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VOL. 8.

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1891.

NO. 391

 

ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH.

Allen Durfee & Co.,

| FUNERAL DIRECTORS,

103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids.

 

 

 

GRAND RAPIDS
Fire Insurance Company.

Prompt, Conservative, Safe.

W. F. McBarn, Sec’y._S. F. AsPINWALL, Pres’t.

 

RAYON, LYON & 60.,

JOBBERS OF

atlonery and Books

A Complete Line of

HAMMOCKS,
PISHING TACKLE,
MARBLES,
== BASE BALL G00DS ==

Our new sporting goods catalogue will be ready
about February 10th.

EATON,LYON &CO.,

20 and 22 Monree St.

Wm. H. White & Co.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

HARDWOOD LUMBER,

Maple, Soft and Rock Elm, Basswood,
Birch and Hemlock.

Mills at Boyne City, on Pine — _ at Boyne
‘alls, on the G. R. & I. R’y.
Correspondence Solicited.

BOYNE CITY, MICHIGAN.

BEACH’S
New York (Goffe Rooms.

61 Pearl Street.

 

 

Five Cents Each for all dishes served
from bill of fare.

Steaks, Chops, Oysters and All Kinds of
Order Cooking a Specialty.

FRANK M. BEACH, Prop.

PEOPLE'S SAVINGS BANK.

Cor. Monroe and Ionia Sts.,

Capital, $100,000. Liability, $100,000.
Depositors’ Seeurity, $200,000.

OFFICERS.
Thomas Hefferan, President.
Henry F. Hastings, Vice-President.
Charies M. Heal , 2d Vice-President.
Charles B. Kelsey, Cashier.

DIRECTORS.

H. C. Russell
8. A. Morman John Murray
Jas. G. MacBride J. H, Gibbs
Wm, McMullen Cc. B. Judd
D. E. Waters H. F. Hastings
Jno. Patton, Jr. Cc. M. Heald
Wm. Alden Smith Don J. Leathers

Thomas Hefferan.

Four per cent. interest paid on time certificates
and savings deposits. Collections promptly
made at lowest rates. Exchange sold on New
York, Chicago, Detroit and all foreign countries.
Money transferred by mail or telegraph. Muni-
cipal and county bonds bought and sold. <Ac-
counts of mercantile firms as well as banks and
bankers solicited.

We invite correspondence or personal inter-
view with a view to business relations.

IT WILL PAY YOU

To Buy ALLEN B.WRISLEY’sS

GOO CHEER SOAP

Leadin$ Wholesale Grocers keep ii. |

 

D. D. Cody

 

Retail Grocers of Grand Rapids:

Allen B. Wrisley, of Chicago will have
his agent call on you this week witha
sample bar of his

“Old Country Soap,

It is now the wonder of the age for a

ONE POUND BAR
To Retail

Ror 5 Cents.

It is absolutely pure, soft on the hands,
nicely perfumed, washes your clothes
sweet, clean and white, and for cleaning
house the most economical, and the great-
est bargain in the market. Remember
the name, weight and price:

“Old Country Soap,

A 1-Pound Bar only 5e.

Try a Box! Try a Box!

SOLD BY ALL WHOLESALE GROCERS.

 

 

Five-eighths in cash, rest ontime. The
best paying drug store in Michigan. In-
voices about $4,000. Owner wishes to re-
tire from active drug business. Full par-
ticulars to those who mean business, no
others need apply. Address 1,000, care of
MicHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

 

 

Grand Rapids Electrotype Co.,
ELECTROTYPERS

AND

STEREOTYPERS,.

Leads, Slugs, Brass Rule, Wood and
Metal Furniture,

6 and 8 Erie St., GRAND RAPIDS.

 

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GC. AINSWORTH

76 So. Division St,, GRAND RAPIDS,

|
MYSTERIOUS VARIATION IN TRADE.

[CONCLm ED FROM LAST WEEK.]}
Written for Tot TRADESMAN.

