ry Hy = ee —— ————————— - VOL. 1. lee eee oe The Michigan Tradesman. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1884, NO. 43. ing offt in the better class of houses, and ENGLISH DRUMMERS. How the “Bagman” Differs from the “Trav- eler.”’ The men whom Charles Dickens called “bagmen,” and the English, generally, com- mercial travelers, as compared with the American drummer, are neither so well dressed, so voluble, nor so well educated, says a London letter to the Philadelphia Press. Very few Jews are to be met with on the road, most of them being their own “bosses.” The commercial traveler in this country gets $5 a day for his expenses, and if usually remunerated for his services by a fixed salary, although in some cases he is paid by commission only on his sales. At nearly all of the country and some of the London hotels a room is specially reserved for the use of the “drummers,” and is known as the commercial room. Here the knights of the road do their feeding, writ- ing, talking, and, after 9 p. m., smoking. None but “commercials” are allowed in these rooms, and the charges for meals and lodgings made to those who frequent them are less by one-third than those in which guests using what is known as the coffee- room are mulcted. In days gone by, when railroads were un- known and stage coaches traveled from London to all parts of England and Scot- land, the advent of the drummer was eager- ly looked forward to by his country custom- ers. Then, as an old commercial told me, with the suspicion of a tear in his watery eye, customers would drive a mile or two to meet the coach bringing the salesman and his samples, eager to hear the latest news from the big city, get the pick of the new goods, and perchance crack a bottle of tawny port at the visitor’s expense, at the old fash- ioned inn of the country town. All is chang- ed nowadays; increased facilities of travel have induced hundreds of new firms, large and small, to put men upon the road, and now itis ealeulated that there are no less than 40,000 commercials hunting up orders daily throughout the limits of the three kingdoms. Ata moderate calculation, each of these persevering individuals covers upwards of 10,000 miles in the course of his annual wanderings, doing an average trade of $60,- 000 per annum. Here, then, is an enormous annual trade of $2,400,000,000 done by these well-nigh ubiquitous busybodies. Taking five per cent of this amount for railway fares, and the estimate is assuredly a mod- erate one, one finds that this class, or their employees, contribute an enormous sum each year to the coffers of the railroad cor- porations. And yet, with the exception of two lines, the Great Northern and the Great Eastern, none of the companies make any concessions whetever to them. Next to the all important question of ‘‘the line”? Brown took yesterday from Filkins, the recent failure of Jobson, and the glut- tony of Grogson, who invariably has to be treated to a big dinner before an order can be extracted from him, this matter of the liberalty of the railway companies is the burning question of the hour among the En- glish drummers. A band of live members of the order have recently started a bright little paper called On the Road, which is working hard to soften the hearts of the hitherto obdurate railway magnates. The commercials seek from the railroads the granting of a return or excursion ticket, available from Saturday to Monday or Tues- day, at the price of a ticket for a single jour- ney. Many of them who now loaf away Saturday and Sunday in dull country towns could afford to spend the day of rest with their wives and little ones. There are some old-fashioned customs pre- served to-day in the commercial rooms of the provincial hotels which appear curious, and some times turn out embarassing to the newly-fledged drummer or outsider who ob- tains the entry to the “lair” of the travel- er under something very like false pre- tenses. The dinner hour is usually 1 p. m. and the drummer who has been staying longest in the hotel presides at one end of the long table, while the latest arrival faces him. ‘These two do the serving of the joints and dispense the pie and puddings. In some houses the custom of drinking wine at these dinners prevails. Asa matter of form, the worthy bagman, who occupies the post of honor at the table will say to the guests: “Gentlemen, will it be agreeable to you to join me in a glass of wine?’ Guests mur- mur. “Yes, Mr. President, with pleasure,” and forwith sherry is ordered—one, two, or three bottles—according to the number of diners. Woe betide the impecunious drummer if the president of the hotel be an old tippler, or, worse still, the representative of a wine merchant anxious to obtain an order from the gentleman who keeps the hotel. In either case he will, as fast as the bottles are emptied, order a further supply, and the unhappy commercial, who, with a light pocket and a disinclination to partake of stimulants, while he is perfectly at liberty to pass the bottle as often as he likes, will find himself called upon to pay his share of the wine bill pro rata, and, as old hands of the road say, the cost of the drink amounts to three times the sum charged for the food. This custom is, however, rapidly dy- } | last Sunday at the Compton Hotel, Liver- | pool, when an excellent dinner of half a ‘dozen courses was set on the table ata charge of but 75 cents per head, I was agreeably surprised to hear the president announce before we attacked the soup: “Gentlemen, this is not a wine house, so you will please to give your own orders for wine, or whatever you may be pleased to drink with your dinner.” If you address the most common-place remark to the gen- tlemen at the top or bottom of the table, you will commit a gross breach of commercial- room etiquette if you omit to preface your speech with “Mr. President,” or “Mr. Vice.” One admirable custom prevails at all ho- tels where commercials temporarily take up their abode. When the cheese has been passed round the waiter produces a plate, which he hands to the president. This gen- tleman puts a two cent piece on it, and it passes round the table, each person present doing likewise. A collection box of the Commercial Travelers’ Orphan Asylum is then placed before the president, who counts the cash, announces the amount, and depos- its it in the box. This penny subscription realizes, it is said, something like $25,000 a year. 2 << Michigan Gold and Silver. Ispheming Correspondence Industrial World. The feeling of certainty now quite general- ly entertained in the ultimate success of gold and silver mining on Lake Superior, and which is based upon the results achieved since the resumption of work at the Ropes gold and silver mine near Ispheming, has brought to light the discovery of numerous quartz veins, all of which are alleged to be charged with gold and silver, at different points in the district. A company has re- cently been formed to prosecute exploratory work for the precious minerals, near Ash- land, Wis., and within the past week reports have been circulated and confirmed that traces of gold have been discovered at Steph- enson, on the Menominee iron range; also in Baraga county, in the vicinity of the Three Lakes region. Favorable indications of the existence of these minerals are likewise re- ported by explorers-~who have been working at the Huron Mountains. Public interest is attracted by these numerous reports, and fu- ture developments at the various points nam- ed will be eagerly noted. In this county the work of proving the richness and perman- ence of the Ropes vein progresses steadily with the most satisfactory results. At this mine the stamp-mill has now been in opera- tion ten days, and although as yet no regu- lar clean-up has been made, the saving of mineral, it is estimated, with a reasonable degree of accuracy, will represent a value of from $6 to $8 per ton. These are the figures quoted by the operators, but the general be- lief is that the latter figure will, upon final determination, be found to be nearest corect. This estimated result has been attained from a run of the taleose slate, which is found in- termixed with the quartz in the vein forma- tion, and exceeds the expectations of the in- terested parties, and shows a larger saving from this class of vein rock than was obtain- ed in previous tests. To-day the stamp-mill commenced to treat the regular quartz, anda much larger saving is expected. The need of asecond vanner is felt to complete the mill equipment, which now consists of a five-head plant with one Frue vanner, and it is probable that this want will be supplied without delay. In the Curray shaft, the only opening on the lode now being worked, a depth of eighty feet has been reached. The appearance of the vein, as far as explored in this shaft, and in the several drifts going east on the length, inspires faith in its per- manence. The two essential points which it is sought to establish by the work now being prosecuted are the richness and permanence of the vein; and from present indications the results of the test will prove satisfactory to the parties who have risked their money in the venture, and will lead the way to a vig- orous and intelligent search for the precious minerals in these parts. Local capital, prin- cipally, is employed in testing the Ropes mine, but other promising quartz belts abound, and will invite the attention of capi- tal, once the reputation of the Ropes for a successful and profitable career has been es- tablished beyond all peradventure. 22 ee East India Seersucker. The genuine East India seersucker is a very light fabric made of a grass woof and silk filing in alternate narrow stripes. These were formerly blue and white, but in later years other colors were added. There is another peculiarity about the genuine very difficult of imitation. They were wov- en by hand, with such effect that the stripes were alternately plain and crinkled, the lat- ter in white or a light color having the ap- pearance of being drawn or puckered like a stripe of insertion gathered to be fuller than the plain stripe. The English counterfeited the Indian goods at first with linen, and af- terward with cotton yarn. The crinkled ef- fect isnow produced to perfection in this country by machinery with cot- ton yarn but the looms are somewhat expensive. —_———__~<> 2 American apples will finda good market this yearin England. = * | pense of anoth WHY THEY FAIL. Some Reasons Why Business Men do not Succeed. Let me give your readers, says a corres- pondent of the U. S. Economist, the benefit of the replies I have received from leading men of our country to the question, ‘“What, in your observation, have been the chief causes of the numerous failures in life of bus- iness and professional men?” Governor St. John answers: “Idleness, intemperance.” Alexander H. Stephens, answers, ‘“‘Want of punctuality, honesty and truth.” Hon. Dar- win H. James answers, “Incorrect views of the great end and aim of life. Men are not contented to live plain lives of integrity and uprightness. They want to get ahead too fast and are led into temptation.” Presi- dent Bartlett, of Dartmouth College, namss as causes of failure, ‘Lack of principle, of fixed pnrpose, of perseverance.” President Eliot, of Harvard, replies, “Stupidity, lazi- ness, rashness and dishonesty.” Dr. H. M. Dexter, of the Congregationalist, answers —ist. Want of thoroughness of preparation. 2d. Want of fixedness of purpose. 3d. Want of faith in the inevitable triumph of right and truth.” Anthony Comstock’s answers are, “Unholy living and dishonest practices, lust and intemperance, living beyond one’s means.” Mr. H. E. Simmons, of the Amer- ican Tract Society, replies, “Fast living, mental, spiritual and bodily; lack of atten- tion to the details of business.” Gen. O. Howard answers in substance, “Breaking the divine laws of the body by vice; those of the mind by overwork or idleness; and those of the heart by making an idol of self.” Prof. Homer B. Sprague, of Boston, answers—‘‘Ist. Ill health. 2d. Mistake in the choice of employment. 3d. Lack of persistent and protracted effort. 4th. A low J ideal, making success to consist in personal aggrandizement, rather than in the training and developement of a true and noble char- acter.’ Dr. Lyman Abbott answers, ‘The combined spirit of laziness and selfconceit that makes aman unwilling to do anything tn- less he can choose just what he will do.” Mr. A. W. Tenney, of Brooklyn, replies, “Outside of intemperance, failure to grasp and hold, scattering too much, want of in- tegrity and promptness, unwillingness to achieve success by earning it in the old- fashioned way.” The Attorney General of a neighboring state replies, “Living beyond income, and speculating with borrowed funds; unwillingness to begin at the foot of the ladder and work up. Young men want to be masters at the start, and assume to know before they have learned.” And an- other reason in the same line: ‘‘Desiring the success that another man has without being willing to work as that man does. Giving money-making a first place and right-doing a second place.” Judge Tourgee, author of “A Fool’s Er- rand,” considers the frequent cause of busi- ness collapse to be, “Trying to carry too big a load.” As to others he says: ‘I don’t know about a professional man’s failing, if he works, keeps sober and sleeps at home. Lawyers, ministers and doctors live on the sins of the people, and, of course, grow fat under reasonable exertion, unless the com- petition is too great. It requires real gen- ius to fail in either of these walks of life.” Hon. Joseph Medill, ex-Mayor of Chicago, answers: “Liquor drinking, gambling, reck- less speculation, dishonesty, tricky conduct, cheating, idleness, shirking hard work, frivolous reading, lack of manhood in the battle of life, failure to improve opportuni- ties.” Among the causes of failure given by my correspondents many may be classified un- der the general fault of wavering, such as “wavering purpose,” ‘“non-stick-to-it-ive- ness,” failure to grasp and hold,” “scatter- ing too much,” “trying to do too many things rather than stick to the one thing one knows most about.”” A young man spends seven years in a grocery store, and when he has just learned the business he concludes to go into dry goods. By failing to choose that first he has thrown away seven years’ experience. Probably, after learning the dry goods business, he will conclude to be- come a watch-maker, and at last become a “jack-at-all-trades,” good at none. A prom- inent merchant says: ‘Nearly all failures in legitimate business come from not serv- ing an apprenticeship to it,” thatis from leaving a business one knows for another which he does not understand. Another cause of failure is the disposition to escape hard work, and get rich in haste— “desiring the success another man has with- out being willing to work as that man does, and begin, as he did, at the foot of the lad- der.””, How many who were in haste to get rich, to reap without patient industry in sowing, have learned the truth of the old proverb: ‘The more haste, the worse speed.”’ ie a Some of the Benefits of the One Price System. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. I laid the foundation of this large jobbing business,” said a leading dry goods mer- chant, “by adopting and strictly adhering to the one price rule. I made it my business for years to go all through the stock and mark prices for each day that were alike to all customers, I favored no customer at the ex- If one bought for cash, ! and another on credit, the price was the | same to each, but to the cash customer i gave a discount to which his money was justly entitled. I also made it a rule to fill orders strictly according to instructions, and to take no advantage of an absent custom- er. These rules are still faithfully adhered to. A price is made for the goods by the piece or package, and there is no deviation. The case price and the piece are fixed each day,and no change is made. The plan of mak- ing fish of one and flesh of another is a poor one, and, in the long run. will not succeed. Honest, fair dealing with all is the only sure path of business growth, and the mil- lions of tradeI annually transact are due mainly to this equitable rule of one price.” A retail merchant who overheard the con- versation, gave his experience as fellows: “In 1867 I was clerk ina large retail store in a Western city. My employers were tricky and unscrupulous. They had no regu- lar system, but were guerillas in trade. They made prices to suit the different classes of people who came to the store, and they were not slow to take advantage when they could. They lost their trade and made an assignment. An Eastern firm to whom they owed a large amount, had the assignee re- moved and took possession. As I knew the trade, and was familiar with the business, they offered to sell me the stock on reason- able terms. I bought it, and at once revers- edthe planof my former employers. I adopted the one price system. I sold goods low, but at a profit. I never misrepresented nor would I allow a clerk to do so, and by strict adherance to this equitable policy I have grown rich and successful, and transact the largest retail dry goods business in my state.” Here are two examples of business suc- cess directly traceable to equal justice for all. No discrimination as between a custom- er ignorant or well posted, or large or small eapital. Cash and credit paid the same price, but the former had a discount to equalize the just difference between the two. Mon- ey is always entitled to interest, and it is but fair that credit should pay it. There is no doubt about the benefits of this one. price policy. It is always safe in business to do right. This system is one of exact and equal justice. It commends itself to the public; it isa sheet anchor that wins and holds. —__ <> 0-—~<—— A Chapter on Brooms and Broomcorn. “You can raise broom corn,’ said a well- known broom manufacturer, ‘‘almost any- where you can Indian corn. It is raised largely in Ohio, Kansas, Hlinois, Missouri, and New York, and quite an amount is rais- ed in other states. About the only state I know where they cannot raise it is in Maine. The summers are not quite long enough there. It is cultivated much the same as Indian corn, twelve or fifteen stalks ina hill. The stalks grow to the height of five or six feet, and yield each a bunch of broom corn about an inch in diameter and eighteen inches or more in length. It is shipped to us in large bales. It is unusual- ly cheap at present. What we had to pay eight or nine cents a pound for last year we can buy now for five cents.” “fs the business profitable?” “On some goods we make a very fair profit, but on others we hardly get our mon- ey back. Take wisp brooms, for example. We have them from seventy-five cents a dozen up to $250 apiece. The latter are, to be be sure, in cases which cost more than the brooms, but we make a very good profit on them, whereas the cheapest ones barely pay for the cost of manufacture.” “What do common Jong-handle brooms, such as you see in every houshold, cost to manufacture?” “Well let me see. Take what we call a medium broom. /The corn costs about eight cents; the handle two cents; wire and twine two cents; labor four cents; total sixteen cents, not taking any account of cost of sell- ing, bad debts, etc. Such a broom as that we sell for $2.25 or $2.50 per dozen: but we have them as low as $1.25 per dozen. We have some extra ones that we sell as high as $5. per dozen. “What wages do you pay?” “Most of it is piece work, and a good workman can make from $10. to $18. per week—it depends, of course, upon how industrious he is. One man does not do all the work on a broom. One man, ealled a ‘winder,’ fastens the broom corn to the han- dle, and another sews it, to keep it compact. Boys and girls are usually employed at small wages, to sort the corn for the winders. There is not any economy in buying cheap brooms, for they are largely composed of the poorest corn, surrounded by a small quanti- ty of good corn, to give them a fair appear- ance.” —————»>-—___—_ A brand of peas bearing the fictitious name of “California Sugar Peas, Packed by the Alameda Packing Co., Alameda, Cala.” is on the market. They are soaked goods, and short weight at that, and dealers would do well to give them a good letting alone. > Experiments made by M. Muntz, with var- ious kinds of water—spring, river, sea and rain water, also snow—prove that alcohol may be found in all, except pure spring wa- ter. east A CHAPTER ON FANS. Their Origin and Shape in Early Times. From Harper’s Weekly. — By whom fans were introducee into me- diseval Europe—authorities differ on the subject—we have no precise means of tell- ing. Some say that perhaps thé Crusaders brought the fashion from the East; it is probable that the custom of using the fan never quite lapsed, but that it descended and spread until the belles of Spain and France came to consider their toilet incom- plete if one of these favorite appendages was missing. The flabellum, known by the name of “‘emouchoir,’”’ was in use in France during the thirteenth century, but it was not employed in private life until the fol- lowing century. Fans were made of lamels of ivory, and the cireular kinds of rice straw, of silk, of cloth of gold or silver, and rich embroidery was Javished on these at- tractive luxuries. Queen Clemence had ‘‘a fly flap of broidered silk,” and King Charles Y. “a round foulding fly trap in ivory, with the arms of France and Navarre, and a had- dle of ebony.”” Queen Louise de Lorraine received a gift from Queen Marguerite of a fan of mother-of-pearl, which was valued at more than twelve hundred crowns. Spanish fans inthe fifteenth century were circular and composed of paper ornamented with feathers. Tufts of feathers attached to ivory handles were used in Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and were suspended from the girdle by a small chain. Italian fans were introduced into France by the perfumers who formed part of the ren- tinue of Catherine de Medicis, and they soon became fashionoble at court. That effemin- ate monarch, Henry III., when he went into the forest with his faleconers, carried a large fan to protect his delicate complexion from the heat of the sun’s rays; but what less couid be expected of a man who wore gloves and masks lined with cosmetics for the sake of improving his skin? Under Henry IV. fans were so much used as to become an im- portant item in the trade of the country. An- ne of Austria, in her turn, introduced Spanish fans that attained great popularity among French women, and those of scented wood came into vogue; but the fancy was only a transitory one, for they were surpass- ed in elegance and lightness by those made in France. The weathercock fans shaped like flags appertain especially to Italy; they were made of cloth of gold or some rich silk- en fabric. There isa portrait of Titian’s wife in the Dresden Gallery which repre- sents her with such a fan. The remark that fans were the only pres- ents which a sovereign could receive from a subject is attributed to Queen Elizabeth, but how she could reconcile such a speech, if she made it, with her acceptance of costly gifts at New Year’s-tide, isa mystery. But women have as much right to be fickle as men have to grumble, and probably the sight of the priceless articles that were showered upon her caused her to change her mind as to the propriety of receiving her subjects’ off- erings. She at her death owned twenty-sev- en fans—a meager allowance enough, some of our modern belles may exclaim; but in those days, when fashions did not change so rapidly as they do now, it must have been accounted a goodly number. Here is a description of one given her by Francis Drake as a New Yeav’s present in 1589: “A ffanne of ffethers white and redd, the handle of gold, enameled with a half-moone gar- nished with sparks of dyamonds, and a few seede-perles on the one side having her Magestie’s picture within it, and on the back side a device with a crow over it.” A letter dated 1595 informs us that “her Magestie is in very good health, and comes much abroad. Upon Thursday she dined at Kew, my Lord Keeper’s [Sir John Packer- ing] house. His intertainment for that meale was great and exceedingly costly. At her first lighting she had a_ fine fanne, with a handle garnished with diamonds.” The Earl of Leicester’s gift must have been su- perb: ‘A fanne of white fethers sett ina handell of golde; the one side thearoff gar- nished with twoe very fayre emeralds, es- pecially one, and fully garnished with dya- monds and rubyes, and the backside and handell of lyke golde, garnished with dya- mondes and rubyes, and on each side a white beare and twoe perles hanging, a lyon ramp- ing with a moseled beare at his foote.” The Countess of Essex carried a fan at her trial. “She stood pale and trembling at the bar, and during the reading of the indictment covered her face with her fan.” Catherine of Braganza brought the fashion of using large shading fans to England. Her Portu- guese ladies-in-waiting, when they went out without their masks, shaded their faces from the heat of the sun with their fans. ——_—>>_ <> _____ New Uses for Old Tools, From the Scientific American. The auger is intended primarily for mak- ing holes in wood, yet the only cutting or boring portion is the chisel lip on the lower end; and if the implement could be kept at its work and guided in its conrse, the gimlet screw at its point and the spiral above its cutting portion might be dispensed with, as the screw merely pulls the cutter into the work and the spiral guides the auger and elevates the chips. So the auger, deprived of these portions, benonies a rotary cutter by which | definite width straight or curved recesses of a may be cut. Mortises for tenons are made with such an implement, and it is used also for many other pur- poses, An adaption of the circular saw is more peculiar than this. It is the cutting ofa wide kerf with a thin saw; thus a saw of one fourth of an ineh in thickness, or “‘set,’’ ents a score, or slot, of three-quarters of an inch or more. In appearance the saw is anything but mechanical, and at first thought the method is ‘‘sloppy” and foolish. But the result of the work is good. The effect is produced by placing a circular saw on an arbor somewhat smaller than the hole through the