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BROOKS, WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS Successors to Farrand, Williams & Co., Wholesale Druggists, AT THE OLD TAND Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit. > yy The Men Who Do Not Lift. | The world is sympathetic. ean doubt; When A’s in trouble don’t we should help him out? The statement none think that B 1890. | Of course we haven't time ourselves to care for | any one, But yet we hope that other folks will see that it | is done. | We want the grief and penury of earth to be relieved, ; We'd have the battles grandly fought, the vic tories achieved. We do not care to take the lead, | brush and brunt, | At lifting we’re a failure, but we're splendid | the grunt. | we jog, | Who want to do their of the log, SEEDS! If in want of Clover or Timothy, Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top, or, in fact, Any Kind of Seed, send or write to the Seed Store, 71 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS. W.T. LAMOREAUX, They do a lot of blowing, and they strive tomake it known, That were there no one else to help, they'd lift it all alone. | If talking were effective, there are scores and | scores of men Wro'd move a mountain off its base and move it | back again; | But as a class. to state it plain, in language true and blunt, They’re never worth a cent to lift, for all they do is grunt. $$ THE MASK OF TYRANNY. Wm. Lloyd Garrison in the Arena. | The Nationalist movement, with its | rapid increase of numbers and extending literature, is one that, whether deserving |or not, commands publie attention. Its | leaders and disciples are drawn not from ithe victims of social wrongs, but from the cultivated and well-to-do people who jare largely swayed by philanthropic mo- tives. A tinge of romance gilds the new } wave of socialism which comes to us with another name. It the sequence lof a novel. When Edward Bellamy | wrote his book of fiction he little dreamed | that it was to be taken seriously as the Is FOR PRICES, WRITE BARNETT BROS, TO Wholesale Dealers CHICAGO. FIT POR A Gentleman | Table: All goods bearing the name of THURBER, WHYLAND & CO., OR ALEXIS GODILLOT, JR. | gospel of a new dispensation. ‘‘Looking | Backward,” though happily conceived. was chiefly felicitous for its timely birth It saw the light at a period of great social discontent and found an audience ready to be charmed with its ingenious | fancy and its exalted spirit. The gentle blast of the author’s bugle startled him with a thousand unexpected reverber- ations, and the novelist, in spite of him 'self, was foreed to assume the role of a | reformer. | -The tendency of the times is unmis- | takably toward industrial concentration One after another of the great stapk icommodities of the country, subject heretofore to competitive production and distribution, falls into the control of a |trust. The avowed purpose of trusts is | to destroy competition, and their justifi- jeation is that by the lessening of cost possible under such organization, the consumers are better and more cheaply served. How can competition be restricted to an extent sufficient to prevent injurious suecesses ? Here the Nationalist steps up confi- |dently with the answer: ‘‘Nationalize all industry.’’ In other words, in place of many trusts substitute one, which shal] be the government. Then production | will be multiplied, labor never idle, and levery citizen be assured a living, with a minimum of work and a maximum of leisure. The travail of the ages will {then find its accomplishment and ‘‘the | good time coming’’ will be here. Is it to be wondered at that the mul titude, finding their aspirations pictured | in this promise, follow the socialistic flag with enthusiasm ? There is nodisagreement regarding the | symptoms of social discontent. In an era of marvelous production and discoy- | ery, when the power to supply the neces- | |sities of life is far in excess of the | capacity of the world’s market to absorb | | them—when, instead of the Malthusian ifear of population pressing upon the |means of subsistence, the problem is contented labor and widespread enforced idleness. With an unexampled inerease in the world’s aggregate wealth, we note increasing poverty, and through unequal distribution a few hands are enabled to grasp the lion’s share. Were this the natural result of the competitive system, the Nationalists would have a granite premise. But is it ? | Beneath the symptoms the causes lurk, and stand the | | . ‘ne . 1 | before prescribing his remedy. on | 1 lifting on the small end | | how to dispose of the surplus products— | and the skillful physician seeks them Let us see if competition be the real cause of | our industrial woe. ; And there are others, so we find, as on our way | Competition at heard in its own defense. It can truth- fully aver that by and through its in- strumentality the enterprises, inventions and material discoverigs of civilization have steadily advanced. It is justified in asking why the confusion of to-day should be laid to its door and the govern- ment be invoked to crush it out, when mainly through the blundering interfer- ence of government the trouble has man- ifestly come. Competition, shackled and denied its natural freedom, has been made the seapegoat of the oppressor. The earth groans with plenty. The fields yield abundant harvests of grain, and cunning machinery multiplies the product of the loom. Yet men and women starve and freeze because the natural right of exchange under free competition is denied by law. They hud- dle together in cities, and barely exist because the ranks of the wage-earners are crowded, while all around are boun- tiful and unused acres, the original source of wealth, and rendered almost as inaccessible to them by monopoly, as the planet Mars is by nature. Before you sentence competition, first try it under the conditions of freedom. And what records do human govern- ments present to sustain their right to the assumption of further responsibil- ities? In all history, wherever they have undertaken to meddle with indus- trial functions, disaster has followed. The clumsy feet of legislation mark a pathway of woe. In despotic govern- ments the people have been impoverished and fertile fields forced into sterility. In partial republics—for no real republic has ever existed—the governing power has acted on crude and havoe-making theories of commerce and finance. Think of the irony of the proposition that a government which has strangled its foreign shipping by suicidal tariffs, and now gravely proposes that the people shall be robbed to pay subsidies to a few owners of unprofitable vessels, should be allowed to direct all commerce! Con- sider for a moment the placing of all natural industry in the hands of a gov- ernment which heaps up millions of depreciated silver dollars just to benefit few millionaires! least deserves to be a With the same reason it might buy coal or cotton to hoard. It should be voted leave to with- draw from powers usurped and duties ineompetently performed. It is complacently assumed by Nation- alism that all will be well when govern- ment is the one grand monopolist. It is, of course, to be an ideal government, Perfection Scale. The Latest Tmproved and Best. . ea Does Not Require Down Weight Will Soon Save Its Cost on any Counter. we have the strange phenomenon of dis 'For sale by leading wholesale grocers. 2 = MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. possessing wisdom, benevolence and the | highest economic sense. But is it not patent that in a democracy the repre- | sentatives of the people must reflect the intelligence of the average voter? The fountain cannot rise higher than its source. If men left their own devices of trades are failures, unhampered to} how can similar men chosen to govern | for all be successes ? It does not follow that because the great trusts have flourished, equal man- agement can be secured for a government trust. The great captains of industry are not to be had for the asking. They are as rare as great authors, generals, or men of science. The genius to grasp opportunities, and to co-ordinate masses of materials and armies of men in har- monious production, cannot be com- manded by popular vote. Tested by our present representatives, what industrial success could be predicated with a Pres- ident who characterizes economic think- ers and observers gins and not of markets,’’ and of a Sec- retary of State, chosen to match Mr. Gladstone in discussion, who supposes | justice and securing to every one his own. as ‘‘students of mar- | | government to preserve the franchise of | | ing it away to corporations like the rail- that foreign imports are paid with gold | coin, and not with exported products of domestic industry ? ;}even if obliged, in consequence, to carry Too much has-been taken for granted | in the Bellamy scheme. While it is ob- vious that trusts and combinations, both of capital and labor, mark the social tendency of to-day, they are but the ex- pressions of underlying causes. Without the shield of protective tariffs, how many American trusts would long survive? Sugar would melt, lead would sink of its own weight, and rubber be forced to sus- tain a tension not yet applied. The Standard Oil Trust is the only one not fostered by protection and as yet exceptional success. | arrest the individuals or companies who | the steps towards state control of any in- |dustry, even the | would be slow and tentative, and evolved | by careful and scientific experiment. If great cothbinations like the copper | trust, opulent in brains and capital, came to grief, no more, or rather far less, could a nation organize all industries, regulate supply and demand, and create spite of the Nationalist’s protest, his plan must include a power from which there is no appeal, and which is despot- ism, call it by whatever soft name you may. We have good reason to question the diagnosis. Instead of competition, sup- pose we seek for the seeds of industrial derangement in hindered opportunity and the arbitrary restriction of man’s power. Is not there too much paternalism already and too little individual freedom? Labor makes of governments the same request that Diogenes made of Alex- ander, ‘‘Stand out of my light.’’ It asks justice, not charity, for with justice, alms-giving ceases. How does government limit the rights of the worker? By the assumption that he needs to be protected. Truly he does, but from interference. Socialism tells him is only so much work to be done and so much capital out of which his wages must be paid. Common sense tells that human needs are insatiable. Land and labor supply all needs and produce all capital. Allow labor un- hindered access to the land, with the there right to exchange freely its product with | any people of any country, and there can be no excess of workmen. The more workers the more wealth. Government ean then attend to its proper business of guaranteeing fair play, and the toiler will take care of his own interests and get his just reward. To quote Mr. Emer- son: ‘Open the doors of opportunity to talent and virtue, and they will do them- selves justice, and property will not be in bad hands. Ina free and just com- monwealth, property rushes from the idle and imbecile to the industrious, brave and persevering.”’ What is there more indefinite than that which weterm government? Like the perception of the Deity, it varies accord- ing to the mental and moral peculiarities of men. There is no hard and fast defi- nition of it. State socialism pictures it as something omnipotent and all-wise, which, without levying upon the people, has yet an inexhaustible reservoir of wealth to dispense. socialistic | ment. cussion on matters of vital, social interest. : : |; people from direct practical endeavor. steady and remunerative occupation. In| —- Pp i | see to it that what is by nature | held for speculation in the. interests of governmental | him | | **For always in thine eyes, O Liberty! | And though thou slay us, we will trust in thee.” In this view Bastiat | defines it as ‘‘The great fiction through ' which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else,’’ and adds: “TI contend that this personification of government has been, in past times, and will be hereafter, a fertile source of calamities and revolutions.’? The in- dividualists, on the other hand, believe that it is the organized power of the people for the purpose of guaranteeing Under freedom, no reasonable objection could be made to individual combination and association for facility and economy of production. When, however, such or- ganizations use their privilege injuriously for the public good, then the government, in the interest of individual rights, exer- cises a proper function in interfering. There are many enterprises, of themselves monopolies, which properly come under governmental control, to the end that the people may be protected from the cun- ning machinations of the few. The dif- ficulty is to draw the line accurately and | justly. It may be the duty of a city | its streets for its citizens, instead of giv- the way, gas or telegraph companies, on these occupations. All benefit there- by. But this affords no reason why the } business of private individuals or cor-| porations, not antagonistic to the general | welfare, should be disturbed by the gov- | ernment. In ordinary trade, natural sup- | ply and demand are better guides to pros- | perity than congresses or boards of alder- men, however wise. Hands off, except to are laying handson! Guided by this rule within its righful scope, Na- | dis- The one distinctive merit of the tionalist agitation is that it creates Its injurious effect is to draw off earnest While scheming in the name of liberty to place new bonds upon the people, whose chief sufferings come from restrictions, they do not help to loosen chains which now offend. Its leaders are indifferent to the evils of tariffs, because tariffs are directly and logically socialistic. Al- though in professed sympathy with the single tax reform, which seeks to lift the burden from industry and place it upon land values, which are created and be- long of right to the people, Nationalism deceives itself in supposing the move- ment to be in the direction of goverment monopoly. Its purpose is far otherwise, and all it requests of government is, to intended for the use of all, shall not be seized and the few. Itis an anti-socialistic move- Itis vain to look todynasties or popular governments for initiative progress of re- forms which they only reflect and register. Individual freedom will alone bring the ideal government. Shines that high light whereby the world is saved; aying Gards WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Daniel Lynch, 19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids. THIS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF: Retailers, read what the leading shoe dealers of the State say about the goods of Selz, Schwab & Go, Sag, — > — A Question of Purity. Antrim County, April 10, 1890. Editor Michigan Tradesman: While discussing the matter of food inspec- tion, which is now exciting general interest, | suppose that the matter of a thorough seed in | spection be thoroughly considered. It is surely | of primary importance to our farmers. | The writer has lately seen specimens of clover | seed, furnished by the Agricultural Department | of Michigan, which contain seeds of the rib- | grass, or lance-leaved plantain (Plantago lanceo- lata, L.) If this seed is mixed with clover seed, it is often overlooked by the sower, and is diffi 1 | | oS aK TRrapr -MAR? SEND A TRIAL ORDER TO JACKSON CRACKER CO., Jobbers of Candy, Nuts, Cheese and Cigars, | JACKSON, MICH. cult to separate from the pure seed, but its pres- ence is very objectionable and many farms are seeded with this and other foul weeds, to the | serious detriment of the crops. Yet the men who raise these crops thresh out the seed and | sell it to their neighbors to perpetuate the nuis- | ance. Is this right? MERCHANT. 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., - - EDWIN FALLA Ss, JOBBER OF ‘Batter, kegs, Fairfield Cheese, Foreign Froits, Mince Meat, Nots, kt Oyster and Mince Meat Business Running Full Blast. Dairy Butter. Special Bargain in Choice Let your orders come. Office and Salesroom, No. 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mic! We are receiving from two to four carloads of bananas a week, which is more fruit than can be handled by any other house at this market. Remember We Are Headquarters. GRAND RAPIDS FRUIT AND PRODUCE 0O. A. J, BROWN, Wholesale dealer in Foreign, Tropical and Domestic Fruits and Seeds. Direct Receivers of California Oranges—— Lay) aa So ee i —— Messina von Cn ' When in want of large lots of California Oranges, we are prepared to make you low prices from fresh ears. 16 and 18 North Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. send for Price List, Issued Weekly Bae TEaH & POs. Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, ATLAS f ae INDIANAPOLIS, tl 0 RK S oF ° MANUFACTURERS STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock fae for immediate delivery. z HEADQUARTERS FOR BA NANA Ss. Send for Catalogue and ; Prices. Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Workinp Sachsen, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sampi Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44,46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, Mier TreaEnREINS & BESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MITI.I. (SE We Manufacture Everything in the line of Gandy Correspondence solic- ited and prices quot- ed with pleasure. Write us. MOSELEY BROS. ——WHOLESALE—— Fruits, Seeds, Oysters ? Produce All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be pleased to hear from you. GRAND RAPIDS m AROUND THE STATE. Greenville—Peter Sehrott will shortly open a tailor shop. Hartford—C. E. Osborne has moved his | general stock to Decatur. Deep River—M. F. Parker has removed his general stock to Standish. Capac—sS. S. Brooker, general dealer, is succeeded by Brooker & Baade. Covert—S. R. Arthurs succeeds E. C. Shephard in the tinning business. Denver—Porter H. MeGahn has re-| moved his general stock to Hesperia. Detroit— Kerr & Allerdyce succeed Lount & Kerr in the grocery business. Muskegon—C. & M. Northuis succeed Fred Stoner in the restaurant business. Butternut—J. C. Bunnell has pur- chased the grocery stock of J. S. Dennis. John F. Gauweiler, the Croton general dealer, was in town a couple of days last week. Steiner—John Kohler succeeds Allen, Saddler & Co. in the grocery and hard- ware business. Mendon—L. J. Sherrod, of Decatur, has purchased the boot and shoe business of Mrs. J. L. Wolford. Muskegon—A. N. King has added a line of furniture and house furnishings to his stock of second hand goods. Kalamazoo—Francis S. Stone, a prom- inent grocer of this place, died April 7 from heart disease, aged 72 Mt. Clemens—F. Kracht & Bro., grocers and dry goods dealers, have F Kracht will continue the business. Lyons—L. E. Johnson, who recently meat market to Fisk & Lester, will shortly open a new grocery store. Detroit—Dewey, Allan & Co., builders, have merged into a stock company, under the style of the Dewey & Allan Build- ing Co. years. dissolved. sold his Ravenna—O. F. & W. P. Conklin are building a new store, 24x70 feet in di- mensions, adjacent to the store building they now occupy. Benton Harbor—F. J. Soule larged his stock of merchandise by the purchase of the John A. Crawford stock of crockery and glassware. has en- Hudson—C. B. Stowell has purchased an interest in the dry goods firm of F. H. & Co. The new firm be known as Brown, Stowell & Co. Brown will Manistee—J. H. McAnley has begun the construction of a solid brick build- ing, 33x70 feet in dimensions and two stories high, which he will oceupy with his grocery stock. Muskegon eutter John Windwood, for many for C. B. Mann & Co., has merchant tailoring busi- ness of T. W. Lee, and will continue the years purchased the business at the old stand. Hart—Frank Cady has sold his interest in the drug firm of Cady & Gurney to his partner, who will continue the business under the style of C. A. Gurney. The retiring partner will remove to Pent- water. Alpena—A reward of $100 is offered for tidings of John F. Breighton, a boot merchant of this He hasn’t been seen since last Monday night, to and shoe place. and it is feared he has come an un- timely death. Big Lowell, O. Littlefield, of has purchased the interest of tapids — 8S. J. G. Cleugh, in the hardware firm of Cleugh & Peiree. The new firm will continue business under the style of Peirce & Littlefield. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. | Hesperia—Frank Utley now occupies his remodeled drug store and is as happy as a boy with his first pair of boots over | the changed conditions under which he greets his friends. Ashley—The sale of the Wm. J. Barker | drug stock, which was advertised to be sold by the assignee on the 10th, has | been postponed until the 22d. The stock inventories $764.20 and the furniture ‘and fixtures are appraised at $176.04. Both are covered by a chattel mortgage, held by the mother of the assignor, amounting to $486. | Battle Creek—Frank A. Harris, of the grocery firm of Gardiner & Harris, fell in front of aC. & G. T. freight train one night last week and had his left leg cut /off at the knee and his right foot was badly smashed, his injuries causing |death. Mr. Harris was 22 years of age and his home in Hubbardston, to which place his body was sent for inter- ment. was MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Leonidas—Charles F. Espenhaim has started a saw and planing mill. Charlevoix—Nicholls, Lewis & Bates succeed John Nicholls in the lumber bus- iness. Grand Junetion—Siggins Bros. succeed Rogers Bros., general dealers and char- coal manufacturers. Muskegon—The Muskegon Cracker Co. will begin operations next week, the machinery having been all placed position. Reading—Schermerhorn Bros., planing mill and lumber dealers, have dissolved. | The business will be continued by Chas. Schermerhorn. Charlevoix—D. C. Nettleton and C. Budd have formed a copartnership to engage in the manufacture of a patent combination kitchen table. Muskegon—The Ducey Lumber Co. re- ports a sale of 5,000,000 feet of lumber to S. R. Hamell. The order consisted of a quantity of boards and strips, were taken at $11.50. Belding—The Belding Manufacturing Co. will shortly begin the manufacture of a carpet sweeper invented by J. C. new Perry, of San Francisco, under the style | of the Belding Sweeper Co. Manistique—R. D. Robinson has sold his interest in the shoe factory to Andrew Anderson cago, where he will take charge of a large boot and shoe establishment. Saginaw— The shingle mills of E. Andrews and Brand & Hardin began operations on the 7th. The sawmill of Merrill & Ring has weeks. and will have a full stock of logs. Saginaw—It is rumored that Mitchell & MeClure, who have 350,000,000 feet of timber near Duluth, are looking fora mill site there, with the intention of of 30,000,000 feet ca- been erecting a mill pacity. Big Rapids—M. M. Calkins and G. W. Warren, the surviving partners of the Phelps Lumber Co., have decided to re- tain the old firm name instead of chang- ing to Calkins & Warren, determined upon. East Tawas—The J. Lumber Co. has as at one time E. Potts Salt & been offered a bonus of $20,000 to start a sawmill at this place. The company may accept the offer, as it owns considerable Canadian pine which might be sawed at that point. It has stock enough to run the Au Sable mill a/| | long time. in | which | and will soon remove to Chi- | running two} |so that it went at a low figure. Hastings—The Michigan Whip Co. has begun the construction of an addition to its factory, 40 feet long. The company will shortly embark in the manufacture of rawhide mittens. Saginaw—Thomas Merrill, one of the oldest of Saginaw lumbermen, is now on his way from California to Oregon and Washington, where, with his son, he has made large investments in timber. C. H. Green, also of Saginaw, has put consid- erable money in timber in Oregon and Washington. Saginaw—A number of vessels are loading with lumber in the river, princi- pally for Ohio ports. It is expected that the freight rate on lumber will open at $1.75 to Buffalo and $1.50 to Ohio ports. A large quantity of dry lumber has been sold and it will be moved as soon as cir- cumstances will permit. Manistee—R. G. Peters started up both | of his mills April 2. Buckley & Douglas | started up on the 5th for day run, and as soon as the circumstances will warrant it, will run nights. Asarule, it takes jthem all day to saw out their bills and they utilize the night for sawing out logs | that will not go into bill stuff. Hudsonville—Rhodes & Jordan’s stave mill—an establishment which was se- cured through the co-operation of the Business Men’s Association—is now run- ning to its full capacity. The firm has ; 500 cords of bolts on hand and has sold its entire cut of ash staves to the Cream- |ery Package Manufacturing Co., of Chi- | cago. | Muskegon—C. D. Stevens and Samuel | Moffett have gone to Gretna, La., where they will complete the saw and single mill of the Santee River Lumber Co. There are eleven boilers being placed in | this mill and a refuse burner erected, making it one of the largest mills in the ‘South. Contractor Moffett expects to | have the mill completed by June 1, when it will be started up to run continuously. Adrian—The mill of the Wilson Mill- jing Co. was totally destroyed by fire on the night of the 9th. The mill was built /in 1880 by the late James Berry, at a | cost of $33,000, and Whitney & Wilcox, | the present owners, obtained possession on a mortgage. As there was an insur- ance of $15,000, the mil! will probably be rebuilt. Spontaneous combustion the theory of the origin. is Saginaw—Last week 10,000 acres of | land in Sanilac, Huron and Presque Isle |counties, being the E. & J. Erskine property, were sold at commissioner’s sale. There were many tax claims against it, and other flaws in the titles, The Presque Isle county lands sold to Byron Erskine for $100, the Huron county prop- erty and one section in Sanilac county to Charles Montague for $4,400, and the balance, about 3,500 acres, in Sanilae eounty, to Allan Sheldon for $5,000. A portion of the lands is timbered. Detroit—Barnes Bros. sold their paper stock to Charles W. McCorkle, therefor his notes for $45,000. taking The Mechanics’ Bank sued Barnes Bros. and | garnished McCorkle. Barnes Bros., ac- cording to the sworn statement of Bowen, Douglass & Whiting, the bank’s attor- neys, refused to tell what disposition they had made of the notes, or why they did not pay their creditors. Judge Reilly, therefore, made an order for Barnes Bros. to show cause why they ‘should not be punished for contempt in refusing to tell what they had done with the notes. ; Potts—The J. E. Potts Lumber Co. is . banking 500,000 feet of logs daily. The logs are cut in Montmorency county, and delivered at Au Sable by the company’s trains. Eight locomotives are kept busy hauling, the distance being seventy miles. Four camps are operated and 50,000,000 feet have been hauled since December 4, since which fourteen miles of road have been graded, ballasted and. the track laid. The company proposes to build ten miles of road north and fifteen miles south of the AuSable river the coming summer. The big mill of the company at Oscoda is running night and day, and the small mill at Potts is cutting 20,000 feet daily. a A Association Notes. Plainwell Enterprise: ‘Atameeting of the Business Men's Association last Friday evening, J. A. Sidle was elected Secretary, to succeed M. Bailey, deceased.” Detroit News: ‘The South Haven Business Men's Association, after a Rip Van Winkle sleep, has got mad, elected new officers and pro- poses to make Rome howl. Capitalists looking for trouble should address the Secretary.” The Middleville Improvement Association was organized at Middleville last Friday evening. It is well officered and fully equipped for business, The time of holding the next State convention of the B. M. A. is now under consideration by the Executive Board and will probably be de- cided this week. The meeting will be held at Saginaw. Evart Review: ‘Would it not be a good idea to revive that Business Men’s Association that has been so quietly slumbering the last two years? If Evart is to get to the front in the way of manufacturing enterprises, it must have an organized force to push its advantages. The Associstion should be kept alive.” Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Lep- pink & Joldersma, dealers in coal and wood, has been this day dissolved by mutual consent. H. LEPPINK, C. H. JoLpERSMA. Grand Rapids, April 1, 1890, Copartnership Notice. Notice is hereby given that we have formed a copartnership, under the style of Leppink & Co., to continue the business formerly conducted by Leppink & Joldersma. H. LEpPPrInk, F. P. Hawges. Grand Rapids, April 1, 1890. FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. PNA Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one centa word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise- ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. OR SALE—STOCK OF DRY GOODS, CARPETS, boots and shoes in town of 1,200 inhabitants in Southern Michigan; new double store; clean, fresh stock of about $8,000; an established paying business; junction two railroads; good reasons for selling. Address No. 15, care Michigan Tradesman. 15 OR SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS, MEDICINES AND fixtures in town situated inathriving farming community, which is also a growing summer resort: ten miles distant from any town containing drug store; a good place to make money on a small capital; reasons for selling, other business. Address Druggist, Crystal, Mich. 16 rs SALE—STORE, DRUG STOCK AND FIXTURES, including postoffice fixtures, for sale on easy terms, owing to ill health; only drug store in town, situated in center of fine fruit section, Address Dr. 8. J. Koon, Lisbon, Mich. 4 W AXTED—GROCERY STOCK; MUST BE CHEAP for cash. Church & Fenn, Charlotte, Mich. 596 OR SALE—HARDWARE STOCK, INVENTORING about $4,000, doing a very prosperous business; ean reduce the stock to suit purchaser; best of reason a nee Address A. L. Paine & Co., Reed City Mich. 4 HELP WANTED. W 4STED-EXPERIENCED CIGAR SALESMAN TO _ travel in Southern Michigan and Northern — must come well recommended. Call at 130 anal St. | MISCELLANEOUS. C= HISTORY OF THE PATRONS OF IN- dustry, from the inception of the organization; only a few copies left; sent postpaid for 10 cents per copy. Address The Tradesman Company, G’d Rapids EGIN THE NEW YEAR BY DISCARDING THE a Pass Book System and adopting in its place the Tradesman Credit Coupon. Send $1 for sample order, which will be sent prepaid. E. A. Stowe & Bro.,Grand Rapids. aan OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE- tailers will be sent free to any dealer who = ce write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book Albany, N. Y. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. The Grand Rapids Table Co. has merged its business into a stock company under the same style. Cook & Bergthold have removed their Siow case factory from 106 Kent street to 67 Canal street, third floor. Pierce Bros. & Shattuck, the Monroe Street merchant tailors, are arranging to close out their business by July 1. N. J. Perry has engaged in the grocery business at Lake Odessa. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Wm. Schneider has opened a grocery store at Maple Rapids. The Ball—Barn- hart-Putman Co. furnished the stock. Chas. A. Hesse has sold his hardware stock at 705 South Division street to D. S. Howe, who will remove the stock to Battle Creek. Ira Mitchell has opened a grocery store seven miles southwest of Stanwood. The stock was furnished by the Olney & Judson Grocer Co. Morris H. Treusch & Bro. will change their location on May 1, occupying the double store at 22 and 24 South Ionia street, recently erected by Wm. Miller. E. Fallas will surrender his. store at 9 North Ionia street on the 21st and there- after conduct his business at his cold storage warehouse on Livingston street. Fred P. Himes has purchased the in- terest of C. H. Joldersma in the firm of Leppink & Joldersma, coal and wood dealers. The new firm will be known as Leppink & Co. H. C. Horton and Guy A. Johnston have formed a copartnership under the style of Horton & Johnston to engage in the hay and grain business. Their office is at 22 and 23 Weston building. Furniture has leased the new building to be The Grand Rapids Parlor Co. and Huron streets and will occupy the same as a factory and salesroom. The Hogle Oil Co. and Grand Rapids Refining Co. will shortly remove from their present location on the corner of Waterloo and Louis streets to a vacant store in the Ball & Watters block, fur- ther south on Waterloo street. The demand for vacant stores on Mon- roe street is largely in excess of the supply. . | i | | Having taken the agency for Western and Northern Michigan for the LIMA |EGG CASES and FILLERS, we are prepared to offer same to the trade in any quantity. . Lots of 100. Less than 100. NOt edon Cases COMNNIOte a3 C. 35e. De ee 9%e. 10e. Parties ordering Fillers have to buy one Case with every 10 sets of Fillers (no broken cases sold),making 10 sets with Case $1.25 (10 Fillers and 8 Dividing Boards constitute a standard set). Strangers to us will please remit money with their |orders or give good reference. W. T. LAMOREAUX, 71 Canal St.,Grand Rapids, Mich. Koval to Custom Made means a great deal. It means that extra care is taken in the cut; that great pains throughout is required in the stitching; that every portion o: une work must receive the closest attention; that the garment when completed shall be perfect. You do not often get these qualities in the shirts you buy. Itis just that fact that gives us (Michigan Overall Mfg. Co., Ionia, Mich.) such a trade on our shirts. | We not only try to turn out a perfect shirt, but we DO. Our shirts are immense in size. Large enough to fit a double-breasted man, and fit him easily, too. Long, wide, ample, three big things in a shirt. | These qualities,;awhen combined in a well-made, neatly- fashioned garment, make shirts that sell--sell easily and at good profits. Our line of fancy chevoits and domets range from $4 50 to $7.50 per dozen. The styles are exquisite, all the new patterns and pleasing combinations of handsome coloring. We should like to have you ask us to send you, at our expense, samples of our line, that you can compare them with your present goods and see the difference in every way. Will you? | and Saline merchants a 10 per cent. dis- | eount on a considerable quantity of fruit They paid, if they would pay spot cash. and since then Spence Capt. fifth reunion of the 26th Michigan In- fantry, which was held at Williamston | last Wednesday. Heis warm in praise | of the manner in which the Williamston | people treated the old veterans and is happy over the acceptance of his invita- tion to hold the next reunion in Grand ean’t be found. Lemon & Peters Bradford attended the twenty- | WHOLESALE GROCER SOLE AGENTS FOR S. Rapids. The meeting will oceur on! April 9, 1891. i 8 tt Good Words Unsolicited. O. M. Benedict, tea salesman, Ionia: ‘I am certain it would be a source of pleasure and en- Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Soaps, couragement if you could hear the many expres- | sions of commendation for THe TRADESMAN which I hear from the dealers, as I make my tea visits. Itis filling a much felt vacancy in Mich igan journalism and is making fast friends very rapidly. May merited success attend your labors in behalf of Michigan merchants.” B. Sutton has sold J. the Bank of Quincy. M Washington. Citizens’ Bank of Quincy to the First National | r. Sutton will go to} Niagara Starch, Amboy Cheese GRAND RAPIDS. 