod PD on oc Fe chic cs ce cea sens boy a a ue 1 a MUDREOKIUI . 06.6... 6.2 aoe tne een es ‘ mr | POrasen, Witare, pure.................. @ 40 Horse Brushes. RN as hk bese ve bk de eens cnc es 20} Potagaa, Bitart, COM........ 40.00.50. @ Wb TO on ahs ceca s (nce Fels. et POCRES WIPRR, ODE... so. cc cca oc ances 8@ 10 WE ARE SOLE OWNERS OF Mentha on ee eka Went NEO, ee cee aces Ga 99 ee i he ees eee = onde aoe OU OO sees ck, 1 101 20 } ‘“o2 : ae 2... cian nega k teas chalice usm as 3 yrethrum, boxes, H.& P.D.Co.,doz. GI 00 W athe | i h q Cat PATRON 0 aig oo oe on ne ke ne wna ee | OUI, 0 og one cases ee cee 45@ 50 f ry § IC lf ll aly ire POA oe sit tines bree tn shin saan aes pe ES a er « @ 10 " MAGNESIA. Cree, BO, OW on ong ce oss occ co cs 70 7 | ; oe Caleined, Pat aun 5@ 60 CTO CGR NIN ee sn ss sees 65 70 Which is positively the best Remedy - i ees Set teense OG 00) ubia Tinctorum..................-..- Ra 13 of the kind on the market. AEM, EBs an re sane dren teen sa sinss @ <3| Saccharum Lactis, pv................. @ Carbonate, K. & Beth cakes ces ct 208) 25 | Salacin . @12 00 PAPMONALe, FCUMINAS....60...2 5.50505. 8@ 36) Saneuis Draconis...................... 40@ 50 OLEUM. Santomine.... 2.22.2... ..- ce ee ee ee @4 50 We desire particula Tey AL URITIY oF ioe ee hae eo sec ane 4 00@4 50 | SAPO, W...-.. ee eee eee eee eee ee eee R@ 14) ap F fle ngs oo MIRFRONING, AM oo ons iake cc hanesics 45@ 50 | SAPO, Mi... .. ec cee cece eee eee eens eens Se 19] Sous Purchasing ourhes for new stores to Amydalue, Anata a OKT % 50 | Sapo, G.. weet teeta teen eee ener eeees @ ib the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACIL- OE ees stk ok 2 O0@2 19 | Setdlita Mixture.........-........ eee © 28| ITIES for meeting the wants of this class Auvanti Cortex. os, @2 hy | SIMAPIS .. 2... cece eee eee eee eee ees @ 18) of buyers WITHOUT DELAY and in the POPPA oe a iin hea cess 2 00@z 75 | Sinapis, opt............. aad ecae nase @ 30) most -approved d ceptabl ek ee eer CU sink aae @ %5| Snutt, Maceaboy, Do. Voes........... Q@ 3 : PP ee ee nee. @2 15 | Snut?, Scoteh, Do. Voes............... @ %5| known to the drug trade. Our special ef- ON oid ik, pikes ines 35@_ 64 | Soda Boras, (po. 10)....... ss++sssee0+ 8@ 10} forts in this direction have received from CCE as ci ee cetas wii kas @1 50 ae eam settee eee terete nes “o >| hundreds or our customers the most satis- in DUR a WA eh we eee desea Gee Se tetra sacteerss eens . i i peeergene sory cries echt es SF beta, Meentis 0 iin | f¥ing recommendations. COMIG MAG oe. ek eens ounce me 65 | Soda, Ash... 2... ee eee eee ees 8@ 4 BD BON a ois 6 bo ea aa wee es oe @ 39} Soda SUIPHAS...... 6.6... eee ee eee eee es _ 1 ; es eG 12 00@ 3 00 | Spts. Ether Co. ....... 0... sees eee bun WRMRMNUIN Sooo. oc ae atenid on scene 90@1 00 | Spts. Myrcia Dom........ 2.0.6... ..+8. @2 00 MMOOION «0.55.5. -5c005: Secu tee 1 20@1 30 | Spts. Myreia Imp... .... Bar aisiae hee Sen @2 50 MFOREMNON or. Uae eae’ 2 30@2 40 | Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 25)............. @2 35 WORT, Bes eae aka s tee fess ces @ %5| Strychnia, Crystal... -..............+.. p @1 30 We give our special and personal atten- Goskinit; Sem, gal... ee, £5@ 75 | Sulphur, Subl................ 2... eee 2%@ 3% | tion to the selection of choice goods for the TIOAGOMAS ce ca ce ks ey 9@1 On| Sulphur, Roll. ..... 2. eee eee eee eee 24@ 3 : NN oy hi cated chad cc eesskcns W@2 oo | Tamarinds , satel ees i ane al Gh s@ 10 DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit aoe! 90@2 09 | Terebenth TOWNE foc sis hn ccc sical 28@ 30/ the high praise accorded to us for so satis- Te 2 2 a@2 > 35 CEO, oe il cia ce ces a wie cass ‘ @ 40 factorily supplying the wants of our custom- Mentha Pips: eee aaa’ 45 oo ea Sg ehda Mbd bees dhad awe eeu uae 4 “— " ers with PURE GOODS in this depart- Me ak ch akbaus (Whe weudecel 3 ow scutclaio < sou tutes: ene Su ula alia ek Cie i ks el ee el ROM cos a 6 WOGT 06 OILS. ment. We CONTROL and are the ONLY DAOPPIUAO, GAL... 06h k eee oes s es es — 00 Bb! Gal| AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of ee ee oC eal 50 WE e, WANOE oi. ceed cece cdanes 70 75| the celebrated OO oe i wpe t Be UA ORO ne ciidd caus cecnananeness 55 60 PigieLiguida, (eal. GO)... 