saw, and canting the saw to an angle by means of convex-faced collars or flanges. When rotated the saw’s periphery has a “‘wabbling”’ motion, so that twice inits revolution the saw cuts out of its true kerf on either side. It will be seen that the quarter inch saw is set one-quarter of an inch out of truth on its side, making, with the primary thickness of the saw itself, a cutting width of three-quarters of an inch. This apparently crude method produces good results. It might be supposed that such eccentricity of movement from side to side would have very coarse score marks on each side of the cut, but the velocity of the saw compared with the feed insures clean work. The advantages of this method are that the power required to cut a wide kerf with a narrow saw by gradations is much less than to cut the full kerf at once with full wide cutters, and while a saw can be of diameter wide enough to cut through a wide or thick piece of lumber, there is a much lower limit to the economical and effective projection of chisel cutters from a head. One of the largest manufactories of agricul- tural and domestic machinery and imple- ments in the country has used circular saws in this manner for years. a Scandal Mongers in Commercial Circles, It is an unfortunate perversity of human nature to prefer the dissemination of evil ti- dings in preference to good, and the many false reports which have in the few past weeks been disseminated in relation to staunch and solvent houses, merely because they were prominent, is a fitting illustration of this dangerous propensity. In times like the present, when confidence is justly shak- en and impaired by actual and glaring mis- deeds, the public mind is very sensitive, and oftimes a word or breath affects the credit of the strongest and renders ordinary per- fectly legitimate transactions the cause of suspicion. It is all very well to say, well, if it is not true let them come forward and an- nounce their readiness to meet liabilities on presentation. The best and soundest credit business is not so conducted as to admit of this prompt liquidation. We doubt if the strongest financial institutions of the coun- try—nay, not even the U. S. Treasury— could respond to such a demand. Another fruitful cause of these sensation- al and damaging reports is the careless man- ner in which people hear and talk of fail- ures or embarrassments likely to lead there- to. One hears a casual remark that some house is perhaps ina way to be seriously affected, and he reports it to the next one, stating that the house is seriously comprom- ised; and finally it resolves itself into an ac- tual report of failure, neither of the relators actually knowing enything definite, but spreading the report merely from wanton hearsay, or a desire to tell news, or from mere surmise. This is often as injurious as statements made wantonly with a special purpose of “breaking the market,” as it is styled, and while it is not as criminal, is equally repre- hensible. What is really disastrous is quick- ly enough known, and it behooves all to be very careful of giving dissemination to dam- ing reports or suspicions unless they have the best assurance of their correctness. By no means suppress information, how- ever ill it may be, when its promulgation is founded ina desire to state fact truly, but wanton reports to affect some special pur- pose are surely criminal; and discreet inu- endos founded upon mere hearsay or a de- sire to be sensational are equally reprehen- sible. A - —E A Great Barley Market. The annual report of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce for the fiscal year ending May 30 shows an increase in the ag- gregate receipts of grain of 3,500,000 bushels. ‘The total receipts of wheat were 9,278,922 bushels, and of all kinds of grain 21,892,332 bushels. The receipts of barley show a marked increase over all previous years, showing a total of nearly 7,000,000 bushels, of which about one third was con- sumed by local brewers. Milwaukee is now the leading barley market west of New York. The apparently large receipts of Chicago—8,831,899 bushels—in 1883 includ- ed over 3,000,000 bushels of Milwaukee re- ceipts shipped East and South by rail. ——————».--<—__— Business men state that a considerable number of counterfeit 25 cent pieces are in circulation. They bear the date of 1875. On genuine quarters only three claws can be seen on the eagle, while on the counterfeit the eagle has four claws on one foot and three on the other. £ e The Michigan Tradesma. A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Nercantile and Hanufacturmg Interests of the State. E. A. STOWE, Editor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1884. POST NO. 1. Organized at Grand Rapids, June 28, 1884. OFFICERS. President—Wm. Logie. Wice-President-Liny d Max Mills. Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins. Committee on ge seam Hee and By-Laws—Wal- lace Franklin, Geo. F. Owen, Geo. H. Sey- mour. Next Meeting—At Sweet’s Hotel reading room Saturday, July 19, at 8 p. m. ( Subscribers and others, when writing to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- lisher by mentioning that they saw the adver- tisement in the columns of this paper. Messmore wiil make $5,000 this fall, talk- ing Democracy to the Hoosiers. But this need give his creditors no encouragement. He will undoubtedly assign the amount over to his wife. SE Messmore spent Convention week in Chi- cago, and a local authority states that “he had a pocketful of money. If some of his creditors could have the amount due them from Messmore, they could also have gone to Chicago and attained the same distinction. “With these hands and this head, I will yet pay every cent I owe,” exclaimed the more or less illustrious Colonel at the time of his failure. But up to the present time, his hands have mostly been employed in pass- ing the glass from the bar to the lips and the head has been fertile only in schemes to defeat the efforts of his creditors to collect their claims. The Northwestern Lumberman—w hich, by the way, is the best exponent of the tim- ber interests in the world—thus calls atten- tion toa pertinent point that every mill op- erator will appreaiate: It is noticeable that some manufacturers who censured the Lwmberman for asserting that too much lumber was being made, claiming that such assertions tended to weaken prices, are now clamoring to have the mills shut down. There is such a thing as its being healthy for a man to occasion- ally look at the sky, so that in case a thun-; der storm comes up he will know it before lightning strikes him. The Directory of Grand Rapids for 1884, issued by R. L. Polk & Co., is the most com- plete and accurate volume of the kind ever issued for this city. It includes several new features, notably among which is a revised county directory, containing the names, oc- cupation and post office addresses, as well as the number of acres farmed and the assessed valuation of the property, of each resident. The letter press is unusually clean and at- tractive, and the mistakes necessarily incident to such a publication seem to be few and far between. A Mercantile Exchange Needed, “What will be the outcome of the present depression?” asked THE TRADESMAN report- er of a shrewd grocery jobber the other day. “Simply a survival of the fittest,” was the reply. “I look for agood many failures during the next two months. The men who have been doing business on wind will have to go to the wall, and those who have taken any stock in their promises will have to suf- fer. After it is over, business will be on a firmer basis, and the weeding out of irre- sponsible dealers cannot fail to have a bene- ficial effect. Then the jobbers at this market ought to get together and organize a mercantile exchange, in order that they may keep each other posted regarding the amounts each dealer is buying, as well as any default in meeting payments. Such knowledge would not result in any harm to honorable dealers, but would protect the job- bers against unscrupulous men. Mind you, I would not advocate dispensing with the mercantile agencies. They would still pos- sess the same value as before. But an ex- ‘change would enable us to supplement their work, and make it even more valuable than it is at the present time. Suppose you agi- tate the matter in your paper.” —____—~=-8- <2 Status of the Keeney Failure. ‘At the recent date set for the sale of the D. Keeney shingle mill and plant at Indian Riv- er, no one offered to bid more than $2,500, whereupon the creditors secured a,postpone- ment for the purpose of finding a purchaser at private sale. The property cost $4,000 and is practically as good as new, and the cred- itors are as anxious that Mr. Keeney should save something from the estate as they are to secure their claims, as they consider him an honest man and the failure unavoidable. There are but three creditors, the claims of each being as follows: J. C. Simonds, Grand Rapids, $1,100; Daniel Sullivan, Grand Rapids, $570: F. E. Martin, Indian River, $1,000. The failure was owing to the fact that Mr. Keeney was deceived in the amount of timber he expected to secure and the quality of that he did get, which, coupled with the depression in price and inferior shipping facilities, brought about his embar- rassment. His many friends in this city, where he resided for several years, would be glad to see him get on his feet again. nee nnn N. C. Terrell succeeds D. Williams in the restaurant business at Cedar Springs. - AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. Two new stores are in process of construc- tion on Michigan street. Les Freeman left yesterday for a week’s visit to the old home near Hamilton, Ont. Heman Barlow’s fine stepper, Mazeppa has been put out to pasture for the summer. Peter Schmidt & Sons are building a new store at their present location, 198 Straight street. J. Vogel has added an ice cream stand to his other business at the corner of East and Sherman streets. Assignee Baker expects to be able to pay the creditors in the John C. Kendall matter a trifle over 20 per cent. J. F. Ferris, the Monroe street tea mer- chant, will shortly open a branch store in the southern part of the city. Zierlyn’s new two-story brick block, on the corner of Jefferson and Wealthy avenues, is approaching completion. Peter Schuit has built a commodious frame store at his present location, 537 Ottawa street, and will tear down the old structure. Jackson Coon the Rockford boot and shoe dealer, offers 20 per cent. in full settlement of the claims against him. Whether it will be accepted, remains to be seen. While at the commercial travelers’ picnic, on the 5th, Wm. B. Collins found a pocket book containing checks, blanks and railroad tickets, evidently the property of some trav- eler. It can be obtained at H. Leonard & Sons. H. B. Carhartt, formerly of the firm of Welling & Carhartt, but now engaged in the gents’ furnishing goods business at Detroit under the firm name of Hamilton Carhartt & Co., is in town for a few days, combining business and recreation. Denis P. McCarthy, formerly for many years identified with John Stevens & Co., at Detroit, and for the past year traveling rep- resentative for Towle, Carle & Co., Chicago, has accepted the position of house salesman for John Caulfield, and has entered upon the duties of his new position. W. J. Smith, who has carried on the gro- cery business for some time past at the cor- ner of Pearl and South Front streets, has sold out to S. Remington & Son. The latter has been in the employ of the establishment for some time as clerk. Mr. Smith is somewhat undecided as to the future, but will probably remain in the city and engage in the drug bus- ness—a calling more to his liking. Up to the present time, a little over $11,000 has been realized from the sale of the L. E. Messmore grocery stock, and about $1,800 worth of goods still remain unsold. About $13- 000 will be realized from a $14,000 inventory, which is an unusually good showing. The discrepancy has been as follows: $350 on tobaccos; $200 on cigars; $100 on teas; $200 on soaps; and about $400 on the other goods. The City National Bank will secure $5,500 of their $12,500 claim, leaving $7,000 unpro- vided for. This amount, added to the $13,- 000 worth of unsecured claims, swells the grand total to $20,000. Few men can make such a showing! AROUND THE STATE. G. A. Dillenback will occupy the store soon to be vacated by Newark & Sorensen, at Cadillac. M. Cadwell has just completed his new store at Sebewa. It is 24x108 feet in dimen- sions, and 29 feet high. Chas. Graff and H. G. Coney have started the meat market business at Ionia under the firm name of Graff & Coney. E. L. Hallam’s boot and shoe store, Sara- nac, has been closed by H. P. Baldwin, 2d & Co., of Detroit on chattel mortgage. Ionia Sentinel: H. Bowersox, of Grand Rapids, has opened an exclusive tobacco house in Ionia. It is the only purely tobacco house in the city. Samuel Massey, of the late firm of Black & Massey, of McBrides, has not yet been heard from. His wife states that he is in Queen Victoria’s dominions. Walter A. Williams, Oakfield Center, has purchased the general stock of W. A. Peck, at Alba, and will gradually consolidate the two stocks at the latter place. Walter L. Keeney and D. Keeney—both formerly of Grand Rapids—have formed a co-partnership under the firm name of W. L. Keeney & Co., and engaged in the wholesale fish business at Mackinaw City. Newark & Sorensen have bought the gro- cery stock of Fred S. Kieldsen, at Cadillac, and will move their stock into the Kieldsen store. The latter retires from active busi- ness on account of failing health, brought on by too close application, and will farm it for a while. Regarding the prediction of a traveling man to the effect that N. G. Burt, of Cross Village, would pay all his creditors— except one—in full within ten years, Mr. Burtt writes THE TRADESMAN: ‘Should fortune be my lot, and should I see fit to full- fil this prediction, Hannah, Lay & Co. would share equally with the rest, as there were no preferred creditors at the time of the failure and would be none in case of the con- tingency mentioned. Hannah, Lay & Co. abided by the terms of settlement, and acted promptly to accept their money. But I am sorry to say that some of the Grand Rapids creditors did not act in the matter until after the eleventh hour. I sincerely hope that the traveling man’s prediction may come ie Leia STRAY FACTS. Gobbleville parties talk of starting a bas- ket factory at that place. L. S. Smith is trying to talk cheese factory to the people of West Kalamo. A factory at New Richmond turns out 1,000 broomhandles each day. Bellevue has raised the necessary bonus and will get its chair factory. Stephen D. Bennett succeeds Mr. Freeman in the saloon business at Muskegon. The jam of logs in Muskegon river is 35 miles long, with Newaygo in the center. Ed Meshier, late of Trufant, succeeds J. Meixell in the saloon business at Luther. C. Pelton, of Cedar Springs, has shut down his shingle mill, perhaps for the summer. The amount of wages paid to mill opera- tives at Manistee, in 1883, was $1,518,537. Elry & Murchinson, Hancock, owe their creditors $10,000. No wonder they skipped. E. A. Carroll, late of East Bloomfield, N. Y., has leased the National Hotel at Reed City. The Muskegon Booming Co. employs 680 hands this season, and during a late week rafted 214,533 logs. Jonathan Boyce, of Muskegon, is building a schooner at Manitowoc, Wis., to be named the Geo. J. Boyce. She will run in the lum- ber trade between Muskegon and Michigan City. J. Platt. Underwood, one of the stock- | holders in the Tioga Manufacturing Co., at Big Rapids, has filed a petition in the Circuit Court, asking that said corporation be dis- solved. Big Rapids Herald: The tub and pail factory is nearly ready for business. Hun- dreds of cords of bolts are already on the ground, the dry kilns are full of staves, and a part of the machinery is perhaps now in motion. Hemlock bark is coming in more liberally at Ludington, than indications assured a few weeks ago. Shipments at that point, how- ever, are not likely this season to aggregate more than a quarter of what they did last year. The price continues to be $5 a cord. The principal creditors of Pullman & Hinchman, at Shelby, have about concluded to purchase the mill property of the defunct firm, and continue operations. For the pres- ent, staves will be the principal product, but when the market improves, the manufacture of broom handles will be resumed. i -2 The Gripsack Brigade. Charley Robinson has acquired the name of ‘‘the man who never walks.” Frank E. Chase has returned from a sevén weeks’ visit with friends at West Harwich, Mass. John F. Gill, Northern traveling agent for Spring & Company, is taking a three weeks’ vacationf{and contemplates a trip around the lakes with the L. L. and H. P. Club. John D. Mangum, whose biography in brief is given on another page, started. out on a six weeks’ northern trip Monday. He carries the new fall samples with him this time. E. H. Bowen, of the firm of Sperry, Fred- erick & Bowen, of Louisville, Ky., one of the largest and best-known produce houses in the South, was in town several days during the past week. S. W. Smith has returned from a tour trhough Illinois and Iowa in the interest of the Alabastine Co., and has gone on an East- ern trip. The objective point is Clifton, N. Y., where his family are now visiting, and where he will spend a portion of the sum- mer. John G. Read has returned from a fort- night’s trip—he calls it a visit—of the Northern trade of Messrs. Foster, Stevens & Co. He says that he was challenged to walk at every town he struck, but as he did not wish to chargin any of his friends by dis- tancing them, he politely declined all the of- fers extended him. Fred Selleck, formerly with Freeman, Hawkins & Co. and L. H. Randall & Co., and later with B. F. Farrington & Co., has entered the employ of the American Eagle Tobacco Co., and will cover the entire trade of Western Michsgan. He makes Grand Rapids his headquarters and will shortly re- move his family from Detroit to this city. “The man who says Johnny McIntyre never pays a bill is a prevaricator,” said a friend of that gentleman, the other day, ‘“‘for I happen to know of an instance where he once liquidated without being pressed. Years ago he bought a pair of boots of Char- ley Bailey, up at Fife Lake, but did not pay for them at the time. Bailey carried the ac- count down from one book to another, until he tired of seeing the name in the index, so he headed the last page in his ledger ‘“‘Grave- yard Account,” and noted the account down there. The next time John came to, Fife Lake, Bailey showed him the entry, where- upon he paid the amount in full. So you see the man who says John McIntyre never pays a bill doesn’t know what he is talking about.’’ “Did you ever hear how Wm. H. Jennings traded horses up at Shelby five or six years ago?” said a friend of that gentleman the other day. ‘He was crazy to swap horses with a man who had a diseased, but good- looking, nag. The owner of the animal was not at all anxious to trade, because he knew that his horse was unsound, but Jennings pressed him so hard that he made the ex- change. Jennings drove off in fine spirits, but before going a half dozen miles the new herse died in the harness, whereupon Jennings re- turned and attempted to get his animal back, but the trader would not consent to such an arrangement, as he had not solicited an ex- change or recommended his) animal. Jen- nings then said ‘By gee crip, that’s. the last time I’ll ever trade hosses,’ and I hear he has kept his word.” ks \G@rand Rapids Otis and the Pine Lake Iron Co. The impression seems to be growing that the Pine Lake Iron Co. will be able to weather the present storm and pull through without disaster to itself or those dependent upon it. Aud there are the best of reasons for thinking that some of those connected with the institution will make tremendous sacrifices for the sake of carrying the corpor- ation through the present crisis. The works are running as usual, and the officers state that work will not be suspended. The fact that the company ordered a bill of goods of the Packing and Provision Co., and that it was filled Monday, is significant, as showing the intention of the officers to continue busi- ness as before. Mr. John Otis’ sanguine view of the situa- tion at Mancelona has been tempered some- what by the events of the past few days, and he is now convinced that something besides talk will have to be employed to pull the concern through. If work is suspended at the furnace, and the plant and stock are closed out at a sacrifice, creditors will prob- ably not realize to exceed 20 per cent. But if all of the creditors will agree to give the assignee two years time, Mr. Otis guarantees that he will be able to work out all the claims in full, and still have a re- spectable surplus left for himself. This proposition is so plausible that it commends itself to every business man, and it is to be hoped that his mission among the Chicago creditors of the concern will be successful. He will certainly receive the co-operation of every Grand Rapids creditor. There is no change in the situation of the retail dealers at Mancelona, except that T. C. Prout has given a second mortgage on his stock to Arthur Meigs & Co. for $1,500. —————————2———__ The Decline in Wrapping Paper. “When I began traveling for a paper house, two year's ago, common wrapping was selling to the retail trade at 344 cents a pound. To-day the same grade of goods command only 13¢ cents,” remarked a well known traveler the other day. “There must have been a good deal of money made then, or else the manufacturers are losing a good deal now,” suggested the reporter. “No, the profits are about the same as they were formerly,” was the reply. ‘The reduction in price is due entirely to the in- troduction of improved machinery, which has lessened the number of workmen requir- ed, the amount of chemicals used, and cur- tailed the expense at every point. Under the old sytem, the straw had to be rotted with lime before it could be put in the cut- ting machine. This process required days, sometimes weeks. Now the straw is put in a boiler and steamed for six hours, when it is ready for the cutter. This is the way the manufacture is simplified. No, there is no overproduction of common wrapping paper, though manillas and some other grades suf- fer from that cause.”’ Wa Things Heard on the Street. That Heman Barlow will re-christen his plug nag “Tramway.” That Ben Ensley, the redoubtable agricul- turist, is worth at least $50,000. That Steve Sears has been a member of the firm of Wm. Sears & Co. since February 1. That a certain wholesale grocer has invest- ed in 10,000 barrels of crude oil, and that in consequence of the advance he already counts his profits by the hundreds. 9 - << Good Words Unsolicited. H. M. Milligan, grocer, Sturgis; “I think you have got an A No.1 journal for the trade.” W. L. Keeney & Co., wholesale fish, Mack- inaw City: “You have certainly made a suc- cess of THE TRADESMAN.” Wn. Sterling, grocer, Eaton Rapids: “We want THE TRADESMAN, we have come to look for its appearance with much _pleas- ure.” 6 _ oe. The Carpet Trade says: “With every line beautified and enriched, with moderate stocks reported from all sections and visiting trade which furnishes fewer failures than any other of like magnitude, we cannot but prophesy a good round trade in carpets for the fall of ’84.” ——_—_—~— +9 Over $750,000 was paid last year as duty on patent medicines in England. VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: J. Riley, Dorr. Spring & Lindley, Bailey. Chas. McCarty, Lowell. J. W. Mead, Berlin. L. A. Gardner, Cedar Springs. F. C. Brisbin, Berlin. Bert Tinkler, Hastings. Norman Harris, Big Springs. Smedley Bros., Bauer. C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg. J. Omler, Wright.. Paine & Field, Englishville. J. E. Mailhot, West Troy. Baron & Tenhour, Forest Grove. W. L. Beardsley, Hersey. T. W. Provin, Cedar Springs. J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. M. Minderhout, Hanley. G. H. Walbrink, Allendale. J. Barnes, Plainfield. T. J. Sheridan, Lockwood. W. H. Struik, Forest Grove. D. T. Hersey, Wayland. J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville. W.S. Root, Talmage. H. M. Freeman, Lisbon. B. M. Dennison, East Paris. Mr. McAuley, of Scoville & McAuley, Ed- gerton. J. F. Hacker, Corinth. John Smith, Ada. Geo. Luther, Middleville. Geo. E. Harris, Ashland. I. J. Quick & Co., Allendale. J. Riley, Dorr. C. E. Blakeley, Coopersville. H. DeKline, Jamestown. A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville. G. N. Reynolds, Belmont. D. H. Lord, Howard City. Jay Marlatt, Berlin. Frank Beamer, Hastings. Geo. H. Force, Morley. C. F. Sears & Co., Rockford. Notier & Boven, Graafschap. Kellogg & Potter, Jennisonville. Fred Ramsey, White Cloud. : Gringhaus Bros., Lamont. John J. Ely, Rockford. G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon. J. L. Graham, Hopkins. Dr. F. C. Williams, Ada. Walling Bros, Lamont. C. E. Blakely, Coopersville. Blakely Bros, Fife Lake. O. H. Richmond & Co., formerly of Cedar Springs and Pierson. Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia. Holland & Ives, Rockford. G. P. Stark, Caseade. M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake. F. A. Jenison, Mitchell. G. W. Joscelyn, Ventura. John Glupker, Zutphen. N. DeVries, Jamestown. A. G. Chase, Ada. Wm. Parks, Alpine. J. W. Bragington, Hopkins. John Giles, & Co., Lowell. D. W. Shattuck. Wayland. Byron McNeal, Byron Center. W. F. Rice, Alpine. L. A. Carpenter, Baldwin. G. A. Estes, Tustin. Keeler Bros., Middleville. B. Wynhoff, Holland. M. Heyboer, of Heyboer Bros., Drenthe. M. B. Gascoigne, Gowen. Geo. A. Sage, Rockford. D. Cleland, Coopersville. C. H. Deming, Dutton. S. Frost, McBrides. Mr. Wilson, of Wilson, Luther. John Wagner, of Wagner & Wells, manville. J. Bartz, North Dorr. W. W. Pierce, Moline. Chas. Marthenson, of Marthenson & White, Cadillac. F. A. Jennison, Manton. R. V. MeArthur, Rockford. F. B. Watkins, Monterey. J. Frank Clark, Big R apts. J. W. Holmes, Remus. ——————————-<.