‘*The particular region of country in
which we were located, with the class
and plain habits of our customers, was
such that low-priced goods were general-
ly required, especially in lines of dry
goods. The house of Adams, Zoller &
Co., from whom our principal supplies
came, usually dealt largely in the class
of goods wanted for the north country
trade, and Mr. Zoller had at one time
informed me that they were heavy deal-
ers in imported goods of certain kinds,
purchased at auction sales in large lots
which had been seized for non-payment
of the duty and sold by the government;
for this reason they were able to com-
pete in price with anyone in the market.
The house, however, never dealt in any
old stock or damaged goods. ‘There were
no especial reasons for our expecting
any unusual fall or winter trade, but,
while making my present selections, I
was preparing for future orders by mail,
if required, by taking note of the kinds
and qualities of staple goods, with the
various patterns and prices I thought
most desirable. The goods were ex-
pected to reach us within two weeks,
which, considering our out-of-the way
locality, was as soon as we expected.
While in the city, | thought best to pro-
eure some handbills and circulars an-
nounciug the arrival of our new stock,
and, if possible, circulate them in adjoin-
ing counties beforehand. The few thou-
sand circulars were used to the best
advantage, by being leftin the district
schools, to be distributed among the pu-
pils, who would naturally take them
home. By the time our cases of goods
arrived, several old customers were on
hand, as they remarked, ‘just to see how
nicely the new goods opened up—not
that they wished to bother us when we
were so busy.’
and the weather was fine, one at a time
a few of our old credit customers dropped
into the store and, after saying that they
desired nothing in particular, would pur-
chase some low-priced article, pay for it
and carelessly thrust it into a pocket and
leave for home,

‘“‘Kither my carefully worded circulars
were beginning to bear result, or there
was again an unusual attraction for new |
goods, as, within ten days after our new
stock was opened, we were obliged to
employ an extra man in both the ware-
house and cellar, to receive and care for
the produce alone that was coming in. |
More strangers than ever were now}
among our best customers, and the |
amount of money we were receiving far |
exceeded any of our previous sales in
the same length of time. We were liter-
ally in the midst of a golden harvest,
when, one afternoon, I noticed, for the
first time, a well-dressed gentleman oe-
cupying a seat in the store, apparently
watching with much interest both custo- |
mer and seller as the business was tran- |
sacting and the large quantities of goods
were being carried from the door. I was |

As aday or two passed

 

 

unable to leave my work even to extend |

him a friendly greeting, and he had
probably sat there half an hour when, as
I looked in his direction again, another
gentleman had joined him and they were
conversing together. At that time a
commercial or traveling agent was hardly
known, and I, therefore, supposed them
easual visitors in the region, and, as soon
as possible, found an opportunity to
speak to them, and enquire if I could
serve them in any way. I was informed
that they had important business which
they wished to transact with the firm,
and they requested as a favor that we
would appoint any hour that evening
when they could speak with us privately.
I replied, ‘to
give you our time until after nine o’clock
to-night. You notice that the town is
full of our customers, and we keep open
until that hour to accommodate them.’

‘**Ts not your trade at the present sea-
son of the year unusually large?’ one of
them asked.

“Tt is’ 1 replied.

‘**May IT ask if you know of any cause
fer it?? And he looked at me search-
ingly.

‘**We do not,’

‘I saw asmile of derision pass over

‘It will be impossible,’

I said.

his face as he glanced at his companion,
which, obserying in a stranger, nettled
me at once and I continued:

‘““*There are merchants in adjoining
counties, we learn, who are jealous of
our exceptional trade and, not being
able to account for it, will aecept no
statement of ours; but, sir, they will find
it to be all owing to low prices and fair,
honorable dealing only, as any of these
farmers will tell you.’

‘Pardon me,’ he replied, a little con-
fused at my earnestness. ‘We are not mer-
chants nor mercantile men.
iness with youis of mutual importance,
we will be promptly on hand at 9:15 to-

As our bus-

night,’ and, as he glanced from his watch
to our clock, he asked if we would be at
their service.
“The gentlemen’s actions and remarks
impressed me strangely and I replied
that we would be ready to receive them
at our office.
Marvin,
we decided to close the store half an
hour earlier than usual, to be in plenty
of time for the interview with the
strangers who, we decided, wished to
purchase an interest in and enlarge the

“Upon consultion with Mr.

business.