1 Dry Goods. Selling Goods Out of Season. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. In recent years the placing of spring | | Atlanta A.A... | Archery Bunting... a Beaver Dam A A. peewee is........ Blackstone O, 32.. Besck Hock ........ | Boot, 4 ee ecu fabrics by manufacturers and jobbers among the trade has been transferred to December and January, instead of being done as formerly in February, March and April. It would seem that competition is such with leading manufacturers, agents and jobbers that they are not only forcing the season, but also forcing sales, upon the retail trade of the country | earlier than business will justify. The retailer hardly gets in his winter stock | and begins its distribution before he is | solicited to place orders for spring fab- rics. This, of course, pertains largely to| eotton dress goods, yet the importing | 7 ae... ..... | Blackstone A A..... mas ae. Coevelend ...... .. trade are quite as early, if not more so, in soliciting business in advance of the | season. To see spring goods displayed in the windows of retail establishments on Broadway and Fourteenth street in the early part of January, or even at Christ- mas time, is now no unusual sight. As the trade grows older it does not seem to grow any wiser in this direction. In fact, the trade is foreed to keep pace with the aggressive dealers instead of tne progressive ones. It seems to be a race to see who can get his goods before the public first. Weare not aware that the} trade of the country has changed so materially as to demand this innovation, although we must confess that the retail dealer of to-day is far in advance of his} predecessor of fifteen or twenty years | ago. This placing of fabrics so far in ad-| vance of orders, of necessity forces dating ahead in order to secure the same, | and while many of our jobbers and com- mission merchants claim to be deadly | opposed to the dating system, they are evidently using this very means to con- | tinue and further it. —— They Like Bargains. A rather amusing illustration of the eagerness of woman-shoppers for bar- gains was witnessed in a Brooklyn store | recently. In the Sunday papers an ad-| vertisement of a sale of silks was printed, which was intended to announce that they would be sold at fifty cents per yard, the original price being $1. Through some typographical inadvert- ence, the advertisement read that the silks would be sold at five cents a yard instead of fifty. The women in Brooklyn spent arestless Sunday night for fear they would not waken early in the morn- ing to take advantage of the generous offer. One lady cautioned her husband to call her early, and murmured, as she drifted into dreamland, “lll buy two pieces of that silk, ’twill be nice for linings.’’ Early the next day, before the clerks of that department arrived, the women stood in line waiting grimly for the opening of the sale. The different expressions of disgust, disappointment and mortification on their faces may be better imagined than described as they turned and filed out of the store again, leaving the embarrassed salesman alone with his confusion and his bargains. a oa Feel Like Saying, Amen! Elmdale correspondence Lowell Journal. Tue MicuigaAN TRADESMAN tells so many truths of the late management of the D., L. & N. and associate roads that we feel like saying, Amen! We do not believe there is another railroad in the State which has given its patrons and the public so many snubs and so much abuse as has the D., L. & N. and its tributaries, under the management of Mr. Mulliken. —_> - -_ Annual Meeting of the South Haven Association. Soutu Haven, 4 pril 11, 1890. Editor Michigan Tradesman: At the annual mee tin g of the Business Men’s Association of this place, held on the 10th inst., E. J. Lockwood was re-elected President for the ensuing year, C. W. Barney >ecretary and S. Van Ostrand Treasurer. Yours truly, VoOLNEY Ross, Sec’y. > > Albion—M. D. Gallaway succeeds E. F Mills & Co. in the dry goods business. THY MICHIGAN TRADES MAN. dine since. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. Atlantic 2. H - ee - p...... eo Bs “ ee Y P im 40 inch. | Continental, eo © @aiteom OCC........ 6 .. 6%|Conqueror XX...... -- © wits Star......... : rie gd a. 6% “|Full Yard Wide..... = iGreat Falls E....... z . 4 |Honest Width....... . (4|Hartford A. 544 |Integrity re - 64|King, EF..... ..... . 4% ‘ J ‘ EC, “32 in. 6XiLawrence LL....... . 6 ew MarketS...... 5% |Noibe R. 4|Newton cak wise . 4/Our Level Best..... - lg Riverside XX. D, 40-in 8'/Sea Island R........ - cine herons ........... ” W, 45-in11 ae of the Heap. . H, 48-ini2 liamsville. ...... aeoeee...... --- (Colhaeset A........ ee. ck. ls -- & }Comet, #in. \y Corie 7 jNew Market L, 40in. BLEACHED COTTONS. Cabot. Cabot, aa | Dwight Anc hor.. shorts. Edwards. .. —oe..........., a Fruit of the Loom.. Peoceviee ..... .. First Prize... Fruit of the Loom X. | Pairmount..... ... Pall Vatue........ Geo. Washington. 7 en e......... S ot Metel......... -- @6\Green Ticket....... ~ , Miveetvare........... - ee... ~-» Swe Ons... .. 44%@ ¢ . 9 King Phillip ue 8%} i .. 5 . 6 |Lonsdale Cambric..10% 7 |Lonedale...... -. @S% -- Ta meeeGlesex.... .. @5 Cao Meee... 7 on Veow..... .... ~- See Ce 5% 8 |Pride of the West .12 _ oes... ....... 4 on ee ee ' 8g a eee ee HALF BL ae HED COTTONS. eee Farwell. American fanc y. American indigo... oe American shirtings. Arnold . long cloth B. 108 } . solid black. 654 c. 34 |W ashington indigo. 6 4|Dwight Anchor.. i . 7% U NBL EAC HED CANTON FLANNEL, Tremont N. —. oo Middlesex No. L....— Hamilton N....... 6% >... S | = 2. Midd@icsex AT...... & : _ 7 oe - ..... ..9 . - =... No. 2% 9 BLEAC ae D CANTON FLANNEL. Hamilton N. ee 34 Middlesex A A ee 11 itis eee 12 e f :) C a. - Z4.... 9 . ee 7% ie om 6h} S 16 DRESS GOODS. | Hamilton . 8 {Nameless i ae 20 a 9 ae | eee 10% si GG Cashmere...... 21 o | Nametess.... .......% e | a a e CORSET JEANS. Bieeeferd........... 6 |Naumkeag satteen.. Bramewick. ........ Gigi ockpors....... .... PRINTS. Allen, staple........ 5%|Merrim’ck shirtings. 4% faney........ Oa6 ' Repp furn . ig robes... _o ‘Pacific fancy 6 “< robes. - | Portsmouth robes. . 3 |Simpson mourning.. 6% 6% Yo | c os .....-. po gage | “ Turkey robes. * pod opal..... 10%| ‘ India robes... Turkey red. Berlin solids...... i oil blue... . “ @reen .... c ocheco fancy... .. ' madders.. Eddystone fancy Hamilton fancy. ... . staple... 5%/|Riverpoint rebes.. Manchester fancy. 6 |Windsorfancy...... 6 _ new era. 644) _ gold ticket Merrimack D fancy. 6%} indigo blue.......10% TICKINGS. Amoskeag AC A. --12%4| ach... 12 Hamilton N 7. 7” lPemberton AAA....1 e PP. 3 a... 10% ' Awning.. ii irs aever......... 6% Farmer............. 8 |Pearl River. .12 First Prise.... _ eee... .. ., COTTON DRILL, Atlanta, D . 6% Stark ee ee oe oc... 2 Oar ee 7 Clifton, “a gg ee 10 * plain 5 i ‘ky = % 84 5 va | 6%| ‘* Ottoman — 6% key red. 6 |Martha WwW ashington 6 | Turkey red &..... Th . 6 {Martha W. ga 9 644) Turkey red.. ..14 DEMINS. ' Amoskeag.......... eee 11% A Ww N I N G SS) Son... .; 14% Lawrence, EST NN po . brown .13 |Lawrence, 90z...... 3% N " Ree... Sc 11% N a rey i ae. rr Everett, blue.. . 12 -11% re . prown. ....12 oa SATINES. Simpson oe eee oe. epee... 1 ceases 18 i e 9% . ieee 16 10% ecmoe ..... 2... 10% GINGHAMS. iemervyes.... .....- 6%| Lancaster, staple... 63% Lancenhive.......... 6% i _7 Normandie.. : Normandie 8% Renfrew Dress. .. Toil du Nord.. 6G 10% 6%) Y A moskeag a Ww estbrook ee 8 cones 10 oes 6% | Flags, Horse and Wagon Covers. Seat Shades, Large mph 7 | Umbrellas, Oiled Clothing, Wide Cotton Ducks, ete. Persian AFC...... ri Hain react creamed a SH | ‘Send for Illustrated Catalogue. RENE a a eee so 9 Oe Bie |... eerie... 5 |CHAS. A. COYE, 11 Pearl Street. Werk... ww LE a 4% Telephone 106. CARPET P. Peerless, white... ... 18 {Peerless colored. ..20% GRAIN BAGS. : Amoskeag......... 17 {Valley City.......... 16 (| Ay ( N Aimer () ee ig ome... . 16 ; ty OME gece se 4 reeee..............8 Armeriewe..... ..... 16% eee 11% THREADS. " Clark's Mile End... jBarbour’s....... ....88 Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy Coats’, J. & FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOwNE, President. Gro. C. PIERCE, Vice President. a « = 2 __H. W. Nasu, Cashier ii eT Jo. +8 |CAPITAL, - - - $300,000. uknotne ren M, Fs gga 4 % paleigi ea 1 5| | Transacts a general banking business. arene s......... BA 22 ae eee “ies tn | Mare peenemne ns Staten Lanoeete P.. STEKETEE & SONS, a tis cenit ry Goods and Notions. We JOBBERS OF have just received TWENTY CASES of FANCY PRINTS, Choice Styles, including the following standard brands: SIMPSON, GOLD. We are Selling Agents for Valley City, Georgia and Atlanta Bags. Twines, MERRIMACK, AMERICAN, ARNOLD, Also a New Large Line of Light Prints. 3atts, Peerless Warp, Waddings. "83 Monroe and 10, 12, 14,16 & 18 Fountain Sts, GRAND RAPIDE, Forty-ineh, 8 Are You -: of TRADESMAN : *? COUPONS in the Using |: : | Grocery Price Cur- - Bavpons 2x - Not, You Are Losing Money! | THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. Send in sample: : |order, and put: : | | | | | your business on: : a CASH BASIS. : | THE MICHIGAN TRADES MAN. HARDWARE. The Folly of Misrepresenting Goods. From the St. Louis Age of Steel. There is one feature of hardware, some- what unique in itself, and which has a pleasant side to it—namely, that goods are almost always sold for just what they are. Adulteration, in the strict sense of the word, is from the nature of things impossible, but experience has shown that it does not pay to misrepresent. Hardware of all kinds comes into such practical use that a fraud is soon detect- ed. A manufacturer or dealer who should sell plated goods for the real article, or cast iron for wrought, would soon find himself without any trade, and with a lot of returned goods on his hands. It does occasionally happen that in bids for contracts, the goods specified are one thing and the goods furnished are another, but this is only possible through the ignorance or connivance of the builder or architect. It is a very dangerous method always, and sooner or later gets the guilty parties into trouble. In no other branch of business has the merit of an article so definite a mone- tary value. A good brandis a certain income. and its value can be impaired only by something better being produced by others or by allowing the original standard of quality to be lowered. Often the fame of an article outlives its merit, and it continues to be called for when the shortsightedness of the maker has caused him to be indifferent as to its quality. It is one of the common exper- iences in the business that a good name is the most valuable possession in the trade. We accept these things as a matter of course, but when we turn aside and contemplate the adulteration practiced in many branches—especially in food and drink products—we should feel rejoiced to know that when we buy an artcle of hardware we get exactly what is repre- sented. >. > The Manufacture of Brass. The business of brass making is a most difficult one, and requires in its manipula- tion men of intelligence and scientific acumen. ‘The process of manufacture is not in the least uninteresting, and may be briefly described here: After weigh- ing out the proportions of metals, they are melted in crucibles, holding any- where from twenty pounds up in a fur- nace. The fluid metal is then poured into cast iron molds, made good and strong, and thus the brass ingots are formed, varying in size, and are from three to fourteen inches wide, from one to five feet long, and from one to four inches thick. The ingots are then trimmed by cutting off with a huge pair of shears, weighing several tons, the rough portions formed in casting by the mouth of the mold, then passed to the rolls, which are of chilled iron, twenty inches or more in diameter, and three feet or more long, and are reduced by degrees to the required thickness. It ean only be reduced a little in thickness at each rolling. After passing through the rolls once it becomes hard and brittle, and before it can be reduced further, must be annealed. The anneal- ing is done in furnaces called muffles, which are shaped somewhat like ovens, from 5x30 feet and upwards in width and length. Each time after annealing, the metal has to be cleared of the smoke and | oxide, and this is done by immersing it | for atime in a bath of sulphurie acid. | The temper of brass depends mainly on | the manner of rolling; the color, ity, etc., ingredients. Lead, tin and antimony are sometimes added in small quantities to produce brass of a quality peculiar work. cel = ll aimee The Hardware Market. Nails and wire continue weak and are | on the downward grade. The axe makers’ association has advanced prices 50c per | Tin is | dozen. weak. The rope market is firm. ——————.q.S\->—__— Detroit—Hunton, Myles & Weeks are | in the succeeded by A. F. Hoyt & Co. lumber business. ductil- | upon the proportions of the suited to | HAMMERS, ROPES. Prices Current. Maydole ES rieieag a ate. 2 Sisal, 4 inch Se 13 ee lCU is ola AN A ad lly ds ghee ee These prices are for cash buyers, who Yerkes & Plumb’s...... 2007000. dis. 40&10 pid SQUARES, dis. i Tt i ’ ade )| Steel and Iron..... ee 7 er er ar ee ee es ek ca ee Ps et eee “a AUGURS AND BITs. dis. HINGES, mee... a 20 Spl. Oe 60 ¥ ; SHEET IRON, Cook's ee fagittttettteserteseesseeees 40 i cee BAS --.---.---------. per doz. ea ia ies 0 Com. Smooth. Com. nai arkioucialt digs ree A EE ROT eee Peek nal Gaon a ae era i Se Se tree camidtine aan at el | Jeoningy, Taitieiion 8... 50&10 ro Sem end Steep, to 12 In. a 14 and ay, | NOs 15,t0 17 20 OR HN 40 320 A yk ap Nos. if a. S on AXES. Screw ee ee is ne First Quality, S, B. Bronze.. tee aaa OO eves eres. net 8%! Nos. 25 to%............ i 4 40 3 40 ‘ D. B. Bronze... a 1250}; * L ; — wee c wen cnee = = Wee 4 6 3 50 . eT .- 960 ' Be cee eee oo net 7 All sheets No. 18 and lighter, ove "30 1 " eT 14 00 |StrapandT......... es dis. dis. 70 | wide not less than 2-10 extra ne oe dis. | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track. -50&10| List acct. 19,°... dis. 40&10 ia 8 14 00 | Champion, anti-friction.. ee Sasi cen ae isis Oe net 30 00 | Kidder, wood track ............ _ 40 Silver Lake, White A. cg list 50 BOLTS. dis. HOLLOW WARE Drab A. ae ‘ 55 SE a s0&10 Cee eee 60 . We LO ee ee Carriage Ne a oe i Drab . a “ 55 Ee 40810 Se sea 60 White C.......... 02... a se Sleigh Ree TT 70 | Gray enameled... 22.227. 4010} Discount, 10. BUCKETS. HOUSE FURNISHING GooDs. , i SASH WEIGHTS. ! Stamped Tin Ware... |. new list 70810 Solid Eyes....... ... -: per ton 825 ao ee ee a 8 3 50 Japanned Tin Ware... a : “Saws. dis We Were 4 00 | Granite naw “new lat 383¢&10 Hand . : . QBS BUTTS, CAST. dis. iii ~ i = er Steel. Dia. X Cuts, per foot, 70 Cant hocse Fim, fimured: 70& | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 70 Spec ial Steel Dia x é — te se 30 Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast JONG, 60&10 WIRE G00Ds. dis. ‘* Champion and Electric me sth x ” Wireeees Loose Pin. ........................, 60&10 | Bright... ua sececsereeses ++ -90810810| Cuts, per foot. ‘00 “ i aa aha 60410 | Serew Eyes................ . . 70&10&10 ; “TRAPS. dis, Wrouget Insice Big... 6010 | Hook’s.. ... 70&10&10| Steel, Game............ aaa ree ee 7 | Gate Hooks and Eyes.. 70&10&10 | Oneida C ‘ommunity, Newhouse’s ' 35 70&10 KNOBS—New List. dis. | Oneida ¢ — — & - Norton’ a. 70 Blind. Parker's. reteeeeeesesseeees+++..70&10 | Door, mineral, jap. trimmings 55| Mouse, choker.. ul rk er — Blind, Shepard’s . eee eee eee eee cece ls 70 | Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 55 | Mouse, delusion... . i $1.50 te nag BLOCKS. Door, porcelain, plated trimmings . 55 Wik | dis. Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85........... 