__- Visiting Salesmen, The following representatives of outside jobbers have visited this market during the past week, and paid their respects to the var- ious wholesale houses: KE. H. Bowen, of Sperry, Frederick & Bow- en, Louisville, Ky. G. Morris, Arnold, Constable & Co., New York. C. S. Rosenblatt, S. Baerlein & Co., New York. H. P. Boyland, John Copeland &Co., De- troit. J. A. Johnson, W. & J. Sloan, New York. Harry Fitz Gerald, W. & J. Sloan, New York. L. E. Herring, Boyd, White & Co., Phila delphia. Mr. Bartholomew, Page, Booth & Co., New York. James F. Orlon, Evans, Dietz & Magee, Philadelphia. Wm. Grant, Arnold, New York. ee Tan Bark—Sales made as low as $5.50. Local buyers stand in readiness to pay $5. Luther & Wilson, East- Constable & Co., Hamilton Carhartt & Co., WEOLESAGIE Men’s Furnishing Goods MANUFACTURERS OF The “Carhartt?? Pantaloons, Overalls, Engineers’ Jackets, Jumpers’ Shirts, ete. manufactured goods, we guarantee to save the trade the Jobbers’ Profits. Upon our Samples sent for Comparison. 118 Jefferson Ave. Detroit. PHCK BROS. Wholesale Druggists A Complete Stock of all that pertains to the wants of the Retail Druggist. We Employ No Travelers. Send for Prices. 129 and 131 Monroe Street, LATEST a Quotations JOHN CAULFIELD WHOLESALE Grocer, —AND JOBBER IN— Teas, Tobaccos, Spices Etc, 89, 87 and 89 Canal Street FACTORY AGENT For the following well-known brands of To- baecos and Cigars: EIN CUT". DSQUIIET) Bee eee ee Old: COMGreds. . o.oo sc oe ee cw ee - Good EMek. 5... . 2. ci 55 Good and Sweet. .........<... 5. +e ss ve 45 American Queen. . ees ve co ee e808 Page AWS os 6 eo os eo 5 en on wc ee 35 EFoms Eatter 6. oes oo eo os on oon se 30 Govemor, 2 07. f0il... 22... seen e ec es 60 In half barrels or four pail lots, 2c $ bb off above list. Worse SOG... 6 2 a oe ce 47 McAlpin’s Green Shield. ..............0. 48 McAlIpin’s Sailor’s Solace...............48 MecAlpine’s Chocolate Cream........... 48 Red Star, extra quality, same style as Sailor’s Soleceo i... oo 48 Big Chunk or J. T. Mahogany Wrapper. 40 Hair Lifter, Mahogany Wrapper... .2:..: 37 D. & D. Dark, 44 and 16 oz. pounds..... 37 Ace High... ee oe eo ae we os Om Duck, 2x12 ‘and. flat. a oo sas ecw eee 48 Nobby Spun Role 2.0.2... 2.. le 48 Block Spum Roll... 0. 2s. ee ooo oc cw es. 38 Canada Plug (Virginia Smoking)........50 Cresent Plue, 6 Ib Gads....2............ 45 In 60 tb quantities 2e per fb off. SMOKIN G. IRGGRIOESS. co. nk oe wee te. 25 ROD (ROU. 5 62 S000. oc ok ee 25 imnele Same. 28 MPom and Geny. 2... 0. 5 ccok cs ee ce 24 Good Bmnough..........<.......:..... .23 IMoumtain ROSG. .. <5. os os oo cco eee cee 2 Lumberman’s Long Cut... oo. 20 Home Comfort... 2... sw 3 oe ee 24 Green Back, Killickinick............... 25 Two Nickel, Killickinick 1 ss 25 Two Nickel, Killickinick, }............ 26 Star Durham, Killickinick a. Dee eo Rattler, Killickinick, 14.. 25 Honey Dew, Killickinieck, 1¢............ 25 Posey, Killickinick, 14, paper...........25 Sane Killickinick, Extra | Virginia. <...50 Gold Block, Killickinick, 4............. 32 Peck’s Sun, Killickinick, 1¢s and tbs..... 18 Golden F1 ake Cabinet... 3. 5... 5. 2c 8... 40 ‘Braveler 3 07. fol... .... 2... an. 35 Rail Road Boy, 3 027. fotl.:........ 2.2.24 7 Nigger Head, Navy Clippings........... 26 Scotten’s Chips, Navy Clippings, paper. .26 Leidersdorfs’ Navy Clippings, cloth bags .26 Old Rip Fine Virginia Long Cut......... 55 mime Wil Club. 2.2... oc... oo. ee ee 45 Durham Hone Out. ..... 22.2.2... 28. 60 Durham, Blackwell’s 1¢................ 60 Durham, Blackwell’s, 14................57 Durham, Blackwell’s, 1¢................ 55 Durham, Blackwell’s, tb................51 Seal of North Carolina ¥g............... 52 Seal of North Carolina ............... 50 Seal of North Carolina 1¢............... 48 Seal of North Carolina th............0.. 46 Special prices given on large lots. CIGARS. Smoke the Celebrated “‘After Lunch” Cigar. After Tumeh. ... 2. 0.60. co oc. s. - 880 00 @IRERISSH oo ew, 45 00 @lara...... |... 23.2. os 30 00 WHEGIa os 50 a ee 35 00 @ueen Marys... ..... 2... 2... cc 25 00 JOSOMMINCS ..... 5.52 -..--.--<-.--- - 2 O08 little Elatehets......................80 06 Ole GIOFIES. - 2 cc. nc ea ee 23 00 PPWint SISTCES: 2... oc Coc bon eee 23 00 NVFOSS Aeate. ok oc. ee cece. 18 00 WERENON AL 206s 8 a 12 50 Commercial .... —>—___—_ Nitrate of Soda. From the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter. The excessive supply of nitrate of soda has had a strong depressing influence on the markets here and abroad, notwithstanding the increasing demand, which was stimulat- ed by low prices. The syndicate of refiners, however, which was formed on the tenth of last June, will have an important bearing up- on values, it is believed, before the close of the next quarter, although the improvement is slow in taking root. The combination em- braces all the principal works located at Tar- aposa, Tocopilla, Autofagasta, Agus, Blan- cas, Taltal and Valpariaso. They have resolv- ed to restrict production to ten millions of quintals ‘per annum—a reduction of one- quarter; and every member violating the rules will be compelled to pay one dollar for every one hundred pounds produced and ex- ported in excess of the quota stated in the agreement. The intention is to solicit from the Government such administrative and aux- iliary acts as may be necessary to facilitate and ensure the carrying out of the object of the compact. Two months prior to the expir- ation of the term of one year named as the duration of the agreement, a special meeting will be held to decide upon the advisability of extending it for another year or longer. It is also provided that the operations of the syndicate shall cease temporarily or finally whenever serious opposition manifests itself, or when the products of new works which have not come into the combination shall in- terfere with the objects for which it was formed. The total output and amount to be exported are allotted to the different works pro rata, taking as a basis the producing ca- pacity assigned to each. ee A Cautious Purchaser. “J was recommended here by a friend,” said a seedy-looking man, as he entered a drug store, “who told me that you did a very large business, and that any purchases I might want to make could be effected on rea- sonable terms.” “Yes, sir; certainly, sir. We have built up a yery large trade by faithful attention to business, and by honest efforts to please our numerous customers.” “Such a line of policy, I take it,’ said the seady-looking man, gazing at the proprietor with an air of great confidence, “contains the essential elements of commercial success. A conscientious consideration for the wants of one’s customers, while, at the same time, a proper observance of what is due one’s self, will win in the long run. Iam a pro- fessional man myself, but I take considerable pride in stating that I am, nevertheless, a practical man, and possessed of practical ideas.” ‘Undoubtedly, sir, undoubtedly,” respond- ed the druggist, rubbing his hands expectant- ly; and now, what can we do for you, sir?” “You may give me a two-cent postage stamp, if you please.” ——____ <> > “Barring myself,” said Secretary Jesson, of the State Pharmaceutical Association, oT think the gathering of druggists at Lansing last fall was the handsomest, best-dressed and most intelligent body of men ever seen together.‘ I never felt bigger in my life than I did when a colored gentleman approached me with the inquiry, ‘What branch of the legislature am this, boss?” ” Attar of Roses. From the New York Sun. “Genuine attar of roses,” remarked a New York chemist, ‘“‘which is made in India and Australia, costs $100 an ounce at the place of distillation. It takes fifty thousand rose blooms to yield an ounce of attar. They are the common roses and grow in great pro- fusion in California, where the distillation of attar could be made a very profitable in- dustry. I have seen hedge rows near Samo- na, in that State, so dense with these roses that the odor from them on a warm, sultry day caused a feeling of peculiar faintness and oppression in the passer-by. This is the effect of the attar that is distilled by the heat and moist air, and is held suspended, as it were, in the atmosphere. There is money in that cause of faintness and indolence, but in this country not only the sweetness, but the great value of the flowers, is wasted on the desert air. In northern India the roses are regularly culti- vated. They are-planted in rows in fields, and require no particular care. When they begin to bloom they are picked before mid- day. This work is done by women and children, who seem to regard it more as a pleasure than a pursuit of labor. The rose leaves are distilled in twice their weight of water, which is drawn off into open vessels. These are allowed to stand over night, being covered up with clothes to keep out dirt and insects. In the morning the water is coated with a thin oily film. This is the rare attar of roses. It is skimmed off with a fine feather and dropped into vials. The process continues daily until the bushes cease to bloom. So it may well beimagined that any essence of oil that requires the distilling of fifty thousand roses to fill an ounce vial has a right to have a good price set on it.” ——————_—»> > —_ How Ultramarine Blue is Made. An outline of the published processes of making ultramarine blue may be of interest. The clay is first roasted, ground in a mill, and mixed with other materials known to all. The first product of the action of the materials upon one another, under the influence of heat, is a colorless or but slight- ly colored body, which is believed to be sili- cate of alumina and soda, containing much sulphide of sodium. When this is formed the furnace is cooled down. Up to this time the materials have been in a reducing atmosphere; now follows an oxidizing at- mosphere, and the colorless body becomes blue, but rather a green. This green is con- verted into a blue by another roasting along with sulphur. The soda ultramarine is said to be obtaiued—a good blue—by one opera- tion of roasting the materials. To the roast- ing succeeds washing, to remove all soluble matters, then crushing and grinding; after- ward elutriation, or separating the finer from the grosser particles, by mixing up with wa- ter and pouring off at given intervals of time; and, lastly, drying and sieving. ———————_—=>-_ o> _—__ Adulteration in Olive Oil. A simple test for ascertaining the presence of cotton seed oil in olive oil is given as fol- lows: An aqueous solution of acetate of lead is stirred up with the oil, and the mixture put aside for twelve hours. lf there be present even so small a quantity as 5 percent. of cot- ton seed oil the mixture will have a reddish color. ‘This reaction is said to be peculiar to cotton seed oil. The beautiful blue pigments used under the name of cobalt blue owes its coloring proprieties to the element whose name it bears. It is made by heat, alumina and phosphate or arseniate of cobalt, one of the mixtures or compounds in which it is found in nature. This blue is one of the most per- manent, as it is one of the the most beauti- ful blue pigments known. It is quite un- affected by exposure to the atmosphere. In this respect it is quite unlike the many beau- tiful colors in all shades made from coal tar and known as aniline colors. Many beauti- ful colors and pigments in the trade owe their brilliancy to the presence of these products, but they are as fleeting as they are brilliant. +» > —_——_ In thinning thick color of any kind, when taken from the can, beat it thoroughly be- fore adding liquid; then add a small portion at a time, thoroughly after each addition un- til the desired consistency is attained. Ifa thinner is added inalarge quantity no amonnt of stirring or beating will break the lumps, and straining will be necessary. This rule applies to almost every thick paste or mass. Keg lead can be mixed quickly and nicely only in this way. ——_—_—»> >__—_—_ Bottles are an exceedingly scarce article, and prices are being pegged up at an unpre- cedentedly rapid rate. ‘The surplus stock of two years ago has been absorbed, and bottle houses are completely overrun with orders. About August, we are informed: by trust- worthy correspondents, bottles will be clean out of sight.—National Bottler’s Gazette. ——__—>_2<__ THE TRADESMAN has arranged with an experienced and practical chemist to answer any queries; that may be propounded by the trade.in regard to pharmaceutical prepara- tions. All queries should be written plainly and briefly, to insure reply. ————___——--o-< The sale of tobacco being in France a Gov- ernment monopoly, the widow of Admiral Pierre is rewarded by having the profits of a tobacco shop, supposed to produce $900 a year, allotted her. ——_>—_¢<——————— The Orange tree at Versailles, known as the Great Constable, is nearly 500 years old. It was planted in 1422 by Eleanor of Carlis- le, wife of Charles I1I., King of Navarre. The Petroleum Industry. From recent statistics it appears that there are 29,000 producting oil wells in Pennsyl- vania, yielding at present 60,000 barrels of oiladay. Itrequires 5,000 miles of pipe line and 1,600 iron tanks of an average Ca- pacity of 25,000 barrels each, to transport and store the oil and surplus stocks. There are now nearly 38,000,000 barrels of oil stored in the region in tanks. This oil would make a lake more than a mile square and ten feet deep. The money actually invested in pe- troleum production since 1860 is estimated to be more than $425,000,000, of which $200,000,000 was capital from New York City. Since 1880 more than $12,000,000 has been used in building iron tanks, and nearly as much in pipe lines, all by one corpora tion. ‘The tanks cost on an average $8,0000 each. A 35,000 barrel tank is 90 feet in di- ameter and 28 feet high; 100tons of iron are used in constructing one. The annual loss from lightning by the use of iron tanks is very great, as they form an attractive path to earth for electircity. The speculative transactions in petroleum represents more than $400,000,000 annually. The lowest price crude petroleum ever brought was ten cents a barrel, in 1561. In 1859, when there was only one well in ex- istence, Colonel Drake’s Pioneer at Titus- ville, the price was $24 a barrel. Besides the 5,000 miles of pipe line in use in the oil regions, there are in operation 1,200 miles of trunk pipe lines connecting the region with Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo and New York, and lines building in to Philadelphia and Baltimore. In the line between Olean and New York 15,000 barrels of oil are trans- ported daily. These lines are all the prop- erty of the Standard Oil Company, except one between Bradford and Williamsport, Pa. The Standard employs 100,000 men. The product of its refineries requires of 25,000 oak barrels of forty gallons each, and 100,000 tin cans holding five gallons each, every day. The first American petroleum ever exported was in 1862. Charles Lockart, of Pittsburgh, sent nearly 600,000 gallons to Europe in that year, and sold it for $2,000 less than the cost of transportation. In 1883 nearly 400,000,- 000 gallons were exported, for which $60,- 000,000 were returned to this country. ee The Petroleum Situation. From the Iron Age. On the 1st of June there were in stock in this country 38,631,208 barrels of crude pe- troleum—nearly two years’ supply at the present rate of consumption. The present rate of production is 76,834 barrels per day, or 3,381,854 barrels for the month of May; 21,494 wells were producing at the close of the month and 244 were drilling, notwith- standing the stock of oil increased 482,525 barrels during the month. In view of these facts, the developments in the petroleum market the last month are not at all surpris- ing. Itis not strange, in the face of the enormous stocks, that the producers are en- deavoring to “‘stop the drill.” At a meeting of the Associated Producers, held at Bradford, Pa. June 14, at which most of the large producers were present, an agreement was reached which has since been signed by many who were not present, calling for a general suspension of drilling until January 1, 1885, if three-fourths of the producers operating unite. The organiza- tion regard the owner of every rig in which a set of tools are swinging on the 1st of August next as ‘“‘public and private enemies, men merely seeking to secure the advan- tages of others’ sacrifices, and that we shall place in the category hardware and supply dealers, bankers and other parties giving credit to such operators, except such spec- ial eases as the Executive Committee decide are justified in operating.” It is evident that the stoppage suggested is a very sensi ble move. Notwithstanding this agreement, oil has experienced a most marked decline. Early May oil sold at $1.03 a barrel; two weeks ago it sold at 73 cents and dropped within three days to a fraction over 50 cents, from which price it rallied and was sold at the close of last week at 61 cents to 62 cents. Oil has been a favorite speculation recently. When the Grant & Ward failure and its se- quences alarmed the country and destroyed what little confidence remained, oil felt the situation and dropped from the point to which speculation had forced it to its proper price. : Ba oe The Kind They Smoke in Chicago. From the Chicago Times. A bald-headed old sinner walked into a cigar store at Fourteenth and Market streets, Monday, and pompously threw a fifty cent piece upon the show case, thereby indicating his éesire to invest in some of the filthy weed. ‘What kind of a cigar will you have, sir?” blandly asked the polite clerk; ‘‘five or ten cents, sir?” The aged customer cast a look of blank astonishment on the smiling salesman, which was finally supplemented with one of genu- ine contempt; at length he said: “See here, my lad, what do you take me for, anyhow? Do you think I’m a national bank, or are you a thinkin’ man? Ten cent cigar! umph, the devil. Why I have been livin’ in this country nigh onto sixty years, ain’t never chewed up nothing better than Wheeling stoga yet. No sirree, I don’t want no ten cent segar, nor no five cent segar, nuther. Just be kind enough to give me some o’ them thar stem winders, nine for a nickel.” A. W. Roth, formerly engaged.in the drug business on the corner of Wealthy and Jef- ferson avenues, is now carrying on the same business in Detroit. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT, OOo eee eee ey Advanced—Morphia, gum opium, gum opium powdered. Declined—Gentian plant. ACIDS. Aeetico: No.8. 3.005.) .205. <2 2b 9 @ 10 Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)...... 30 @ 35 COPROHG eos ree ge we o> 35 OUEG 3 fe ees 5d Muriatic 18 des... . 26... .5 2-35... 38 @ 5 Nitric 86 deg... ..........-..----.--- li @ OSUIC ee oes cogs coe ase 4%@ 15 Sulphuric 66 deg...............-6+. 3@ 4 Tartaric powdered..............-- 48 Benzoic, English............. 8 oz 20 Benzotc, German...............56- 122 @ bB MPATRIG 2666 oe ese ess ace 1 @ li AMMONIA, Carbonate.............-+-++++- Bh 1b @ 18 Muriate (Powd. 22¢).........-.++-+- 14 Aqua 16 deg or 3f..............000- 6 @ 7 Aqua 18 deg or 4f..........-..-0005 7@ 8 BALSAMS. CGpaibe 262,040)... ae. @ 50 PN Co. ates ce wen 40 Pen ks ee ae 2 50 OU oes eae ces esas 50 BARKS. Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20¢)........ 12 Cinchona, yellow..............+.- 18 Bilny, BeleGt.. | 6. ose eee 15 Elm, ground, pure............-.--- 18 Elm, powdered, pure..............- 15 Sassafras, of root.................- 10 Wild Cherry, select................ 12 Bayberry powdered.............-- 20 Hemlock powdered..............-- 18 WiRNOO) eee. co cto ee oe oe 30 SOap ground... ..............---.- 12 BERRIES, Cubeb, prime \(Powd $ 85}........ @ 80 DUIDED el oboe. o dee ce 7 & @ 7 Prickly Ash<):. 2.02... 1¢O0 @1 10 EXTRACTS. Licorice (10 and 25 ib boxes, 25c)... 27 Licorice, powdered, pure......... 37% Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 Ib doxes). 9 Logwood, 1s (25 Ib boxes).........- 12 Lgowood, %s €O8 0. es 13 Logwood, 48 GO). 2 b Logwood,ass’d do .......... 14 Fluid. Extracts—25 8 cent. off list. FLOWERS. PAWINICR ooo eee oo ee 10 @ ll Chamomile, Roman..............- 25 Chamomile, German.........-...- 25 GUMS. Aloes, Barbadoes..............--+- 60@ %5 Aloes, Cape (Powd 24¢C)..........-- 18 Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60c)......- 50 IATAMONIGG 2 .....)..¢....-- 28@ 30 Arabic. extra select..... 60 Arabic, powdered select 60 Arabic, Ist picked......... 50 Arabic,2d picked............ 40 Arabic,c3d pickod.............- Ae 35 Arabic, sifted sorts..............-- 30 Assafoentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 30 WRCIZOM occ oes ie cone nse eee 55@60 @amphor....--.......-..-:----.---- 22@ 24 Catechu. Is (% 14c, 48 16c) ...... . 13 i head etteaae powdered....... Ga banum strained........... eee GaMbOZe.....-...s ee ceeeee eee ee eee Guaiac, prime (Powd 45c)......... Kino [Powdered, 30c].........-.--- 20 IMMASTIC. 055.040 isc. sents cee ae e 110 Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 40 Opium, pure (Powd $6.00).........- 4 50 Shellac, Campbell’s..............-- 30 Shellac, English...............---- 26 Shellac, native............-..-.-++- 24 Shellac bleached........... ee otis 30 Tragacanth .......-....+---+---+-- 80 @1 10 HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES. Hoarhound ........ ec cece eee cece tec eecneees 25 MODONA coe wea e cece cee cine 25 Peppermint.......... 2. eee ee eee sees e ners 25 UN ear ec ae cows esi mens 40 Spearmint .......... 6. cece ee eee ce eee eee e eens 24 Sweet Majoram............ cece es ecco cece sees 3d MGIVZY: , oo oc ce corte ce chee cece neces recesses 25 Mhyme 0.2.8. wesw ee 30 WOrmwOOd .:-....6.2.-.-.-02 3 ee ee ee teens 25 IRON. Citrate and Quinine............... 6 40 Solution mur., for tinctures...... 20 Sulphate, pure crystal............ 7 @iGrate 62. io. oe ine ew 80 Phosphate ...........-2. sees cree ees 65 LEAVES. Buchu, short (Powd 25c).........-.- 122 @ 13 Sage, Italian, bulk (45 & 8, 12c)... 6 Senna, Alex, natural.............. 8 @ Ww Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled... 30 Senna, powdered.............-+--- 22 Senna tinnivelli........... ....2--- 16 Wiva Weresl....1..........--..-4------ 10 BelledOnna..............--.-------- 30 WOXPIOVE....20.5---- ese ose 30 WEOMUANG |. oi 200s cab. ete coe e soe 35 Rose, red......... cccesceccccsceces 2 35 LIQUORS. W., D. & Co.’s Sour Masb Whisky.2 00 @2 25 Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......... 175 @2 00 Whisky, other brands...........-- 110 @1 50 Gin, Old Tom...............-.22+++5 135 @1 7% Gin, Holland................--.--+- 200 @3 50 Brandy ......2..-..------------+-:-- 175 @6 50 Catawba Wines............-..66 + 125 @2 00 Port Win@S. .... 6.2.2. sc cs - te es ee 135 @2 50 MAGNESIA. Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 0Z........ 23 Carbonate, Jenning’s, 2.0Z......... 37 Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.... 2 2 @alcined............:.---.....-..-.- 70 OILS. Almond, SWEeCt.........2 2.0 scenes 45 @ 50 Amber, rectified...........--..+--- 45 PANNING: 0 eee eo 1 80 Bay 8 OZ...... 2. eee cece ence ee es 50 Bergamont............ cece eee ee ees 2 00 GHBTON 6. bes ha eee. ss =. sos ce 19 @ 20% @roton. 2). 2... ss. ce. se 2 00 Cajeput .......... cece ence ee eee eee 5 GASSIA 2 oe oe ck ee = 1 00 Cedar, commercial (Pure 75c)..... 40 @itronella «... 2... --.......2:------ 85 @lIOVOB. 2.05.2 5. ew es ee 1 2 @ubebs. PB: & W:-.....--- ..------ 8 00 ErigerOn .....-.. cece cece cece eeeeees 1 60 Pireweed:. ........2.....-.5.63----- 2 00 Geranium # OZ..........--+-ese0-- 75 Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 40 Juniper WOO.........-.--seeeeeeee 50 Juniper berries...............-eee+ 2 00 Lavender flowers, French......... 2 01 Lavender garden G0. 12.5523. 1 00 Lavender spike GO 4 225052: 90 Lemon, New Crop.......-.--see eee 1 70 Lemon, Sanderson’s.............-- 1%5 LeOMONQYASS...... 20-2 ee ese cece e eee 30 Origanum, red flowers, French... 1 2 Origanum, No.1..........-.-+++++ 50 Pennyroyal ............-- ee eee eens 1 75 Peppermint, white..............-- 3 50 ROSE PB OZ... se ee ee eee cece eee eeee 9 75 Rosemary, French (Flowers $5)... 65 Sandal Wood, German............ 4 50 andal Wood, W.I...........--- ++ 7 00 SO GROITAS. . 02. occ ce soe ce ene + > ere 60 MANSY: .. 62-55-12 ee cees wrse ences ses 4 50 Tar (by gal 60c).........-.---- ee eeee 10 @ 12 Wintergreen .............--..-66- 2 2% Wormwood, No. 1(Pure $6.50)..... 4 50 arm kay. as ce oe ce sea ee 1 00 WiOrMseGd 42206. .ecc ees ce te seen 2 50 Cod Liver, filtered..... .....#@ gal 1 90 Cod Liver, best......... cae. ; 3 50 Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 6 00 Olive, Malaga........... ‘ @1 20 Olive, ‘Sublime Italian ......... 2 50 lad ee ea eee eae 6 @ 67 Rose, Ihmsen’s...........-.-- #8 oz 9 75 POTASSIUM. Bicromate...........--+-+---- Ib 14 Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 35 Chlorate, cryst (Powd 28¢)......... 20 Jodide, cryst. and gran. bulk..... 1 40 Prussiate yellow.........-02-..eees 30 ROOTS. MIRANGE 25.7 ccc cieas ose cores 15 Althea, CUt.............-.-.----s:- 27 Arrow, St. Vincent’s............4. 17 Arrow, Taylor’s, in 45 and %s.... 35 Blood (Powd 18C)............ 000 eee 12 Calamus, ae Bess oe otis ua a 18 Calamus, German white, peeled.. 38 Elecampane, powdered............ 23 Gentian (Powd 14c)............--.- 10 Ginger, African (Powd16c)........ B @ i4 Ginger, Jamaica bleached........ 20 Golden Seal (Powd 40c)...........- 35 Hellebore, white, powdered....... 22 Tpecac, Rio, powdered............. 110 alap, powdered...............00++ 387% Licorice, select (Powd 12%%)....... 12 Licorice, extra select.............- 15 Pink, trul@...... 0... ccc ceseseeecees 35 Rhei, from select to choice....... 100 @1 50 Rhei, powdered E. I...............- 110 @1 2 Rhei, choice cut cubes............ 200 Rhei, choice cut fingers........... 2 Serpentaria.............c cece ee eeee 50 MORGRE oo coc cine so csan ie c ates: 65 Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... 40 Sarsaparilla, Mexiean.. 02... 53... 18 Squills, white (Powd 35c).......... 10 Valerian, English (Powd 30c)...... 25 Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢).... 2 SEEDS. Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).......... 13 Bird, mixed in lb packages....... 5 @ 6 Canary, Smyrna... ........ 2.5. 55--- 3%4@ 4 Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 19c).. 11 @ 12 Cardamon, Aleppee............... 2 v0 Cardamon, Malabar...............