6. see te os We a io ods cele cc cc caccacens 45 55 Te ove us eae b es ceen 1 42@1 60 | Linseed, pure raw................... 38 41 5 POOR oes elas eas encase nen 75@1 00} Linseed, boiled ..............00ecceee 4) 44 TI Boke a phic dee whee as bas ceees @8 00 | Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 50 80 i Succini WNa sea dated Ph ce tees ohevent! sos ( com on Spirits Turpentine................44. 44 50 TN a isi cake cacasnce sane @i 00} ‘ Pa ia ha ee, 3 50@7 00 PAINTS Bbl Lb Henderson Co., Ky., Sassafras. se pete tee teeta ee ee eee eee 50@ “0 Baa Venetian... ... ...... 1% 2@ 3 =| Simapis, €88, 5....--..--..ee sees ee eee es @ 65) Ochre, yellow Marseilles... .. 2@ 3| Sour Mash and Old-Fashioned See Sid ch habe ee ee A eee bean eh beh en se ne 6 “on = Ochre, ello Bermuda....... in 2@ 3 H d M habe abod eee eees done Hees we bee we « é ‘ > ft » © - en PP ee 66 = oe and-Made, Copper- Oe a 1Ib@ 2X Vermilicn, prime American.. 13@16 Distilled POTASSIUM —— ee la aaeuheae is 58@60 PUMHPAPORID ooo oy eas cisco cde cc ese. 72@ 14| Green, Peninsular............. 16@17 PROMI cs ee uaa ce ah sas 36¢@ 40| Lead, red strictly — steno ne 6@ 645 VV EL tr S K Y Ss MOO IPO. BEN... cisade scans ce ecacs 2@ 22 | Lead, white, strictly pure..... 6@ 6% " HOMER a, peel eaG 3 00@3 25 | Whiting, white Spanish..... : Qt ‘ ye a 23@ 23) Whiting, Gilders’.............. @o0 We not only offer these goods to be ex- made White, Paris Ameyean Vek eaaks 1 10} celled by NOOTHER KNOWN BRAND ; . Whiting Paris English cliff. . 40! in the market, but superi * ll Ra oa ec eee ak os ln seas ©, 30| Pioneer Prepared J aints .... 1 20@1 40 ° perior in all respects AnGHUSA . oso. os cs s, i ge | 1h@ 20 | Swiss Villa Preparee Paints.. 1 00@1 20| to most that are exposed to sale. We ALUM, PO...... 6... eee eee renee tees 5 VARNISHES. GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis- Calamus........ Biotech eet as 2 eee o> 0! wo. 9 Purp Coach .........-.-.0.-.c00+- 1 10@1 20| faction and where this brand of goods has GOnTANR, (MOTD), coupe ss scene ae cae 10@ 12) pytra Turp 1 60@1 70 : 7 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..............00055 16@ 18 Danoks Bo Ha rte alias Mad pte tetas a 153 00 been once introduced the future trade has Hydrastis Canaden, (po. 35)........... .@ 30) No.4 Turp Barniture pr gs ean tere nia 1 00a 10 been assured. Hellebore, Alba, po...............-... 16@ 2! Beira Tork Damar....................1 55@1 60 We are also owners of the PS os Pee ea se acess 15@ 20 Japan Dryer. No.1 Turp........... "0@ %5 Ipecac, po............ ed ees 1 40@1 50 | 7" ane eri nonse sents . ” : 5 : Jalapa, pr. 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Apium (graveolens)................... 12@ 15} For special quantities and quotations on cheeks ice vsce, 4@ 6) such articles as do not appear on the list, NE CU OD, oo oa ios eee he ce os oes 12@ 15) ; such as oe is ia os isp hn 0s wea 1 00@1 25 | COP I o oaas cc ans gonad esc asse 10@ 12. s 28 CANRANIA GALIVG oc os soos cakes. eens sy B8uYQ@ «4 cree is as 6 AO ee es o's oe - d Bil 9 icihes COROMOGIE 6 occ ic becuse ccee sans case 0@ | i | BPUP RIE COPA i sawn s cl cae 1 T5Q@L 2 with a cotton cloth, and rub j oe Pi cLave kta sae 4aedan ones — 15 | down until dry. | Etc., we invite your correspondence OGUUETOOK. TO. 6.2.02 esc. secs es KO), : Raa ss ees ede dele 34@ 4| | Mail orders always receive our special eh en Ms coco ccs ug e's B4@ 4) The Best Furniture Finish in) and personal attention. onan OCONBTIOD is. . ie ae? Pac 44@ 5 the market. Try it, and make) NN Mss ose We athe ss oh kant bet knee 5@ «6 Sinapis, ADI eee sees ieee eeeeees s@ 9 your old Furniture look Fresh Hazeltine TI is hog pa on ne EL a tk 8@, 9| and New. SPIRITUS. SOULS a eine Frumenti, W., D. & Co............+.+. 