40 Door, porceluin, trimmings --- 2 Bright 1 RO nana nnnn eee enes 65 CRADLES, LOCKS—DOOR. _ dis. Cop ened Market CN éo ee ee dis. 50&02 | Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list 55| Tinned Market. ... | 62% Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s....... 55| Coppered Spring Steel. 5 CROW BARS. Beasifouw DE oil edges tee 50 Cast Steel cb +5 por a? ee ase aaa : 55 Barbed Fence, galvanized _ _ 3 8 settee eres ee eens wren env eceenee pe OR es Wa. 55 painted 3 2 : CAPS. anion MATTOCKS, sis as ies on aie HORSE NAILS, ot rm 65 | AGze Bye ............... 0008. , Gis. AO See d & 1028 Hick’s ee ” ne ye . $15.00, dis. 60) Putnam. Se ' _— psasnaie _ = + | Hunt's. ..... ee '. $18.50, dis, 20410. Northwestern........ ' dis. 10&10 Ey - 60 dis. WRENCHES. dis. CARTRIDGES. Sperry & Co.'s, Post, ¢, Mite... ee ne > Saeeenns, michele 30 4 2s Genuin i ce 50 ee ee 50 Coffee, Parkers Co.'s... ... — 40 | Coe >» = tien ell at ee dis 25 P. 8. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables 40 | | eee Aeon, wrought, ie one dis. ih iene, Ferry & Cl, &’s . 40 | | MISCELLANEOUS. dis. 70&10 aN ass sine ae es me atee iee = Socket Framing........ : 70&10 | stebbin’s Pattern 60810 | Seren ras ee ee a 75 See 70&10 | Stepbin’s Genuine a . .60&10 | Pera ee Bed “ist. 1 aa 50 cee AN EN NE 70&10 | enterprise self ne an "a | eo - --. 50d10810 Butchers’ Tanged Virmer................... 40 es a i Jampers, American. 40 pe ‘ia bide athe ties. Nz i 2 15 | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods... 65 Curey, Lawreneea. 0 o, Ls 40) Wire atis Dane aes 2.2 0| METALS, ee 25| Advance over base — Wire. PIG TIN. Hk iy 8 tk a i se se oe HARE Ny Base ‘Soa ote ee ae White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 | 40 _- 20 | ae a. COPPER. 20 Duty: Sheet, 2%c per jana. Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... per pound =_.38 = oe Pound csaks es + 6% co Ee a 26 Se rer ertet4 vote 7 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.... 11... i. po) SOLDER. Cold Rolled, 14x48....... 20.0.0. La 26 ba 2, Iv Bottoms . 27 50 | Extra Wiping ... 13% A soe a a 65 The prices of the many other qualities of DRILLS. dis. 90 | solder in the market indicated by private brands motes Hi Siecks. 50 1 50° vary according to composition. Teper and stratent Shank. ................. 50 2 00 ANTIMONY. Momes tepcraeenk..... 50 2 Dr ( JOOKEON ... i ., per pound 16 DRIPPING PANS. a PIGUete's........ sit-in o « 3 Small sizes, ser pound . 1 25] 10x14 1C, C harcoal..... oe 86 60 Large sizes, per pound........ eee lL 6% 1 00} 14x20 IC a a 6 60 ELBOWS. : 25 | 10x14 IX, ic 8 35 : 50 | 14x20 IX CO 8 35 a . - Tan = auntesan | © % Each additional X on this grade, 81.75, Pen Ba pe re a 115 100) 10x141C, c tharcoal a ne Pe EXPANSIVE BITs. dis. ——.... iw 2 50| 14x20 IC, i : é o Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26................ 30 PLANES. dis. | 10x14IX, “ 7 50 Ives’, 1, 618; 2, 04; $,990...........00000000 0 os Gate Poet Con, Seay... veseseeseeesse. @Bu] 14x201X, 7 50 runes—New List ais. | Sandusky Too! Go. faiog. <0, QB} Bae Aaattional x on thie grade 1.50 a 60&10 | Bench, first quality.......0...00022000222072 @50 | 14x20 IC, Worcester | . 600 ow Semen 60&10 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood &10 | 14x20 IX, “6 oe 7 50 a eae eat le sie ac enn ons so PANS. 20x28 IC, _ my 12 50 i ed ee ee toate cue acs ll 50| Fry, Acme. ae 60 | 14x20 IC, Allaway ‘trade ....... : Mowers ord Gage... 50 | Common, polished. . ewe ee: 70 | 14x20 IX, . oo © / ; 7 = GALVANIZED IRON : i eee. RIVETS. ~~. See a, Hm i Ha 11 00 Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 4; % and 2%; 2% = Capper Rivets eee 50 cua BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE, “" List 1 a0 13 14 15 18 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. teres Oe : " 813 Discount, 50&1 “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. Mies ites iy. 14 50 GAUGES. ag ““B” Wood's eet. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 | 14x56 [X, for No 8 Botlers, ty Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s. Broken packs %c per pound extra. 14x60 TX, “* per pound 9% FOSTER STHEVENS Be C7 C2, 10 & 12 MONROE ST. and 33, 35, 37, 39 & 41 LOUIS ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Send for Circular. 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Lhe Michigan ‘Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on application. Publication Office, 100 Louis St. Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1890. FREAKS OF FINANCIERS. It was a sign of the times when a Cal- | ifornia millionaire proposed in the Senate to lend the national surplus to farmers | atalow rate of interest. Mr. Ingalls, on behalf of the Farmers’ Alliance, has presented another bill, which proposes that the Nation shall become a banker on the largest scale, with branches at its Money is to be lent security,’’ of what kinds it is not said; and when there is a default on the inter- postoffices. ‘on est, the security is to be sold to pay the | loan. The money needed is to be furnished by the Treasury, while its management | is to be controlled by a Department of Banking, with one Secretary and four | assistants. We do not suppose that these five gentlemen are to make all the loans. Are the postmasters, then, to be en- trusted with the responsibility of The scheme has the air of being a fresh attempt to float the Greenback theory, but it certainly is the weakest and least | practical proposal we have heard from that quarter. Mr. Stanford’s proposal has much more | support behind it, and, curiously enough, it has gained some strength from the} proposals of Mr. Balfour to enable the Irish tenants to become owners of their lands through eredit of the British Government. said thatif 20 per than present rent, when paid for thirty years, will suftice to convert the Irish advances made on cent. less same principle to convert our mortgaged farmers into actual instead of nominal owners? One difference that land is a very small investment in com- parison with the collective wealth of the United Kingdom, and the British Govern- ment would take little risk of impairing its credit in undertaking its transfer on the terms proposed. It would be very different if it undertook a transaction which might involve all the real estate of the two islands; and Mr. Stanford’s bill Nation still heavier risks than this. no credit would earry that burden. What the farmers do want equivalent for the Land Banks Europe, which would enable them to borrow on much than their present mortgages. is would involve the in avail to enable us to is It is our misfortune that our banking system has | learned nothing and borrowed nothing from any system but that of England, even the admirable Scotch system having no instruetion for our bankers. eee | The newspapers of New York are now assuming towards the Chicago Exhibition that amiable attitude which they dis- played toward the Centennial of 1876 un- de- | ciding who shall be allowed to borrow ? | the | It is | the | tenant | into a land owner, through the difference of the rate at which the Government can | borrow and that which exists for private | borrowers, why not avail ourselves of the | Irish | No surplus and } some | of | more reasonable terms | til it was an assured success. Every small dissention and difficulty in the way of making the exhibition of 1892 a pros- perous undertaking is carefully reported | and magnified, on the principle that the Western city is not to be forgiven for the offense of having rivalled ‘‘the metropo- lis’? sueeessfully. At one time Chicago | was little better than a Western suburb of New York—the chief Western agency | for the distribution of the goods of New | York importers. But in the last twenty | years the city has changed its character |completely. It has attained to an inde- | pendent business existence through the | rapid development of its local industries, |and it no longer sneezes whenever New | York takes snuff. on the New Yorkers when they found | that the money they sent West to pay for | pork and grain no longer came back to| them in payment for dry goods and hard- | ware, but was kept in the West. | is resented as afresh instance of what an | | upstart it has become in later years. The collapse of the syndicate which purchased the Detroit breweries is failures of a similar character. |money in American investments, when the investors are Americans, people will see to it that Johnny Bull gets very meager returns for the money he sends to America. What with paying twice what the properties are worth, and | receiving no returns on the still further watered stock of their ‘‘limited’’ com- panies, our cousins across the water are |likely to receive a needed in | Yankee shrewdness. lesson |reports of discord within the ranks of the FP. of 1. a house divided against itself must fall will prove true in the case of the P. of I. | internecine warfare will make short work of the fragile fabric. Six years ago the Birmingham Im- provement Society was established there. It was made up of twenty-five young | folks, ranging from six to sixteen years ‘of age, and the object was to work for the improvement and beautifying of the village. The Society has done good |work. By eollecting from citizens and giving entertainments, they secure the money necessary for their wants. They bought and set up the forty street lamps which illuminate the town at night; they secured the new depot, and will surround it with flowers and shade trees this year; they agitated the water question until ithe village authorities took up the mat- | ter, and the fine system now building will be in operation July 1: they have | secured the old gravel pit and will con- vert it into a park, and 800 trees will be planted as soon as spring opens. | other village in Michigan can do as well, | now is the time to speak. | —_—__»2<—————_ VISITING BUYERS. S J Koon, Lisbon H Van Noord, Jamestown E 8S Botsford, Dorr John De Vries, Jamestown Barry & Co., Rodney John Kamps, Zupthen Carrington & North, Trent Smallegan & Pickaard, | OC Russell & Co.,LkOdessa Forest Grove A J White, Bass River 8 Sheldon, Pierson H P Dunning, Allegan Smith & Bristol, Ada Dr HS Baron, Fore;t Grove P Bresnahan, Parnell G Ten Hoor, Forest Grove Ezra Brown, Englishville C A Barnes, Otsego GM Huntley, Reno H gby & Fox, Delton Geo A Sage, Rockford J F Gauweiler, Croton Eli Runnels, Corning C C Tuxbury, Sullivan John Gunstra, Lamont F J Pomeroy, Lisbon LE Paige, Sparta J M Cloud, Cadillac Daniel E Rogers, Saranac W L Squires, Plainwell J H Bradley, Sebewa A Boelhuis, Muskegon E N Parker, Coopersville Geo P Stark, Cascade M H McCoy, Grandville Jno Farrowe. So Blendon D R Stocum, Rockford A Purchase, So Blendon L Maier, Fisher Station JL Purchase, Bauer | J Raymond, Berlin | H Ade, Conklin | D W Shattuck, Wayland ' Struik Bros, Byron Center L Cook, Bauer L M Wolf, Hudsonville Robt Johnson, Cadillac This fact first dawned | And now that Chicago assumes to be every bit | as good as its rival on the seaboard, this | probably the forerunner of many other | There is | but the From every part of the State comes | The truism to the effect that | With no reasonable basis for existence, | If any | P. of 1. Gossip. Sylvenus Weed, of Belding, has been placed in the Kalamazoo asylum. He imagined that he was going to open a | P. of L. store in his wuvodshed. Coopersville Observer: ‘*The Patrons of Industry met at Conklin on Tuesday and decided to build a mill at that place. They now have subscribed 500 $10 shares.”’’ The Patrons of Industry run a town- ship ticket at Lee, Allegan county, but every man on the tiket was defeated. One Patron made a mistake and depos- ited his certificate of membership along with his ticket. Marshall Statesman: “Our P. of I. friends of North Marshall and South | Convis are puzzled to know how they are to save money by paying their supply agent 95 cents per barrel for salt, and |draw it from Ceresco, when the dealers of Marshall sell it now, and have for | many months, at 90 cents per barrel.’’ The Kent county organization of the |P. of I. isin a turmoil over the actions of John Chalmers, who has been re- garded as a shining light of the order. He was recently superceded as Secretary |of the organization by Mrs. Kutts, of Rockford, but positively refuses to turn | over the books and records of the office. | This naturally leads the Patrons to the belief that there is a shortage in his ac- counts which he does not propose to dis- elose and resort to legal proceedings is under contemplation. Hartford correspondence Kalamazoo Telegraph: ‘‘One of the solid farmers of | Van Buren county lives on the line be- 'tween Hartford and Lawrence townships. | His name is Alex Stockwell, and his | weight is 385 good avoirdupois pounds, and he has always been an active farmer, too. One of Stockwell’s boys, a young man, attended a meeting of the P. of I. | at the district school house last Saturday night, and, as the meeting was a secret one and as he was not a member, he was requested to leave the school house, which he refused to do, claiming that he was a taxpayer and had as much right to stay in as any of the others. After some argument, he was put out by force. Arming himself with a good club and possessing some of his father’s brawn, he forced his way into the school house and drove every man and woman out, and held the fort in spite of them. Fenton Independent: ‘‘A Patron went to one of our hardware dealers this week, and after trying for some time to buy an article for five cents less than the deal- er’s price—the dealer wanted 25 cents and the Patron wanted the article for 20 cents—gave it up and went to another store, where he got what he wanted, after considerable argument. He then hitched his team and invited four other farmers to ‘come and take something,’ and they betook themselves to a_ neighboring saloon. After spending the best part of an hour in the saloon, the Patron started for home, considerably the worse for wear. This man worked hard to save five cents and then spent probably the greater part of a dollar at the saloon, where he paid full price for all he got. Of course, this is the farmer’s business, but you can put him down as one of the foremost to complain of the hard lot of the farmer, and to roundly abuse the merchant for his extortionate charges.”’ ——>o<—>————— It is reported that Capt. Webb will christen his new boat, which will ply on Grand Traverse Bay, the Traverse Point, in honor of the summer resort of that name. As Traverse Point will be the best patron of the vessel, aside from Traverse City, the name will be well be- stowed. Infants’ Genuine Chamois Moccasins. These | SILK and WARRANTED NOT TO HRINK. goods are all worked in Sent post paid for $2.25 er dozen. 'S Pp Send for our catalogue and note our specially low price on Shoe | Dressings. Rim in 118 Ganal St, Grand Rapids, Mich. HIRTH & KRAUSE, A. E BROOKS & CO, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Pure Candies. NO CHARGE FOR PACKAGES. NO DEALER EVER LOST A ALWAYS UNIFORM. OFTEN KNOWN EVERYWHERE. Cood Crease Makes Trade. Let Petroleum and Imitation Greases Alone, and Buy the Genuine 'CODY BLOCK, 158 EAST FULTON ST,, FRAZER The Only Hovse in the State which Puts Goods Up NE? WEIGHT. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Areyou Sour? LostTrade* Cheap Grease! CUSTOMER BY SELLING HIM _ THE FRAZER IMITATED. NEVER EQUALLED. NO TALK REQUIRED TO SELL IT. Cheap Crease Kills Trade. Every Package Bears our Trade Mark. Put up in Boxes,Cans,Pails, Kegs & Bbis- 9 MICH. COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’ ASSOCIATION. The Membership on the Gain. Detroit, April 11, 1890. Editor Michigan Tradesman: At a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the M. C. T. A., held Saturday, April 5, proofs of death of Samuel Ekstein, of Lansing, and E. P. Griswold, of Grand Ledge, were presented and approved, The Secretary was directed to pay the beneficiary of Mr. Ekstein from the benefici- ary fund, and an order was ordered drawn on the trustees of the reserve fund to pay the bene- ficiaries of Mr. Griswold. Assessment No. 2 for 1890 was ordered, to bear date of May 10 and to expire on June 9. The membership is having a steady and healthy growth of from two to five applications ateach meeting of the Trustees, the total in- crease since January 1 being twenty-one. The semi-annual, or April dues are being paid promptly, the. membership taking more yains with their remittances in giving the membership number and address, which is appreciated by the Secretary, as it assists him very materially in giving each the proper credit and enables him to avoid errors in sending receipts. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That Wood’s Official Railway Guide be and is hereby endorsed and recommended by this Association. Members of the Association should not fail to recognize and appreciate CHE TRADESMAN in its new form. In its pages are always many items of interest to them, and a careful perusal of its columns may give them many pointers; its “Gripsack Brigade” and ‘‘Personal’’ departments are not without interest tocommercial travelers; its _ currents are valuable alike to salesmen and buyers; its miscellaneous reading matter is clean and entertaining. Issue No. 336 contained a list of 300 traveling representatives of the en- terprising jobbers and manufacturers of Grand Rapids. The list is of value in more ways than one. It gave the M. C. T. A. a valuable pointer. Boys, keep an eye on THE TRADESMAN, M. J. MATTHEWs, Sec’y. OO A Wrong Way to Fail. One day last fail a German grocer, who was doing business in a small town about twenty miles from Pittsburg, sent word to a jobber in the city that he had failed, and could only pay fifty cents on the dollar of his indebtedness. A man was at once dispatched to the scene. He found the store shut up, with a notice of: ‘“] Vhas Failed For 2 Weeks,’ on the door, but the grocer was easily found. “Well, Mr. Schmidt, how is this ?’? was asked. **Poor trade und bad collections.”’ ‘“‘We didn’t think it as bad as this. Let’s look over the books a little.’’ In the course of half an hour the agent began to smell a rat, and he finally made discoveries which caused him to exclaim: “Mr. Schmidt, you haven’t failed at all!’ *‘No? How vhas dot ?”’ ‘‘Why, you owe only $800, and here you have astock valued at $5,000 and over $2,000 cash in the bank.”’ “Yes, but doan’ you see dot sign on der door, und doan’ I close oop my place ?”’ “That’s nothing todo withit. Why, instead of fifty cents on the dollar, you can pay 125.”’ “Dunder! but vhas dot so? Dot shows how much my poy Shake knows. He says we can fail und make two thou- sand dollar. Let me call him.’’ He went to the front door und called the young man off his roost on a salt barrel and explained the matter to him, and added : ‘‘Und now how vhas she? I left it mit you, und you said it vhas all right.’’ ‘‘Vhell, you see, fodder, [ vhas going to sharge up dot $2,000 to profit und loss, but 1 was oxcited and put it all down to profit.’’ “Und we doan’ fail ?”’ ‘“‘Not now.”’ “Und we continues peesness ?’’ **Ves,”? “Vhell, you take down dot sign und open der plinds, und 1 pays Mr. White 125 cents on der dollar. Dot vhas a h—Il of a way to fail, und if you know vhat vhas good for you, you vhill keep avhay from me until I vhas cooled off.’’ THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. i Not Sugar, But Meat. It was ‘‘settling day”? at a general store in a Louisiana hamlet. Between sixty and seventy negroes were on hand to see how their accounts stood, and the pro- prietor and his clerk were very busy with the books. As the name of each was called he came forward, and the conver- sation ran about thus: ‘Well, Henry, you have had 100 pounds of meat, 300 pounds of meal, 50 pounds of flour, 20 pounds of sugar, a pair of shoes, a pound of tea,and ahat. Deduct this from your cotton, and I owe you ten dollars.’’ “"Ves, sah.”’ They had got to the tenth man before any one kicked, and then it was an in- telligent-looking black who had a mem- orandum book in his hand, and who said: ‘-T hain’t dun had no sugar of you, Mars’. Thompson.’’ “You haven’t ?’’ ‘“No, sah. What's de date of it ?’’ “The 17th of last month.”’ ‘We all was dun gone away from home from de 15th to de 20th an’ dat charge hain’t right.’’ “What! Do you dispute my books ?’’ ‘‘T has got to, sah.’’ “Then ?P1—! Hold on, William; I am wrong. Yes, I have made a mistake. It isn’t sugar, but meat. That makes— let’s see—that makes forty pounds of meat, instead of twenty pounds of sugar, and you owe me $5.”’ He had scratched out the false charge, and falsified the amount of meat to offset it, cheating the man out of $4, but Wil- liam turned to his companions and proudly waved the book on highand said: “‘Haven’t I dun stuck to it dat eddeca- shun puts money in yo’ pockets ?”’ ——_————— -* Purely Personal. C. A. Barnes, the Otsego grocer, was in town a couple of days last week. Henry C. Gregory, of the firm of C. S. Gregory & Son, bankers at Dexter, is dead. J. B. Bright, President of the Mer- chants’ Tobacco Co., of Dayton, Ohio, is in town for a couple of days. E. W. Locke has invented a spring suitable for bed and upholstered work and has applied for a patent on the de-| vice. M. S. Goodman, Hazeltine & Perkins Sunday with his parents ville, Ind. Drug Co., book-keeper for the | spent | at Kendall- | , It is reported that Ex-Manager Mulli- | ken has engaged to go to Chattanooga, Tenn., to develop a large mineral and timber tract near that city, owned by | ren. Alger and other Detroit capitalists. | C. H. Barlow, of Leroy, who has writ- | ten several articles for THe TRADESMAN during the past half dozen years, died on the 6th and was buried on the 8th. He was a patient sufferer for several years, enjoying Uncle Sam’s bounty by reason of wounds received at the front during the rebellion. rr 9 Concluded to Give Him More Time. Proprietor—Mr. Behindtime, I have decided to make a very liberal increase in your salary. Don’t you think you have merited it ? Mr. Behindtime—Thank you, sir. I have tried hard to deserve your favor. Proprietor—Yes! You were punctual at the ball games and have been faithful in theater attendance, careful not to get to the office first in the morning, always ready to have your fellow-clerks rectify your errors. You have been diligent in spreading the report that the firm could not get on without you, and [I shall re- ward you by trying it. Mr. Behindtime—Why, sir, “what do you mean ? Proprietor — Simply this. Time is money, and we shall give you so much of it that you cannot work in our office. Here is your check. Good morning, sir. “Our Leader” Goods. Having stood the test of time and the battle of competition and come off victorious, we have no hesitation in recommending to the trade our line of Our Leader Cigars, | Qur Leader Smoking, | Our Leader Fine Cut, OUr Leader Baking Powder, | Our Leader Saleratus, OUr Leader Brooms. WHICH ARE NOW LEADRits IN FACT In hundreds of stores throughout the State. If you are not handling these goods, send in sample order for the full line and see how your trade in these goods will increase. IM. CLARK & SON. DETROIT SOAP CO’S FAMOUS Queen Anne Soap : The Best Known, Most Popularand Fastest Selling Laundry and General Family Soap inthe Market. No Grocery Stock Complete Without This Brand Handsome Oleograph, Size 15x20 inches, given for 25 + peo ANNE SOAP WRAPPERS. Laundry and Toilet Soaps are sold by all Wholesale Grocers. Ww, G. HAWKINS, LOCK box 1735) | GRANDORAPIDS Our We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1890. Correspondence solicited. 81 SOUTH DIVISION ST., GRAND RAPIDS. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO., Has as Cut from shoe made. much wear in it as a $5 boot. In buckle or hook lace. au “HSI LER. The best heavy veal kip or Pfister & Vogel’s Milwaukee Made in two soles or two soles and tap. grain. AND 16 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 14 12, 10 EE AL SA ER A EEL GT ENA TPN ARNT RS NR ALR IRS a ed THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy, One Year—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Two Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Secretagy—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Treasurer—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Meetings during 1890—Star Island, June 30 and July 1; Marquette, Aug. 13 and 14; Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing. Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. Treasurer— Wm Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan; E. T. Webb, Jackson; D.E. Prall, East Saginaw; Geo. Mc- Donald, Kalamazoo; J. J. Crowley. Detroit. Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday of September, 1890. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith. Detroit Pharmaceutical society President, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C. 8S. Koon; Secretary, J. W. Hoyt. Dunning Postal Cards. From the New York Herald. Less than two years ago Congress passed an act making it acriminal of- fense to maila postal card containing written or printed matter of a “‘libelous, scurrilous, defamatory or threatening character, or calculated and obviously in- tended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another.’’ The penalty fora violation of the law isa fine not exceeding $5,000, imprisonment fer not more than five years, or both fine and imprisonment. Under this statute a St. Louis business man was indicted for mailing these two postals to a customer : ‘*Please call and settle account, which is long past due, and for which our col- lector has called several times.’ To this the customer evidently paid no attention, as the following was sent to him six days later : ‘You owe us $1.80. We have called several times for same. If not paid at once we shall place same with our law agency for collection.”’ The United States District Court holds that the sending of the first was not, but that the mailing of the second was, a criminal offense. The reason given for the distinction is that the second con- tained a threat to sue, which was ‘‘both caleulated and intended to humiliate and injure the person addressed in public estimation,’’ while the first was not open to this objection. Of the first, Judge Thayer says: “The language employed is not of a threatening character, and, in my opin ion, nO jury would be warranted in find- ing, in view of its contents, that it was obviously intended by the writer to re- fiect injuriously on the character or con- duct of the person addressed, or to in- jure or degrade him in the eyes of the publie. “Tt is true that it contains a demand for the payment of adebt and says that itis long past due and that a collector has called several times, but it is couched in respectful terms, and no intent is ap- parent to put it in such form as to at- tract public notice or to make it offensive to the person addressed.”’ In view of this decision, which we think is carrying the law to an extreme hardly warranted, business men will find it prudent either to enclose demands for money in sealed envelopes, or to be eare- ful about what they write on postal cards. >. > .. The Man with One Idea. To say of a man that he has but one idea is, usually, a mode of sneering at his supposed mental shortcomings, yet a moment’s reflection will show that the world owes an enormous debt to men whose lives were dominated by a single object, and their unwavering faith in the soundness of their idea and their untiring patience in working it to a successful issue proved their faith well grounded. A score of men might be mentioned, whose names are held in grateful esteem by their fellow men for the benefits their ‘sone idea’’ has conferred on the world. This is just as true of the business world as of the scientific, and almost in- variably we find the successful men are those who have chosen a single line of endeavor and have bent every effort to the business of succeeding in it. A divided allegiance invites to personal disaster. It is the man who knows what he wants and sets out with the fixed pur- pose of getting there, that wins reputa- tion and fortune. As an individual, he learns every detail of the business he en- gages in; asamember of a branch of trade, he interests himself in its general welfare. He conducts his affairs sys- tematically, does well whatever he has to do, cultivates self-reliance, is alert for opportunities and ready for emergencies, gathering force of character from the passing years and ability and shrewdness from experience. Too many business men seatter their interests and waste their energies, as well as multiply their cares, by dividing their attention among several different businesses, in the vain belief that out of variety: must come prosperity. The best examples of success, however, indicate clearly that the average man who con- centrates his mind and energies upon a Single purpose, and fights it out on that |line, though he may not rush at once into prosperity and fame, will reach his goal finally. >. > Beyond Price. In a majority of cases men come to a true understanding of the value of agood reputation through the travail of bitter experience. Young men rarely havea realizing sense of the worth of such a business attribute, but by-and-by, when the edge has been taken from their con- ceit, and self-complacency has given way before the revelations of sharpened powers of observation and introspection, they will have learned that to be known as possessed of an unflinching integrity, unquestioned honesty, and unfailing honor, is to be the owner of an estate that cannot be lost except by one’s own folly. The capital contained in a good reputation is an influence that reaches far beyond the personal circle of the owner. It is felt in the community in which he lives, and in other places where he may have business and social rela- tions, and wherever it alights its presence is a beneficence. It may be said, further, that a good reputation lives after he who created it has passed away, always oper- ating as a check upon unwholesome tendencies, and as a barrier to evil methods. ‘‘His word is as good as his bond” is a patent of nobility doubly val- uable because, in tHe nature of things, it must be conferred by one’s everyday associates and neighbors, and that itis a patent every man, young and old, should covet and strive for, is as obvious as it is true. >_> > > Announcement to the Drug Trade. Having sold our entire stock and the good-will of our business to Messrs. Farrand, Williams & Clark, a firm com- posed of gentlemen long and favorably known to the entire business community, we desire to thank our many friends for the liberal patronage they have bestowed during the past twenty years, and at the same time express the hope that our suc- cessors Nay be even more favored than we ourselves have been. Yours respeetfully, Joun J. Dopps & Co. Detroit, April 5, 1890. Supplementary to the above announce- ment, we take pleasure in stating that Mr. John J. Dodds retains his connection with the Drug Trade of Michigan by ac- cepting a position with us, and we invite most cordially all his friends to meet him at our place of business, where he will do his utmost to promote their inter- ests, and continue the pleasant business and friendly relations that have existed in the past. Your Friends, FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CLARK. Detroit, April 5, 1890. _ 2

2 <> mena Courteous to Every One. A merchant on South Division street is very particular in instructing his chil- dren to speak politely on all occasions. The result of his teachings is sometimes amusing. This was the case one day last week, when he was putting the youngest of four through his preparatory course. The question was asked: ‘“‘Who tempted Eve ?”’ The little fellow, after a moment’s thought, with an air of confidence, re- plied: “It’s the gentleman who lives in hell; I’ve forgotten his name.” rain The Drug Market. opium and morphia_ are Sulphur and brimstone have de- Oil peppermint is advancing. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price forit. Address PEGK BROS., Wholesale Druggists, GRAND RAPIDS. Do You Observe the Law? If not, send $1 to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, For their combined LIQUOR & POISON RECORD. THE MOST RELIABLE FOOD ‘ For Infants and Invalids. Used everywhere, with unqualified} success. Not a medicine, but asteam-| ood, suited to the weakest stomach. Take no other. Sold druggists. In cans, 35c. and up’ OOLRICH & Co. on every Quinine, steady. clined. SUSPENDED | UB} 10430 Sulssoig By His “Better Half,” eoeuc wig Sues Aq wi UO asodmy 0} 1d[vap 9} SUIMOTIV IOT dts 's 2 Le EE Warranted not to Thicken, Sour or Mold in any Climate. Quality Guaranteed Against Injury by Freezing. All others worthless after frees ing. See quotation. MARTELL: BLACKIR ¢ co, Sole Manufacturers, Chicago, Il. Katon, kyon & Go,, Fishing Tackle, Base Ballsand Supplies, Croquet, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis, Ete. State Agents for A. J. Reoch & Co.’s Sporting Goods. Send for Calalogue. EATON, LYON & CO., 20 & 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids “THE WEAR IS THE TRUE TEST OF VALUE.”’ We still have in ek te well-known brand Pioneer Prepared Paint. MIXED READY FOR USE. Having sold same to our trade for over ten years, we can say it has fulfilled the manufac- turer’s guarantee. Write for sample card and prices before making your spring purchases. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SOLE AGENTS POLISHINA ™ Furnrrure WHITE LEAD CM & COLOR WORKS DETROIT, MANUFACTURERS OP LATEST ARTISTIC SHADES OF EXTERIOR H DECORATION F. J, WURZBURG, Wholesale Agent, GRAND RAPIDS, ceca aie ' 4 ; 2 : t THE MTICHTGAN TR ADEHSMAN. 11 | Morphia, Fr. - W...2 8663 Ic | Seidiitz Mixture...... @ 2%, Lindseed, boiled 65 68 Wholesale Price Cuseweut. 3. N. -ecs& ) Simapin. @ 18 Neat’s Foot, winter C@e [oe a. @ 20) strates 50.69 . Moschus Canton...... @ 40| Snuff, Maccaboy, De | Spirits T urpentine. . . 4% Declined—Brimstone, Sulphur. | Myristica, No. 1....... 0@ | Voor .... @ 35] PAINTS. bbl. 1b. 2 Nux Vomica, (po 20). 10 | Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ & a eis , ome . . ik co | Gal Sepia . 32@ 35 | Soda Boras, (po. 13). . i12@ 13 Red Venetian. ........1% 2@: ACIDUM, CEPGRRe.............. 16 00@16 50 TINCTURES. | Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D Gada et Potass THtt, 30 33 | Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4 Abetiousm | s@ 10| Exechthitos........... 