+ 2 2 Celery 2 a eee 20 Coriander, pest English........... 12 MORNO) oe ees ee, coe si eae 15 WIA, ClOAN Gc a ee 3%@ Fiax, pure gerd (bbl 3%)............ 4@ 4% Foenugreek, powdered............ @ 9 Hemp, Russian...................: 5 @ 5% Mustard, white( Black 10¢)........ 8 @UINCG ooo oo oo ee ae 1 Rape, Gnglish: oo... 65.2... 08... 1%@ 8 ‘Worm, Bevant.....2.... 60.2... 5. SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50 Nassau do dO. = 5... 2 00 Velvet Extra do dQ ...-. 110 Extra Yellow do dO 3... 85 Grass do. 2.2: 65 Hard head, for slate use........... 75 Yellow Reef, 0 1 40 MISCELLANEUS. Alcohol, grain (bb! $2.17) @ gal.... 2 26 Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex..ref. 1 50 Anodyne Hoffman’s............... 50 Arsenic, Donovan’s solution...... 27 Arsenic, Fowler’s solution.. 12 Annatto 1b rolls.. : 30 Blue Soluble.............. a 50 Bay Rum, imported, best......... 2 5 Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 2 00 AMM. Oe Bib 2%Q@ 3% Alum, ground (Powd 9c 3 G@ 4 Annatto, prime............. 82 Antimony, powdered, com’ 44@ 5 Arsenic, white, powdered 6 @ T Balm Gilead Buds........ 40 Beans, Tonka........... a 2 25 Beans, Vanilla.......... weveeeet 00 @9 75 Bismuth, sub nitrate... 1 60 Blue Pill (Powd 70c).......... aos 45 Blue Vauciok 5.8 es 7%4@ 9 Borax, refined (Powd 18c)......... 12 Cantharides, Russian powdered.. 1 85 Capsicum Pods, African.......... 18 Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... 20 Capsicum Pods, American do ... 18 Carmine, No; 40.....:.........--..- 4 00 @assia Buds 26 sooo 2 Calomel, American................ 7 Chalk, prepared drop..............- 5 Chalk, precipitate English........ 12 Chalk; red fingers... -............ 8 Chalk, white lump................. 2 Chloroform, Squibb’s............. 1 60 Colocynth apples.................. 60 Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 1 60 Chloral do do eryst... 1 7@ Chloral do Scherin’s do ... 1 90 Chloral do do crusts.. 1 75 @HIOROLOEM. 61. *,.100 @1 10 Cinchonidia, P. & W...... Stee 55 @ 6 Cinchonidia, other brands......... 55 @ 60 @loves (Rowd- 28e)......:........... 20 @ 22 @ochineal 22) ee . 30 Cocos: Butter... 0.0... 6... 5.5... 45 Copperas (by bbl Ic)............... 2 Corrosive Sublimate............... 65 Corks, X and XX—85 off list...... Cream Tartar, pure powdered..... 38 @ 40 Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 hb box.. 15 @ReHsGLG. | ok occ ese. 50 @udbear, prime.................-.- 24 Cuttle Fish Bone.................5- 24 GXING fos eee cee ewe 12 Dover’s Powders............25ee06 1 20 Dragon’s Blood Mass.............. 50 Ergot powdered............--.0.0+% 45 Ether Squibb’s................. 2... 110 Emery, Turkish, all No.’s......... 8 PRONT SANUS oo as 24@ 3 Breot, fresli.... 0.0.2... ...--- a 50 Ether, sulphuric, U.S. P.......... 69 Wilaike: white. 0. co 6. 2 ccc ces. 14 Grains Paradise..................- 23 Gelatine, Cooper’s................. 90 Gelatine, French .................. 45 70 Glassware, flint, 79 off, by box 60o0ff Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis.... Glue. cabmet.....0.0.05..5.0..5... 2@ ili Glue; white. 6 17 @ 2 Glycerine, pure.................+.. 21 @ 2 HODS $469 aNG 4S... ce 25@ 40 NOGOLOEM @ OZ.) ......5.-.-. 0... .-- 35° WNGIDO ee. 5 css so ee ea 8 @1 00 Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... 23 @_ 25 Iodine, resublimed................ 210 Isinglass, American............... 1 50 JapOMiC@ 52.6. se ee. 9 London Purple................+26: 10 @ 15 Thead; acetate. ... 2. es. we eet chee Lime, chloride, (%s 2s 10¢e & 448 11c) 9 BUpubne . 2.0 ee 1 00 TVCOpDOGIUM ©. 66... 50 Mace 9 60 Madder, best Dutch.............. RY@ 183 Manma So Wo cos cc. cones anos cada. 1 35 MOIGUNY. 00 colsce ee 50 Morphia, sulph., P.& W...... 2 0z 3 25@3 50 Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s...... 40 Moss, Iceland.................. # bb 10 Moss: PHISH (205 ooo 0. ec. sc cc. 12 Mustard, English.................. 30 Mustard, grocer’s, 10 h cans...... 18 Nuteallg. i. 20 Nutmess, NO.T.-................... 70 INux Vomies:.....2...........-.2.. 10 Ointment. Mercurial, 4d.......... 40 Pariss Green. 2.25.5. o2 5. oe oe 18%@ 27 Pepper, Black Berry.............. 18 SROPSIN ss e 8 00 Pitch, True Burgundy............. 7 @usssia. 6 @ 7% Quinia, Sulph, P. & W........ oz 1 30@I 35 Quinine, German................-: 125 @I1 30 Seidlitz Mixture. -..........5-2...- 28 Strychnia, cryst.................06- 1 50 Silver Nitrate, cryst............... 79 @ 8 Red Precipitate............... 8 Ib 30 Satfron, American................- Sal’ Glawmber: 20... iy: 0. see Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. Sal Nitre, medium cryst.......... Sal Rochelle. 2. ......25. 2.2.05. 3- Sal Soda. 2.20. occ t se eek 2 @ Gae@in 20066. oe. cee ice 2 GamtOni. 025605 os as 6 Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch....... Soda Ash [by keg 8c].............. Spermaceti...............--+2.2+--> Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... Soap, White Castile..............-. @ S&S 4%4@ Sota BSrSwBoSwS Soap, Green dO ..... .....+-+s- 17 Soap, Mottled do .............---- 9 Soap, QO, dO <2.23...2.::.-.- 11 Soap, Mazzini................-2-05 14 Spirits Nitre, 3 F..........-..-...-. 26 @ 28 Spirits Nitre, 4 F.................-- 28 @ 32 Sugar Milk powdered.............. 30 Sulphur, flour.............--..+-e0- 34@ 4 Sulphur, roll...........-ee eee econ 3@ 3% Tartar Emetic...............ese00+- 60 Tar, N. C. Pine, % gal. cans # doz 20 Tar, do quarts in tin....... 1 40 Tar, do pintsin tin......... 8 Turpentine, Venice........... b 25 Wax, White; S. & F. brand........ 60 Zinc, Sulphate...............2.---- 7 @ 8 OILS. Capitol Cylinder............ see ee cree eee eeee 15 Model Cylinder............csceceee cree es eeeees 60 Shields Cylinder... ............ ccc cess ee ee eeee 50 Eldorado Engine... .......... cece cece cece ee eees 45 Peerless Machinery...........-.eeeeseeeeeeees 3d Challenge Machinery... .........sseseerececeees 25 Backus Fine Engine..................- ..00 Black Diamond Machinery....... Castor Machine Oil............... Paraffine, 25 deg..........:e cece eens 22 Paraffine, 28 deg... 2... eee cece ee cece eee ness 21 Sperm, winter bleached............-........ 1 40 Bbl Gal Whale, winter...........-.. scence eeee 80 8&5 Lard, Oxtra..........ce cece cece cece ene 64 75 Wards NO: 1....--.-.--: se. neces ese ee 55 65 Linseed, pure TaW..........ee sree ees 58 62 Linseed, boiled ..........-... 02s eee 61 65 Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 90 95 Spirits Turpentine...............--++ 35 45 VARNISHES. No. 1 Turp Coach..........-.eseeseeees 1 10@1 20 Bixtra TUrp....-. 0.0 cccc cece secc ce ccns 1 60@1 70 @oaeh BOGV: -.sc5.0c 22.6 s cs deen sa cee 2 75@3 00 No. 1 Turp Furniture..............5+6+ 1 00@1 10 Extra Turp Damar...........+---+++6. 1 55@1 60 Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.............- 70@ 75 PAINTS. Bbl Lb Boralumine, White bulk) ........ 9 Boralumine, es DDS | cc... 10 Boralumine, Tints bulk. }50 off.. 10 Boralumine OMe) ...0.s cs 11 Red Venetian................55 1 2@ 3 Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2@ 3 Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 1% 2@ 3 Putty, commercial ............ 2% 24@ 3 Putty, strictly pure............ 2% 24%@ 3 Vermilion, prime American.. 18@16 Vermilion, English............ 55@5 Green, Peninsular............. 16@17 Lead, red strictly pure..... .. 6% Lead, white, strictly pure..... 64 Whiting, white Spanish....... @i0 Whiting, Gilders’.............. @20 White, Paris American........ 110 Whiting Paris English cliff.. 140 HAZELTINE, PERKINS & C0., Wholesale ruggists! 42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91, 93 and 95 Louis Street. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, and Druggist’s Glassware MANUFACTURERS OF RLEGANT PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, FLUID EXTRACTS ANi ELIXIRS. GENERAL WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR Wotr, PATTon & Co., AND JOHN L. Wuit- ING, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE PAINT AND VARNISH BRUSHES. —Also for the— GRAND Rapips BrusH Co., MANFGS. OF Harr, SHOE AND HORSE BRUSHES. Drugeists’ Sundries Our stock in this department of our butsi- ness is conceded to be one of the largest, best-assorted and diversified to be found in the Northwest. We are heavy importers of many articles ourselves and can offer Fine Solid Back Hair Brushes, French and Eng- glish Tooth and Nail Brushes at attractive prices. Ourline of Holiday Goods for the approaching season will be more full and el- egant than ever before, and we desire our customers to delay their fall purchasers of those articles until they have seen our el- egant line, as shown by our accredited repre- sentative who is now preparing for his an- nual exhibition of those goods. We desire particular attention of those about purchasing OUTFITS for NEW STORES to the fact of our wnsurpassed facilities for meeting the wants of this class of buyers without delay and in the most approved and acceptable manner known to the drug trade. Our special efforts in this direction have re- ceived from hundreds ef our customers the most satisfying recommendations. Wine aud Liquor Department We give our special and personal atten- tion to the selection of choice goods for the drug trade only, and trust we merit the high praise accorded us for so satisfactorily supplying the wants of our customers with Pure Goods in this department. We con- trol and are the only authorized agents for the sale of the celebrated Withers Dade & Co’s Henderson Co., Ky., SOUR MASH AND OLD FASHIONED HAND MADE, COP- PER DISTILLED WHISKYS. We not only offer these goods to be excelled by No OTHER KNOWN BRAND in the market, but superior in all respects to most that are ex-. posed for sale. We GUARANTEE perfect and complete satisfaction and where this: brand of goods has once been introduced the- future trade has been assured. We are also owners of the Drigeists Favorite Rye, Which continues to have so many favorites among druggists who have sold these goods for a very long time. Buy our Gins, Branies & FB Wines. We call your attention to the adjoining list of market quotations which we aim to make as complete and perfect as possible. For special quantities and for quotations on such articles as do not appear on the list such as Patent Medicines, etc,, we invite your cor- respondence. Mail orders always receive our special and personal attention. 2 HAZEUTINE, PERKINS & GO. 43 The Michigan Tradesmal. A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. OFFICE IN EAGLE BUILDING, 3d FLOOR. {Entered at the Postofice at Grand Rapids as Second-class Matter.] WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1884. CHECKS UPON DISHONESTY. Three Points that Ought to Be Observed, The July Century contains an editorial on “Dishonesty in Commerce and Politics,” from which the following remarks are quot- ed: “The most powerful check upon dishon- esty would come, of course, from an increase of the genuine religious spirit, froma deep- er Jove of ideal virtue, and an endeavor, so far as humanity can, to reach it. Whenever in the history of mankind such a sentiment has existed, and men have tried, in obedience to their own higher impulses or to some great teacher or exemplar, to reach a higher standard of life, mere material good has ceased to have that commanding importance which in most men’s eyes it is apt to have. There is ne reason to doubt that what has al- ways proved true in this respect in ages past would prove equally true in our own time, if by any means the right impulses could be more deeply stirred than they are now in the hearts of men. “Another antidote to dishonesty would be the cultivation among business men of the true business ideal, which consists in a sin- cere and hearty devotion to the commercial interests of society and the intelligent man- agement of the world’s commerce, and not in the mere accumulation of wealth for one’s self. Even now this spirit prevails among many of our capitalists, and their influence is powerful in makimg dishonest practices much less frequent than they would other- wise be. Such sentiments as these, if once highly developed in a community, would put a powerful check upon dishonesty, in all its forms, and men guilty of it would become the scorn and detestation of their neighbors, and not, as is sometimes the case now, ob- jects of admiration. “But we need also to cultivate the intel- lectual interests of humanity, which contrib- ute so much to raise men above sordid pur- suits and the temptations that attend them. The love of virtue and of the general good is never so strong as it should be, and needs all the support it can get from other agencies; and nothing will serve so well for this pur- pose as the cultivation of the higher pursuits of the intellect. A deep interest in the things of the mind tends to lift men above the pas- sion of gain, and leads them to regard wealth as a means to those higher things, and not as an end in itself. True lovers of science, art and philosophy, while they know better than other men do the real value of wealth, never treat it as the great object of life’s aim, but always as subordinate to intellectual and spiritual good. To be sure, all men cannot devote their lives to such pursuits; but there is no reason why all should not take an intel- ligent interest in them, and thus counteract that engrossing passion for material good which now corrupts the conduct and wears out the lives of so many.” + -e <> . Call for the Second Annual Meeting of the State Pharmaceutical Association. The Michigan State Pharmaceutical Associ- ation holds its second annual meeting in Mer- rill Hall, Detroit, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9th, 10th and 11th. A one and one-third rate of fare has been secured on the C. & W. M..G.R. & L, DL. & N., D. G. H. & M., Grand Trunk, Mich. Central, L. S. & M.S., Chicago and G. T., and F. & P. M., aiso reduced rates at the hotels in Detroit. The programme will consist of the discussion of trade interests, as well as scientific subjects. The wholesale and re- tail druggists of Detroit are making great preparations for entertaining the druggists while there. All are cordially invited to at- tend and ‘become members. The larger the association the more influence it will wield. Many abuses that have crept into the phar- macists’ business need correction. A large and intelligent body of men by united ac- tion, can accomplish a great deal, where a small number would fail. The association now has a membership of 200. It is desired to enroll 300 or more at the next meeting, and I therefore ask every druggist, whether proprietor of a store or in the employ of an- other, to become a member. Application blanks can be obtained by addressing me at Muskegon. JACOB JESSON, Secretary. ——————> Tur TRADESMAN has arranged with an experienced and practical chemist to answer any queries. that may be propounded by the traderin regard to pharmaceutical prepara- tions. All queries should be written plainly and briefly, to insure reply. ——_—__—~<> -o > A Kansas shoemaker stopped work and began to spend money freely. He was on that account arrested on suspicion of having robbed a stage coach. Then he had to con fess and prove that he was heir to an English gnarter of a million. ee A. VY. Chapman, general dealer, Fruitport: “J like the paper very much. I wish to give it all the encouragement I can.” —_————_—_—_—-2 << @ Subscribers and others, when writing to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- lisher by mentioning that they saw the adver- tisement in the columns of this paper. a as IGNORANCE ABOUT POSTAL CARDS. The Mistakes that are Made in Using Them. “Postal card correspondents make a good many mistakes. If they knew what a pile of cards are thrown away, and why they are thrown away, they would be more careful,” said a post office clerk as he pitched a hand- ful of postal cards into the waste basket. “What is the trouble with them?” “Every one had something pasted on the correspondence side. It is allowable to paste on the mailing side the address of the person to whom the ecard is sent, but any- thing pasted on the message side renders the ecard unmailable. On the mailing side there must be nothing in the form of an ad- vertisement.”’ “If pictures are drawn on the message side will the card be sent?” “Yes, unless the picture is of a character which would send the artist to prison. However, there is a great deal of complaint about dunning and abusive messages. It is popularly believed that it is a violation of the law to send scurrilous epistles in this way, but itis not. That law is not now in force, and a man can abuse another to his heart’s conteut.’’ “Can a postal card be returned?” “Correspondents often try to do that, but it is against the rules of the office. To make sure, they often stick on a one-cent stamp. That won’t work either. Ifa two cent stamp is put on, it will pass inspection. By putting on a one-cent stamp, however, a postal card may be remailed to the person to whom it is addressed, if it does not find him in the first instance. One thing about postal eards ought to be known to poor people who have friends abroad. We have stacks of in- ternational postal cards unused that may be sent to almost any city in Great Britain or the Continent. Even in the few instances where they are used, they are apt to be sent to the country which issues them. This is not allowed. They can only be sent out of the country which issues them.”’ —_-—- -6- He Couldn’t. She—Did you order that watermelon? He—Yes, dear, I ordered two. She—Good land, man! whatever do you suppose we can do with two big watermel- ons? He—lI told the man to deliver one to-day and the other to-morrow. She—Oh! He—Yes, my dear; you see Iam not such a fool as I look. She—No, dear. either. You never could be, te Needed by every retail grocer or Confec tioner, one or more of Kenyon’s Patent Spring Paper Bag Holders. Each have capac- ity of containing about fifty bags. Send thirty cents to KENYON BROTHERS, Wake- field, Rhode Island, for sample by mail, and learn their great convenience. HMEADQUARTERS ! —FOR— Sporting Goods —AND— OUT DOOR GAMES, Base Ball Goods, Marbles, Tops, Fishing Tackle, Croquet, Lawn Tennis, Indian Clubs, Dumb Bells, Boxing Gloves. We wish the Trade to notice the fact that we are Headguarters on these Goods And are not to be undersold by any house in the United States. Our Trade Mark Bats —ARE THE- BEST AND CHEA PEST In the Market. Ge” Send for our New Price List for 1884, Order a Sample Lot Before Placing a Large Order. BATON, LYON & ALLEN 20 and 22 Monroe Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. We manufacture a full line, use the best material obtainable, and hema our goods to be first- class. We carry an immense stock of Virgidia and Tennessee Peanuts, Almonds, Brazils, Filberts, Pea- cans, Walnuts and Cocoanuts, and compete with any market. M We are agents for Gocden’s celebrated Wag Jaws, Olym- pian, D. F., and many other well- known brands and carry a full line of his goods at factory prices. We handle Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Figs, Dates, Ete., in large quantities from first-hands and are headquarters for everything in PUTNAM & BROOKS. BLDS, BULKLEY & LEMUN, IMPORTERS _ AN D— holesale Grocers, CORNER IONIA & ISLAND STREETS. FOX, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE, 44, 46 and 48 South Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. ——WE ARE FACTORY AGENTS FOR Nimrod, Acorn, Chief, Crescent & Red Seal Plug Tobaccos Gur stock of Teas, Coffees and Syrups is Always Complete. —WE MAKE SPECIAL CLAIM FOR OUR— Tobaccos, Vinegars and Spices ! OUR:MOTTO: “SQUARE DEALING BETWEEN MANCAND MAN.” CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. M. B. Church “Bedette” Co. “Bedette. ° Manufacturer of THE PATENTED JUNE 15, 1883. This invention supplies a long felt want for a cheap portable bed, that can be put away in a small space when not in use, and yet make a roomy, comfortable bed when wanted. Of the many cots that are in the market there is not one, cheap or expensive, on which a comfortable went & rest can be had. They are all narrow, short, without spring, and in short no bed at all. While THE BEDETTE folds into 2 small space, and is as light as anything can be made for dura- bility, when set up it furnishés a bed wide and long enough for the largest man, and is as com- fortable to lie upon as the most expensive bed. It is so constructed that the patent sides, reg- ulated by the patent adjustable tension cords, form the most perfect spring bed. The canvas covering is not tacked to the frame, as on all cots, but is made adjustable, so that it can be taken off and put on again by any one in a few minutes, or easily tightened, should it become loose, at any time from stretching. It is a perfect spring bed, soft and easy, without springs or mattress. For warm weather it is a complete bed, without the addition of anything; for cold weather it is only necessary to add sufficient clothing. The ‘‘ BEDETTE” is a household neces- sity, and no family after once using, would be without it. It is simple in its construction, and nee likel % a out of repair. It makes a pretty lounge, a perfect bed, and the price is within e reach of all. Price—36 in. wide, by 614 ft. long, $3.50; 30 in wide, by 634 ft. long, $3.00; 27 in. wide, by 414 ft. long, cover not adjustable, $2.50. For sale by furniture dealers every- where. If not for sale by your dealer it will be sent to any address on receipt of price. # WM. SHARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37,39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. PY. J. LAMB & COMPANY, —WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Butter, Cheese, Hees, Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc. State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers. NO. 8 AND 10 IONIA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. MICIIIGAMN, Choice Butter a Specialty ! Also Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Cheese, Kigegs, Jelly, Preserves, BANANAS and HARLY VEGETABLES. Careful Attention Paid to Filling Orders. M.C, Russell, 48 Ottawa St., 6'd Rapids, x BEN OWLSON ——WHOLESALE DEALER IN—— AKRON SEWER PIPE, Fire Brick and Clay, Cement, Stucco, LIME, HAIR, COAL and WOOD. ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY FURNISHED. Office 7 Canal Street, Sweet,s Hotel Block. Yards—Goodrich Street, Near Michigan Cen- tral Freight House. SPRING & COMPANY --WHOLESALE DEALERS IN— FANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS CARPETS, MATTINGS, Olli, CLOTHS, : ETC. HTC. SG and 8 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, . Michigan. fe ’ ws @ e ey > @ g \ * J Wat a 945 The Michigan Tradesman. BUSINESS LAW. of Recent Decisions in Courts Brief Digests : of Last Resort. Broker—When Entitled te Commissions. In order to entitle a broker to commissions for procuring a purchaser of property on specified terms, he must produce a person ready and willing to purchase on those terms, according to the decision of the Supreme Court of Minnesota in the recently decided ease of Hamblin vs. Schults. Property Sold—Profits from Use. Property was sold H by order of a court of bankruptcy; he not paying for it, the court, without notice, vacated the order of sale, and made an order selling it to C, who paid for it and went into possession ofit. After- ward, on review, the sale to C was set aside and the sale to H reinstated. 4H, having paid for the property, received possession of it, and afterward the money paid by C was repaid to him, and suit brought by H. to re- cover the profits derived from the use of the property while C had it. Judgment having been awarded H by the Cireuit Court of the United States for the Northern district of Il- linois, C appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, where the decision of the lower court was reversed, the opinion of the court being than C was not liable to pay to Hi the profits derived by him from the use of the property while he had it. Partner’s Debt—Attaching a Partnership Property. J and F were partners, and an attachment was issued and levied upon the firm’s person- al property for a debt of F’s making. F brought an action of replevin for the proper- ty. The trial court gave jugdment for the de- fendant, and F carried the case—Fay vs. Dug- gan—to the Supreme Judicial Court of Mass- achusetts, where the following decision was made, Judge Colburn delivering the opinion: “The defendant was a trespasser, and the owners of the property were entitled to re- eover it in an action of replevin against him; but both partners should have joined in the action. As the case stands, the defendant must have judgment, but if the plaintitf elects to amend by joining his partner with him, he may do so upon such terms as the court below may impose, and if such amend- ment is made judgment is to be entered for the plaintiff. Partnership—Power of Majority of Firm. Five persons agreed to cut and pack ice for sale, and after all expenses were deduct- ed to divide the proceeds equally. Three months later, one of the associates sold all of the ice for $1.25 per ton, after consulting two others, whom only he could reach in time, and after doing all he could to get a higher bid. The purchasers acted in good faith. A bill in equity was brought for accounting— Staples vs. Sprague—in which the two asso- ciates who were not consulted asked that the other three be charged for the ice at a higher price, it being charged that the plain- tiffs were not bound by the sale made. The defendants insisted that a majority of part- ners, when acting in good faith, can sell the property of the firm in the due course of bus iness. The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine agreed with the defendants. Judge Walton, in the opinion said: ‘‘In the absence of fraud, each one of a firm has the complete right to dispose of the whole partnership interests, and is considered to be the authorized agent of the firm. And in cage of an actual disagree- ment, the weight of authority is in favor of the power of a majority of the firm, acting in good faith, to bind the minority, and such ought to be the law; for where there is a community of interest, certainly it is the will of the majority and not the will of the minor- ity, that ought tocontrol. If there is a fraudu lent combination on the part of the majority to injure or oppress the minority, the law is otherwise.” Partnership—Severance of Ownership. These persons were partners, and the owners of a machine in equal parts and it was agreed between them that one member should use the machine, paying out there- for, at the usual rates, less one-third thereof, because of his interest in the property. His note was to be given forthe use, and, upon his refusal to give it, the other partner sued for the sum due. The defense was made that, as the owners of the machine were partners or tenants in common, no recovery could be had. In this case—Davis vs. Skin- ner—the plaintiff had judgment, and the defendant appealed to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, where the judgment was affirmed. Judge Orton, in the opinion, said; ‘‘There is really no question of partnership or tenancy in common in the case; the only question is one of fcontract. Partners or tenants in common, can, at any time they see fit, sever their interests by contract and hold each other to strictly common law remedies. It would be the same as a balance struck on settlement or a personal promise to pay. The question has been determined in this State, in a recent case, in which it was said: ‘Where there is an express agreement by one partner to repay to the other his share of the advances made by the latter on account of the partnership business, the amount of such share becomes thereby the debt of the partner who has thus agreed to pay the same, and it may be recovered in an action brought directly therefor, without any regard to the partnership relation existing between part- ners or tenants in common, one alone might sue.’ ”’ Guaranty—Single or Continuing. An action was brought upon an instrument as a continuing guaranty. It was as follows: “Boston, April 9, 1880. A. L. Cutler & Co. Gentlemen,—Please deliver to Charles A. Howland goods as he may want from time to time, not exceeding in amount $300, and if not paid in thirty days, I will be responsible for the same. B. R. Ballou.” The Supreme Court of Massachusetts, in trying the case— Cutler vs Ballou—against the plaintiffs, said, through the Chief Justice (Morton) : ‘‘In de- termining this question, but little can be de- rived from the decided cases, as each case turns upon the particular language of the guaranty to be construed. If the contract of the defendant had been that he would be re sponsible to the amount of $300 for goods to be delivered from time to time to Howland, it would have been a continuing guaranty because here is no limitation of the. amount of goods to be sold or of the credit to be giv- en, but the limitation is merely of the amount for which the guarantor will be at any time liable. Such a contract imports a succession of dealings in future without limit as te amount. But by the natural and grammat- ical construction of the guaranty in this case, the limitation ‘not exceeding in amount $300,’ applies to the goods to be delivered, and cannot fairly be construed as merely a limitation of the amount for which the guar- antor would be responsible at any time, or from time to time. The words ‘from time to time,’ in the connection in which they are used in this guaranty, import that all the goods to the amount of $300 are not neces- sarily to be delivered at one time, but they do not enlarge the limit fixed in the contract of the goods to be sold and the credit to be given to Howland.” HONEST UNCLE JAKE. Presented with a Plug of Tobacco by a Highly Virtuous Grocer. “Speakin’ of honesty, sah,” said an old darky in a Third avenue grocery store, “‘I’se an hones’ man. Everybody knows [’se hon- es’, an’ everybody will tole yer so.” “Yes, Uncle Jake, I guess you are honest enough,” replied the grocer, ‘‘and in these days it’s a credit to a man to be honest.” “ Deed ’tis, deed ’tis sah. Dar’s mighty few ob’em in dis worl’. Hones’ men is bery skase, dey is.” Here the grocer turned to throw a scoop- ful of sand into the sugar barrel, and Uncle Jake snatched a plug of tobacco from the counter and put it in his pocket. “The old saying that ‘honesty’ is the best policy,” went on the grocer, mixing the sand and sugar carefully, ‘I don’t believe in. It isnot the proper way to put it. With me honesty is not a matter of policy, itis a mat- ter of honor, and—— Where is that plug of tobaceo that was on the counter a moment ago?” the grocer suddenly demanded. “Yes, sah, as Iwas sayin’,” continued Uncle Jake, ignoring the question, ‘“dar’s berry few hones’ men in dis worl’. Kase yer see——”’ “That plug of of tobacco, Uncle Jake,” in- terrupted the grocer. ‘You’ve got itin your pocket.” “Sah?” “T say you have got that tobacco in your pocket.” Deed I hasn’t, sah. a plug of tobaker on de countah? falled off to the flo.” While the grocer was looking on the floor, the old darkey adroitly slipped the tobacco behind a soap box on the counter. “Did you find it on de flo, sah?” “No, I did not, Uncle Jake. You stole that plug of tobacco and you’ve got to show up.” “‘l’se a po’ old man,” Uncle Jake replied in a heart-broken tone of voice, ‘“‘an’ has been po’ all my life, but I don’ steal, sah. Ef my ole woman wuz to heah dat I had ben obscused of stealin’ it would broke her down to de grave.” Just then the grocer discovered the tobac- co and apologized with deep contrition. “I must have shoved it there without knowing it, but I beg your pardon, Uncle Jake, for my suspicions, and to make the matter right, just put the tobacco in your pocket, aud we’ll say no more about it.” “Yo’ apolergies is ’cepted, sah, said the old darkey cordially, “but I don’t know *bout puttin’ dat er plug in my pocket. ‘Pears ter me it’s like settin’ a preemyum on honesty. ButasI tole yer, sah, I’sea po’ ole man, an’ terbacker is skase like. So Pll pureept pe terbacker an’ thank de good Lord dat I’se an hones’ man. Good mawnin’ sah.” Is yer sho’ da’ was P’r’aps it =< -9-<_-____— His Version of the Law. “i say, boss,” remarked an old darkey, ‘could you loan an old man a quarter ob a dollar?”’ “Why, uncle, you owe me fifty cents now.” “No, I don’t, boss.” “Wave you forgotten that you borrowed fifty cents of me several years ago, and have never returned it?” “J habn’t forgotten it, boss, but I don’t owe yer nothin’. Dat debt hab transpired by the stature ob limitations.” ————-_>_-- Inquiries into the use of gold and silver in the arts and manufactures warrant the conclusion that over $14,000,000 in gold and $15,000,000 in silver are consumed in this way annually. A German inventor has utilized cork in a novel way. Powdered cork is mixed with starch and water, and the mass kneeded while boiling hot until thoroughly mixed. It isfthen poured into molds for forming ar- ticles and afterward dried at a very high temperature. a a A lp East Tennessee marble is reported to be selling for 100 per cent. more than Italian marble in leading markets. CARPETS AND CARPETINGS. Spring & Company quote as follows: TAPESTRY BRUSSELS. Roxbury tapestry................. Simitn’s 10 wire... 22... .2.3.-.. 33. es SMIDINS -ORUWA o.oo oss ho ce os Smith’s B Palisade................ Smith’s C Palisade................ ASAP MIDS OR ree ees ws PURI Ee sts wet Sanford’s extra... ..............-. Sanford’s Comets.................. THREE-PLYS. QPOHPODSHHSO Hartford 38-ply................-+-+, @1 00 Howell d-ply. .:2.. 2.5.5.0 2- 0! cee @1 00 PIGOING’ S-DIY .:-. ooo. sos see ee oe @1 00 Sanford’ 8'3-ply.oo.5. 0c S22. os @ 97% EXTRA SUPERS. . PL ATELONOS 2 sn os is ost gees oes @ i%% HOWE. oe ee. @ 82% Other makes: 5... 2. 2.6525-. 5. 75 @ Ti% Best cotton chain.................. 60 @ 62% ALL WOOL SUPERFINES. Best 2-ply... 2.20... 0.02 eee. 5T%@ 60 Other grades 2-ply.............--.. 524%@ 5d WOOL FILLING AND MIXED. All-wool super, 2-ply.............. 50 55 Extra heavy double cotton chain. 42%@ 45 Double cotton chain............... 35 @ 40 Heavy cotton and wool, doublec. 80 @ 382% Half d’l chain, cotton & wool, 2-ply 274@ 32% Single cotton chain................ 19 25 HEMPS. 3-ply, 4-4 wide, extra heavy........ 2744@ 30 WB: Aa We. 8 Fis eo oe ee @ 22 Imperial, plain, 4-4 wide........... @ 18% 1): 33 INCROS. 362625... ces: @ 1% OIL CLOTHS. No. 1, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4 and 8-4............ @ 45 No. 2, GQ. os. ee. @ 37% No. 3, do @ 30 No. 4, do @ 2 MaTTINGS. Best all rattan, plain............... @ 62% Best all rattan and cocoa, plain... @ 52% Napier A ee @ 50 Napier Bio ese @ 40 CURTAINS. Opaque shades, 38 inch............ @ 15 Holland shades, B finish, 4-4....... @ 18 Pacifie Holland, 4-4................ @ 10 Hartshorn’s fixtures, per gross... @36 Cord fixtures, per gross........... @10 COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS. A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 10 Ohio White Lime, car lots............. 95 Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 1 40 Akron Cement per bbl........ ee 1 40 Buffalo Cement, per bbl. 1 40 @arlots,.. 2... .6. 36. 1 15@1 20 Plastering hair, per bu.. 35@ 38 SHICcO, Per pv! 2... 526. o ee ee 75 Land plaster, per ton....:-............ 3 75 Land plaster, car lots.................. 3 00 Fire brick, per M................ Paes $27 @ $35 Hire clay, per DDL. ... 2. .5:6....-.5..: 3 00 COAL. Anthracite, egg and grate............ $6 50@6 5 Anthracite, stove and nut............ Cannell Coal: oii... ose es 00 Onio COAL... 26s ee 40@3 60 Blossburg or Cumberland ........... 00@5 25 MICHIGAN COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’ ASSOCIV'N. Incorporated Dec. 10, 1877—Charter in Force for Thirty Years. 6 ee LIST OF OFFICERS: President—RANSOM W. HAWLEY, of Detroit. Vice-Presidents—CHAS. E. SNEDEKER, Detroit; L. W. ATKINS, Grand Rapids; I. N. ALEXAN- DER, Lansing; U.S. Lorp, Kalamazoo; H. H. MEEKER, Bay City. Secretary and Treasurer—W. N. MEREDITH, Detroit. Board of Trustees, For One Year—J. C. PON- TrIus, Chairman, S. A. MUNGER, H. K. WHITE For Two Years—D. Morris, A. W. CULVER. TIME TABLES. Michigan Central—Grand Rapids Division. DEPART. *Detroit XPress. ....:.......-..:..-..:- 6:00 am Day PRPress. 00.5... .5.6. 2 ewe 12:25 9m *New York Fast Line.................. 6:00 pm TATIANbIC HX PYESS.....--...---......... 9:20 pm ARRIVE. Pacific WXpPress. 22... 668s es oe: 6:4 am tLocal Passenger....7....::..-.-..2..: 11:20 am AM ee eo 3:20 p m +Grand Rapids Express............... 10:25 pm +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. The New York Fast Line runs daily, arriving at Detroit at 11:59 a. m., and New York at9p. m. the next evening. Direct and prompt connection made with Great Western, Grand Trunk and Canada Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus avoiding transfers. The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has Drawing Room and Pevrlor Car for Detroit, reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30 a. m., and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day. A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv- ing at Grand Rapids at 10:25 p. m. J.T. ScHULTZ, Gen’! Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. Leaves. +Steamboat Express....... 6:10am 6:15am +Through Mail............. 10:10am 10:20am t+tEvening Express......... 8:20pm 3:35pm *Atlantic Express.......... 9:45pm 10:45pm +Mixed, with coach........ 10:00 am GOING WEST. +Morning Express......... 12:40pm 12:55 pm +Through Mail............. 4:45pm 4:55pm +Steamboat Express....... 10:30pm 10:35 pm PMUXOGe 62. 2525s eo es 8:00 am *Night Express............. 5:10am 5:30am +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Passengers taking the 6:15 a. m. Express make close connections at Owosso for Lansing and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:00 a. m. the following morning. oo Cars on Mail Trains, both East and est. Train leaving at 10:35 p, m. will mak con- nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except Sunday and the train leaving at 4:55 p. m. will connect Tuesdays and Thursdays with Good- rich steamers for Chicago. Limited Express has Wagner Sleeping Car through to Suspension Bridge and the mail has a Parlor Car to Detroit. The Night Express has a through Wagner Car and local Sleeping Car Detroit to Grand Rapids. D. Porter, City Pass. Agent. THOMAS TANDY, Gen’! Pass. Agent, Detroit. Grand Rapids & Indiana. GOING NORTH. : Arrives. Leaves. Cincinnati & G. Rapids Ex. 9:00pm 11:00pm Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 9:20am 10:25am Ft. Wayne& MackinacEx.. 3:55pm £:00pm G’d Rapids & Cadillac Ac. 7:10am GOING SOUTH. G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 6:30pm 7:00am Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex. 4:10pm 4:35pm Mackinac & Ft.WayreEx..10:25am 11:42pm Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac. 7:40pm All trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS. North—Train leaving at 10:00 o’clock p. m. has Woodruff Sleeping Cars for Petoskey and Mackinac City. Train leaving at 10:25a.m. has pervs Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinac ity. South—Train leaving at 4:35 p.m. has Wood- ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati. C. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives, WMA oe ek cla Seca 9:15am 4:00pm +Day Express.............. 12:25 ppm 10:45pm *Night Express............ 8:35pm 6:10am IMANOG. sce es eee sees 6:10am 10:05pm *Daily. +tDaily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful at- tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 12:25 p. m., and through coach on9:15 a.m. and 8:35 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. MEXGG 8 os foe 5 ste eee 5:00am 5:15pm Express..... Poca er swags -. 4:10pm 8:30pm ae er ee er 8:30am 10:15am rains connect at Archeravenue for Chicago as follows: Mail, 10:20 a. m.; express, 8:40 p.m 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. J. H. PALMER, Gen’! Pass. Agent. 5.A. WELLING WHOLESALE MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS Limberman’s Supplies —AND— NOTIONS! PANTS, OVERALLS, JACKETS, SHIRTS, LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HOSIERY, UNDER- WEAR, MACKINAWS, NECKWEAR, SUS- PENDERS, STATIONERY, POCKET CUT- TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK- ERS’ SUNDRIES, HARMONICAS, VIOLIN STRINGS, ETC. I am represented on the road by the fol- lowing well-known travelers: JoHN D. MAN- auM, A. M. SprRAGUE, JoHN H. EAcCKER, L. R. Cesna, Gro. W. N. DE JONGE. FRANK BERLES House Salesman. 24 Pearl Sireet firand Rapids, Mich. NILWORTH'S, —THE— BEST ROASTED PACKAGE COFFEE ON THE MARKET. HOR SALE BY Fox, Musselman & Loverides Factory Agents for Western Michigan. As EX. FOow iz, HOUSE DECORATOR —And Dealer in— FINE WALL PAPER Window Shades, Room Mouldings, Artists’ Materials ! Paints, Oils, Glass, Ete. 37 No. IonrA STREET, SouTH OF MONROE. Special designs furnished and Estimates given for interior decoration and all kinds of stained and ornamental Glass work. Lil, BEALS & SON MAAN Mm a4 t J Manufacturers of WHOS & Lashes, OFT CE —AND— SALESROOM NO. 4 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. G ROY & CO, Gen! Agents ps " CHINE NSFIEBuitdet a aan a BN GIN HS From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. wy. CH, DWenison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. SHRIVER, WEATHERLY & 00, Grand Rapids, Mich., Wholesale and Retail IRON PIPE, Brass Goops, IRoN AND BRASS FITTINGS MANTLES, GRATES, GAS FIXTURES, PLUMBERS, STEAM FITTERS, —And Manufacturers of— Galvanized Iron Cornice. MOSELEY BROS., Wholesale Clover, Timothy and all Kinds Field Seeds Seed Corn, Green and Dried Fruits, Oranges and Lemons, Butter, Eggs, Beans, Onions, etc. GREEN VEGETABLES AND OYSTERS. 122 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. NOTING and Summer Hats and Caps —I WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION OF MERCHANTS TO MY- Spring Styles of Fine Hats, Spring Styles of Wool Hais, Spring Styles of Stiff Hats, Spring Styles of Soft Hats, Wool Hats $4.50 to $12 per Dozen, Fine Hats 18.50 to $86 per Dozen, Straw Hats for Men, Straw Hats for Boys, Straw Hats for Ladies, Straw Hats for Misses. HAMMOcks Sold bY the Dozen at New York Prices | ' —LARGE LINE OF—— : Clothing and Gents Furnishing Coods, Cottonade Pants and Hosiery. DUCK OVERALLS, THREE POCKETS, $3.50 PER DOZEN AND UPWARDS. Call and get our prices and see how they will compare with those of firms in larger cities. r.c LHe V I, 36, 88, 40 and 42 CANAL STREET, - - GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, PHREINS & HES ——DEALERS IN—— Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. ‘Castor Machine Oil. The Castor Machine Oil contains a fair percentage of Castor Oil and is in all re- spects superior as a lubricator to No. 2 or No. 3 Castor Oil. The ORTO OLL COMPANY Is the only firm in the United States that has succeeded in making a combination of Veg- etable and Mineral Oils, possessing the qualities of a Pure Castor Oil. It is rapidly com- ingcinto popular favor. We Solicit a Trial Order. Hazeltine, Perkins & Go,, Grand Rapids, RINDGH, BERTSCH & CO. MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF BOOTS & SHOBKS, We are agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. and keep a full line of their Celebrat- ed Goods—both Boston and Bay State. Our fall samples of Leather Goods are now ready for inspection. Our Goods are Specially Adapted for the Michigan Trade, 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. CLARK, JEWELL & CO, WEOLESAME Groceries and Provisions, 83, 85 and 87 PEARL STRERT and 114, 116, 118 and 120 OTTAWA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, . - ese MICHIGAN. Groceries. BASE BALL. Acceptance of the Challenge of the Saginaw Grocery Jobbers. THE TRADESMAN of last week contained a communication from the grocery jobbers of the Saginaws to the grocery jobbers of this city, challenging the latter to a game of base ball at East Saginaw anda return game in Grand Rapids. The general feeling upon the receipt of the challenge was favorable to its immediate acceptance, and a statement to that effect was published in THE TRADES- MAN. But Mr. Barlow, who undertook the work of getting the signatures of those who would go, met with so much discouragement that he was impelled to send the following letter: GRAND RAPIDS, JULY 9. The Jas. Stewart Co., Limited, East Saginaw. GENTLEMEN—Your communication of the 5th inst. is received, containing a challenge from the wholesale grocers of the Saginaws to the wholesale grocers of Grand Rapids to play a friendly game of base ball. We have canvassed the trade here and done our best in the matter, and regret to say that we are unable to work up enough enthusiasm to ac- cept the challenge. A majority are in favor of it, but they do not constitute enough to make upanine. All would be pleased to see you and play, but some cannot get away. We assure you we fully appreciate the chal- lenge and the kindly spirit in which it is of- fered, and for ourselves would gladly meet you, but under the circumstances do not see how we can, as a body, accept. Please communicate this to the signers of the challenge and oblige us, Very Respectfully. Copy, Batu & Co., BARLOW. The matter was then agitated a second time, when the paper given below readily received the subjoined signatures: GRAND Rapins, July 12. To the Wholesale Grocers of the Saginaws: We, wholesale grocers of Grand Rapids, are in receipt of your challenge to play a game of base ball on the Saginaw base ball grounds; also a return game on the Grand Rapids base ball grounds; and we hereby accept the challenge and would name Tues- day, July 22, as the date of the first game, if agreeable to you. O. A. BALL, JOHN CAULFIELD, ARTHUR MEIGS, B. W. PUTNAM, Ira O. GREEN, Gro. R. PERRY, L. L. LOVERIDGE, A. S. MUSSELMAN, S. M. LEMon, F..B. CLARK, S. A. SEARS, G. B. DuNTON. The Grand Rapids jobbers have re-consid- ered their determination to pulverize the Saginaw nine on the first attempt, and have concluded to allow their saline friends to win the first game, out of courtesy to their position as hosts. On the return game, how- ever, the Grand Rapids club will rise to the majesty of the occasion, and scatter their ri- vals to the four winds. > She Knew Good Butter, “Why, of course. And sometimes to keep their custom, we have to let them do it. Some always want overweight, and we have to give in there, too. And some won’t be satisfied anyhow. A few moments agoa woman came up and wanted a pound of the best. I gave her a taste of it and she didn’t like it. Then I tried her with the second- best. Wouldn’t do at all. I know your sort, my lady, says I to myself; so I gave hera bit out of a ’margarine tub. ‘I see you know what’s what, ma’am,’ saysI to her; ‘you bet! says she, tasting the ’margarine: that’s what I want,’ says she, ‘you may give me two ponnds.’ I did, and charged her eighty cents for it, and she went away happy. Square deal? Why not? If people come here and ask for good butter, I give them good butter; if they ask for ’margarine, they get ’margarine. But if they come and turn up their nose at good butter and fancy the *margarine, why, let them take and pay for it.” + 4 The Brisbin “ Lay Out” at Berlin. The most discouraging feature of the past week has been the action of F. C. Brisbin, general dealer at Berlin, in giving two chat- tel mortgages on his stock—one for $2,226 to Edson, Moore & Co., Detroit, and the oth- er for $2,600 to his father-in-law. The stock was subsepuently attached at the instance of Esmann, Austrien, Wise & Co., of Cleveland, whose claim amounted to $289; but as the attorneys for the attaching parties concluded that there was not enough in the stock to warrant the assuming of the two mortgages, the attachment was released. Brisbin, it is understood, claims that the stock will inven- tory $8,000 and that the liabilities foot up to about the same amount. If such is a fact, it is very probable that the mortgages will secure their claims in full, and that the other creditors will be completely shut out. Such is the expectations of nine-tenths of the Grand Rapids creditors, and there are the best of reasons for thinking that their worst expectation will be realized. > - Features of the Week. Oranges in moderate supply and quality only fair. Lemons are in good supply and the prices are easy, but the quality is not generally very good. Bananas are plenty and fairly cheap. —————___-9-<— The West Michigan Fruitgrowers’ society starts out right, with a resolution against packing unsound fruit and in favor of mak- ing no difference in size throughout the package. The Figures in the C. G. McCulloch & Co. Failure. : : Assignee Gallup has filled the result of an inventory of the stock and‘accounts of C. G. McCulloch & Co., made by Wm. L. Freeman and Samuel M. Lemon, from which it ap- pears that the total liabilities are $7,084.67, distributed among forty-nine creditors in the following amounts: Old National Bank, Grand Rapids...... $400 00 Hazeltine, Perkins & Co ee ee. 5 5 Curtiss, Dunton & Co ee ee as 611 H. Leonard & Sons es 422 49 Foster, Stevens & Co ees 5 05 Jennings & Smith eA ae 12 30 Cc. O. Allen eo eee. 92 10 Julius Rathman ee 100 00 Eliza Judd ea. 43 15 Eaton, Lyon & AllenP’tCo‘ —_...... 22 50 Shriver, Weatherly &Co “ —.....- 14% A. R. Antisdell eae Cecece 200 00 G. S. Clark thier 4 30 Grand Rapids GasCo Co is. 3 12 Wentworth & Cannon ee ee 2 90 eat aten i te ee 1 00 C. E. Belknap Saad: 20 00 E. G. Studley & Co s o-oo 95 E. A. Stowe fo 13 () Phil Graham oo 14 82 Hollwag & Reese, Indianapolis.......... 454 45 Wm. F. Peil & Co., OP esses 189 39 Electric Soap Manf’g Co “i... .. +e 94 20 VanCamp Packing Co ‘“_.....+++:+: 13 13 er Smith & Co., New York.......-- 1,000 00 ines, Kitcham & Co ee oe see 162 68 Russell, Guild &Co ee ec se 46 83 J. H. Lebarre & Co ee 47 15 Packard & James eos eck eee 216 33 Fitzpatrick & Case eee 37 5 Chicago Stamping Co., Chicago.......--- 99 % Thompson & Taylor Spice Co" ...-.----- 128 7 Steele & Price re eink sgeess 53 32 Henry Schultz * oe bass 60 20 Waterbury Watch Co Oh aes 87 15 Meridan Britania Co 6 eee 121 50 E. W. Gillet ess 29 06 Henry Wickhart eo eee ee 29 06 Fels & Co., Philadelphia “ _....-- oe 42 25 Liegfield & Brandenstein, San Francisco 867 29 RE. P. Breckenridge, Toledo,.....-------- 33 45 French, Palmer & Palmer, Fruitport.. 60 56 Sidney, Sheppard & Co., Buffalo........- 9 40 250 00 E. Levering & Co., Baltimore....-.+---++ So a4 Hoffman, Lee & Co Taylor & Levering cease neeees 147 41 Gross & Brown, Detroit.............- vee 598 Vi H. EB. Otterson, Muskegon..........-+-++ 36 18 = - » BADZOL.. ceccereeeeeereenenes 25 00 The stock is inventoried at $4,848.37 cost value and $3,397.36 appraised value. The book accounts, etc., amount to $4,350.78, ap- praised at $1,238.67, making the available as- sets $4,635.03. Included in the assets is a sec- ond mortgage for $1,000 on aforty acre farm near Ionia, held by Harvey J. Hollister as col- ateral security for the indebtedness at the Old National Bank. The farm is also put in as assets, although it is valued at only $2,000 and the two mortgages amount to $2,200. John H. DeLaney, the junior partner in the firm, called at THE TRADESMAN Office Monday and stated that Mr. McCulloch’s as- sertions to the effect that he [DeLaney] had put no money in the concern were without foundation. He said that his original in- vestment amounted to $3,550, which, allow- ing for a shrinkage, left him still an interest valued at $2,550. McCulloch obtained a partnership by promising to furnish $5,000 cash, immediately, whereas he only put in $1,000 to begin with, subsequently augment- ing the amount to $2,200. Mr. DeLaney further stated that if he had been allowed to conduct the business as it was agreed he should, the firm would have been in a pros- perous condition at the present time. The stock has been removed from Pearl street to 109 South Division street, where it will be offered for sale. Incase no purchas- er is found for the whole stock, it will be sold in smali lots. —— 7 Oo The Chicago Way. From the Northwestern Grocer. The little, shriveled-up prune was going to the third floor. “You look mouldy and smell musty,” said alittle currant that was going up on the same elevator. “Yes, I’m getting old.” “How old are you?” “Five years this spring.” “NTO p “Ves 1? “Rather ancient for a prune!” “Well, rather, yes!” “You’ve got worms, too!”’ “Yes, I have; and so have you!’ “Yes, I’m sick abed!’’ “You’re old, too!” “Only six years last spring!” “Ts that all?” “That’s all!” “Rather antiquated for a currant!” ‘“‘Well, I should say so!” ‘We'll both be young when we down!” ‘Yes, we’ll be this year’s goods!” “Say! where we going, anyhow?” “Going up to be RENOVATED!” a The Mission of the Melon and Cucumber. From the Northwestern Grocer. The fat, good natured-looking watermelon lay on its side in front of a grocery store. “You look happy!’ exclaimed the cucum- ber by its side. “So I am; I’m going into business!” “Want a partner?” “Yes, if I can find an earnest worker!” “Our family have done some quick jobs in our day,’ said the cucumber. “What will we go into?” “T have it!” and the cucumber whispered in the ear of the watermelon. “You’re a brick!’ “You bet!” “Shake! “Put it there!’ And they went out and started a funeral. 9 The Indianapolis Grocer gives two rules for ascertaining the soundness of a bank: “Kill the directors, shoot the cashier, gag the president and open the safe. Take an inventory of the contents. All other meth- ods are delusive. If this is not good advice, then know your banker and his associates and believe what they tell you.” ——- > Some months ago a firm at Epernay offer- ed prizes for the best five poems on cham- pagne. come ing that no fewer than 1,100 poems were sent to the jury. The subject seems to have inspired | a large number of votaries of sentiment, see- WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. : OATMEAL. GN EAn eS S Pos aie tose ee ee eo capes cs ae AXLE GREASE. 52 Pp. ee cen cea eg se ccincs asecie ose é Frazer's ......-crecvecesseseesesteesteseenes Sy fGomeer poe Oem ere aC go | Starand Cresent, steel cut............ @5 75 Maranon, PAO ce or. Paragon, 20 ib pails............--..-- eee 00) Kerosene W. W..-.. 63. 5.... sce eek WY BAKING POWDER. do.’. Legal test..................+ 19% Arctic % ICans.......... 2.600 ee eee @doz. 45] Sweet, 2 oz. square..........-..-....--- 75 Bretie a WCBOS. «3... <3 eee gene nce ee? 75 | Sweet, 2 02. round...............+ +005. 1 00 ArCtNG 6 WOARK. occ esc gs eee es deen ee . 140] Castor, 2 oz. square..................6+ 15 oS a 2 40| Castor, 202. round........... ......++- 1 00 Arctic 5 I CaMS..........--.. cence ce ee cece 12 00 PICKLES. BLUING. Choicein barrels med........... ......2.60-. 7 00 ag - Be eee ees eee a a sco a é Oe 4 00 MVE ONO, Boo on csc cish econ sees s see OZ. 5 ingee’s oO SMR oe oe, 4 25 Liouid, BOD esos os eka ec ess doz. 35 Dingee’s quarts glass fancy................. 4 25 Liquid, 8 02. ........ 0-2 se eee e rece doz. 65 Dingee’s pints GQ eee 2 50 oe ‘ OZ ee eee #@ gross : Zee qt. ee ae SG ea 2 00 MGTIO S OL. i oe otic eccwe ec cts fect cscs merican pt-in Glass. .:-......:...--......-- 1 25 AIrctiC 16 02........ 2222 eee ee ere cece tee ees 12 00) C.& B. English quarts................-...+- 6 00 Arctic No. 1 pepper bOxX.......-.----+++++-- 2 00| C. & B. English pints.......................- 3 60 Arctic foe ; Beare ae gerne : Us Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins, quarts...6 00 Arctic No. i : Bee es eee Da ef pints....3 60 BROOMS. Dingee & Co.’s C. C. M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4 50 ae 1 Pacpet pee ence ose, es cess 2 50 _ pts..2 75 O. 2 Carpet... 1.2... cece reece eer ee seers 2 25 PIPES. No. 1 Parlor Gome 2.) ..--..-, 2 2 Imported Clay 3 gross...............5. 2 25@3 00 ° a 9 oa. 1% Importec gk INOS 216... 6.0... @1 85 Fancy Whisk 125 American TDi... ee es 90@1 00 Common Whisk... oe 85 RICE. CANNED FISH. Choice Carolina... a. es 6% Cove Oysters, 1 i standards.............. 115 | Prime Carolina.................. se eeee seen 1% Cove Oysters, 2 tb eae ae eee 1 $6 AV eo ssc las costes reds cence wees 653 Cove Oysters, 1 Ib slac (lt ee PS Ane 5 Cove Oates. 2 ib slack filled..........-.-. 1 25 RAMS OOM oe eee ook 5% eae 5 2 Semnaris eo aee cece ce cists ces a = : SALERATUS. ams, 4 stamdards..........---eeeeeeeee 2 6 DeL , Lobsters, 1 standards.............-...+- 1 65 noe BC piacere ssn rome yer as 2 1 Lobsters, 2 tb standards...........--..---- 210 (marcha G M0 es ie = Tobstees: Picdios.... 6... ..-s.-5---+--- oo Bie Mackerel, 1 fresh standards............ te lige @ Big Mackerel, 5 fresh standards............ CH seamen oe @ Bi Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ........... Or SR o's Best cscs @ 5M Mackerel,3 thin Mustard.................. S50 ee es = Mackerel, 3 ib broiled.............-.-...--- 3 50 SALT. Salmon, 1 i Columbia river............... 60} 60 Pocket... . <2. 5..0.........50 0055. 2 50 Salmon, 2 i Columbia river............... 2.00) P28 ROCKCtU ee ee. 2 35 Salmon, 1 tf Sacramento.................. 150 110038 pockets: ..... 255. .... 6... 62 ee ee 2 65 Salmon, Wm. Hume’s Hagle.............. 1 8 Saoinaw Hine. ..0 626 ca, 1 00 Sardines, domestic 48..........-.-+--+5-- et DIGMONd Ore. ccc eee cece ccs 175 Sardines, domestic 148...............--.+. 12% | Standard Coarse..................006 4 155 Sardines, Mustard 148............-.------ 12 Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 80 Sardines, imported 48.......... ace cece 15 Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 3 20 Sardines, imported 8.......... eee eeeenee 20 American, dairy, % bu. bags...... Ke 25 paraines, peor ied cei boneless... sae e Rock, bushels...... Ses c eee 30 Sardines, Russian kegs....... eu et soc t Trout, 31 DrOOK........06c06 i ee SAUCES. CANNED FRUITS Bee & oe eee pints. = 00 oo. es 5 ee & Perrins Worcestershire, % pts. @3 00 Apples, 3 b standards ...... hii el 90 | Picadilly, % pints.............. oo gee Apples, gallons, standards, Erie... ...250 | Halford Sauce, large..... @3 %5 ppies, Blackberries, standards...........--...++- 1 20 Pepper Sauce, red small. @ % Cherries, eG Ber Oh ase : s Pepper Raves: erect Ae @ 90 Cherries, White ...........---+:eeeeeeceeeee 7 esper Sauce, red large ring.... .. @130 DaMSOMS ........ cee ee eee ee ee ete cece eters 120 | Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @l 60 Egg Plums, standards ..............--..- 135 Catsup, Tomato, pints................. @ 90 Egg Plums, es eee ‘ a Cateud. ae aoe eee @1 30 Green Gages, standards 2 Ib........-.-.... orseradish, % pints.................. @1 00 Green aoe. WIG 2 os 35s 32s sec sss 1 50 Horseradish, pints Be ees ce ee @1 30 Peaches, 3 tb standards........-......----- 1%5 | Capers, French surfines............... @2 25 Peaches, 3 Ib ag WoUlOwWe 20-2. sk. ne : ne Gree econ aun toe jarge Boos. @3 50 Peaches, S€CONdS........---- eee ee cece eee ives, Queen, 16 oz bottle............ @3 85 Pie Peaches 8 D.............-sccccceee scene 115 | Olives, Queen, 27 0z bottle...... ..... @6 50 Pears, Bartlett 2 D.... 2.2.2... ee ee ee eee eee 130 | Olive Oil, quarts, Antonia & Co.’s.... @7 00 Pineapples, 2% stand...:..........------- 140 } Olive Oil, pints, Antonia & Co,’s...... @4 00 Quinces ...... ee aes y os Olive Oil, % pints, Antonia & Co.’s.... @2 50 Raspberries, 2 STATI ooo oo cs cba we co ce ce SEEDS. Raspberries, 2 Ib Erie.............. tec 1 40 g Strawberries, 2 th standards............... 1190 | Hemp............. see eees ct tees ee eeeees a Se ee FRUITS—CALIFORNIA. ne fae. es eich alee e close ciao a wm ele celae oe oa cic a ole 5 * ‘8, ies. 2 4 2 sant ee eee ce eee eee eee eer ences ‘ oo inc. ces Se 9 85 MIxCG BING: lt ee 54@6 preer GARCS..---2.--.-...-:---------.- 3 % SOAP. BATA ese ake ete eee Kirk’s A ‘ ec. Y @uinces ee 3 00 aa. a. vues em os PONCUCS oo eee 3 00 ee 6 CANNED VEGETABLES. Go; Sarmet 2.0.00... es. 514 Asparagus, Oyster Bay..............2.60 + 3 25 Ge Le ow om S 2 iS VV Ue RUUISDIE ck cc cw ccc eae do Beene SOE ec, 90 | Goodrich’s English Family .......... 5M Beans, Boston Baked................0+000 1 65 do. — Princess ..............+.+ me Beans, Siring@less......-....-..-.......-.-- 100 Pe See anes seeeees 6 : Worn. WGP. 2... ss. st ees we ae oe 115 - vgapan Olive ...... F ’ : 9 do. Town Talk box 3 70 Corn, REVEre.........0eeseteeeeeeseeeeee 1 20 oe ea ae B oo a Corn, Egyptian...............0...e este eens 1 10 a a AV (oi, Wacmoun. 2... 5... 120 0. ATAD..- 00.0 e eee e ees 3 45 orn Seonee. 3... sees 15 do. Amber... .......... 3 15 Corn, 2% Onandago................s.0eeee 1 0 | poe a Guemiotenie coo : an : Corn. Acme ITIL Taq | Procter & Gamble’s Good Luele..121.. @3 25 er Procter & Gamble’s Wash Well....... @3 15 Peas, standard Marrofat.. 1 40 Badger 60s @ bi 9 > Sp PAARL oc ee ce ee ee ee ee er ewer ere se enae ee eee ana, ee ny 23@26 | Gowan & Stover’s New Process « r % ee a) Bbbar @ ib Succotash, 2 standards. gp. | Ward’s White Lily.............,.....-. @6 75 Succotash 2 B.& M.-.0-.- ssc sesesseok%S" | Mamdkerebiet.-.... 1... eee GA 20 € OQ | WIGRILS 2... ccc ccc cw cw cw nc weet ceed faiclee c Ter etoes, 3 Dilworthis... noo | Babbittis 0c 5 50 Tomatoes, 3% Job Bacon. .............5.. 1 00 i, i Rag Be iia e sie ele aiens oe 6 es one c cis case 415 Tomatoes, gal. Erie..............0..eeeeee 295 | Bluing.............-..0.2-seeeee sees eee 5 00 Tomatoes, Acme SW. ........--..-.2.c00: 129 | Magnetic...................-....-.----- 4 20 GAPS. Reel ie IPYOGOSS.. 3.0... cs. eee Se : - ’ Y; POOTL 2. cece ce ccc cee ee cs cc ceccscccce Boe = pe veer 6 Anti-Washboard 20000000000 000000000 5 00 ier 3 a ath CHOCOLATE. ee Boston premium................-.-2.-.- (PIGESDUMOM kl cess... oe cas ce. 4 00 Baker’s premium...............+-- -- @40 6 75 PRUIMNIGICR ok os oe ees se = @35 18 German sweet.:......0..........0.6 2. @25 12 Waenna Sweev........-5..-....--.0-...5-e @25 @ 5% COFFEE. Old Country... .2:. 2... 22.03... 2... 5% pve le eee Se ee aus. e ov Lautz Bros. & Co. POCH GAVE... 0.565555. 0 ott eee eee 2 ; ” ee : ee eee een @ &% ousted Bio... ese eesieci seein: 2 QM | Towel, % bara... ----2-ccssscosscoseen @5 3 Oasted JAVA.........-.-0eeeee eee eeeee ‘ Wapkin, 25 bare.......0..0c-0-cc. 0-00. GED Roasted bo Be ee es ie haces 17 @19 Best American, 60 1 tb blocks.......... @ 5% Roasted Mocha............5..2:...:.... 5 Palma 60-1 blocks, plain...... ...... @ 5% Roasted — DE eA a a eos cis seate esis wise 174@l9 . Shamrock, 100 cakes, wrapped........ @3 % Ground ee Poh eal es ee hae Or Master, 100-% Tb cakes ............... : @5 00 ue MEX... e seer ee ee ee eee eee ee es a Stearine, 100 % I cakes............... @5 00 as Ib sy do Sao sn sons a banorosoodon ore Marseilles, white, 100 X% is cakes...... @6 2% XXX Rees er ener tees ene amas ae Jo ton i ; Ww i e, % cakes coe, @6 25 Ces pikmin eo pie «ele ¥ 0 s'eip so 0 sine «sge) nic oley pe ib blocks, wrapped ees @t paar ee rte ss circ eee cet: ° 4} German Mottled, wrapped............ @ 6% Magnolia.......... pee @15% } Savon, Republica, 60 Ih box............ @ 53 re foot Jute .....185 [60 foot Cotton....1'7%5 | Blue Dauner oe blogka. ie 30 foot Jute..... 115 {50 foot Cotton....1 50 He Ae ho Gna ; 60 foot Jute London Family, 3-1) bars 80 tb......... @4 00 PORES EXTRACTS. eae Eaey 4-Ib bars 80 Ib......... @A 00 emon. xem, cakes, wrapped.............- @3 85 JONMINGS FOZ. 6... ie ecw ew ale 9 doz. 1 00} Nickel, 100 cakes, wrapped............ @A 00 $ BOD. oie pos css es doe vee see ene 1 50| Climax, 100 cakes, wrapped........... @3 25 s GON. cocci cee ts eas cues ue 2 50} Boss, 100 cakes, wrapped.............. @2 30 sf BOW ee eee eee acces 3 50} Marseilles Castile, Toilet,3 dozin box @l1 25 a ue 2 RADON. 3. secs sce ses cose ceus ‘ - A. No. 1, Floating White.............. @it te oO. “ be 5 : Beer cea ae ee ee en eter oe elect ne eer SPICES. 66 L @pint round.........-+-.--+---+ § 401 @round Pepper, in boxes and cans... 16@22 “ Noo 8. ee 3 00 a AUISPICE. 2.5.2... oe nee ee 12@20 a ar ae ee AMMAMOR 2 fice ce. sees obo ccs eae 1 Pee a ieee Os 20@25 Jennings’ 2 Oe ee 8 doz. 1 40 a: Soe oe ae * ne - ee Caen cy es ae Pe es ies 5 00| Eepper % b B dozen..............+..-- a ‘6 Bie 2 Waner..... o.oo oes kas ns 150} Alispice % Te ee oe ees 15 ‘6 Sah Weser.. .. ea 3 09} Cinnamon 4 D...........-.-.. eee 1 00 “s % pint TOUNG.. ee: 7 50 Cloves 4% MD eee ccc ee a eceate. ae 75 ites Jw cl” Ree AEE eae 15 00| Fe dae WHOIC.......-2--0eeeeer eres on re ae Cassia PII 4 @ FAUCETS. eves eee ew eee eee eee reer eee eeeres ee eeee > a Faucets, self measuring Seen ae @2 50 Nutmegs, INO] Pico e oe ect cet 70 @i5 Faucets, COMMON...........00.eee002e @ 35 STARCH. visi ee eee gi wae — Ftc ca es ce 4%@6%4 |} Muzzy Gloss 6 b boxes.. ee Oi oneless Cod... .. 2. wee sese sees ee eees ~- P@1@8 | Muzzy Gloss bulk..............0.00 000 @b% mos é i D....... sees eee 2 sed Muzzy Corn 11b.............ceeeeee eee 6%@T erring ROTRAE MR aac id 5 alota gine sis oie eiare ace 4 Special prices on 1,000 i orders. a @1 00 | Kingsford Silver Gloss.............-.. @8 White, aay, es o 5 Kingsford Silver Gloss 6B box....... 9 oa ’ Pa Ae eras Betas 20 8, 88 2 2. ee $ Kingsford Corn...........--...0. eee 4@8% oe ee u > : e se seceeeeeeee eee 1 a Oswego GIOSS..........cceccc ence ceeeee @6% Mowe 0% wile = £59. | Mirror Gloss. oo es eee eseeeeeneicens 6% fee te Beare se rier eee tee irror GIOSS, COID.............2seeeeee ee 1 eee eet OU ieva Pea spe: @A- Mackerel, No. 1, % bbis............... 6 50 Niagara Laundry, 40 box, bulk..... @5 Mackerel, No.1, 12 h kits............ 1 0 ** Laundry, bbls, 186 ibs........ @5 FRUITS. sf Gloss, 401 Ib packages........ @it London Layers, new..............2008 2 85 “Gloss, 363 @ packages....... @6 Loose Muscatels Raisins, new........ 2 510@2 60 Gloss, 6 i box, 72 tb crate.... @t New Valencias Raisins............... Tear, | Gorm, 401 packages:..-.---.---.---- @1% TOR oh @ 2% oe Starch Co.'s aby, oO A RE ee a tb WR oo oes acs cae cao cec no kc weenie OD,» ae Pinhes 0 eure 10 0z Gloss.........-.-. ees eee: @3% Currants ..... Oe wees Le 514@6 Sh GOSS, os oa we is ces cseties one @6 Glron 6 , °"@an__ | 83 Gloss, wood boxes..........+- 4... @t Dried AOR os ee yet Be ee rect oe co ee MATCHES. Paden bie Richardson’s No. 2 square................-- 2 70 STONEWARE. Richardson’s No.3 dO. .............-008: 255] Jugs ®@ gallon............ cece eee ee eees @8 Richardson’sNo.5 dO. ..........--ee0ce- TROP CLOCKS; 0. 55 «ooo ols oc cee ecccsconscesee 7 Richardson’s No.6 dO. ...........eeeeeee 20} Mille Crocks...... ...- i200 ce vece esses ces 7 Richardson’s No.8 40° ..........-...0++- 170 STOVE POLISH. Richardson’s No.9 dO. ............ceeeee 2 55| Rising Sun gross..5 88|Dixon’s gross...... 5 50 Richardson’s No. 4 round ..............-.+6+ 270) Universal.......... 5 88| Above # dozea..... 50 pneraees s bg 2 SoU bees ca supe = | e PO cere cae tas 5 50 chardson’s No. OO ei ices 0 Electric Parlor No. 17..............00eeceecee 3 20 Electric Parlor No.18..................- need 64 Grand Haven, No. 9.2.5.0... 06sec cee ce eens 2 50 Grand Haven, No. 8..............ceeeeeeeees 1 60 20 gross lots special price. MOLASSES. Black Strap..........+.s00080+ eo aie ees @18 Porto Rico......... Spactaveei cals cat oias , 80@35 | Ext: New Orleans, good.............2.++++--- --40@50| Fine C 5%@6 New Orleans, fancy...............--+--+ «:56@60} Yellow C... ck Gacevcn eee de ves soe) OFgO SYRUPS. Gorn; Barrels. 2.6. ek ce cece @ 32 Corn, % bbls........... @ 34 Corn, 10 gallon kegs... ao @ 3 Corn; 5 walion Kegs... 2. acces cece es @1 80 Corn, 4% gallon kegs................... @1 65 PUP SUPA oe cece soo. cee ci ceeet bbl 28@ 32 Pure Sugar Drips................ %bbl 30@ 36 Pure Sugar Drips........... 5galkegs @l & Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...-...... % bbl @ % Pure Loaf Sugar. ..........dgalkegs @l1 90 TEAS. Japan ordinary. 24@30)/ Young Hyson.. ..25@50 Japan fair........ 32@35\Gun Powder... .. .35@50 Japan fair to g’d.35@37|Oolong ....... 338@55@60 Japan fine........ 40@50'\Congo ............ @30 Japan dust.......1 TOBACCO—FINE CUT. ROSG BUG oo ec lece ee oces @5 eee ce es cae. Jere @45 Our Bird. 30k ce... ese. @30 IPOEXCRES 2s oe ee @38 Mormnson’s Rruit. ........5.0.3-..0 50 eee @50 WICEOR Se ie ee @60 Diamond Crown...:......-..-.--.-+-<« @57 We Pe ee) ch ce @52 Opera Queen....... Oe a os oe @40 BWEGE ROSG). oo sees... oer @45 Green Hack... 20.0... 6.5. hee. @38 MOEURG) eo ee oe @33 O Se Sweet =... 2... @31 Ipraimier Blower): 0.602.660 61.562... ces @65 Climber [light and dark].............. @62 MateRless 6.3. oo. ce. oe ee ee @65 Ja TEA WUC a ee Gea ieee @69 GlODO ee @i70 May WIOWOR (66 @i0 EROVO. ao. @45 PAUISR ee uar cose Cost ol ae @35 MROVAEGSIN@ a6 @38 Bilver "PNEed oc ce @67 Beg ee @60 WEGMGUCK 2.6022 oS ee i @30 Mule Wah 6... 505. ots ees ee. @67 Peek-a-Boo........... @32 Peek-a-Boo, % barrels. @30 Clipper, Fox’s.......... ..... @32 Clipper, Fox’s, in half barrel a. @30 ae Be cet cece we sacs « a Secs 74 ONGRESS: oes oo gee GOOd Faick coe ee. or Good and Sweet...............cccce ones @45 WBRZ AWAY ooo. ccna cee @35 rai Pitter. 2.0... cee ee @30 Old Glory, Wohto... 2.0.6. ok. kc, @60 Charm of the West, dark.............. @60 Governor, in 2 oz tin foil........... @60 PLUG. Boh Ps Pavorite..:...:.............. @50 Old Kentucky. ....<............-.-..... @50 Bic Hour, 2xto 6 ese ee @50 IBiopHOUr SMES... oka. ol ee cee @50 Darby and Joan, all sizes.............. @50 Murkey, 16 OZ., 2X0e... 2c... es @50 Blackbird, 16'0z., oxI2................. @34 Seal of Grand Rapids.................. @48 GIORY 6.608 a ls @50 OUTER AMA oo col oo el eee @A8 Silver Gomi ¢o..005. 02005. 20 oes. @50 Buster (Darko 22.0.) e 8 - @36 Black Prince [Dark]................... @36 Black Racer [Dark]...............0.- @36 Leggett & Myers’ Star................. @50 OHTA ee @5 IVOIGDASb 6s cece eos @A8 McAlpin’s Gold Shield................. @48 Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 Ib cads....... @51 Cock of the Walk 68................... @3T Black Spun Roll.....-............. @38 INTIMPOG ooo as eli eee cece es @48 PRCORM 0s eee oe oe G48 Med seal oso. ees ae, @46 @rescemt 080600 ee, @4 IIRC ON i ee a. @35 Black Bass... cc6 so. coc coe. 8s @A0 MrvGiGrit. 6. oo... 66 ccc eek. @35 Nobby Spun Roll......2.°...-..-...... @50 SDEING see ce cue ee @50 Grayling, all styles.................... @50 IMA CRIMAW 2... 65 oe cece eee eee @4i MIOESG SNOG.. 6... 82.5525 00 se. ck. @50 GOOG PMG ose. @50 Big Chunk or J.D, ...............-..-.- @40 Elaine WMEGOR! ose cee as aks. @37 iD. and De blaek.. 00. ...... 2.5. <2. 5. @37 McAlpin’s Green Shield............... @48 Ace High) black, .........:-.......-.-- @35 @hampion As... 2... 6 se. 5- sc... @48 Satlors’ Solaee........0.........65.-... @48 IREGIStR ooo @50 Shot Gu ee, @A8 JONI] a ae eC ee ee @18 SUMO. be ct @40 Apple Jack........... aa @50 JVaek Rapbite os oo @A2 SMOKING. Morning, Dewi... 32.0.0. 5055. ee @26 O@hain oo @22 Seal of Grand Radid @25 King @30 Plrt.... @28 PU @30 Ten Penny Durham, % and \......... @24 Amber, % and 1iD............0....-.20- @15 Dime SMOKING... .-.. 50.6... ek ks @22 Red Fox Smoking. .......2............. @26 Hime Kaln @lubp.2. 2... ck lle. @AT Blackwell’s Durham Long Cut........ @90 Waniby Wale. 6060. ee ses. @90 ING See ese. s eso. 24@25 IPGELIOSS. 0 ek cc oes @25 StANGGrd .-: 6... i cece eel. : @22 Old Pomee 8 ee os @21 PROM: Sf JOEEY. | 625... 5 coco cee ce eee aoe @2A4 TORO 63 20. se ee ec oe @25 Menueler. 06 Bo ee @35 IMWAIGCM oo ee ee @26 MODSY oS @27 Navy Clippings... 0:0... es @24 One WEW 6 isco @25 Gold Block. 565. oe @32 @amp Hire 2.0... ke. @22 OTrONOKOR @l19 Nigger Head: oo... cnn ccc. G26 Dunnam, 261 ee @60 do PAW ee @57 dO ee @55 do BT oe ec @51 HVOUANG oe, @22 German 2. ee @16 Wong TOM 650 se6) ho @30 INOTION SE 62.06. ce @26 TITIES! pe a ces @26 MOve's Dram... 6.2 605..6 060. e cas @28 @23 @22 @32 @25 @26 @28 Wal DORMAR 205. @26 allroad BOV.. <6 cs. 6.6 fc eee es cc cece oe @37 Mountain RORC. 5.5... eee oc cs ce @20 Good BNOUSH. 6 605.6. oe. ose. oe @23 Home Comfort, 4s and \48............ @25 Old Rip, lone Gut... ......5....0 00.55. @ad5 Durham, long cut, No. 2.............. @55 Miwo Niekle; 245005. oe ones @25 Mwo Niekle; 368. 2-.. 6. oie. esc ee coe es @26 Stam DUBNA 25.6. hese: @25 Golden Flake Cabinet.................. @A0 Seal of North Carolina, 2 0z........... @52 Seal of North Carolina, 4 0z........... @50 Seal of North Carolina, 8 0z........... @A8 Seal of North Carolina, 16 oz boxes... @50 Big Deal, 4s longeut.................. @2 Apple Jack, 48 granulated........... @24 King Bee, longcut, 4s and s........ @22 Milwaukee Prize, 4s and \s.......... @24 Good Enough, 5¢ and 10c Durham.... @2 Durham, S., B. & L, 48 and \¥s........ @24 Rattler, longeut. .... 22...) 2... see @28 Windsor cut plug...........- 232. ce. ee @25 SHORTS. Mile Hab aioe. cee ook ees ce 23 Ra WaUba: 2. ee ee ek 23 Old Congress. 2.4.2 2.2... so 23 IAGINO eee ee Se eo eras, Geer ws uc. 23 SNUFF. Lorillard’s Macoboy................00. @55 cS -American Gentleman...... @i2 Rappee, A. Beck & Co.’s............... @35 Gail & Ax’s Macoboy........ 5.0.0.6... @44 Scotch, Railroad Mills................. @44 VINEGAR. Pure Cider. yoo sce es coca 10@12 White WING... 6-00-50. cee 10@12 WASHING POWDERS. STG GO i oo ees conc eenceae @10% Gillett’s @ DB... - @%% Soapine pkg.......... -. %@I10 MPoearline W DOR. 3.25. ceses ccc acasl secs. @4 50 Lavine, single boxes, 481 Ib papers... @4 50 Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 48 1 Ib pap’rs @4 25 Lavine, single boxes, 100 6 oz papers. @4 50 Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 1006 oz pap = @é4 25 Lavine, single boxes, 80 % Ib papers.. @4 15 Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 % ib paprs YEAST. Twin Bros....... 175 {Wilsons .......... 1% Gillett’s......... 1% |National......... 1 75 MISCELLANEOUS. Blackinig .2.: -. csc oe ee. 30, 40, 50@60 do. = waterprodt........5...e.e ress 1 50 Bath Brick imported .................. 95 do AMOTIGCS: occ oeceet css 75 Banley. so ieee eee be cee cs @3% Burners, NO. bso cooks ces sk ace 110 Oo On oa ee is ee cece es ve 1 50 Bags, American A...............085 .-. 20 00 Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 8 10 Condensed Milk, Swiss................ q 50 Curry Combs # doz............ Pett 1 %@ Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ib cans......... @2% Oandles. Stat. 2. o. ccc see ck @1b% Candles, Hotel................ ees «+» @I16% Chimney Cleaners # doz.............. @50 Chimneys NO: 1... 0-50. e ees ese @35 do ING eo ee ke @46 Cocoanut, Schepps’ I ib packages. @26% Cocoanut, Schepps’1&%wb do . @2714 oe Coffee, V. 6... 9095 5 Oo Giz dt Flour, Star Mills, in bbls .....17) 777" 5 oe do in Saeks....... 7... 5 50 Flour Sifters @doz..............00.."7 3 00@ Fruit Augurs each..............000007" 1 2@ Gum, Rubber 100lumps............ 1.” 5 Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. . Ly, @10 Gum Sppuce 35@40 Ink madezen box... Xa agp eee Te ea @6 es Ag8 umblers . : ee ee ewes secs oe ne Lye #2 doz. cases. . a ao So, Gis Macaroni, Imported........ 11) ol: Domestic... 8 on Hreuoe Mustard, i oz 2 dozen. Ga” arge G i D Oil Tanks, Star 60 ao aS Peas, Green Bush............ oe do Split prepared.......0000°°°°"*"* a e Powder, Keg 2 5 < do Neg 3 co Saf0 say Shot, drop........ do bueck....... BAGG @15 > Tobacco Cutters each ........07777077"" 1 5a * 5 wing 18@20 Paploea ssa... a as “ee EHENG 1h @ vag 6 do Argand: 0 pee 1500 CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: : STICK. traight, 25 ib box | ee a ee C10} Cut Loaf do Se on” MIXED. Royal, 25 pails...... Moya See bbls... bot Extraeo I pais 3 lly Extra, 200 bblg. 0020000000000 U0ITIIIIE rench Cream, 25 i pails..........00 07°77" Cut loaf, 25 tb cases oe if MOnGH, 2M pals... 1% ramen @MiG Witla... "17 ee FANCY—IN 5 Ib BOXES, Lemon Drops................ 14 SOUR MEQNS 5. 15 Peppermint Drops.......:. 0. 16 Crone ee OE BEE eas un NE Mote Inona é Gua ps Mose tees seeecss<.aM Licorice Drops.......... AB Licorice Drops... 7177777777777" Eozenges,plam =. Lozenges, pried... Pmperials (..... 5... IM@utGess Us is Cee 18 IMOINSsea Har: 0 it ee 20 Hand Made Creams.........007 7° 77°.°7"" 33 Plain Creams..... fe Pi Decorated Creams....... ..... 00 ra String Rock........ Ee 7, Burnt Patan ert: ae Wintergreen Berries............... 8 18 Fancy—in Bulk. Lozenges, plain in pails.......... 14 Lozenges, plain in bblis...........0000 00°" 13 Lozenges, printed in pails.........1.0077777" 15 Lozenges, printed in bbls.............00070 7" 14 Chocolate Drops, in pails...........0.7° 7 """ 14 Gum Drops, in pails... 8 Gum Drops, in bbls... 7 Moss Drops, in pails..............00 2 1 Moss Drops, in bbis............. 0... 94 Sour Drops, im pails.......0 0 RB Imperials,in pails < . 14 Piper iis 13 FRUITS. Oranges # box. 45 Grmecs0O¢ her. — Oranges, Imperials, #@ box.......... Oranges, Valencia ® case......__ Hemons, choiee..- Lemons, faney....22 00200102) ‘cee Bananas 8 bunch...... 0.2.2.2... 1.1... 2 00@4 00 Malaga Grapes, # keg.... Mier ee aan Higs, layers @D.... 2... 12@16 Bigs, fancy do ..........: D2 Figs. baskets 40 b @ 1.11/01 1777777" eT Dates. frails Cae oe o> 6 Dates, 4 do de... @ % Datessskin -. @ 6 Hates: 4 skin... 2... @T% Dates, Fard 10 box ® .......1101"! 10 @ll Dates, Fard 50 fb box #®.......0 7 @8 Dates, Persian 50 bbox ®b........._! 644.@ 7 PEANUTS. Prime Red, raw # b....... Choice do dG) @8 Fancy __ do 1.0 ee @ 8% Choice White, Va.do ..1..771..777.7."" @9- KRanevH Pi Va do... @1c . NUTS. Imonds, Terragona, Almonds, Ioaca, bs ee BOOS ieolr Brazils, 2. 9@10 Pecons, QO... 1. 10@14 Filberts, Barcelona do............. Filberts, Sicily d0. 0. @14 Walnuts, Chilli dg, @R% Walnuts, Grenobles do............. 144@15 . Walnuts, California do... ....... Cocoa Nuts,@100 «............. @4 50 Hickory Nuts, large # bu.... Le. Hickory Nuts.small do ............. 1 25 PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & risi quote as follows: ne oe Seana Ce : PORK. Cavy Mess Pork................. Back Pork, shortcut. 6. ie 1 Family Clear Pork, very cheap..... ee Clear Pork, A. Webster packer......... 17 00 stra Clear Pork... 18 00 Clear Back Pork, new..................... 18 60 Boston Clear Pork, extra quality......... 18 25 Standard Clear Pork, the best............. 19 00 All the above Pork is Newly Packed. DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clears, heavy, 500 tb. Cases....... 8% do. Half Cases......... 9 Long Clear medium, 500 ib Cases....... 834 Oo! Half Cases ....... 9 Long less light, ” Td Cases.......... 834 do. alf Cases......... 9 Short Clears, heavy...... — oe 94 do. medians 082 9% et oc. ae cesses Vag 914 xtra Long Clear Backs, 600 tb a 934 Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 tb one : 93% Extra Long Clear Backs, 300 bb cases.. 93% Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 Ib cases.. 934 Bellies, extra quality, 500 ib cases...... 9 Bellids, extra quality, 300 Ib cases...... 934 Bellies, extra qulaity, 200 ib cases...... Ie : LARD. ‘MOrees 2 734 Wan@s0™ Wahe........ ws. s LARD IN TIN PAILS. 