2 00@2 50 | Ask your Druggist, Furniture Dealer, Grocer . Frumenti, OR 1 THO2 UC | or Hardware Store for POLISHINA. [i they Frumenti ..... CAs be anos Ga ees cute tae’ = 1 10@1 50 | do not have it, send 25 cents for a bottle to Junipems Co.’O. Tis i. ic cci opie evens 1 T@L 75 | ‘ i BEUATMIONOR, WO oii ik Ve de ve co ce aon 1 75@3 50 | Baacnarum N. Boos cic. cee ie ea tes 1 T@2 00 } 7 ie I lll I'l] (| Spt Vini ‘Gall idghaet Mead ck 1 706 50 | ‘ rug 0 TUNE AOE de ook cn utc yas iwi cu cb hliens 00 Wai Me et 1 252 00 GRAND RAPIDS. 3 . The Michigan Tradesman, THE NEW REGULATION OF RAIL- ROADS. The enactment of the Cullom-Reagan bill as a law begins a new era in the rail- road history of the country. It is true that the bill is not a finality, but it commits the nation definitely to the principle of railroad regulation, and in this form or in some other that principle will be applied. This bill will furnish a fulerum for the enact- ment of supplementary measures more or less stringent as the operations of this one show to be desirable. It will serve also as a fulcrum to the friends, of similar legisla- tion on the part of the States. And finally it will result in placing the entire control of railroad and similar traffic in the hands of Congress, by an amendment to the Na- tional Constitution. All this is satisfactory enough, but the bill itself is not satisfactory. Itis not for one reason because it is simply legislation, and has no firm basis in amendment to the Con- stitution. Congress should not have been satisfied to legislate up to the limits of its power. It should have appealed to the na- tion to have those powers extended, so that an efficient and just regulation of the. rail- roads might be made possible. This bill is open to evasions, because it regulates only such traffic as crosses State lines. It is certain to press unequally upon different lines, wherever there is not a parallel and exactly similar regulation by the States. Better have asked for the whole power’ to deal with the question, than attempt to ex- ercise half-power in a way which cannot be efficient or equitable. The bill is objectionable because it embod- ies the results of popular but unreasonable clamors, as well as of intelligent study of the problem. Its prohibition of pools, the device by which the railroads have been averting a cut-throat competition injurious both to them and to the public, is an in- stance of the former element. It is true that the bill will not succeed in preventing pooling. It only will substitute more secret and informal understandings for pub- lie engagements and thus diminish the pub- lie security against unfair combinations. What was needed was that every pooling arrangement should be submitted to the commissioners the bill creates, and then to vestin them the power toannul it. Under the bill they can suspend this clause, and they may be able to use the power of suspension to secure the positition of arbitrators in this matter between the railroads themselves, and between the railroads and the public. That will be the best outcome of Clause 5. But it is Clause 21 which excites the greatest amount of opposition, as being the most likely to create trouble. It is aimed at the practice of making short hauls pay for the losses on long hauls. It does not require charges proportional to distance, but it forbids a railroad to charge as much for a short haul as it does for a longer haul over the same ground and in the same direction. How this will work is a prob- lem which practice must solve. The talk of needing a judicial decision to determine its operation is idle. Our own notion of its workings is as follows: Let us suppose that a railroad has as many stations as there are letters in the alphabet, A and Z being the two termini, and the distance between the several stations being equal as they always tend to be. Such a railroad will naturally divide its line into sections, with reference to competitive points and State lines. If we designate the dividing points by capitals our alphabet will then stand thus: AbedeFghij KImnoPaqrstU vwxyZ. It then will fix its freight charges for each section at substantially the