90@1 00! . onttum Napellia R 60 | a . * @20 ae : al 4 ee aoa 1% 2@3 oe tri § conitum Na a .. weees , vet ees G41 p ae ams Benzoicum ‘German.. 80@1 90 ee ween eects eens 1 ions = eeu eo en | Picis Liq, N. C., % gal | Soda, Bi-C ee @ si! utty commercial 24 — OTACIC .....---. sees : ee ° pe Agee ee oe @2 00| Soda, Ash............. 4@ 51 . iy % Cacnanemm ..........- 40@ 45| Geranium, ounce..... _~@ a a 30 | Picis Lig., quarts ..... @!1 00 | Soda, Sulphas @ 2| Vermilion Prime Amer . Cheam... 2... . 50@ 55| Gossipii, Sem. gal..... 50@G 75 uae an = “ pints 0. @ 70|Spts. EtherCo........ 50@ 55|_,ican.. : 13@16 Hydrochlor ........... 3@ 5 ee es: 1 & 502 0 00 a onde a eg) Pil Biydrare. (pe. 80). @ 50} “ Myrcia Dom @2 001 ¥ jermilion, English... ca Nitrocum ..... <. to i I Sa a ps 00 | Atrope Relladonna. 60 | Piper Nigra, (po. 22). @ 18; ‘“ Myrcia Imp... @2 50 | 7 iy sa oe a Oxelicuse woos caeesees 12@ = aoe bia so) ) Benson 60 — Alba, (po g5) .. @ 35} * Vini Rect. bbl oe gage aie osphorium dill...... ee eee ; i? “ ao |. 66) Eee Burean.......... a 7 2 06). @2 15} : a .- Gi% Salicylicum ........... 1 40@1 80 — pmaespag e ag z oe ip | Sanguinaria ................ 80| Plumbi Acet ...2..., 14@ 15| Less 5c gal., cash ten days. a iting’ pine Span... = Sulphuricum.... .. ... 1%@ 5 oe “ne eri ce 8001 fo) POR 50 | Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strye hnia C rystal . @1 10 w hiting g. Gilt — cae o Tannicum......... .---1 40@1 60 Moret pst leery a @ v1 Cantharides.............11.. 7% | Pyrethrum, boxes H | Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3% | wy aes rents a Tarterieum............ 35@ 38 Gee” ses ta 1 ane ieee. . & a D. Co. doa... |. < = . . —_ ie Wo r as. Paris Eng 1« ea ae aes >| Card 1 ae Stan, ey... He | Pareerinds __. -. ( Hsbost age ah gape 3@ 5 Ricin “pecan — 1 2061 2 vo ah. eee 3 Gaersae |... 8@ 10} Terebenth Venice..... 28@ 30 | a : rep: ee —" Aqua, 16 deg......-.-- _ eee % Fite. |... ‘100 Quinia, SF.a4W .... 2@ = Theobromae .......... 50@ 55 . le P 28) Gems. 1@ 6 es sa “a pos Cee 50 S. German... 20@ 36| Vanilla.) 11... -.9 00@I16 00 | Paints ...............1 00@1 20 Carnones ............. N@ 13 faa 40@ 45 | Cinchona ........6..0....1. 50 Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14 | Zinci Sulph.... i VARNISHES, Coenen -------+-+=- — “a. ae 60.1 60 | Seecharum Lactispv.. @ 2%] No.1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 ANILINE. Satake 3 50@7 00 | Columba ............ oe 1 S0@2 00 OILs. Extra Tore o1-..... 8 le eC 2 00@2 25 | Sassafras. ............ 50@ 55] Conium ....... wwe seneuoee. OV | BARGES Deaconmis..... 405 SO) Bol. Gal | Coach Dody........... 2 T%B3 00 rer ter ase t eee c 80@1 00 | Sinapis, ess, ounce.... a Gaon... OO | Sa@ntomine _........... @4 50| Whale, winter. 70 70 | No.1 Turp Furn......1 00@1 10 Browh.......----++-+- 150 So rae at yt ee 50 Sapo, Ww. vs... Pe Mi deed extra... SS 60 | Eutra Turk Damar 1 55@1 60 oa srrett to "9 50@3 00 Thyme ................ i CR 50 8@ 10| Lard, No. 1. .... 45 50|/Japan Dryer, No. 1 Yellow .......--------- We ane a GS ieee oe a @ 15| Linseed, pureraw ... 62 65! ‘Turp. : 70@ 75 BACCAE. Theobromas........... 15@ 2 s sit oe - Cubeae (po. 1 60.....-. 175@1 85] = Porassrum. — a Jumpers ...........-- Se Wilh Can............... 15@ 18 Zingiber ....... Ranthouvium......... 2 oO | Bichromate ........... 138@ 14 , Bromide.......... 37 40 Hy See ne : 50 Covet 00... ...... ie % Chlorate, (po. 18) Ha 16@ 18 ‘olorless. seesesee FP) Ferri Chloridum............ 35| POTU...--0- +2000 +--+ Ot 0) Cyanide ............... 50 55 , Terabin, Canada ..... _— Sia... 2 80@2 90 ees” eee ae = oS $0@ 45) Potassa, Bitari, pure. 2m 3) | WObeMA.-- nn B Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15 : ‘i Fomic 50 Petass Nitras, opt 8@ 10 Nux Vomica................ 5 CORTEX. i i Serena ane ce a 85 | Abies, Canadian.........-.. IS) pouince Witness 7@ 9| Opi ..---.----------- -+--+- 2 Cassiae .........-..--- eet 25 2B) 5 ree er So “a | L Cinchona Flava .........--- ig 1b@ 18 oe | Sulpnate poe........... Euonymus atropurp........ 30 Aureati Cortex .... _...... 50 | Myrica Cerifera, po......... = ion RADIX. a — ee Pranus Virgini...........-.. =| Aconmmtmm® ..........._. 20@ 2% mts |... ... ee Quillaia, a ol RiAtias |... a thea 50 | Importers and Jobbers of Sassafras 2} Anchusa .............. 15@ 20] Cassia Acutifol......... ... 50} Ulmus Po (Ground 12)...... UT eeu, OO.............-. @ “6 “ a 50 | Calamus.. +--+ oe SOL SeRpONtATIA |... SOT EXTRACTUM. Gentiana, (po, oe. 10@ 12] Stromonium...2............. 60] Glycyrrhiza Glabra... A@ 2% Glyehrrhiza, ( py. 1). Ie Svein. 60 | “ wo... 33@ 35] Hydrastis Canaden, sll. ol ae ene onan em Haematox,15lb. box.. 11@ 12 oe =. @ | VersirumVeride.......... 5O| : “ 1s ._ 2 14| Hellebore, Ala, po.... 15@ 2 | ‘ 15 | ) 17 “s Inula, Be... Rin 20 MISCELLANEOUS, “ L Ipecac, po -2 25@2 35 . 7 oe oo | Iris oieer t (po. 20@22) .. 18@ 20 ‘Ether, Spts eg” _ 28 ee a @ 15 Jalapa, pr. a. “— 2 Alumen i one a | ° ° 3 i Carbonate Precip...... * | Maranta, \s. oe @: ‘ground. (po. liga) Ch l ad D S d Citrate and Quinia.... @8 50 es Ma a pe 16bQ 18 i ground, (po. _ | emica Ss an ru ists un Tié6s, Citrate Soluble........ 2. 75@1 00} an a Ferrocyanidum Sol.... < = ee _ Ql 7 Antimoni, po... . = ? oe ae ee ie Ser sia es Dealers in ? ' @ We SS hela peg oe 35@1 40 | ert Sanguinaria, (po 25)... @ | antifebrin ..........., @ FLORA. a LT Pe = — Nitras, ounce @ 68 s 8 a i a . .i ee a ae = Arsenicum ............ a fi ae ug glee oasis pS gi acmeteowwo aes Pakent Medicines, Paints, Uils, Varnishes ee a @ | Bismuth S. N.. .2 10@2 20 | ’ J j ‘ Matricaria ...... .-..- Scillae, (po. 35) .. ween 10@ 12 Calcium Chlor, 1s, (Ks | i seize. Symplocarpus, Feeti- a: a @ »| Sole Agents for the Oelebrated Pioneer Prepared Paints. Barosma . 10@ 12 Vv raleriane, ‘Eng. (po.36) 3 = Cantharides Russian, | ae Acutifol, Tin- sian gy th og 15@ 2D] PO------2eeeeeeeeeees @1 7% | nive ly ae x5 = Fingiberia lL, 10@ 15 Capsici Fructus, oe .. e = | wre : : » *) seee | Salvia officinalis, 4s mineioer j.......... R@ i i Pe e oo w Sole P ‘et f ie ee 1 2 SEMEN. Caryophyllus, ip 20) 15@ 18] 6 are Sole f£roprietors oO Ure OUret........-...... 8@ 10] Anisum, (po. =. - ; @ . Cammine, Nae @3 %5 | GUMMI. Apium (grave eons 5@ Cera Alba, S. e y..... 50@ 55 | Bird, ee = 6| Cera Flava............ 3@ 35 ’ sea kel gt el RE i [Sere flaws 3 ® WEATHERLY'S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY. o 3d os @ 80 Cardamon.. as oo! 25 | Cassia Fructus........ @ 20} “ 3d sorts... @ 65 Corlandrum........... ie Rita, ll. @ 10| i“ ee 75@1 00 se Saliva... ae, 2 Chloroforna @ 35] ears ase co i donium. oo loroform . 50@ 55 | Aloe, oom on - ig = cheno odium gatnnees ‘ =. ss eee squibbs . @I1 00 | ipterix Odorate...... v Yhloral Hy ‘Cost a. 4 50@1 75 i i i Sotoir (po, 60) . @ %0/ Poeniculum........... @ 15] Chondrus ..... .. 0@ Ww We have in stock and offer a full line of = u, 18, (748, 14 45, @ 1 Focangresk, po.. . = “ Cinchonidine, P.&W 15@ 20 oa el on™ 5 ee German 4@ 10 Ammen “> Lini, grd, (bbl. 4 ).. hg 4% | Corks, list, dis. per Whiskies, Brandies, oy aI | eS CT ge eal Benzsoinum...........- 30@ 55 Ph sare pi ae oe : 6 Camphore:.......... "22 60@ 65 | Pharlaris 7 | petabiosuigyphoesgeliteshn ada la @ 30) Eu Cetin a, 35@ 19 | Rapa .---.. ne 6@ 9 Creta, (bbl. ob. @ 2) CGins, Wines, Rums,. Mathasune av @3 00 Sinapis, Bie... .... 8@ 9 i, DEEP... eee eee 5@ 5/} Gamboge, POs... 80 9 Nigra... 11 13) - precip... 8@ 10) Guaiacum, (po. 55) ... @ 50 SPIRITUS. ce @ 8 Kino, (po, 25).......-. @ Frumenti, WD. Co. 4 00@2 50 Crocus ee ca. 3B 38 | ae gl 00 DER. 1 75@2 00 Cudbear eee canes @ 24 | Myrrh, (po 45)........ : 40 TE ee 1 10@1 50 a hele bt ela = a Opli, (pc. 5 20)........ 33 90 | Juniperis Co. O. T....1 75@1 75 os ( 2 i : : 2 a 25@ 35 “ ee TF i | ener Sulph........... 68@ 70} Stele oxchd..: BG | saacharum NE... } fags) | Emery. af waaiare Weare Sole Agents in Michigan for W. D. & Co. Tragacanth .. ----- SO@ 1 Spt Vini Galll........ 1 75@6 50 po ~ @ .| muues—inquncepackages. | Vint Oporta........... 1 2@2 00 | Brgote, (po) 60....... 50 85 Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash Ateleteeee. «5... TOE oe nee ort —- 2 @ 3 Eupatorium .........-....... 20 SPONGES. Gambier..... eee 8 @9 i i ' i Lobelia. nooo | rioriaa sheeps wool, | Gelatin, Goopee '. " @ “an, Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite Maori 28 : " oscao sat) | | Beeman u Mentha _- pee eee e es x3 an a wad 5@ | Glassware flint, 75 per cent. Rye Whisky. Vir ee es 30 Crease |. 2 00 | by box 6234 less | Rue.. ‘ec gg) Veet ate ‘sheeps’ | Glue, Brown ates 9@ 15 | Tanacetum, teereeeees RQ wool carriage....... 1101 yao... a Oe 25| Extra yellow sheeps’ | Giveersna |... R@ 2} MAGNESIA. Carriage 0 g5 | Grana Paradisi. ~@ 15 | Caicined, Pat... ...... 55@ 60| Grass sheeps’ wool car. 65 | Hydraag Chior Mite. "@ We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. ' > 5 22 ee : = | Carona re ia |. gee 3| Hard for slate use. = ee a We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar- ee oe — cic ae 1 40 ‘“« Ammoniati. @l i, antee Satisfaction. “ T > rn 55 — 4 Unguentum. ©@ % All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re- Abeinthiom. ......... 5 00@5 50 SYRUPS. Hydrargyrum . @ th S 1 Amygdalae, Dule... .. 45@ 75| Accacia.................... 50] Ichthyobolla, Am.....1 25@1 50 ‘ceive them. end ina tria order. Amyesiec, Amereac....5 G6G55 2 | Zingiber .................... SB) imd@igo.......:......... T5@1 00 | NE i a . oe oe eee... ..........._...... GO | Iodine, Resubl........3 7@3 & | Auranti Cortex....... @2 50 | Ferri Iod... ee, oe. @4 70} Bergamii —s 2 80@3 25 | Auranti Cortes........ reves | ee... ... 4... Sa Oe Cat... 5. ee. * ool 00 | Rhei Arom.. +. GO EvCOpOGION? .......... Su@ 60 Canyopayill ...:.. ...5 1 2@1 30 Similax Ofticinalis.. oa Gri Macia ..,......... . 80@ 8 a 35@ «65 Co...... 50} Liquor Arsen et Hy- Chenepeal .....,..... Es 50 ee @ x ay OMmnanmont ......... 1 35@1 = eee 50} Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12 MEUOMIONED oe apes @ 7 wc... L 50 | Magnesia, Sulph (bbl rE | for 600 eases at $2.75 jrolled oats are lower. Pickles are very searce and are a little higher. | further advances. _ - —_ <> ane The Restraining Influence. ‘Boy,”’ said a grocer, ‘‘didn’t I see you | pocket an apple from that barrel 2” “<"G, Sit.”” *‘Look out! you were acting very sus- |picious. I was watching you.’’ | ‘Yes, 1 knew you were, and that’s the ;reason I didn’t make a grab and run Pfor it.7’ 8 Misunderstood the Question. | Judge—Do I understand that you pre- | fer a charge against this man ? Grocer—No, sir. I prefer to have him | pay cash. | — oe — ‘Brush’? soap, which was put on the |market about three months ago by the |Central City Soap Co., of Jackson, is |meeting with a large sale. It is ade- | cided novelty. Sold by all jobbers. | Established 1780.] oD. ( or Oh at oid “LA BELLE CHOCOLATIPRE.” W. BAKER & CO.’S ReGisterep TrapE-MARK. NVo Chemicals are used in any of Walter Baker & Co.’s Chocolate and Cocoa Prep- arations. These preparations have stood the test of public ap- proval for more than one hundred years, and are the acknowledged standard of purity and excellence. he had sent out col- | ad- | per dozen having | been refused last Saturday. Oatmeal and | Dried | |fruits continue firm and are subject to | PRODUCE MARKET. | Apples—Golden or Roxbury russets or North- | ern Spys command %3.50@ per bbl. Beans—Dealers pay $1.40 for unpicked and | $1.50 for picked, holding at #1.65@381.75 per bu. The market is firm. Beets—40c per bu. Butter—The market is easier, except for strictly choice. Creamery is in fair demand at 26c. Choice grades of dairy are in active demand, dealers paying 15@1te and holding at 17@18e Buckwheat Flour—#1.75 per 1€0 Ibs. Cabbages—1@85 per crate, for new stock. Cheese—Fair stock of full cream commands 11@12c. Cider—10e per gal. Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce barrels Cucumbers—#1.50 per doz. Dried Apples — Evaporated are held at 10@ llc and sundried at 6@6c%. Eggs—Dealers now pay 10cand hold at 11@12c. Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $3.50 per bu.; | medium, $3.50. Timothy, $1.50 per bu. Honey —Scarce and nearly out of market. Lettuce—12@15e per lb. for Grand Rapids grown. Maple Sugar — 8@10e per Ib., quality. Magle Syrup—75@835e per gal. Onions—Green, 25¢e per doz. $3.75 per crate. Parsnips—6ve¢ per bu. Pieplant—7e per Ib. Pop Corn—4e per lb. Potatoes—The market is still firm, but is likely | to be a little weak for a few days, when prices will probably go still higher. Buyers are paying | 50¢ per bu. here and 45¢c at most of the leading shipping points throughout the State. Radishes—35c per doz bunches, |} Spinach—#1 per bu. Squash—Hu_ bard, 2c per Ib. ; ia Potatoes—A few lots are held at $5 per Di, | Tomatoes —Early Southern stock commands $1 | per peck (7 qts.) box. Turnips—25e per bu. Vegetable Oysters—40c per doz. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. | quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. according to Bermuda, $3.50@ Dean, fo 11 50 eee 11 50 | Rrtrn Clear pip short cut.............. 12 % | mere Creer, beayy.... 12 75 ool OC a | Boston Clear, ahovicut...................... #00 Coc MO ee 13 00 Standard clear, short cut, best........ he 13 00 SAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. ieee 7 copilot 9 eee RAN lode ae 9 Prepare ee 8 ere 5 Seen eee 5 pence (ee. C«;w#«gC§#a«a#§j SCN ee 5 eee eee 5 LARD—Kettle Rendered. Oo yc dte 1% oek......... Ld Sie ode cee bcs ce ge 73 oe ee 7% LARD—Family. See 53 eer ee 5% pom eee Oe ONO 6% Sip Farm, ie abeee.... 5g wie. Fee, Gia ecane — 6% ie ren ta. 6 wi Cie 6% BEEF IN BARRELS, Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 7 00 Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 7 00 DPOMCCi KOMP Mi SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Bee ereriee ee 93% i . Pe 10 o . sores... i. 104% ° eee , eee 8% Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................... 8% pero oer, MOM OENOCR | me CORE OR reece Oe we Ieee... a 6 OYSTERS and FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: | FRESH FISH. en @7% i r meOnee i, @s Roe es @6 [meee eas a @15 | Ciscoes aie eee bec ee eet stan Lo @ 4 OYSTERS—Cans., | Pairhaven Coutts oo @35 eee 25 @2 ee @2 ae @20 FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beef, carcass... . Ratteerceveree oes OOQED GLE “ce @ 8 | Mee eunreere. 7 ee. @ 4% 1 ne eee... @10 Ce @ 8% : itn ee ee. esis eet aes eG 54D 6 eee @5 eee @8 i @6 | Sateeee, Died or head. ......... ..__.. @5 | Co. bo @5 | - A oo @8 mee... LL @ 9 CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: | STICK, | meencerd, © tm. bames........... 1... 9 | Twist, 25 a ee ee ee | Cut Loaf, 25 ee 10% MIXED ieee Sore ONee ac i 8% ee ee a, 10 - ee i 9% Prence Cream, 2510, pele. ...:. ......... 11% FANCY—In 5 lb. boxes. CO 12 Sour _— ets edte eee s desea uesatdeteuee genes 13 Peeeeeteees PN 14 ete es tt. 14 ot, Oe, CeeoCreeee MOPE. 18 ee ee ec, y. 10 ROI PN 18 a. eee PO 14 Reeeeees eee... 14 i Pees. OT 14 car eanahina MN e NO aN eke eee eet eee ce oe 15 re 13 eres ee: Sage 13 CN 16@18 one ee Cee... 18 ee 16 Pecan Cree 20 eee WO 15 meee Si 22 Weeeeeerees Bees 14 FaNncy—In bulk. Josenges, plain, mm paile...................... 12% . oe. 11 - printed, in = Wie perice cota ce cu. 2 - ' iti ES Chociete Dregs in eens. ............... |. 12 Gum Drops, in palls............. ee Seat coach 6% . _ irimin a e 54 mone Deeg tee 10 - - or. 9% Bor Sonn ta pels... 12 Pere ee 11 . eee 10% FRUITS. Oranges, Messina, choice.. ........... @ - Poey @ 4 00 - Piorida, choiee.......... ... 3 75@ 4 00 " ee 4 0@ 4 75 " miverside, fancy ............. 3 75@ 4 00 Hay Mountain, “* ........ eee @ 3 50 ia Wash. Navals, fancy......._. @ ’ Verentiss, letge.. . @ Lemons, Messina, choice, 360........... @3 50 ' ' ' Recess cee 3 75@t 00 . _ Taney, Se... |. @A , . Me o. 4 25@4 50 Figs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers...... @16 o r cere 3 @ 14 _ ots... @ Pee rae ee... @ _ een oe. @ - on er ee. @10 “ ee @8 _ Persian, GOib. Dox........ ... 5%@ NUTS. Aimones, Tavasons. @16 e ,. @15 “ ee @l4 en @11% Wenn Ceeeoe @I16 . eer @13 rocans, Tomee 11 @l4 PEANUTS, Poe Br aes. @9 . c ge @10% Panes, @ PF fie... 9 ba Y ** Roasted @10% oat ee a ® 8 ' er... @ 9% EB. J. Mason & Co., Proprietors of Uld Homestead Factory GRANT, MICH. MANUFACTURERS OF Preserves, Evaporated Apples Jellies aud Apple Batter Our goods are guaranteed to be made from wholesome fruit and are free from any adulteration or sophis- tication. See quotations in grocery price current. The Grand Rapids trade can be sup- plied by GOSS & DORAN, 138 South Division street. Telephone, 1150. A.D. Spangler & Co WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUITS axo PRODUGE And General Commission Merchants. EAST SAGINAW, MICH. We buy and sell all kinds of fruit and produce and solicit correspondence with both buyers and sellers. Fehsenfeld & Grammel, (Successors to Steele & Gardner.) Manufacturers of BROOMS! Whisks, Toy Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom Handles, and all Kinds of Broom Materials. 10 and 12 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids. THE MICHTG AN TRADESMAN. Wholesale Price Current. The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers u ho pay promptly and buy in full packages. APPLE BUTTER, E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 6 AXLE GREASE. Prescre: ......... 