‘‘Promptly to a moment they were with
us. Their manner was most gentlemanly
and courteous. Imagine our intense sur-
prise when they exhibited to us creden-
tials empowering them under the author-
ity of the government to arrest us both
for smuggling and bring us before the
proper officer!

‘“‘As I remarked at the commencement

of my story,” continued Uncle Westover,

| ‘fa flash of lightning froma clear sky

could not have startled me more than
this denouement, innocent of any crime
as we were. For a moment we were
dumb with amazement.

‘**Well, gentlemen,’ said I, ‘it would
probably be an entire waste of words for

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us to deny any of the aliegatious here

set forth, but we will thank you to en- |

lighten us upon the subject, on the sup-
position that we know nothing whatever
about it,’ strongly emphasizing the last
words.

‘*The officer who had done most of the
talking now introduced himself as Mr.
Davis and replied:

“Tf you are not guilty men,
certainly some astonishing mystery
nected with your business. We have the

there is

con-

strongest possible evidence that you have
been disposing of valuable jewels in their

rough state, but this part of your trade

we have not the remotest idea you know |

anything about, as we believe you to be
too intelligent to give away
sell them at one-hundredth part of their
value. You are that nearly all

jewels or to

aware

the past summer you have had a phenom- |

enal trade for a small country village—

allow us to ask if you can explain it?

You surely must have been surprised
yourselves and have formed some idea
concerning the cause. You will gain
much, gentlemen, by being candid with
us.’

*“‘*We have, as you supposed, been
surprised,’ I replied, ‘at our very thriv-'
ing business —even more, we have
watched every movement of our cus-

tomers,
their purchases of certain goods but have
failed to find any reason except that we
kept just the goods they required and at
low prices. Your assertion that we have
sold that you have
it, taken with the
belief in our innocence

jewels and proof of
admission of your own
of any knowledge
of having done so, is ce
eal
on this point.’
‘““‘Two or
Mr. Davis,
where between thirty and sixty
of both sexes were
and New York
All of these
taken

in the extreme—please enlighten us

three months ago,’ began

‘it was discovered that some-
occasionally in Boston

offering jewels for sale.

jewels were
original

state, as from their

posits, and consisted of diamonds, pearls,

rubies, emeralds and amethysts and
other gems. The greater number of
these persons were from the farming

known to reside in this

thought

class of people
region. At

possible that these could be genuine and

first it was hardly

4

few cared to look at them, but, when
tested and all found to be genuine,
of them
lieved that
must have
in the Eastern States.

them for

many

were of large size—it was be-

new deposits of these gems
somewhere
The parties offer-

seemed

been. discovered

ing sale ignorant of
their real value, and,

many

when questioned as

to where so were obtained,
reply was,

was all the

This

could be

‘“‘We purchase them.”
information that
they refused to talk
Detectives were

obtained, as upon

the subject. then hired

to shadow their movements. These men
soon tracked the jewel dealers into War-
ren county, where most of them resided,
store, where they purchased
Afterward

rsons purchased goods here

and to your
goods ani took them home.
the
again and again; then, after a time, one
New York
shadowed the

same pe
of the family would leave for
or Boston and
entire

would be

distance until he again offered
sale. Of

the

jewels for course, you were

custom house

gems came and

suspected, was

formed whence the we at
once took the place of the private detec-
We engaged in
selling and compelled them to inform us,

tives. arrested those

have questioned them concerning |

i by one,
|his companion. It
rtainly paradoxi-

THE

under oath, from whom the meschiiinia
were made. With one accord, they all
agree that they find them concealed in
your dry goods and package groceries!
Many of them they find seemingly mould-
ed into your cheap soaps. They admit
that they do not find them in all your
goods, but in many of them, and you
have sold, unwittingly, several thousand
dollars’ worth of jewels. Now, the ques-
tion is not, ‘‘How did these jewels come
in your goods?’ as you were not aware
that them, but
‘Where did you obtain these goods if you
smugglers?’ The government
will insist upon an answer to this latter

any were concealed in

are not

question before you are allowed to sell
another article.