same rates, with a merely nominal charge for the dif- ferences between the stations within the section—say one cent for every five tons or less for each station that is passed. In this way it will comply with the letter of the law, and yet avoid anything like proportional charges. By no possible arrangement can the road be compelled to give short hauls the same terms as long, under such an ar- rangement. In fact it may give them much worse than it now does. And it is just this clause which will be found inadequate to abolish an abuse of railroad power from which the country suffers more than from any other It is true that very large hauls from the West will have to pay more heavily than they now do. But this is eminently fair, although it is surprising to find the Legisla- ture of Minnesota demanding the passage of a bill which must have this ‘effect. The fact is thatthe Granger states have set an example in this matter whose imitation in our national legislation cannot but deprive them of the unfair advantages given them in the economy of railroad management. And it is just that they should lose this. OUR RELATIONS WITH CANADA. The recent action of the Senate is the most positive assurance yet given of the seriousness of the people and government of the United States in their attitude to- ward the fisheries question. If the corres- pondence of the State Department had not convinced our Canadian neighbors on this point, nor the language of the President, nor the report of Secretary Manning, nor the several measures proposed and discuss- ed in Congress, nor the expressions of our newspapers, it isto be presumed they will see in the unanimous vote of the Senate for a retaliatory bill some evidence of earnest- ness. The truth is, and we trust our neighbors will open their eyes to the fact, that the policy of the Dominion during the last twelve-month, with regard to American fishermen and American vessels connected with the fisheries, has been simply intoler- able and unbearable. ‘That it would be per- manently endured, or that it would effec- tively serve as a means of compelling us to make commercial concessions to which we were disinclined, could only have been im- agined by some one very ignorant of the temper and judgment of the United States. It was therefore inevitable that some such step as this would soon be taken. The conservatism that had until now delayed it was itself a contribution to the present un- animity, and our neighbors may rest assur- ed that from this time out there will be en- ergy and firmness in the action of the Unit- ed States fairly to be measured by the pro- visions of the Edmunds bill. It is quite true that the question at issue is very largely one of fact, and that in deal- ing with this the Canadian newspapers, 80 far as their recent expressions have been re- ported, and those of London also, have taken the ground that there aréno facts in favor of the United States. This is an un- worthy evasion, and one that will not avail in the presence either of the proofs offered in the correspondence of the State Depart- ment, or of Senator Frye’s catalogue of eases. The Dominion authorities them- selves are perfectly aware what the facts are, and when Mr. Foster, challenged by Mr. Frye’s speech, set out to rebut it, he found his readiest answer in the assertion that our seizure of a Canadian vessel in the North Pacific for sealing was a worse out- rage than any committed by his officers on our fishermen. Mr. Foster very well knew that acalm analysis of the cases of treaty viola- tion and of the law of good neighborhood would bealtogether to his disadvantage. So far as the facts are concérned we are ready at any time to show them, for they form our case. If they did not constitute a cata- logue of injuries and affronts put upon us, we should not be now giving attention to the matter, and demanding reparation from the Dominion. And this is precisely what we hope the people of Canada, apart from the officials who have projected and maintained the system of injuries and affronts will w hope, consider