2... #2 60 a 1% Pees. 1 60 BAKING POWDER. Absolute, % Ib. cans, 100s..11 75 c ca * 50s..10 00 " 1 *. Ge if Acme, \ Ib. cans,3doz.... 7% : sib. “ a_i ' | _ [ _ 3 00 . ee... 20 Our Leader, Zid. cans. 45 ae 90 fe eee 1 60 Telfer’s, < og cans, - 45 “oe : 85 “oe * a “ce “ a 1 50 BATH BRICK. English, 2 doz. in case. 80 — cer lrlci<“‘ SCC 75 American.’2 doz. in case... 70 BLUING,. Dozen Merean, 406. ||... .. 30 ifs f os........ i 60 . oo. 90 BROOMS. a 1% ee 2 00 ~~ 2 Carpet.. 22 oe 2 50 Fetiet treme . 2% Common Wihtek............ 90 Fancy . eS 1 20 Mill . . $2 Warchonse 2 7 BUTTERINE Dairy, —_ packed. . 12% ae 13 Creamery, = am. - o- 4 NDLES Hotel, 40 Ib. “boxes eo 10 — eT 34 ceeeeeee.. ................ 10 wee... 2 CANNED Goops—Fish. Clams. 1 Ib. Little agg Leas 1 20 Clam Chowder, 3 Ib......... 2 10 Cove Oysters, ib, stand.. 115 2 Ib. 1.1 95 Lobsters, 1 1b. picnic i .. 1% 2 Ib. 5 “ 2 oe ] z= Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85 lb. st tand eee 1 20 . cm § .L.., 2 00 ‘ 3 lb. in Mustard...2 = Sib. soused....... 2 85 Salmon, 11b. Columbia... .2 00 Elm, Algeea........ 1 9 Sardines, domestic - oe 5 oaicg 9 . Mustard “er aecee @9 . imported \4s...10%@16 . enced, i6a....... 10 Trout, 3 Ip. brook. ....... 2 60 CANNED GOODS—FTuits. Apples, gallons, stand. ....3 00 Blackberries, stand......... 80 Cherries,red standard 1 — 20 A fees cs 1 40 Demeeee . 1 Egg Plums, stand.....1 15@1 35 Gommenetmee................ 1 00 REO oo Green Gagos.......... 1 15@1 35 Peaches, yellow, stand1 75@1 85 e soceute ldo, 1 10@1 45 . Pe 1 00 PREG eee cee aec 1 25 Pineapples ............ 1 10@1 50 le 1 00 Raspberries, Cth. ......... 1s WO oc ce oc as ss 1 40 Strawberries .......... 1 16@1 % Whortleperres: ............. 75 CANNED VEGETABLES. {aT Oyster Bay...... Beans, Lima, stand......... 85 “ Geeen ismea.... Oi =—ee.......... @ 90 ‘* Stringless, Erie.. 90 “ Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40 90 Corn, Archer’s Trophy...... se Morn’g Glory. 90 - ‘ Early Golden. 90 Peas, Preneh................ 1 68 ** extra marrofat. . @1 & “ meee... ............ 80 “wee, see... ..... 1 40 . | meee. 2c. 1 a 85 ‘¢ French, extra fine... .1 50 Mushrooms, extra fine......2 15 Pumpkin, 3 1b. Goldent 25@1 35 Succotesh, standard. . i 40 Pee a ee = Tomatoes, Red Coat.. @1 00 Good Enough @% 134 Ben Har ... @95 ° stand br.... @% CHEESE, za Full Cream.. 12 ood a @i1% Pare Bkimmed......... 9 @10 Ban hee... ..... 2. 19 @20 Roe... @1 00 CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. German Sweet... .......... 22 ao ee 35 espe Gece eel dues ecu 38 Breakfast Ceeee ....... 40 Pe, 37 CHEWING GUM. Rubber, 100 lumps ev iu iy cee 25 ee 35 Pree 25 CHICORY. CL ., 6 Red COCOA SHELLS. Pie. 4 @4% Pound packages....... 54@6 COFFEE EXTRACT. Maes iy. 5 Felix.. 1 10 ‘COFFEE—Green. ete @21 Seed... .... —w oe . aoe... @2: ‘* fancy, washed... @24 cl 23 @24 Seeeoe. ........... 22 @233 Mexican & Guatemala 23 @24 aava, Interior......... 24 @26 . Mandheling....27 @30 Peavey... 22 @24 Mocha, genuine..... 26 @28 To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. COFFEES—Package, McLaughlin’s XXXX....25% Pee... 8... 25 jen... 2544 “ in cabinets (4c above) CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft.......per doz. 1 3 . 50 ft. . 1 50 . 60 ft. by 1% . wm... .... -“ 2 00 . 80 ft " 2 Jute oir, .... . 1 00 “ wt ...... " 1s CONDENSED MILK. ee... 7 50 Anglo-Swiss..........6 00@ 7 60 COUPONS. coupons—“‘Superior.”’ $ 1. per hundred bees. 2% 7. lO 3 00 $5. “ CS , 4 00 -— Se 5 00 mo, “ a, 6 00 coupons—“Tradesman.” :: per hundred.. . 85, $10, 820, Subject to the following fis counts: 200 or over. 500 “ sc “cc “ ea 5 per cent, ey - 1000 “ce a “ CRACKERS. Menosha Butter............ 746 rer le. 5% Wieck. ...........-.,,...... 5% yo 5% © Jeenie................ 6 Beeion............:......... 6% Ce neee. 8, ver Soe... 7% Ss Oe... 5} Cue Cymer, Ann... 5% a le 5% CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure. _. os Giese... 25 DRIED FRUITS—Domestic. Apples, sun-dried..... 6 @ 6% ] evaporated. . 10@11 Apricots, “ eo @19 Blackberries ‘“‘ .-o @6 Meee — sc... 15 Peaches ' cee ee Plums ' ey Raspberries ‘ § DRIED FRU 1rs—Prunes. Siuteey............ 64@ 6% a @ 7% Caltoraia............ 10 @i1 DRIED FRUITS—Peel. Lemon.. : 18 Craeee............... 18 DRIED FRUITS—Citron. i orem... @z —............... @25 DRIED FRUITS—Currants, Zante, in barrels...... . in less quantity Se €% DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. Valencias........ ... @10 Claes. ............ @11% i 10 @12 London ee, Cali- fornia.. .. 2 60@3 00 London Lay. ers, for’n. @ Muscatels, California. 1 9O@2 25 FARINACEOUS GOODS, Varina, 100 Ib. kegs......... 04 Sominy, per Phl............ 3 00 Macaroni, dom 12 1b box.... 60 " imported..... @ 9% Peart Dariey.........-. @ 24 6 oS @1 00 ™ split... @ 3 Sago, German. @6 Tapioca, fi’k or. D’ rl... 6@ 7 Wheat, cracked....... @5 Vermicelli, import. . @10 domestic... @b60 FISH—SALT. Cod, wiole............ 5 @6 * Bemetoss.......... 6%4@ 74 Halibut . @10% Herring, round, ‘% ‘bbl. 2 90 [ gibbed.. 2% - Holland, “bbls... 12 00 ' ° kegs, new @ % “ Sealed ... -20@ 22 Mack. sh’s, No. 2, Rg bbl 12 00 te . : Ib kit..1 30 “ ae “ee ae | 20 Trout, ie =e oe 4 00@4 25 Ib. rn. 60 White, No. 1,% é bbis..5 5 50@5 15 lp, kite... 1 00 . _ 10 Ib. ke... 80 . Family, % “apeaane .2 50 “ce “ec kit aL 50 GUN POWDER. cn SS 5 2 EE 2 88 | SEEDS, TOBACCOS—Plug. MEAL, Meiwed bind... ........ 4%@ $ S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands. | Bolted. eta eee ed 2 ae Camewew..... Nimrod, 4x12 and 2x12........ 97 | Granulated...1..1 0.0.11. 1a) CmAaRy --.-------.. cen ee 3 Reception, 22-5x12, 16 o£...... 36 FLOUR. : | Hemp... : ‘ . 3i% Vineo, 16, 4% to S...........@ Straight, in seeks. |..... €a0 | Anise. . he ence ee ele. oe Big 5 Center, omit, 130n......28 “barrels. 4 50 ee 6 Wheel, 5 to tb. eee eee cele x Patent ‘“ sacks. 5 30 HERBS. | eer 7% | Trinket, 3x9, 9 oz......... . " DGEFOMR,....... 5 50 ee q | SALT Jas. G. Butler & Co.'s Braids MILLSTUFFS, Hops... wi... we || Diamond Crystal, i cases Something Good.. ee 14 00 caila 24 packages... 5 0) Poulos Pedro .......... _....! 33 ee 15 00 E. J. Mason & Co.'s goods | Common Fine per ‘nh 80 | Peach Pie .. i. 36 DERCCGA 4... oe Oe Chicago goods r 34 | Solar Rock, 56 Ib. sacks.. 27 Ww edding Cake, blk.. -..00 | nee... Ee Oe at Oh aay # | 28 pocket......-.2. 2.000001 90 | “Tobacco” _.04 | mamed Peeq.............., 18 Se te LAMP WICKS. Fe 2 00 TOBACC os—Fine C ut. Coemee meal............... 18 ao No. is . 30 | 100 . ee D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands. CORN No. Ee a ani 40 | Ashton bu. bags ede ee wo | eee... 63 oe 42 No. 2. — 50 | Higgins ‘‘ a. 7 | Sweet Caba........... 36 : ee 38 LICORICE [Wee 35 | Our Leader...... 35 OATS i . oe |. 20 opaccos—Smoking Small lots.... 32 Ce 30 4b TOBACC moking. eee TOG ae Calabria..._._. ee SALERATUS., ar Eeader... 16 | Car ye -28% oN ig | Church’s, Arm & Hammer... eG | CC 7 RYE. si | Dwight’sCom gece ule. 5% ts . eee Mey... 40 LYE. Syeen se... 1. . 5 " ee ee 1 BARLEY. Condensed, 2 doz...........1 % ere Sheaf.. "Big " ca... . oe fae... ae MATCHES. " are... _-..-.. 08 VINEGAR. NO... oe 1 No. 9 sulphur.......... | ga | Our Leader... 434 | 40 sr el 8 HAY Anchor parlor............. 171. SYRUPS. 50 g tcseserecesse-kO | NO, 1 eed ce 10 00 Wo Shoe. gap) Com, Derrela. |. @24 fi ‘for ‘barrel Nos... .... ... 2ee Menor parior 400|... one-half barrels.... @26 MISCELLANEOUS. HIDES, PELTS and FURS. ie iat Pure Sugar, wa... 26@35 | Cocoa Shells, bulk.. nae 4@5 Perkins & Hess pay as fol Black Strap.......... 20 half barrel. ...28@37 | PAPER & WOODENWARE lows: : eee eee eet. sw Goops. PAPE HIDES. a oe sete aees . ae Ginger Snaps.......... s Curtiss & Co. _— as fol | Green. oe | eae Now Orleans, ak *Daqpas Psd . yes ane “ | lows: Fart C ured Loe. Qs gyeiee 30035 | ETO e TEAMS. ...... 8% |S traw .. ue EE a a 4 @5% ie taey. 420015 | Graham Crackers..... 8 Light | W Veight. — 200 | Heavy steers, extra. Cn helt ieaeade $6 aden 249 | Oatmeal Crackers.... S [Sugar .. weeena 4+. 000 | Diy. a a @ & 3c ex | soDa, Hardware a Dry Kips . ie a .. & @e OATMEAL. Boxes Dees a .2% | Calfskins, green. 8 @6 Muscatine, Barrels .... .5 00 | Kegs, English. ee 4% | Dry Goods...... 6 & cured... oC 44@ 6 Half barrels.....2 65 SHOE POLISH. Jute Manilla. : 8 Deacon sking..........10 20) [ Cases... .. 2 15@ 2 25 | Jettine, 1 doz. in box...... 75 | Red Express No. 1. . & 4 off for No. 2. ROLLED OaTS | TEAS “Os |... ..4 / : PELTS. Muscatine, Barrels.... @5 00) ae Fal nana Shearlings.....-....... 10 QB Half bbls. @2 65| _, JaPAN—Regular. Oe Estimated wool, per Ib 20 @28 “ Cases 2 15@2 25 Fair eee ee. 14 @16 | Cotton, No. ee 20 FURS—10 per cent. off, a + 0 a ie ye Pas ea Mas . Mink, dark . 10@ 50 ICE, ..... Peele al @29 | Sea Islanc ‘assor ee pale. . 5@ 25 wichigan es tees ‘a Cheicost. ......._. ..32 @38 | No.5 Hemp.. +. 28 | Reeogen ....... |. 0@ 7 te | SUN CURED. raeG”.. Seure....... . PICKLES. a... hl dk ak | wWed . & MmUSeras.... ..... -- Ge Medium. . ouue @i 00 | Good...... 16 @e | WOODENWARE, Pox, ved...............) 2o@at So 4 00 | Choice..... ..24 y | Tubs, Sa 1 _... 7a * erom.............2 On Small, bor. oc eee On| CmemOGee 30 @33 |! hee es os . 6 00 erey.............. 2g 56 y re . 425 ASKET FIRED, | No . ....... . © OOl Bagecr.. ... ......... Sia PIPES. | Wale ..-....... @20 | Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 10) Cat, wild.............. Tag oe Clay, No. 216.. a ey ‘hoice. . eas |” wNo tl, three hoop i | Pisher.................4 Gea Oo nn D. , full count | eS hoicest. . @35 Cc leteaatad, Ser temes.... Siiwne.................. 50@1 50 Cob, No. 3.... at Extra choice, wireleaf @4 Bowis, (ineh)............ 100) Martin, dark. ...__. 1 25@3 00 | GUNPOWDER. e a 13 . pale & yellow 60@ PRESERVES. | Common to fair.......25 @35 oe 2 00 | Otter, dark. ..4 00@6 00 E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 8 | Extra fine to finest....50 @65 im 2 | Wolf... tana ens sem Ce Oo RICE. | Choicest fancy.. 7 @85 assorted, 17s and 195 2 50 | Bear . 400@12 00 Carolina head a a IMPERIAL. Ml “* 15s, 17s and 19s 2 75 | Beaver ee 2 00@4 00 No. 1................5% | Common to fair.......20 @35 | Baskets, market... i <) Oppossam...... ....... 02@ 15 ‘| wel ae + 5H@. | Superior tofine........ 409 @xr | DGSNEE 1 50| Deerskins, per lb...... 10@ 20 ee YOUNG HYSON. ‘* with covers 190} Above prices for No. 1 skins Fane 5@6% | Common to fair.. .4 Go | willow er ths, No.1 5 % | only. ' a | Superior to fine. .-30 @4# | 5 ay 26 23 WOOL, : - : I OOLoNG. | ’ C “No.3 7 25 | Washed.. : 2QXW sae cae _-- — cones » = —— = splint No. 1 : = Unwashed... . 10@18 : y> Se 6Fl eeeror ko Oe... DO . 0.2 MISCELLANEOUS. French Rappee, in Jars.... .43 | Fine to choicest.......55 @6r “ “ WoSGolPallow 00 3 @ 3% SOAP. | > ENGLISH BREAKFAST. GRAINS ad FEEDSTUFES | Grease butter ........ 1 @2 troit S va / , [oem 25 M3 | WHEAT. Sarre .............. 1%@ 2 « — oap Co.’s Brands. iC So 0 @ee wee... ......... ao SO | Ginseng 2 ee FQ Paige i sored 30 | Best . Leute OO Gio | Med... &0 Above prices are nominal and psoas st eee tees --3 85 | Tea Dae 8 @10 | All wheat bought on 60 Ib, test. | for immediate delivery only. Mottled German............3 00 ‘ ~ ee German... 2 70 | U.S. Big Bargain..... . |..2 00| Weost, Piogter........... ...2 %} Cocoa Castile ..... oS eT Cocoa Castile, Fancy........3 36 | | Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands, —_—- Family, 75. 2 9% Old ¢ — 8 3 30 | Una, 100.. i. .3 65 | Bouncer, 100. 3 15} SAL SODA. | oo ee oo Granulated, boxes.......... 2 SAPOLIO. Kitchen, 3 doz. i box..... 260 Hand Y = Oe sPICEsS—Whole. Allspice. . oo, 10 Cassia, C hina in mats...... 8 ° Batavia in bund....15 - Saigon in rolls......35 Cloves, Amboyna...... . 2 “ae Zansiher..... Mace Batayia....... Nutmegs, Yancy.. No. 1 Oo: t......:... . No. 2. aoe Pepper, Singapore, black....16 white... .%6 _ ehoc .............. 20 sPIcEs—Ground—-In Bulk. Ue i 15 Cassia, Batavi 20 ss “a ‘Saigon. 25 - Seem... 42 Cloves, Amboyna...........26 ' Benmerer...,....... 20 Ginger, African.. > e Cochin.. - Jamaica Mace Batavia. . oe 8 Mustard, English.. a . and Trie.. _ Trieste eee eo oe 27 Nutmegs, s........,..... 80 Pepper, Singapore, black... .18 _ — a -.90 - Cayenne. oe SUGARS. Cut Loaf.............. @ 7% | ae Ae @ 6% | Powoered.........,.._ @ 6% Standard Granulated. @ 6% \ Pane... .. @ 6%; | Confectioners’ A...... @6.18 White Extra C....... @ 5% a C2... @ 5% eel cet eae us ac “ @ 5% Yellow eae sev b eee @ 54 Lew on~ i b4 Ep sell our me CONntinue to $1.50 Per Foot—6 Feet or Over. We still oval or square frontshow cases with metal corners for Giand Rapids. 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMA N. BUYING RETAIL AT WHOLESALE. | One Way in Which a Wholesale Mer- | chant’s Friends Annoy Him. | From the New York Sun. A wholesale merchant was sitting in} his office in the first loft of a big Broad- | way building one day last week, busily figuring on an important contract. He had been rushed all day long, and was now endeavoring to make up for time he had been compelled to waste in attending upon several large customers who had come in about noon, whom he had felt constrained to take out to lunch. It was getting late in the afternoon, and he had a great many things to do before he could leave the office. For one thing, he had found it necessary to finish his figuring and have the terms of the contract pre- pared, so that they might be mailed the same day. He had also nade an engage- ment to meet a friend at his club for dinner, and his wife expected him to escort her to a reception later in the evening. Naturally, therefore, he was anxious to be undisturbed. In the midst of the more important part of his work, however, his bookkeeper stuck his head into the office and said in an apologetic tone : ‘*‘Mrs. —— wants to see you, sir. I told her you were busy, but she insisted upon my telling you she was here.”’ ‘Great Heavens !’ exclaimed the mer- chant in despair, ‘‘that woman here again? What does she want now ?”’ Almost the same instant the woman referred to appeared at the door, and the merchant assumed as pleasant an expres- sion as he was capable of and stepped forward to meet her. Mrs. —— was a friend of his wife, a woman of wealth and social standing, whom he could not well afford to slight. She was a woman of middle age, fashionably dressed, and with that calm self-possession which is the distinguishing trait of the women of the world. Although possessed of a considerable fortune, Mrs. —— was known to be of a saving disposition. Knowing the merchant to be a manu- facturer and importer of fine plush goods, she was in the habit of coming to his place whenever she wanted anything in his line. She was not a weleome visitor, for she insisted upon seeing more samples than a customer who wanted to buy $5,000 or $10,000 worth, whereas her purchases never amounted to more than about $25. “I know you are busy,’’ said Mrs. ——, with what under other circumstance might have been considered a charming smile, ‘‘but then, you have such good taste, and I know I can rely on whatever you say. 1 want to get a handsome toilet case for one of my nieces, who is my especial favorite, and I want the poor child to have the very best I can find for her. Now, haven’t you some- thing real new among your recent im- portations ?’’ Finding that it would be useless to en- deavor to hurry the woman, the merchant had aclerk accompany them, and pulled down one after another of the best things in his place. There were some samples on one of the shelves which had not yet been shown to anybody, and had been imported for the next Christmas season. In this business it was necessary to use great caution in allowing new designs to be seen, especially where they were im- portations that could not be copyrighted, and the merchant had _ therefore kept them secret until the time should come when he was ready to show them to his customers. Mrs. ——, while de- liberately surveying the various designs shown to her, happened to espy the others in their paper wrappers, and, sus- pecting that they might be newer than anything she had seen, she calmly pointed to them and said, archly: ‘“‘Now, Mr. ——. I suppose it is wrong for me to say so, but I have an idea that you must have something very choice stowed away on that shelf. They are so earefully wrapped up that it strikes me they must be something very nice. Won’t you let me see them 2”’ “I must warn you, Mrs. ——.,’’ he said, “that although I can let you see these it will be impossible to let you have any, as we have only single samples, which we must keep to show toour customers.’’ ‘“‘Now, Mr. .’ she said, looking oe oe Putnam Gandy Go. WHOLESALE HEAPQUARTERS FOR FRUIT Oya rere NUTS, ETC. Lemons, TTT Bananas, Figs, Dates, Nuts, etc. lonia Pants& Overall Co. E. D. Voorhees, Manager. MANUFACTURERS OF Pants, Overalls, Goats, Jackets, Shirts, kts. Warranted Not to Rip. Fit Guaranteed. Workmanship Perfect. Mr. Voorhees’ long experience in the manufacture of these goods enables him to turn out a line especially adapted to the Michigan trade. Samples and prices sent on application. IONIA, MICH. gh. FROM MATER “FREE Fy Sy ae Uc, %, “. ~ Ss s P = = s : : m e > 2 > Sig 2 B Ik Fe lz : m o ~d oe = S$ DIRECTIONS <= e We have cooked the corn in this can sufficientls Should be Thoroughly Warmed (net cooked) adding piece ot Gooe Butter (size of hen's egg) and gill of fresh milk ( “agen t water.) Season to suit when on the table. None genuine unless bearing the signature ot Davenport Cannizg Qo, a gin Ia. sremport, tas On = £N aT THis © no ~ WHO URGES YOU TO hEEP SA POLIO’? tae PURLIO! By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers cre ate a demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas- ers to the store, and help sell less known goods. ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS. A. HIMES, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Lime, Cement, GOAL AND WOOD, Fire Brick, etc. Yard and Warehouse on Line of Main Office, 54 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. G. KR. & L, C. & W. M. and L. S. & M.S. Rys. ALE SHIPMENTS MADE PROMPTLY.——— TIME TABLES. Grand Rapids & Indiana. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive. Leave. Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... 7:10am Traverse City BAprems........ccce. 9:20am 11:30am Traverse City & Mackinaw..........3:25pm 4:10pm re CI, osc aces cee sen 9:15 pm Ce Ca ese teen ese 6:30 pm Through coaches for Saginaw on 7:10 a m and 4:10 p m train. GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express. 7:15am Fort Wayne Express. 11:45 a m 12:25pm Cincinnati Express............ 5:30 pm 6:00 p m From Mackinaw & Traverse C 10:40 p m I ee edie ie cee acs. 9:55 am Train leaving for Cincinnati at 6p. m. and arriving from Cincinnati at 9:20 p. m., runs daily, Sundays in- cluded. Other trains daily except Sunday. Sleeping and Parlor Car Service: North—7:00 a. m. and 4:10 p. m. trains have sleeping and parlor cars for Mackinaw City. South—7:15a. m. train has chair car and 6 p. m. train Pullman sleeping car for Cincinnati. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave Arriv e. ict beetiertseebeceee ee cadiebedsegentee 10:15am Be Oe cdot cig teenie ined eeeeeciesdesdi panies 3:45 pm psd oh ee Se SS ee 8:45 pm Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. Through tickets and full information can be had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at depot, or Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. OC. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEsT. Arrives, Leaves POOR TEOIOUE,.. 65. oc cnccescs 12:50 pm 1:00pm Thrower MAM, ...0.+0.. «++. 4:10pm 4:20pm +Grand Rapids Express... -10:40 pm *Night Express........ " -- 6:40am 7:00am Tis eet eres ee 7:30 am GOING EAST. eee Sere... .......... 6:50am WO BIE onc sec co sees ----10:10 a m 10:20am tEvening Express............ 3:35 p m 3:45 pm PO cenccnesc cree anc 10:30 pm 10:55 p m +tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Detroit Express and Evening Express have parlor ears attached and make direct connections in Detroit for all points East. Morning express and Grand Rapids express have par lor cars attached. Night express has Wagner sleeping ear to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 a. m. Through railroad tickets and ocean steamship tickets and_ sleeping car berths secured at D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 23 Monrce St., and at the depot. AS, CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Jno. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit. Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern. For Toledo and all points South and East, take the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Rail way from Owosso Junction. Sure connections at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and connections at Toledo with evening trains for Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and all promi nent points on connecting lines. A. J. PaisLey, Gen’! Pass. Agent MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “The Niagara Falls Route.’ DEPART. ARRIVE eens ee 6:45am 10:15pm ii ccs enced eee seeees 6:50am 5:30pm eg, A Moon cea. STE 11:55am 10:00am “Atlantic & Pacific Express......... 10:45pm 6:00am Meer Tere MAGN OG... ck coeees SD «6 me *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand Rapids Express to and from Detroit. FRED M. BriaGs, Gen’! Agent, 85 Monroe St. G. S. HawkK1ns, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Ru@Gies,G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago. DRINK LION COFFEE A True Combi i f MOCHA, JAVA and RIO. Picture Card Given With every pound package. For Sale everywhere. Woolson Spice Co,, Toledo, 0. BEFORE BUYING GRATES vet Circular and Testimonials. Sent Fre<«. Economical, Sanitary, Cleanly and Artistic. ALDINE FIRE PLACE, GRAND RAPID’, MICH. EE EEE Wa aest D Sicreoty pers 5s RAYS YS ee ae dt ee dee mee LA LL RASA ul Lit, a Sed eae ‘ _THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 15 him squarely in the eyes, ‘‘you must really let me have this or I shall never forgive you. If you can’t let me have just this one, then you can make one just like it for me. I know enough of your business to know that you can do that, and you will certainly forfeit all my friendship if you don’t doit. What is the use of having friendsif they won’t oblige you?” The merchant thought over the matter for an instant, and came to the con- clusion that it would be much more profitable to grant her wishes, than to spend any more time with her in argu- ment or further display of the samples. ‘‘Well, Mrs. ,’ said the merchant, “IT don’t think that I would do this for anybody else, but I will have to submit to you.”’ But if the merchant had expected to get rid of Mrs. further talk, he was Having accomplished her object, she was still in no hurry to go, and keenly rel- ished the embarrassment she was putting | him to. The employes were getting ready to lock up when she finally bade the merchant a sweet good-night and | went down to her carriage. He was com- pelled to abandon his engagement to dinner, and to remain in his office all alone during the evening. He arrived at his residence at a late hour, to find his wife pouting and much incensed at his having kept her waiting beyond the time agreed upon. This sort of experience, while, for- tunately, not frequent in all its unpleas- ant details, is what most wholesale mer- chants have to put up with in less ag- gravated forms. In strolling up Broad- way itis no uncommon sight to see in the windows and doors of a big wholesale establishment signs to the effect that no goods will be sold at retail. The prohi- bition applies to the general public, but does not meet the cases of numerous friends, wno take great pleasure in saving small sums by buying at whole- sale. They not only save the difference between the prices charged by the man- ufacturer and the retailer, but they also secure the novelties ahead of the time) that they are placed upon the retail mar- ket. Very few wholesalers will sell at retail to the general public, although some firms are not averse to making small sums in that way; charge a good round price for their wares, however, frequently as much as the retailer. But it is an understood thing among merchants, that one mer- chant shall be able to purchase at cost from another, such little things as he may desire for his personal use or the use of his family. It is, therefore, no infrequent thing for a merchant to tell his wife when she wants to purchase materials for a dress to go to this or that merchant, say that she is his wife, and secure whatever she wants. In speaking of this, a merchant said, the other day: ‘‘While no wholesale merchant of any prominence cares to sell at retail, very few object to obliging a fellow-merchant or his family, and there is no reason for so doing. A merchant tells his wife to go down and see Mr. , in the leather goods business, and pick out such a shopping satchel as she may desire. He also lets her know that she must not in- trude at the busiest time of day, nor in- terfere with the conduct of the business any more than is absolutely necessary. If the merchant himself wants anything, he simply drops around, explains just what he wants, perhaps looks over the stock for himself, and decides very quickly. He never requires any waiting upon or anything of that sort, and is ready to return the favor at any time. In fact, where merchants know each other well, it is not at all unusual for them to refuse to charge each other anything for small purchases.”’ Se Sensible Suggestions for Clerks. The object of business is to make profit- able sales. A feather duster disperses but does not remove the dust from the store. The faculty to make friends and con- ciliate enemies, being all things to all men, is inherent in the first-class sales- man. Goods conveniently located save time, money and temper in showing. now without any | much mistaken. | they always | Restore goods to their proper places as soon after using as possible. Soap and water are cheap, but soil on goods is expensive. A customer secured is a promise of greater salary in time. A reputation for truthfulness is indis- pensable to permanent and satisfactory suecess. Work can always be found in a store without a double-million microscope. Rivalry, open, fair, good natured and enterprising, is the life of business. HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mill culls out: | Sen, Bieek, loerun. 23.) 14 00@16 00 [Ane Were ioe. 8... 14 00@16 00 i Beeswood, logrun........... ......:.19 O0g815 00 eet, OG ean 15 00@18 00 Beer Sts iaes. 22 OO@24 CO | Cheery, ioe fon........ ....-.......... 30 Gaaae) Ob [\Chers Nea tangs 60 00@65 00 (Cuerte Cun... @i2 0e Bet Grey, oe tran............ ..._... 12 00@13 00 eee. te ron. 12 00@13 00 | Maple, sett loprun...................41 OO@IS OD | Meeae, Mea Panags.................... @20 00 | mone, Goan Soaring................. @25 00 | Maple, white, sclected................ 25 00@30 00 (moa Oar, tog fan... 20 0O@22 00 | ted Gak, Nog, land? ..-........... 26 00@2s 00 | Red Oak, 4% sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00 | Red Oak, 4 sawed, regular............ 30 00@32 00 | Red Oak, No. 1, step plank............ @25 00 | Wem tee tt . @55 00 Walt, Wee. fends.................. @75 00 et al @25 00 | Wossewood, log-ran................... 20 00@22 | Wete Oak log-mim.................... 72 GOGIS OO White Oak, 44 sawed, Nos. 1 and 2....42 00@43 00 WANTED. POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED FRUIT, BEANS and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to | ship, or anything in the Produce line, let |us hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. EARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. | Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. AYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, DETROIT, MICH. 500,000 TO INVEST IN BONDS Issued by cities, counties, towns and school dis tricts of Michigan. Officers of these municipali ties about to issue bonds will find it to their advantage to apply to this bank. Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings supplied without | charge. All communications and inquiries wil) | have prompt attention. | January, 1890. S. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer. Nelson, Matter & Co., FOR——— Furniture. | | | | ‘See what they can do. for you. g= GEO. H. REEDER, = Lycoming Rubbers 7 & 7 — & © Medium Price Shoes. | ® Grand Rapids, Mich. Duplex Pleasure Business Wagon One of the most perfect wagons ever produced, combining strength, durability and cheapness of price. Just the wagon for light delivery, farmer’s run-about, or for pleasure. Send for price list and description. THE BELKNAP WAGON & SLEIGH C0., Grand Rapids. Our “Bijah.” THE KING OF PLOW SHOES! Made from fine Kip. Full double sole, Standard Serew. Solid, durable, fits perfectly. Bellows tongue to exclude dirt. Kept in stock constantly on F last. The Name BIJAH Is Registered, No. 10,848, Mm PINGREE & SMITH, Detroit. Manufacturers of Reliable Foot-Wear, Price, $1.60 SEND FOR SAMPLE CASE, WM.SEARS & CO., Gracker Manufacturers, 37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. CURTISS & CoO., WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse. EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE KEYSTONE BINDERS’ TWINE. Houseman Block, . Grand Rapids, Mich. The Fine Frosting Sugar now being sold in this market is the finest goods known for frosting fine cakes, and all pastry work, and easily used. To prepare icing, simply mix the sugar with a little warm milk or, water to the proper consistency and flavor to taste. No trouble to make, no eggs, no beating or boiling to be done. SUGAR The Fruit Powdered Sugar, for all kinds of table use, especially for fruit, berries, jellies, etc., and for lemonades and all kinds of summer and winter drinks, has no equal. It dissolves quickly, and when once introduced is always in demand. These Sugars are warranted strictly pure, and sold in pails, half-barrels and barrels by all the wholesale grocers in Grand Rapids. ‘ THE tii iliac Good-Bye to the P. of I. The following are some of the merchants who have been under contract with the P. of L, but have found the level profit plan a delusion and a snare: Blanchard—L. D. Wait. Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard. Casnovia—John E. Parcell. Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner. Central Lake—H. Sissons. Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof. Clio—Nixon & Hubbell. Dimondale—Elias Underhill. Eaton Rapids—G. W. Webster. Fremont— Boone & Pearson. Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted & Son. Grand Rapi a —F. W. Wurzburg, Van Driele & Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntle y Russell. Harvard—Ward Bros. Howard City—Henry Henkel. Kent City—R. McKinnon. Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros. Lowell—Charles McCarty. Marshall—John Fletcher, John Butler, Charles Fletcher. Millbrook—T. O. (or J. W.) Pattison. Millington—Forester & Clough. Minden City—I. Springer & Co., & Son. Nashville—Powers & Stringham. Olivet—F. H. Gage. Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co. Ravenna—R. D. Wheeler. Reed City—J. M. Cadzow. Rockford—H. Colby & ©». St. Louis—Mary A. Brice. Sand Lake—C. 0. Cain, Frank E. Brayman & Blanchard. Sparta—Woodin & Van Wickle. S;) ringport—Cortright & Griffin. Sumner—J. B. Tucker. Williamston—Michael Bowerman. ei 2 ——— He Was an Honest Farmer. F. O. Hetfield Shattuck, “J never saw a greater rascal in my life than old Smith is,’? remarked a farmer. ‘“‘What makes you think so?” a friend. “Why, he said that the first sack of oats that l sold him was too light, so I put a large iron wedge in the next sack of oats, just to please him, you know and—’’ “Did he kick against the wedge ? ‘‘No, he would have split his foot if he had kicked against the wedge. worse.”’ *‘Did worse ?”’ queried “Yes; the blamed old thief kept the | wedge.”’ H. LEONARD & SONS, ee eee ee He did | Remus ROLLER MILLS, t Remus, Mich., Jan. 20, 1890. Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. : Gentlemen—The roller miil put in by you last August has run from twelwe to fifteen hours every day since tt started and is giving entire satisfaction. Your Purifier and Flour Dresser are | dandies. I have used nearly all the best | puri ifiers and bolting machines made, and |can say yours discounts them all. | Any miller who intends making any change in his mill will save money to use your machines, for They Can Do the Work. Yours truly, D. L. GARLING. 8S. K. BOLLES. S. E. B. DIKEMAN. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, W holesale Cigar Dealers. "1 US tir MICH. excellent quality, equal We will forfeit $1000 if the “TOSS UP” Cigar is not a Clear Long Havana Filler (of to more than the aver- age ten cent cigars on the market. AND General Sporting Goods Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s Sporting and Athletic Goods and American Powder Co.’s Powder. We have on hand a complete line of Columbia. Victor and other cheaper bicycles, also a splen- did assortment of Misses’ Tricycles, Children’s Velocipedes and small Safety Bicycles. E. G. Studley, Call and see them or send for large, 4 Monroe St, illustrated cata- GRAND RAPIDS ] logue. NEW PROCESS Gasoline Stove. Refrigerators, Oil Stoves, Coolers and Filters, Ice Cream Freezers, Velocipedes, Bicycles, Safties, Wagons and Carts, Doll Carriages, Croquet, Lawn Mowers, Balls, Crockery, Glassware, Fruit Jars, Silver-plated Ware Bazaar Goods, Ete. - |P.d DET TENTHALER JOBBER OF Fresh and Salt Lake Fisi=—= —AND— ——(cean Fish Mail orders receive prompt attention. See quotations in another column. GRAND RAPIDS. 134 TO 140 FULTON ST. We are the MANUFACTURERS’ For both the New Process and Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves, Exclusive Agencies given for Either Line We respectfully call your attention to the fact that we carry the most in complete stock of seeds Western Michigan. Send for our wholesale price list and catalogue before buying Clover, ONION SKTS, —s Red Yop In fact, Ett. : Ete, everything in our line at lowest market values. Brown's Seed Store, S GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Grand Rapids, Mich. NEAR UNION DEPOT. AGENTS ASK FOR QUOTATIONS. | j We are Headquarters on Marbles, ete. QUICK MEAL Gasoline Stoue,