“As Mr. Davis closed, I turned to
glance at Marvin. His face wore a puz-

zled expression. Suddenly I leaned back
aloud. I then

reached for a box of cigars and, passing

in my chair and laughed

them to the two gentlemen, asked them
to have a smoke. A new light had
dawned upon me. I said to Mr. Davis:

‘**We shall, indeed, feel indebted to you

| for closing up our store, as, in all proba-

bility, y save us a small
fortune which we were ignorant of hay-
and we shall also
have no difficulty in proying to you where,
when and from goods were
Here are all our invoices of
goods purchased the past season—please
examine them.

“IT turned to my desk and handed him
the package. He looked them over, one
sarefully, then them to
was now Mr. Davis’
truth, it was
an evening of surprises to all of us. Mr.

you will thereby
ing in our possession,

whom our
purchased.

passed

turn to be surprised. In

| Davis arose from his seat and paced the

persons |

in their natural |

de- |

floor for a few moments, seemingly ab-
sorbed in thought. ‘Adams, Zoller &

‘That’s
Again resuming his

Co.,’ he repeated over and over.
the firm, I believe.’
seat, he searched his pocket for a memo-
randum book. After examining this, he

said, ‘Gentlemen, the mystery is solved

| and the government has no claim against

| gentlemen

you! I happen to be an important wit-
ness in this case, provided one was re-
quired. Then, addressing his companion,
‘Our work is completed.
ean do what they please with

And

words,

he said, These

—

, he continued, ‘
explain. You
probably remember that, a few years ago,
dry
ceries were one night landed from a ves-

their stock.
will, in

now
few will

a large quantity of goods and gro-
sel in the harbor of New York and placed

in the basement of an old warehouse. I

| was one of five officers employed to find

| and
the |

j

arrest the two
After a three
days’ search we came upon them located

seize the goods and

men who owned them.

near the foot of Chambers street. The
men resisted arrest, firing upon us and
| badly wounding one of our men. One

in- |

of the smugglers was then shot dead on
the spot and the other mortally wounded
and taken to a hospital. We urged him
to give us information concerning the
stock—to whom it belonged and where it
was shipped—but he persistently refused
to speak on the subject and died carrying
the secret with him. No papers on their
persons or among their effects gave any
information and, as the vessel had cleared

| at onee, nothing further could be learned.

The goods were sold at auction in two

| lots, both of which were purchased by

|
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| Adams, Zoller & Co., and the marks 1

notice upon the goods here correspond
They are

with those in my pass book.

 

MICHIGAN TRADE ISMAN .

P. SFEKEFEE & SONS,

Wholesale - Dry - Goods,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

We have just received a large line of Outing
Shirts in Flannel, Silk, Wool and Linen, Domett,
Cheviot and Satine; also a complete line of cheap
and medium price PANTS. Inspection invited.

STANDARD lk GU,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH
Dealers in [llvminating and Lubricating

-O ir Ls-—

NAPTHA AND GASOLINES.
Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave.

BULK STATIONS AT

Big Rapids, Cadillac, Grand Haven, Ludington, Howard City, Mus-
kegon, Reed City, Manistee, Petoskey, Allegan.

 

Grand Rapids,

Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels.

LEMON & WHEELER COMPANY

IMPORTERS AND

Wholesale Grocers

GRAND RAPIDS.

BALL
BARNHART
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Wholesale
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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

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certainly a part of that stock. Having
sold these goods at public sale to the
highest bidder and given its receipt for
the payment, which fact 1 have recorded
here, the government has no further
claims upon them. It is simply your

good fortune to have purchased these |

goods, and, as you remarked, they may

yet prove a small fortune in your posses- |

sion. The hour is late,’ he continued,
rising and looking at his watch, ‘and we
will adjourn to the hotel, for in the
morning we leave you.’ Extending his
hand, ‘we will congratulate you,’ said
he, ‘on the pleasant and—we trust—pro-
fitable termination of this singular con-
dition of affairs.’