in a reasonable temper. The United States has not the least in- clination to quarrel with Canada, in the ab- sence of good reason. The lack of excite- ment here, which the London newspapers take as evidence that the Senate’s action is mere buncombe, arises simply from this ab- sence of fundamental ill-feeling. There is, of course, a constitutional distrust, if not a lack of love, among us for the ruling classes of Gréat Britain, but as to our northern neighbors we have no reason to think them bent upon our commercial subjugation, or likely to make serious attacks upon our in- dustrial integrity. | What is therefore sincerely desired by the Americans is that this whole matter may be fairly and intelligently brought to settle- ment. The true adjustment of it would be that which would dispose at once of all the causes of rivalry and irritation contained in. the commercial relations of the two coun- tries. A plan of commercial union would do this, at a single stroke, and, while en- larging the prosperity of both the United States and Canada, would cement the friendly relations whieh naturally ought to subsist. A bill is now before the Pennsylvania Legislature which proposes to appoint State examiners to examine into the business not only of State banks, organized under char- ters acquired under the law, but of private banking firms also. This must strike every- body as a very surprising measure. Why pry into the affairs of private bankers any more than private dry goods houses or gro- cery stores? If it be said that the question of their claim to credit isa matter of con- cern to those who deposit funds with them, it is true, also, that so is the condition of a merchant important to those who trust him. The State has a right, no doubt, to follow and watch the corporations which it creates, but it has no right to lay private business open to public inspection in order to subserve merely private interests. The next few years are likely to witness much ‘“‘laber legislation’—that is, legisla- tive enactments ostensibly in the interest of the laborirg man, but really in the interest of the dead-beat and idler. The Business Men’s Associations will also endeavor to se- cure the enactment of more effective collec- tion laws, but if the organizations are able to stem the tide of the loose legislation above referred to, they will have accom- plished a good work—a work which will warrant their continuing in existence long after the present so-called ‘‘labor movement” has become a thing of the past. A Grinding Monopoly. **How’s matches?” she asked as he weighed out the sugar. “Only a cent a box, ma’am.” ‘“*How many in a box?” ‘*Three hundred.” “Dear me, how they do tuck it on to poor folks! However, I suppose you'll allow half a cent on every empty box returned.” a Couldn’t Help Being Rich. From The Judge. “Ts it true that the father is so very’ wealthy?” said DeJones, referring to the daughter of a Wall street magnate. ‘T’m not sure, but I guess he must be,” replied DeSmith, ‘‘for he has already failed three times.” The firm of S. A. WELLING, 24 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich., Has this day been discontinued. Its assets (stock, accounts, fixtures, etc.) have been transferred to, and its obligations assumed by WELLING & CARHARTT, Detroit, Mich., who alone are authorized to collect all accounts due said firm. Thanking you for the patronage so kindly bestowed upon me, and trusting you will continue the same with the new concern, I am, Respectfully Yours, JANUARY 31. S. A. WELLING. 24 PEARL St., GRAND Rapips, MIcH. BUSINESS CHANGE ——COoPY.—— I have discontinued business at 117 Griswold St., Detroit, and have sold and trans- ferred my stock, accounts, etc., to WELLING & CARHARTT, 139 Jefferson Ave., who are authorized to make all collections due me. Hoping you will extend your favors to the new concern as you have so. kindly done to me in the past, Iam, Your Obedient Servant, JANUARY 81. HAMILTON CARHARTT. 