20 ib Round Tins, 80 tb racks............ 8 50 i Round Tius, 100 i racks.......... 8 8 8 3b Pails, 20 in a case................... y 5 Ib Pails, 12in acase................... 35g 10 Pails, 6in acase................... 8% SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams cured in sweet pickle, heavy.... 13 Hams cured in sweet pickle medium.. 13% do. Heht...... 1334 pbowilens boneless. ..... 2.2... oe 914 Shoulder, cured in sweet pickle....... 38% Extra Clear Bacon........ : oe os jl : Ribbed Bacon... 22.0... ee 10% Dried Beef, Extra. ... <..:.0.000..00052.. 16 BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs...... 11 00 Rolled Beef, boneless..................... 6 50. CANNED BEEF. Libby, McNeil & Libby, 14 Bb cans, % doz. PU GRSG. os enw 5 eign cece ees 18 25 do. 2 Ib cans, 1 doz. in case.... 2 90: Armour & Co., 14 ib cans, % doz incase 18 25 do. 2 tb cans, 1 doz. in case.. 2 90 do. 2 i Compr’d Ham, 1 doz.in case 4 00 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. POLe SAUSARG. 26.6 ooo ee eno soe cee ccc in 9 Puan SAUSHRO. Sooo oo. oS. aac coc ck ween c ces 15 POH GUC SAUSAME, . «6 oss eee cee sewn ce ll UPAVOGlD SHUSBRE: 06 oS cok. acc ck wc ccc dnb vedace 8 Frankfort Sausage... ............cccccccrecst 10 BOO SGUSARO.<.. ce voce on wc ve cc kc se cc cee 8 ISOlOONIA, PUES. co oe oc cd vous icc ce ve cece ee ce 84 Bologna, straight............ 0... ce cece ee eee 8% Bologna, Chick... o.oo. eos ce coc Se ve von cc eee 8% LObd QRCGHG. 3k oo ooo ca cic cose ie 8 PIGS’ FRET. EYE WRI PRETGIG. 6 oe oie Oreck ve cb cous se 3 90° In quarter barrels... .. 2.0.0. oc. coke cece oc ce 2 10 ry Go oo ad bc oe ec hc lu Cace cecil ner eeuseeus TRIPE. Tr WSiE Darrels o.oo oc cee sie ca cis ct be $3 75 In quarter barrels.................00085 ceca ae EO Prices named are lowest at time of going to ress, and are good only for that date, subject. market fluctuations. * 7. Dry Goods. Spring & Company quote as fuuuwo: WIDE BROWN COTTONS. droscoggin, 9-4..23 |Pepperell, 10-4......! 2 25 Androscoggin, 94. . .21 |Pepperell, 11-4...... 2 Uh Pepperell, 7-4....-. 16%|Pequot, 7-4......... 1 Pepperell, 8-4...... 20 |Pequot, 8-4......... 21 Pepperell, 9-4...... 22% |Pequot, Y-4......... 24 CHECKS. edonia, XX,0z..11 |Park Mills, No. 90..14 Sut X,oz...10 |Park Mills, No. 100.15 Economy, 0Z....... 10 |Prodigy, 0Z......... 11 Park Mills, No. 50..10 |Otis Apron......... 10% Park Mills, No. 60..11 |Otis Furniture..... 10% Park Mills, No. 70..12 |York, 1 0z.......... 10 Park Mills, No. 80..13 |York, AA, extra oz.14 OSNABURG, Alabama brown.... 7 {Alabama plaid..... 8 Jewell briwn....... 9%| Augusta plaid...... 8 Kentucky brown. a Toledo plaid........ Ms Lewiston brown... 9%|Manchester plaid.. Lane brown........ - 94 New Tenn. p aid.. "1 Louisiana plaid.... Utility plaid........ 6% BLEACHED COTTONS. Avondale, 36....... 814|Greene, G, 4-4...... 5y% Art cambrics, 36 Are HGl) 4-4... wwe. 8% Androscoggin, a 8% Hill, Deo ee i fa Androscoggin, 5-4..124%|Hope, 4-4.......---- 14 Ballou, 4-4.......--. Th King Phillip cam- Ballou, 5-4.........- 6 bric, 4-4.......-... 11% oooe ot... Bs Linwood, 44....... 9 Boott, E.5-5........ Lonsdale, AA Bs Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9% Lonsdale ee S10 Boott, R. 3-4....... 53 |Langdon, GB, 4-4 o% Blackstone, AA 4-4. 7%!Langdon, 45........ Chapman, X, 4-4.... 6% Masonville, 44..... ? Conway, 4-4..... -- 734|Maxwell. 4-4........ we Cabot, 4-4......----- 7% er eT Mill, 4-4. ov Ges... 5 ----- 6%|New Jersey, 4-4.. Cabot, "3-4 Poo ooee 4 Pocasset, P.M. c. 7 1% Domestic, 36....... 7144|Pride of the West. .12 aM Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 10 Pocahontas, 4-4.... 8% Davol, 4-4........-- 914|Slaterville, 7-8...... - 6% Fruit ot Loom, 4-4.. 9 |Victoria, AA....... Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 8!4/Woodbury, 4-4...... Bx Fruit of the Loom, Whitinsville, td... iM cambric, 4-4...... _ Whitinsville, 7-8... 614 Gold Medal, 4-4.. -. Wamsutta, 4-4...... (16% Gold Medal, 7-8..... 6% Williamsville, 36...10% Gilded Age......... 834 ; CORSET JEANS. Ts cee cess "Y%iKearsage........... Sia eens sat.. $44;Naumkeagsatteen. 8% Canoe River.......- 6 |Pepperell bleached 8% Clarendon........-- 6% /Pepperell sat....... ac ox iRockport........... 4 yell Imp..... see . 4\Lawrence sat. . : Bis Ind. Orch. Imp..... TAPIA ....-..----- : ¢ iConegosat.......... PRINTS. Albion, solid........ 54% Gloucester .......... 6 Albion, grey......-- 6 |Gloucestermourn’g.6 Allen’s checks...... 54%4|Hamilton fancy....6 Ailen’s fancy....... BY Hartel fancy........ 6 Allen’s pink........- 64%|Merrimac D......... 6 Allen’ 's purple Ss. 6%|Manchester ......... 6 American, fancy.. ge Oriental fancy...... 6 Arnold fancy........ Oriental robes...... 6% Berlinsolid......... 3 Pacifie robes........ 6 Cocheco fancy...... § {Richmond........... 6 Cocheco robes......- 7 |Steel River [oe 5% Conestoga fancy....6 |Simpson’s.........-- 6 Eddystone ..... .....6 |Washington fancy.. Eagle fancy.......-- 5 |Washington blues..8 Garner pink......... T FINE BROWN COTTONS. leton A, 44.... 8 {Indian Orchard, 40. 8% Bost M, 4-4........ (44'Indian Orchard, 36. 8 Boston F, Ad... 8 |Laconia B, 7-4...... 16% Continental C, 4-3.. 7%|Lyman B, 40-in..... 10% Continental D, 40in 8%|Mass. BB, 4-4....... 6% Conestoga W, 44. . 7 |Nashua E, 40-in.... 9 Conestoga D, 7-8... 54%/Nashua R, 4-4...... 1% Conestoga G, 30-in. 644|Nashua O, 7-8....... 134 Dwight X, a 6 |Newmarket N...... 14 Dwight Wo... 614|Pepperell E, 39-in.. 74 Dwight Z, 4-4....... 7 |Pepperell R, 4-4.... 7 Tease Star, 4-4.... 73%|Pepperell O, 7-8... .. 6% Ewight Star, 40-in.. 9 Pepperell N, 3-4.. -- 6% Enterprise EE, 36.. on Pocasset C, 4-4..... 7 Great Falls E, ‘4. Saranac R.......... 1% Farmers’ A, i. 63 Saranac E.......... 9 Indian Orchard, £4 1% / DOMESTIC GINGHAMS. Amoskeag ........- 8 |Renfrew, dress styl 9% Amoskeag, Persian Johnson Manfg Co, BLYIOS.....-..----- 10%! Bookfold......... 12% BRtCS 4... 744|Johnson Manfg Co, Berkshire .......... 6%| dress styles...... RY Glasgow checks.. 7 Slaterville, dress Glasgow checks, fy 7% styles............. 9 Glasgow checks, White Mfg Co, stap 7% royal styles...... 8 |White Mfg Co, fane 8 Gloucester, new {White Mant’g Co, standard ......... 734; Mariston...:...;.. 9% Plunket .....-..-..- 7% \Gor MOM... 6. 8 Lancaster .......... 834 Greylock, dress Dangaale....-..-:-- ion4 SUVIGS ....40..20. 12% WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS. Androscoggin, 7-4..21 |Pepperell. 10-4..... 27% Taine ones, 8-4. .23 ‘Pepperel 714... B24 Pepperell, 7-4...... 20 |Pequot, 7-4......... Pepperell, 8-4...... 224%4|Pequot, 8-4......... 2 Pepperell, 9-4...... 25 |Pequot, 9-4......... 27% HEAVY BROWN COTTONS. Atlantic A, 4-4..... 744 |Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 8% Atlantic H, d-4.. a |Lawrence (ae Atlantic D, 4-4..... 64% | Lawrence LL, 4-4.. : 5% Atlantic P, a. 5% Newmarket a 1% Atlantic LL, 4-4.... 5%|Mystic River, 4-4... 6% Adriatic, 36......... 1% ‘Pequot A, 4-4 SS ioe 8 Augusta, 4-4........ 6%) ‘Piedmont, 36....... 7 Boott M, 4-4........ 714 |Stark AA, 44....... 73% Boott FF, 4-4....... 734 |'Tremont CC, 4-4.... 5% Graniteville, 4-4.... 6%|Utica, 4-4........... 9 Indian Head, 4-4... 7%4|Wachusett, 4-4../.. i% indiana Head 45-in. "1254 Wachusett, ae . 6% COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—Choice eating, 75c@$1 $F 4g bu. box or $3 # bu. Bailed Hay—Searce and firm at $15@ $16 } ton. Buckwheat Seed—$1.25 # bu. butter—Choice dairy packed is worth 15@ 16c. Creamery packed 18c. Beans—Handpicked scarce and not much moving at $2.50@$2.60 4 bu. Unpicked, $2@$2.25. Beats—40c 4 doz. bunches. Cabbages—$5@$6 4 100, according to size. Cheese—Full cream 9c. Clover Seed—Choice medium $6@$6.50 # bu. and mammoth at $6.75 bu. Slow sale at these prices. Cucumbers —35@40c # doz. Dried Apples—Quarters 744@84 4 ib and sliced 7@8. Evaporated 11@13c. Eggs—Firm and ready sale at 16@17c. Green Onions—30@35c ¥ dozen bunches. Hungarian Grass Seed—$1 ¥ bu. Honey—Choice new, 16c # Ib. Hops—Brewers pay 35@40c for Eastern and Western and 18@20c for Michigan. Lettuce—In fair demand at 10c # ib. Maple Sugar—Dull and plenty at 12}¢e. for pure, and 8@10c for adulterated. Millet Seed—$1 # bu. Onions—New, $2 % sack and $3.50 2 Pieplant—About out of market. Peas—60@5e # bu. Peas, for tield seed—$1.50 G bu. Pears—California $6 4 case of about 225. Plumbs—California $2.75@$3 @ crate of about 225. Tennessee 90c@$1 PB 3¢ bu. or $2.75@$3 FB 24 quart case. shen Stee new are worth $2.75@ 3 perlarge bbl., with probability of a de- ne soon. Poultry—A little more plentiful. seling at 15@16c. Timothy—Choice is firmly held at $1.75 # bu. Tomatoes—Illinois Trophy 50c¢ per box of +g bu. Acme, 75c. Wax Beans—90c per bu. bn. Watermelons—Large scaly bark Georgia, $30 per 100. Other Georgia, $3 per doz. Squash—Summer, $1@$1.25 per bu. box. Berries—Whortleberries, $3.50 per bu. Black Raspberries, 10c per gt. in 16 qt- cases. Red Raspberries, 1214 per qt. in 24 pt. boxes. Cherries—Red $2 per bu. Black, $1.50@ $2 per bu. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—White, 95@98c; Lancaster, $1.05. Corn—45@60c @ bu. Oats—White 40c ¥ bu. Rye—52@54ec @ bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 @ 100 Fowls Green, 65c per 96@ S. Flour—Faney Patent, $6.50 4 bbl. in sacks and $6.75 in wood. Straight, $5.50 B bbl. in sacks and $5.75 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $1.45 @ ewt. Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 ¥ ton. Bran, $13@$14 @ ton. Ships, $15 # ton. Mid- dlings, $17 # ton. Corn and Oats, $23 9 ton. LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES. The Newaygo Company quote f. o. b. cars as follow: 2 Nea al MAE ETE Wppers, timeh so... se per M $44 00 7 _ Uppers, 14, 1% and 2 inch................ Selects; dimen eo i: 35 0D Selects, 144,1% and 2 inch........0 ...... 38 00 Fine Common, linch.................... 30 00 Shop, inch. .2-.. oo i 8 20 00 Fine, Common, 144,1% and inch. ...... 32 00 No.1 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14and 16 freet 15 00 No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet eo) 16 00 No. 1 Stocks, 2 in., POtRCOb. oe ee 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,18 feet................ 16 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet................ No. 1 Stocks, 8in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00 No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 16 00 No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet................. 17 00 No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 2 50 No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet................ 13 50 No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet................ 14 50 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 50 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet................ 13 50 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet... ............ 14 50 No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 350 No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 2 50 No. 2Stecks, 8 in., 20 feet................ 13 50 Coarse Common or shipping culls, all widths and lengths......... ........... 9 00 A and B Strips, 4 or 6in.................. 35 00 C Strips, 4 or 6 ine 28 00 No. 1 Fencing, all lengths................ 15 00 No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14.and 18 feet.......... 12 00 No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet..............2...... 12 00 No. 1 Fencing, 4 inch..................... 15 00 No. 2 Fencing, 4 inch..................... 12 00 Norway C and better, 4 or 6inch......... 20 00 Bevel Siding, 6inch, A and B............ 18 00 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.................... 14 50 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1 Common.. 9 00 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, OOP, es os 20 00 Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft... 15 50@11 00 $1 additional for each 2 on above 16 ft. TICKINGS. - 3 eee 2 pi in., i. TB. _ . ...14 |Falls, XXXX....... 18% | Dressed Flooring, 6 in. C................. 2 _ poererainey Ati 9 IP ialla, KKK.,....... 15% | Dressed Flooring, 6in., No.1,common.. 17 00 Amoskeag, A...... 8. Walis:) BB... 11% | Dressed Flooring 6in., No.2 common.... 14 00 ‘Amoskeag, B...... 12 |Falls, BBC, 36...... 19% | Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal. Amoskeag, C......11 |Falls, awning...... 19 ee eipornss 4 age Band Clear.. 35 “ = soe 10%|Hamilton, BT, 32..12 ressed Flooring, 4in., C................. 26 aoaeee E eee = Hamilton, D....... 10 | Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.1 com’n 16 06 ‘Amoskeag, Ho 24 Hamilton, H....... 10 | Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00 Premium ‘A, 4-4.. Hamilton fancy...10 Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional. Premium B........ 16 Methuen AA....... 13% axe . in. en Shingles......... . Extra44............ 16 |Methuen ASA...... 18 Bua) AOAGTA Sc os se ‘ ists aclOmena ATS... Sm IketOn. 3 00 Gold Medal 4-4...... 15 ee aoa i ve — ae 2 or 6 in. . 7 ee on Shingles......... : _ MOA TMB. ooo ss 124%/Omega i 4 0.7 0rein. ©. 3.16 in... 55... ts. a CT 4-4 ae 7. Omega ACA, 4-4... .16 ie 2 00 S35 #7) ray 24 AF 44 9 |Omega M. 7-8 ......22 OYSTERS AND FISH. Cordis AAA, 32..... 14 |Omega M, 4-4....... 25 F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: Cordis ACA, 32..... 15 Shetucket SS&SSW hy, OYSTERS Cordis No. 1, 32.....15 |Shetucket,S & SW.12 Cordis No. co 14 Shetucket, SFS....12. | New York Counts, per can................... 38 Cordis No. 3........ 13. [Stockbridge A..... WY 1 EKOES BelOCts) 2... i.e soe ek ee 35 Cordis No. 4........ 11% |Stoekbridge frncy. 8 FRESH FISH. GLAZED CAMBRICS. ae et Garner ......------- & (hmpire .....:....., BOON ee 5 Hookset.. J 2S [Washinglion ....- 4a, | Mackinaw Trout................-..20.:-.--.- 7 Red Cross.......... 5 |Edwards..... ae 5 ee Se a a, 5 7 2 . Rey ceae es: 3. S. wns... 1te st te tee eee ee eee e ee eens cence ee eeeens ‘ chit a ela ie cesses ° Smoked Whitefish and'Trout...20.222222111! 10 GRAIN BAGS. PmMoked SturWeon .. 2. 6s. ok so wc eed ee eset 10 American A....... 19 {Old Tronsides...... 15% ware As ese: .23%4|Wheatland ......... 21% MISCELLANEOUS. DENIMS. ; Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted TSOBUON osc ekscoe "3410tis OC......5.....-. 10% | in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, Everett blue....... 13% \Warren AXA...... 1244 each and every insertion. One cent for each ere re soees yee fay cee seeee 10%4 additional word. Advance payment. (Otis ABA. ... 2.656. 2%\Warren CC......... a Otis BB........-+--- 11%) York fancy........ 15 ANTED—A position as traveling salesman PAPER CAMBRICS. or clerk in a wholesale or retail estab- lishment by an experienced and thor oughly Manville............ 6 (8.8.&Sons.....5... 6 |competent man. Can furnish best of refer Masgnville......... 6. (Garnier .....-,...55. 6 jences. Address T. M. Stryker, Coral, Mich. WIGANS. ANTED—A first-class baker. Apply to C. Red Cross.......... 7% |Thistle Mills.. A. Lockinaw, Kalkaska, Mich. wines Pet rl TUOBO 5-6 Gocee. 8 ANTED.— A position in a first-class drug Pe rare " si store by a@ young man of experience. SPOOL COTTON. Address A., care THE TRADESMAN. RAPOGEE > 5. so seiss 50 |Eagle and Phoenix Clark’s O. N. F.....55 Mills ball sewing.30 ANTED.—A number of traveling sales- J.& P. Coats....... 55 iGreeh & Daniels...25 men to handle a line of shirts in connec- Willimantic 6 cord.55 |Merricks........... 40 tion with their other line. Liberal Commission Willimantic 3 cord.40 be cap Ce. = pala ata Shirt Manufacturing Charleston ball sew all & Manning....é so arsha ic ing thread........ 380 |Holyoke............ 25 OR SALE—A stock of new, fresh staple gro- SILESIAS. ceries and fixtures complete. Willinvoice MPOWT ono o-oo ba oss 17 {Masonville TS...... 8 #500 or $600. This is an extra chance for some MO Oo os so oon 12%\Masonville §....... 10% | young man, with a small capital to make mon- ONO os gs os oe ev been 10 jLonsdale........... 9%1ey. The town has 3,500 inhabitants, one rail- Anehor 15 (Lonsdale A......... 16 road, and will have a cross road within four Centennial......... Nictory O.......... : months, and new water works. The place is Blackburn ......... 8. {Victory d.. 2.6 .6c6. growing fast. Very low rent. Reasons for Davol............-..14 |Victory D......... “10 selling, [have business in another town and London.............124%|Victo Tee IB ‘can not be at both places. Ioffer, this chance Paconia...........+ 12 |Pheenix A.......... for two weeks only. Would take & good eee Red Cross.. bee = Pheenix B......... “10 partner. Address for one week_T Clinto os weene os en. Phoenix wb ie hale meee hen Hasti tings, Mi b.|GRAND RAPIDS. - Easy Way to Make a Watch Complicated. “Twenty-four-hour watch faces are likely to become popular now through a very sim- ple invention.” said a jeweller, ‘See here.” He took a little tin box from a work bench and opened it. It contained little rings of different sizes made of strong white paper. On one side of the paper rings the figures 13, 14, 15, and so on to 24,:were printed at the regular intervals that separate the numbers on a watch face. The rings were of different sizes, and the figures on some were printed in blue ink and on the others in red or black ink. The backs of the rings were gummed like a postage stamp. “We paste these rings on watch faces. The 24 is directly under the XII., the 13 is inside of I., and so on. There is a hole in the ring at 18 which allows free play to the spin- dle on which the second hand revolves. When this is done the job is complete. At any time from midnight until noon use the outer row of figures, but after noon you can say either 2:27 or 14:27, 9:45 or 21:45 o’clock. We are going to fit clocks the same way. We can fit any watch with a plain face now.” “For how much?” “A trifle—25 cents.” —__—-4* =. _____—. Effect of Sunlight on Combustion. It is evident that a considerable number of persons believe that when direct sunlight falls upon flame, combustion is less active, and will ultimately be arrested by it. The view, is, however, erroneous, as has been proved by carefully conducted experiments. A candle arranged so as to burn ata uniform rate, and affixed to delicate balances, shows no change in the rate of consumption of wax when burned in the full blaze of the sun or in the shade. Precisely the same number of grains of the solid material are changed in and out of sunlight in a given time. When we kindle a wood or coal fire upon the hearth, it appears to the eye that the flame is less in- tense if sunlight comes in through the uncur- tained window and rests upon the ignited fuel; but this appearance is delusive. We need shade to observe clearly the process of combustion, especially when the flame is largely composed of burning hydrogen or carbonic acid. A pure hydrogen flame is in- visible in sunlight, and even light carburet- ted gases are indistinctly seen by day- light. No one need fear that sunshine will put out fire. > ___—_ A genuine marble mantel, costing from $1,300 to $2,000, can be imitated in slate so perfectly, at a cost of from $40 to $50, that the most fastidious could have no choice be- tween them. ‘The process of marbleizing re- quires skill, but is comparatively inexpen- sive. The enameling is done on water and afterwards subjected for a time to heat, at a temperature of 300° ; this makes it as hard as flint, bakes it into the slate, forming a smooth, bright, glazed surface, which is not acted on by acids or grease. The durability of this surface has scarcely been tested ; mar- bleized mantels have been in use for thirty- five years, without showing any signs of the surface cracking or wearing, or of its losing its color and luster. _>- <> An English clerk ina New York dry goods store writes to the the London Warehouse- man that there is no such rigidity of disci- pline behind counters here as he used to en- dure at home. HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess quote as fol.ows: HIDES. GROOM a a ee eas oe 2 Ib @t Part CULON =: 6s coe. oighae sc csee cee 8 @ 8% Atl) CUPOG. 3 5... 5 os esse ss oe eee ks o4@ B14 Dry hides and kips..................... @12 Calf skins, green or cured............. 10 @12 Deacon sKinS..............+++- # piece20 @50 SHEEP PELTS. Shearlings or Summer skins # piece..10 @20 HAN MCS Sete ce 30 @50 Winter pelts........0...5.-2........2 100 @1 50 WOOL. Fine washed # fb...............seeceeee 25@ COATSO WASNEG ...6.. 0650. sees ses we es 18 @20 TinwWashOGs ooo eos oe ek URN OW. oo) oooh sos oe sees ee tia ee see co 5% FRESH MEATS. John Mohrhard quotes the trade as follows: Fresh Beef, sides...................... 7 @ 8% Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 10 0% Dressed Hogs Bee eh 6 aac cis we cia ces Mutton, CArcasses...............cccees g 3 EON ee acy Ss ones doles eee 344@ 9% OWA Shes gs seeks 15@16 POL SRUSAPC. 6. ose eso. ess eke oh 10 @10% BOIGR DB. es bck cues coins woes ec cas @10 MASON'S FRUITJARS Large stock on hand at bottom prices for Also EXTRA RUB- BERS for MASON Jars. To meet the demand for cheap storage for immediate shipment. fruit, we offer: Quart Barrell Jars, per g@ross.............. 9 50 % Gal. Barrell Jars, qer gross.............. 12 50 These are glass cans with glass covers to seal with wax. Also Per Dozen. ¥% Gal Stone Preserve Jars and Covers..... 85 1 Gal Stone Preserve Jars and Covers..... 1 40 % Gal Stone Tomato Jugs and Corks....... 85 1 Gal Stone Tomato Jugs and Corks....... 1 40 Sealing Wax, # tb 4c H. Leonard & Sons, 16 Monroe Street, Reaper. . ! Olmstead’s ... EE baroware. Prevailing rates at Chicago are as follows: AUGERS AND BITS. Eves?, O10 Styles: o.oo. ce dis’ 50 N. H. ©. 00.000 oe dis 55 MOURINSA Ca a dis 50 PPICTCCRY oe pi 50 BROWS or ooo eee eee 50 COGS ee ce qisd0810 Jennings’, genuine...................2. dis 25 Jennings’, IMITAbION, .. 6... oc eee dis40&10 BALANCES. BDMIDG go5 el ee dis 2d BARROWS. MBETORG oo ee, $ 15 00 GENGON Coe ee net 35 00 BELLS. ANG dis $ 60&10 WOM a eee ose dis 60 Soak Bee ie aaa ete tee eco ot ee dis 15 eee Cisse Se yall cis tee eae cies oe aloe ches ay dis 20 Door, Sargent... oe ee dis 55 BOLTS. BOVE. 6 ee dis $ 40 Carriage and Tire, new .ist........... dis 7d POWs dis 380&1( Sleigh Shoe. es dis 50&15 Cast Barrel Bolts. ..................5. dis 50 Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 55 Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 50 Cast Square Spring................... dis 55 Case Chain oe dis 60 Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 55&10 Wrought Square Rene cue -dis 55&10 Wrought Sunk Blush. ..000 0073, dis Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush Re ences oe cee oe eee 50&10&10 Eves) Door, 033.000 dis 50&10 BRACES. Bamber feo ae dis $ 40 Backus. dis 50 SVOMOrG. 6 dis 50 Ame Balle orcs oh dis , net BUCKETS. Wiel plain cg oe ea $ 400 Well, SWIVGl ee 4 50 BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 60 Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 60 Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed. .dis 60 Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 50&10 Wrounht Loose Pin.................. dis 60 Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver ti pped Bees cece oe Geb ee cera ce dis 60& 5 Wrourcht@able 9.3. i dis 60 Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 60 Wrought Brass..; 3.69... dis 65&10 Blind: Clamikesi 2s. 06.600.) dis %0&10 Blind) Parkers. 6.030600, 05..00 0 dis %O&10 Blind, Shepard’s.....:........./2... 5. dis 70 Spring for Screen Doors 3x2%, per gross 15 00 Spring for Screen Doors 8x8....pergross 18 00 CAPS. LON 42) EU per m $ oe WIGS OH Cee 32 Maae net a oe ee 60 CATRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list 50 Rim Fire, United States................ dis 50 Central Hire. 3. 60.562. 8 dis 4 CHISELS. SOCKOLMITMOP, - 2.0.0.6... dis 65&10 Socket Praming | 2200. dis 65&10 Sooket COmers: 0.6... dis 65&10 BOCKCH SHGKS. 320.0 dis 65&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20 COG net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence's: .............5..... dis 334% HOtGhiss . ee dis 25 COCKS Brass, Racking’s...00 06000050000 ee. 40&10 RDS ee 49&10 BOG ees: 40&10 IONS) a 6 COPPER. Planished, 14 0z cut to size.............. Bb 37 Mixpe, 14x58, 14x60 9 39 DRILLS. Miorse’s Bit Stock: 2:0 ..5...25...5 352. dis 35 ,Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 20 'Morse’s Taper Sodnk................. dis 30 ELBOWS. @otmn: 4 piece, 6 in: ..:...2....... doz net $1 10 [COMrUuSAlLed el dis 20&10 AGKUStable ooo eke oe. 8 dis 40&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, small, S18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20 Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25 FILES. American File Association List...... dis 40&10 WISSUOINNS 200.05 dis 40&10 New American. .o.5....2.0...0.2.25..: dis 40&10 INIGHOISOM'S, ..55.55...5..055.. 07 Sse dis 40&10 GW ers 20302. dis 30 Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 3344 GALVANIZED IRON, Nos. 16 to 20, 22 and 24, 25and 26, 27 28 List 12 3 5 18 Discount, J ee 45, Charcoal 50. UGES. Stanley Rule and Bevel COVE 2... dis 50 HAMMERS, Maydole WO COVR ee . dis 15 IDS oe le dis 25 Verkes & Plumb’s...................- dis 30 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 40 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 HANGERS. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis 50 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60 Kidder, wood tra.k................... dis 40 HINGES. one. Clark's, 152, 8.05 c.. cel oo. dis 60 MEO re ce oe cs lee ee lees per p07, Po 2 50 oe Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 54 1 G00 lONPOCe foc ee eee os 4 25 Screw Hook and Hye, % ............ net 10% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 8% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net i% Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net 7% Strap BN ee eo nace dis 60810 HOLLOW WARE. Stamped Tin Ware.... 20.2 5005.6... cae. 60&10 JapannedoTin Ware..................... 20&10 Granite Fron Ware. .:...- 66. e ee. 26. 25 HOES. Grub 1. oo ee ce $11 00, dis 40 GID) 2c 62 ooo a oe. 11 50, dis 40 GPRD. oo soe ae 12 00, dis 40 KNOBS. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...... fr 00, dis 60 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. . 