“T will add,’’ continued Uncle West-
over, ‘‘that we did not open our store
next day but placed on our door a ecard
bearing the inscription, ‘Closed for ten
days to take an account of stock,” and at
once proceeded to carefully examine our
entire stock of goods—I need not state
somewhat to their damage—and found
large quantities of jewels of the kinds
before mentioned carefully concealed
in the dry goods in various ways and
would hardly be noticed except by those
who were making the goods into gar-
ments, being covered from sight by a bit
of the same fabric pasted over them.
We dissolved every cake of soap in the
store, and the gems in them alone aggre-
gated several hundred dollars in value.
If the soap contained any pearls, the
great heat employed may have destroyed
them. By removing the paper from one
end of the spools of thread, we occasion-
ally found one filled with tissue paper
and one or more jewels enclosed. When
the whole affair became public we after-
ward enjoyed many a good laugh with
our customers concerning their pur-
chases, many of whom we had innocent-
ly presented with hundreds of dollars.
For years after the incident, the standing
by-word of that entire region, if any one
was opening a package, was ‘Any dia-
monds in those goods?’ and on one occa-
sion, as a bride and groom were passing
out of the village church one summer
day, and while the walk was lined with
people, a young scape-grace of a boy,
close beside the groom, yelled out, ‘Any
diamonds in those goods, Mister?’’

a
The Hardware Market.

The floods in Pennsylvania have inter-
fered with many of the manufacturers of
barbed and annealed wire, which has
brought about a slight advance by other
manufacturers. The indications are that
axes will be cheaper than last year, ow-
ing to the number of independent facto-
ries being started in the country. The

nail and glass market is about the same.
i —

HAPPY HUSBANDS.

 

 

 

Wives Can Now be Held Responsible
For Their Own Debts.

Tue TRADESMAN of last week briefly
referred to a _ recent decision of the
Supreme Court, reversing a decision of
the Eaton County Circuit Court, which
held that a married woman was not re-
sponsible for debts of her own contracting
unless it was shown that the husband was
unable to support the family. This
opinion really follows the former case of
Hirshfield vs. Waldron, 83d Mich., 116,
in which the point decided is stated in
the headnote, as follows:

‘*A married woman is liable for the
price of clothing purchased by her fora
minor son, and charged to her by her di-

{
| rection, she agreeing to pay for the same.”

| Goldrick, 79th Mich., 377.

| Insupport of the last named opinion,
| the Judge cited Buck vs. Haynes estate,
| 5th Mich., 397, and Fafeyta vs. Mc-|
Each case of |
| this character depends largely upon its |
own facts, but the general principle is as |
stated in the head note above quoted and
in the latter part of Judge Champlin’s |
| reeent decision in the Eaton county case,
the full text of which is as follows: |

CHAMPLIN, C. J. This was an action |
of assumpsit brought by the plaintiff,
who is a physician, a druggist, and gro-
cer, to recover for medical services,
drugs and medicines, and groceries fur-
nished to the defendant.

It appeared on the trial that the de- |
fendant was a married woman living |
with her husband, and that they had |
four children, all under 21 years of age. |
The action was upon an open account,
which, by the bill of particulars, appears
to have originated in 1876, and extended
down to the time of the commencement
of suit, a period of nearly or quite four-
teen years. The plaintiff showed that
he, at or about the time the account was
opened, was sent for as a physician to
attend upon some one of the family. of
the defendant; and that, in response to
such call, he went to the family, and at
that time had a conversation with the
defendant. He proposed to show that
he would not have rendered his services
or sold or delivered any goods to the de-
fendant or her family upon the credit of
her husband, for the reason that he was
not worthy of credit, and was without
means; that he expected tv be able to
show, ‘“‘That at the time the plaintiff
went there the defendant stated that her
husband was entirely irresponsible, and
that she would become responsible for
his pay, and that, relying upon that
promise to pay, he rendered the services
and. procured the drugs in pursuance of
that contract with him—that the husband
was entirely irresponsible, and he need
not look to him, and she would see that
he had his pay.’’ He also proposed to
show that, upon the services being ren-
dered and the goods sold and delivered
to the defendant for her famify, he gave
the credit upon his books directly to the
defendant; and that he would not have
rendered the services or parted with the
property on the credit of the husband.