117 GRISWOLD St., DETROIT, MIcH. CONSOLIDATION. Having purchased the stock, accounts, etc., of S. A. WELLING, of 24 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich., and of HAMILTON CARHARTT, of 117 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich., and removed the same to the large and commodious four-story building, No. 189 JEFFERSON AVENUE, we beg leave to inform the trade that we have added to these stocks an immense line of Spring Furnishings and Notions, purchased direct of the manufacturers, and are in a position to take care of your trade better than ever before. We shall manufacture our own PANTALOONS, OVERALLS, JACKETS, SACK COATS and WORKING SHIRTS in a manner we firmly bylieve to command your ad- miration. Our whole aim is to be not unworthy a fair consideration at your hands. Very Respectfully, WELLING & CARHARTT. JANUARY 31, 1887. 189 JEFFERSON AVE., DETROIT, MICH. PRESENTS WITH BAKING POWDERS Order a Case. White Star Baking Powder. Pound cans, 2 doz.in case for $9. A large piece Decorated China given with each can Family Baking Powder. Pound cans, 2 doz. in case for $8. Given with each can, a large Hob Nail Oblong Berry Dish, as- sorted colors. Nilver Spoon Baking Powder. 10 oz. cans, tall, 3 doz. in case for $7.75. With each can, choice of a quart Pitcher, 8 inch Nappy, 7 in. Comport. All Mikado Pattern, Cryatel lass. Arctic Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids, | NEW PROCESS STARCH, [Swe This Starch having the light Starch and Gluten removed, One-Third Tess rh Can be used than any other in the Market. Manufactured by the Vy FIRMENICH MNFG. CO. PURE. Factories: Marshalltown, Iowa; Peoria, Ills, Offices at Peoria, Ills. FOR SALE BY ec Clark, Jewell & Co. | BS FA IGA S, Makes a Specialty of Butter and Eggs, Fruits and Oysters. Cold Storage in Connection. All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention. We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters. : No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 50 cents each. 97 and 99 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Michigan SURE. ORDER. Our Leader Smoking |Our Leader Fine Cut 15c per pound. 3c per pound. Our Leader Sherts, Our Leader Cigars, 16c per pound. | $30 per M. The Best in the World. Clark, Jewell & Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee; and O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.” PHREINS & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. WM. SEARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 87, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. See Our Wholesale Quotations else- where in this issue and write for Special Prices in Car Lots. We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle, A. B. KNOWLSON, 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. HAIESTEHR & FOX MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS FOR SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, fog ATLA ENGINE WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF oe) STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. pay Ce-7y Engines and Boilers in Stock r for immediate delivery. asia Md Wieneus Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Masitcaes Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 130 OAKES ST... GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Ol & GASOLINE CANS, With Wood Jacket, LATEST IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1887. Send for sample Write for Prices. THE THE AFORE WITH or WITHOUT JACKET. 3,5 and 10 Gal. Size. EH. LEONARD & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICE. Manufactured by the Adams & Westlake Mfg. Co., Chicago. Order a*Sample case of HONEY BEE COFFEE. PRINCESS BAKING POWDER, Equal to the Best in the market. Wholesale JH. Mhompsoy & C0,,"*" ere. 59 Jefferson ave., Detroit, Mich. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO. MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE Co. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, - Grand oe: Mich. Cc, BB. B. & CO. LARGEST XCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE GROCERY HOUSE IN MICHIGAN. Cor. Ionia and Louis Sts., Grand Rapids.