2 50, dis 60 Door, porcelain, plated trim- MINPS. 2. bose eee es list, 7 bes dis 60 Door, porcelain, trimmings list, 8 ‘25, d 60 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain ee a 60 Picture, H. L. add & Cols... oc. d 60 IBMBCICe ice acs es ok. dis 50 LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin ay Co.’s reduced list dis 60 Mallory, Wheelnr & Co.’s................ dis 60 Bramntordis dis 60 INOPWAIICS oS ee ees eee dis 60 LEVELS. ’ Stantey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 65 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers C0.’8..... 05 ccc. tee ec ses dis 45 Coffee, P.S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Maileables dis 45 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark Bek. dis 45 Coffee; Hinterpris@. soc dis 25 MATTOCKS. AOAC HY O. Cocco oes oes $16 00 dis 40&10 Hunt Wye: 2. so c0 0c eee ees $15 00 dis 40&10 MUGS sis. sa ce es echt coe a ceuce $18 50 dis 20 & 10 NAILS. Common, Brad and Fencing. NOG 10 G00 oo ecco ee ean eke # keg $2 = BUANG OO BAN ee ae ee, OG SNAG OAV. ors aes ees 50 AO ONG DO DAV. 6. ose oe os ck coves utes 45 BO PAVONGCE 23) ck oe. ase s cs eee ee Sis ae 1 50 30 Tne BAVENCO.. ooo oc ee 3 Clinoh nails, BdV. 2. ese ey ke eee 8 1% Finishing 10d 8d 6d 4d Size—inches §. 3 2% 2 1% Adv. ®@ keg $125 150 175 200 Steel Nails—Advance lic from above prices, MOLLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern: |. 2... 65 as eke cee es dis 70 Stebbin’s Genuine...... .... "0 Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 50 OILERS. Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent.. sevesse0GAs,, OB Zine, with brass bottom.................- pied 50 Brass or Copper... co... cciccessccccwen ss cekds MAL e head eee -per gross, $3 net A eee ees eee eeeee./ Foster, Stevens: PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..............2.262- dis 15 SClota MONCH os cs. ok, dis 25 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... ......... dis 15 Bench, first quality............... .c00005 dis 20 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood and PANS. BEY, ROMO@c ee eo dis 40&10 Common, polished................... dis 60 Dripping eo ee, 8 ib 8 RIVETS. Tron and Tinned: ... 6... 052... 00.4. dis 40 Copper Rivets and Burs.............. dis 40 PATENT FLANISAED IRON. ‘““A’’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 ely 27 10% ‘*B”’? Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 2 Broken packs \%c @ bb extra. ROOFING PLATES. IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 75 IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ 7 15 IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... "12 00 IX, 20x2 8, choicC Charcoal Terne.......... 16 90 ROPES. Sisal, 4 In. and larger.................. BP 1s” Mani Re SQUARES. Steecland Iron. :.2 2.0003. o co ce. dis 50 ry and Bevels. ...... ool dis 50 MEER G) Se coe eee ee ee dis 20 SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. INOS! 3060 Teo oe ce $4 20 $3 2 NOB ED tO 1G. 2 3 4 20 3 20 INOS] 18'tO 2b os. kk os. 4 20 3 20 INOS CetO 24002 oe a 4 20 3 20 INOS .20 0) 2002.60 06 eo es. 4 40 3 40 NOOSE ee 4 60 3 60 All Bias No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 tbs, # tb.... 2. ee. 6% In smaller quansities, Se TD 7 TINNER’S SOLDER. INO. ET Refined: 13 00 Market Half-and-half............. 2... 15 00 Strictly Half-and-half..........00..0... 16 TIN PLATES. Cards for Charcoals, $6 7% IC, JOxI4 Charcoal: 2.6.0... 00602... 6 50 Ex, 10x14, @harcoal 8 50 IC, 12x12, Charcoal... 200. 6 50 EX. iext2. Charcoal... 2.2.25... 6.1... 8 50 IC, J4xzO. CMARCOAl: oo. eo 6 50 Ix, 14x20, Chareoal.. .... 2 a. 8 50 IXX, 14x2 20, Charcoal: 3.200... o. ck. -. 10 50 IxXxx, 14x20, Charcool.. Veclscesececs Ia OO IXXXX, 14x20, Ohareal.. 14 50 IX, 20x28, @harcoal, 22.025). 18 00 DC, 100 Plate Charcoal................., : 50 DX, 100Plate Charcoal.................. 8 50 DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal........ 20.0.0... 10 50 DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 50 R tedipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 %5 rates TRAPS. Steel, Game Onvida Communtity, Newhouse’s dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. 60 HVOtGHIISS (soo 60 by bce We Mie. COS... 60 Mouse, Oe 20e B doz Mouse, delusion..............12. 2... $1 26 @ doz WIRE. Bright: Market)... 000. ee dis 60 Annealed Market... 0... ts. dis 60 Coppered Market... 0.6.05 dis 55 Extra Bailing fe dis 55 (Mumed: Market..2......0.00..0..02... ....kis 40 Minned: Broom... 02.0... ee, tb 09 Tinned Mattress............ a ® tbh 814 Coppered Spring Steel.................. dis 37% Tinned Spring Steel...................... dis 37 % Blain Henee . 0.66... 8 Ib 3% Barhed Hence. ). 3... 6. @COPDCr oe new list net ISHHSS Ouse new list net WIRE GOODS. IBMIShG ee dis 60&10&10 Screw Byes 2s, dis 60&10&10 HPOOMGS: oc dis 60&10&10 Gate Hooks and Eyes.............. dis 60&10&10 WYENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... @oe's Genuine... 2.6.0... 2.2... dis 50&10 Coe’s Pat Agricultural, wrought. ...... dis 65 Coe’s Pat., malleable. ae. Coma wa eu dis %0 MISCELLANEOUS Pumps, @isterm ee. dis enele NGEOWS (2c Casters, Bed and Plate................. dis 0 Dampers, American.......:....3........ 3344 FOSTER, STEVEN CO, —W HOLESALE— HARD WARE 10 and 12 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Detroit_and Chicago prices duplicated al- ways, andfreights in our favor and shipments mere prompt make Grand Rapids the cheapest market. WE SOLICIT THE DEALER’S TRADE, And NOT the Consumer’s. We are Manufacturers’ Agents for the Crown Jewel Vapor Stove, New Era Roller Skates, Jewelts Bird Gages, ALL OF WHICH WE QUOTE AT BOTTOM PRICES. AGENTS FOR THE RIVERSIDE STEEL NAIL A Stock of which we now have in store—and solicit Sample Orders. PRICE ONLY TEN (10) CENTS ABOVE COMMON NAILS. We are carrying to-day as large a stock, and filling orders as complete, as any house in Michigan. CO, | Why Can’t Any Man Put Up a Stove? 5; Correspondence of the American Artisan. In your last issue my attention was called to an article from the Chicago Tribune, in which the above question was asked a dealer by a reporter of that paper. Is it possible that there are men in Chicago who will ad- mit that they cannot put up a stove as good as any one? Why, itis one of the easiest things in the world, savethat of running a newspaper. Any body can do it. The only objection to the business is, that it is inclined to produce profanity. I actu- ally haye seen ministers tackle a stove for the sole purpose of giving vent to their wrath, simply because a mule had_ kicked them, or that contributions were light the day before. And in order to make a pro- tracted effort they commence by undertak- ing to insert a six-inch joint of pipe into the small end of a five-inch joint. My opinion is that every man who intends to live a pious life should employ a tinner to put up his stove. Not but what he could do it just as well himself, but his future pros- pects would be brighter, and he would stand a much better chance for entering the realms above, where all is peace and happi- ness (the future home of the tinner and plumber and other saints of less note.) It is an unpleasant fact that ninety-nine fools out of a hundred, who have not me- chanical ingenuity enough to lift a lateh ona gate, think they can set upa stove. And because two large ends, or two small ends of the pipe will not go together, they abuse the tinner who made it or the fraternity in general. Ihave been in the business a long time, and have worked in a number of the states, from east to west, and never had any great trouble in fitting pipe. I think the size is very uniform, under the circumstances, as a great variety of weights of iron is used, and even the same number of iron varies in thickness. If all weights are cut over the same pattern, the heavy iron will undoubt- edly make the pipe a little larger, and vice versa. Where acrimping machine is used in ordinary pipe, one-eigth of an inch small- er at the small end, is plenty, while one- fourth inch is necessary where pipe is drawn in with mallet. Again, where the pipe is seamed, it is im- possible to have every joint just the same, although the joints do not vary enough to bother a tinner in putting them together. If the people of this country would have me- chanics do their work in proper shape, they would be much better off, at least in the opinion of JOSHKINS THE TINKER. PopUNK, Mo., June 17, 1884. tr How Carpet Tacks are Made. The iron is received from the rolling mills in sheets from three inches to twelve inches wide, and from three feet to nine feet in length, the thickness varying, according to the kind of work into which it is to be made, from 1-8 to 1-32 of an inch. These sheets are all cut in about thirty inch pieces, and by immersion in acid, cleaned of the hard outside flinty scale. They are then chopped into strips of a width corresponding to the length of the nail or tack required. Suppos- ing the tack to be cut is an eight ounce ear- pet tack, the strip of the tron as chopped and ready for the machine, would be about 11-16 of an ineh wide and thirty inches long. This piece is placed firmly in the feeding ap- paratus, and by this arrangement carried be- tween the*knives and the machine. At each revolution of the balance-wheel the knives cut off a small piece from the end of this plate. The piece cut off is pointed at one end, and square for forming the head at the other. It is then carried between two dies by the action of the knives, and these dies, coming together, form the body of the tack under the head. Enough of the iron pro- jects beyond the face of the dies to form the head, and while held firmly by them, a ley- er strikes this projecting piece into a round head. This as we have said before, is all done during one revolution of the wheel, and the knives, as soon as the tack drops from the machine, are ready to cut off another piece. How Shot are Made. Fiom the Manufacturer and Builder. A shot-tower is an immense brick structure, 150 feet high, resembling a light-house more than anything else. Visitors are conducted up a spiral stair-case inside to the top, where a fine view is obtained for miles ahout, but the view down the inside is not so pleasant. The opening where the shot descends be- comes narrower and narrower, until nothing is seen at the bottom but darkness. At the top of the tower are the furnaces for smelt- ing. From these lead is poured into pans set in the tower, with perforated sheet iron bottoms. The melted lead comes through these holes and enlarges on the other side, forming into globules before it falls down to the well beneath, holding several feet of water. The large shot drop the whole height of the tower to the bottem, but the smaller sizes only about half as far. One peculiar thing is, that smaller shot usually expand in falling, and the larger sizes contract. Very great care is necessary in mixing the metal, as it would run through the holes and drop in strings if not ofthe proper proportions, and no shot could be made at all. ——_ iO -— A London dry goods firm received an of- | ficial communication to say that they were entitled to a final dividend of one penny, which would be sent on their furnishing a receipt. ee a W. H. Stewart, formerly in trade at Round Lake, is now at Decatur. ‘ Cee eel Choice Butter can always be had at M. C. Russell’s. The Michigan Tradesmel. PENCIL PORTRAITS—NO. 22 John D. Mangum, Better Known as “Johnny.” John Daniel Mangum was born at Jack- son, Oct. 27, 1859, and lived there continu- ously until about two years ago. He still regards the place as his “home”—if a travel- ing man is entitled to such a distinction—as it is the residence of his mother and early associates. There he attended school until about 18 years of age, when he entered the employ of G. A. Ferguson & Co., grocers. Re maining in that position about a year and a half, he left it to enter the Jackson City Mills as an apprentice, but as the dust affect- ed his lungs he was compelled to forego his chosen ambition of becoming a miller, and turn his attention to other fields of action. He accordingly entered the employ of J. A. Campbell, selling carriages and harness, and in May, 1881, engaged with S. A. Welling, who was then carrying on a jobbing business at Jackson, In December, of the same year, he began making short trips by wagon among the trade, and in April, 1882, accom- panied the new firm of Welling & Carhart to this city, covering Muskegon and interme- diate towns, and taking short trips in other directions. In June, he was assigned a per- manent territory, which he has since cover- ed with satisfaction to the trade and profit to his house. It includes allavailable towns, on and off the railroad, from Big Rapids to Mackinaw City, a three weeks’ drive through the lake shore country from Mackinaw to Manistee, the F & P. M. from Reed City to Ludington, and the cities of Muskegon and Jackson. He sees his customers every sixty days, and is as well liked in northern as in southern Michigan. Mr. Mangum possesses to a marked degree the qualities that distinguish a successful traveler. Heisaman of untiring energy and perseverence, and will accomplish what- ever he sets out todo, even though it re- quires the strength of a Hercules. Though young in years, and young in point of ser- vice on the road, he has already acquired a favorable reputation on the road—a reputa- tion that will be augmented as he attains more experience and becomes better known. ——__—~> 9-2 A Traveler Who was Bound to be “Even.” A merchant traveler visited a certain country store in Northern Michigan, and the proprietor grufily told him he did not desire to buy anything from him. The traveler, however, was not easily bluffed, and taking up a newspaper, he made himself comfort- able, while the boss waited on a customer. In about half an hour he noticed the com- fortable traveler, and going up to him, he said, abruptly: “Here, you; I thought I told you 1 didn’t want to buy any of your goods.” “JT don’t Know what you thought, but that’s what you said,” replied the traveler, putting his finger on the place he was read- ing and looking up at the man. “Well, I tell you I don’t want your goods, and I don’t want you around here.” “Very well, sir. 1 don’t want to sell you. I was just thinking that you had missed your calling.” ‘What do you mean?” “Why, my dear sir, you ought to have been a shoe maker.” “What makes you think that?” asked the merchant, his curiosity getting a little the better of his temper. “Because,”’ replied the traveler, rising and slowly edging toward the door, “while you were at work, if you happened to run out of bristles, it would be so handy for you to reach around on your back and pull ’em out.”’ He got away, but it took a writ of replev- in to get his sample cases. ————_—. +. __ A Water Famine Imminent. “Gentlemen,” said Mrs. Simpson-Hen- dricks, the landlady, at the breakfast table, “T have received a request from the Water Board to the effect that we be as sparing of water as possible. A famine is threatened. Will you please give the matter your atten- tion? “Certainly,” they all responded, with the exception of Dumley, who, having just paid a few dollars on account, was feeling rather independent. “And you, Mrs. Simpson-Hendricks,” he said, “will, of course, set us a good exam- ple.” “Oh, yes,” she replied, “I shall be very economical in the use of water. I instructed the servants to that effect this morning.” “Did you say anything to the cook about it?” “Yes, I spoke to them all.” “Well, in that case,” Dumley remarked politely, “if you will allow me to change my mind, you may send me a cup of tea and a glass of milk.” —_————_—_—_ >_< —_——_—___—— Salt Inspected in June. The report of Geo. W. Hill, State Salt In- spector, for the month of June, shows the following number of barrels inspected in the counties named: MN oo os ook oo so bts 7,517 hoes ee oes ose iss 6,270 ES ie 333,235 Comparative for June: 1878, 187,874; 1879, 226,199; 1580, 291,592; 1881, 342,205; 1882, 363,377; 1883, 312,196; 1884, 333,235. a The Charlevoix Savings Bank with a cap- ital of $25,000, is being organized under the state law. Bis iii a Ae MUSEEGON BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 5. 5. MORRIS & BRO., Jobbers of Packers and Frovisions, CANNED MEATS AND BUTTERS. Smoked Meats a Specialty. Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and Water Sts. Muskegon, Mich. ANDREW WIERENGO, Wholesaie GRO CHR, WIERENGO NEW BLOCK Pine Street - - Muskegon, Mich. TO FRUIT Prices the Lowest. Quality Guaranteed. GROWERS MUSKEGON BASKET FACTORY! Is now in full oheration manufacturing 1 kinds of FRUIT PACKAGES, ETC. ORCUTT & COMPANY, WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION Consignments Solicited. Batter, Hes, Cheese, Frat, tran, Hay, Beef, Pork, Produce MUSKEGON, MICH. MUSKEGON MATTERS. Facts and Fancies Picked Up at that Busy Place. Schoenberger & Creighton, carriage paint- ers, have dissolved, Frank Creighton retir- ing. W. H. Schoenberger succeeds. The firm of H. Principaal & Co., grocers and bakers, has been dissolved. Van der Linde & DeJongh will continue the grocery business and H. Principaal will conduct the bakery business. Derk Boelkins is the successor to the gro- cery firm of Boelkins & Son. It is stated that the retiring partner, A. Boelkins will form a partnership with John Boelkins, an- other son, and re-engage in the grocery busi- ness at the present location of G. H. Yonk- er. The tailoring firm of A. M. Goodwin & Co., composed of Asa M. Goodwin and Ed- mund A. Parker, has been dissolved. Previ- ous to the dissolution a series of chattel mortgages were given in such a way that creditors will be unable to collect any por- tion of their accounts. Brock & Alport, the grocery firm that late- ly dissolved, selling the stock to Levi Trues- dell, is offering to compromise with the cred- itors on the basis of 25 per cent. The boys meant well, but did too much credit business for their limited means. From the expres- sions of several creditors on the subject, it is thought that no offer short of 50 per cent. is likely to be accepted. If there is one thing, more than another, that commends Muskegon as an enterprising town, it is the amount of labor that is being expended in improying the streets the pres- ent season. ‘Thoroughfares that have here- tofore been almost impassible are being graded and graveled, and several streets that were in fair condition are being still further improved, some by substantial cedar paving. Such expenditures indicate an abiding faith in the future growth and prosperity of the place. Receiver Tate, who has given the estate of E. C. Brown & Co., the Evenwood shin- gle and lumber manufacturers, the best man- agement possible under the circumstances, states that he will be able to save about $10,- 000 to the creditors. The liabilities amount- ed to upwards of $30,000. During his admin- istration, he has manufactured and sold 12,- 000,000 shingles and has about 5,000,000 still on hand. He has also on hand about 150, 000 feet of lumber. Taking all things into con- sideration, Mr. Tate has performed the du- ties devolving upon him in this matter with credit to himself and profit to the creditors. “Do you remember the Crawford Bros.’ failure in Grand Rapids several years ago?’ said a former resident of the Valley City, now and for some time past a citizen of the Sawdust town. ‘Well, I worked for that firm at the time, and could make disclosures that would put more than one man behind the bars. The Crawford Bros. began arrang- ing for the failure months before it occurred, and thousands of dollars’ worth of goods which were included in the liabilities never went into the store at all. I remember one invoice of coffee—twenty bags, each weigh- ing about 100 pounds—that went direct to a spice mill in Grand Rapids and was ground up and sold inalump. But don’t mention my name in this connection.” THe TRADESMAN adds a new feature this week in the shape of a directory of the job- bing and manufacturing interests of Muske- gon. -9-<— Miscellaneous Trade News. The spindle factory lately burned at Bay Springs is being rebuilt. The general store of H. Blakeslee, of Eastport was recently burned. Geo. Patch succeeds Patch Bros. in the drug business at Salt River. C. L. Blakeslee succeeds Czar Jones in the blacksmith business at Saranac. the meat business at Charlevoix. Chas. Ely, boot and shoe dealer at Charle- voix, has closed out his business. The Hudson House, at Hudson, has chang- ed hands, Chas. E. Deal having bought out Wm. Burch. C. H. Plummer, the East Saginaw lumber man, has purchased a lumber yard in Jack- son. J. L. Hudson, of Detroit, has purchased of the assignee the bankrupt stock of Wm. Gorton & Co., at Flint, and the large stock already on hand will be supplemented by a further consignment from Detroit. A Hudson hotel runner, who had a disa- greeable fashion of seizing a traveler’s sat- chel and running ahead to his hotel, has been taught a painful lesson by a commercial man Lately he seized and carried to his hotel two very heavy satchels, which he opened, as the owner did not come to claim them, when he found them filled with cobble stones and tical joke. Jeffries & Decker, succeed Geo. Jeffries in | learned that he had been the victim of a pracr| Next Meeti At Sweet's Hotel feading room i ALBERT COYE & SONS State Agents for Dealers in Awnings, Tents, Horse Wagon and Stack Covers, Oiled Clothing, Ete. 73 Canal Street. GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. te" Send for Prices. TACKS KIND AND SIZE, Trunk, Clout and Finishing Steel Wire Nails and Brads. American Tack Co., FAIRHAVEN ~ MASS. A. A. CRIPPEN, WHOLESALE Hats, Caps and Furs 54 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN, We carry a Large Stock, and Guarantee Prices as Low as Chicago and Detroit. EDMUND 8. DIKEMAN, ne GREAT WATCH BAKER, aN JEWELER, 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, - 43 and 45 Kent Street. A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS. Orders by Mail and Express promptly ait- tended to. MICHIGAN. BOOK-KEEPING MADE EASY FOR RETAIL GROCERS. By using our Combined Ledgerand Day-Book, CUSTOMERS? ACCOUNTS are kept and ITEMIZED STATEMENTS rendered in half the time required by any other process. Send for descriptive circular to HALL & ll CO., Publishers, 154 Lake St., Chicago, I Grand Rapids Wire Works So, S, x > “xX Xxx? “y s K S80 O09 S055 POSS TOR SEE i Manufacturers of All Kinds of VATIRE SA7ORK ! 92 MONROE STREET. City Bottling Works BOTTLED LAGER, 7 PINTS, PFR DOZ. 50 CENTS. BOTTLED ALE, PINTS, PER DOZ. "5 CENTS. BOTTLED PORTER, PINTS, PER DOZ. "5 CENTS’ BOTTLED CIDER, Q,TS, PER DOZ.,| $1.20. | the BEST in the Market. TELEPHONE NO.| 27a. POST NO. 1. Organized at Grand Rapids, June 28, 1884. OFFICERS. President—Wm. Logie. Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills. _ Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins. lace Franklin, Geo. F. ' Saturday, July 19, at 8 aa Committee on Constitution and By-Laws—Wal- Owen, Geo. H. Sey- RETAILERS, If you are selling goods to make a profit, sell LAVIN E WASHING POWDER, This Washing Powder pays the Retailer a larger profit than any in the Market, and is put up in handsome and attractive packages with picture cards with each case. We guar- antee it to be the best Washing Powder made and solicit a trial order. See prices in Price-List. Hartlord Gheinical 60 HAWKINS & PERRY STATE AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. ALABASTINE! eee ee eee gs Alabastine is the first and only prepara- tion made from calcined gypsum rock, for application to walls with a brush, and is fully covered by our several patents and perfected by many years of experiments. It is the only permanent wall finish, and admits of applying as many coats as de- sired, one over another, to any hard surface without danger of scaling, or noticeably adding to the thickness of the wall, which is strengthened and improved by each ad- ditional coat, from time to time. It is the only material for the purpose not dependent upon glue for its adhesiveness ; furthermore it is the only preparation that is claimed to possess these great advantages, which are essential to constitute a durable wall finish. Alabastine is hardened on the wall by age, moisture, ete.; the plaster absorbs the admixtures, forming a stone cement, while all kalsomines, or other whitening preparations, have inert soft chalks, and glue, for their base, which are rendered soft, or scaled, in a very short time, thus necessitating the well-known great incon- venience and expense, which all have ex- perienced, in washing and scraping off the old coats before refinishing. In addition to the above advantages, Alabastine is less expensive, as it requires but one-half the number of pounds to cover the same amount of surface with two coats, is ready for use by simply adding water, and is easily ap- plied by any one. PERE R REAR RS ee BY 435, Pain Dealers. —MANUFACTURED BY—— THE ALABASTINE COMPANY M. B, CHURCH, Manager. GRAND RAPIDS, - - = MICHIGAN. FIELD AND GARDEN, A WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, —AT THE— SEED STORE, 91 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich, W.T, LAMOREAUX, Agen COLE & STONE, Manufacturers and Jobbers of GENTS’ FINE SHIRTS, Samples and Prices will be Sent to Close Buyers in our Line. Address, Marshall S 0 a i. Ss. Hild cw CO. WHOLESALE FISHING TACKLE ‘ 21 PEARL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS = AGENTS FOR Du PONT’S Gunpowder. The lowest market prices for Sport- MICH. ng, lasting and Cannon Powder guaranteed. MASON'S FRUITJARS Write or Telephone us for BUT TOM PRICES ALSO Jelly Cups, Ice Cream Freezers, Refrigerators and COMPLETE STOCK CROUKERY & GLASSWARE —AT— H. Leonard & Sons, 16 Monroe Street, GRAND RAPIDS = MICH. KEMINK, JONES & 60, Manufacturers of Fine Perfumes, Colognes, Hair Oils, Flavoring Extracts, Baking Powders, Bluings, Etc., Etc. ALSO PROPRIETORS OF cS ESRI NI EA’s “Red Bark Bitters” AND— The Oriole Manufacturing bo, 78 West Bridge Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.. —Manufacturers of— FLAVORING EXTRAGTS ! AKING POWDERS, BiILUOINGS, E'TC.,. 40 and 42 South Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, = a MICH. The Best 10c | LHe State 77 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids,. A CIGAR! EATON & CHRISTENSON. at »