The court, upon these propositions be-
ing made, stated that he understood the
rule to be that, before liability could
attach, it must appear that the husband
actually did refuse, or its equivalent, to
farnish necessaries for the family, and
that the wife could not be made liable
unless such was the case. It appears
from the testimony also, it may be added,
that the defendant was possessed of
property in her own name and right.

The question involved in this case was
recently before this court, and an opinion
handed down on the 14th of November
last, in the case of Hirshfield vs. Wald-
ron, (reported in 83 Mich. 116), and it
will not be necessary in this case to enter
into any extended discussion of the prop-
osition with reference to the power or
authority of a married women to make a
binding contract with reference to the
purchase of goods or for services to be
performed, where she makes it in her
own behalf, and upon her own express
agreement to pay for such services or
goods, where she or some member of her
family derives the benefit of such pur-
chase or services.

We think the judge erred in excluding
the testimony, and the judgment must be
reversed, and a new trial ordered.

The other justices concurred.

a te

Marquette—The Nester estate will put
15,000,000 feet into the Sturgeon river
by the time the break-up comes. It has
also been running three camps near
O’Brien, the logs going into the Ontona
gon.

For the finest coffees in the world, high
grade teas, spices, etc., see J. P. Visner,
17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Agent for E. J. Gillies & Co., New York

 

 

City. 352tf

 

THR PUTNAM GANDY 60.

Wholesale

 

Manutacturers.

Fruit and

ASK FOR PRICE LIST.

Nut Jobbers.

 

GRAND RAPIDS.

Buy our Custom Made River
Boots and Shoes. We make

the Correct Styles in River
Goods. The bottom stock is
more solid and the fitting on
the upper is stronger than any
other lines made. Our New
Spring lines have proved great

sellers.

 

 

 

Spring & Company,

IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Dress Goods,
Notions,
Gloves,

Flannels,

Ribbons,
Underwear,
Blankets, Ginghams,

Shawls, Cloaks,
Hosiery,

W oolens,

Prints and Domestic Cottons.

We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well
assorted stock at lowest market prices.

Spring & Company.

Seen eee ene ne nen ne en ee een ee ne

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

AROUND THE STATE.
Chester—V. Stiles has removed his
drug stock to Whitney, Ind.
Caro— Herman Bros. succeed Herman
& Co. in the clothing business.
Lapeer—Geo. Dent sueceeds
Geo. Dent in the meat business.

John &

Flint—Carlos A. Bullock succeeds G. |

H. Bradt in the bazaar business.
Holt—Park & Phillips are succeeded
by S. H. Phillips in general trade.
Manistee—Chas.
a boot and shoe stock at 321 River street
Monroe —L. Friedenburg, of the
clothing firm of L. Friedenburg & Son,
is dead.

 

A. Zobel has opened |

 

Jackson—Carey & Blake are succeeded |

by John C.
business.
Nessen City—Geo. E. Dye succeeds H.
S. Haines in the dry goods and grocery
business.
Holland—Rinck & Co.
huyzen & Rinck in
carpet business.
Holland—C. De Jonge is succeeded by

Carey in the

succeed Wyk-

grocery business.

Tecumseh—Satterth waite
ceed Satterthwaite Bros.
hardware business.

Charlotte—Church &
and Brown Bros.,
changed locations.

Traverse City—E. S. Cavis, late of
Kalkaska, has begun the manufacture of
cigars at this place.

Reading—Shannon & Noyes are suc-
ceeded by Enufry & Noyes in the grocery
and bakery business.

Manistee — H.
R. D. Booth & Co. in the confectionery
and restaurant business.

Allegan—Foster Bros.

Bros. sue-
& Boyd in the

Fenn,
clothiers,

grocers,

have opened an

dette Sisson as manager.
White Cloud—L. D.
sold his stationery
stock to Samuel Reed.
Detroit—Wm. B. Knapp is sueceeded
by Wilson & Simpson in the hardware,
crockery and grocery business.
Shelbyville— L. J. Miller succeeds the
former firm L. J. & H. B. Miller in the
agricultura! implement business.
Owosso—R. Gray has sold his hard-
ware stock to J. Dodge & Co. and J. VY.
Dodge has sold his second hand furniture
stock to the same firm.
Owosso—W. E. Hall

Sidebotham has
and confectionery

and LC: Hall

have ex-|

undertaking |

ge ee a4
estate business in Chicago and Chas. Ken- |

nedy will join his father as soon as the
deal is fully consummated.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.
Millington—J. M. Eager & Son are
succeeded by J. D. Wilsey & Co. in the
grist mill business.
Culore—J. R. Ketchum’s mill is cutting
1,000,000 shingles, and when this job is

completed will cut 2,000,000 feet of lum- |

ber.

East Tawas—The Sibley & Bearinger |

sawmill and docks are being put in
thorough repair. The mill will start early
and run day and night.

Flint—The Babcock Lumber Co. has
purchased 2,000,000 feet of hardwood
logs on the Flint river, which will be

| manufactured at this place.

the furniture and |
ber

Dushville—Crane & Layman have re-
built their shingle mill, which was de-
stroyed by fire some time ago, and the
new mill has begun operations.

Mt. Pleasant—The Mt. Pleasant Lum-
Co. has a stock of 5,000,000 feet of

| logs in the Chippewa river, and will run
J. & H. De Jonge in the dry goods and |

j

 

the mill throughout the season.

Onekama—The Onekama Lumber Co.
has secured all the logs it will want for
the summer season and will start its
mill about April 1 for the summer’s run.

Caro—J. D. Wilsey & Co. have sold
their dry goods and boot and shoe stock
to J. M. Eager & Son. They will con-
tinue the sawmill and grist mill busi-
ness.

Moffatt—T. D. Potter’s shingle mill
will finish cutting the timber in that
locality owned by the firm this year. It

jis expected the mill will cut 3,000,000

M. Reynolds succeeds |

shingles.

Alpena—Hosick & Taber, of Chicago,

| have purchased a site at this place and
| will erect a hemlock extract factory. It
agricultural implement store, with Bur- |

is expected that the works will consume
10,000 cords of bark annually.

Hatton—Wilson, Stone & Wilson have

}cut all of their timber near this place,
|and have removed their mill to Frost
| township, where they have timber suffi-
| cient to operate the mill a year.

Roscommon — Charles Blanchard has

| purchased machinery which will be de-

ia capacity of

livered on the ground at Higgins Lake the
last of this month, for anew saw mill. with

30,000 feet daily. The

| cutting of stock for the mill has begun.

have formed a copartnership under the)

style of Hall Bros. and purchased the
grocery stock of H. H. Hall.

Detroit—A change has occurred in the
wholesale clothing firm of Schloss Bros.
& Co. Abraham C. and Albert W.
Schloss will continue the business under
the same firm style.

Hastings—G. L.
from the grocery Stauffer &
Crawley. The will be con-
tinued by the remaining partner under
the style of L. E. Stauffer.

Detroit—J. B. Field & Co. have given
a bill of sale of their stock of sporting
goods to Lyman C. Smith, of Syracuse, N.
Y., for $8,100. Itis subject to the recent
chattel mortgage given to H. E. Boynton,
trustee.

Fulton—E. S. Kennedy & Son have
sold their general stock to L. H. Wood,
general dealers at Sunfield, who will take
possession about April 20. The elder
Kennedy

firm of
business

| running out the extension

| pimber

Crawley has retired |

Manistee—The surveyors on the Mani-
stee & Grand Rapids Railroad have been
at work since construction — ceased,
of the line,
finding a good

and have succeeded in

route to Luther, where it is suppoed the |

road will join the Grand Rapids &
Indiana. The routh, as surveyed, runs
through about 400,000,000 feet of pine
belonging to Canfield,
and, besides this,

Filer and
Sands,

‘unlimited hardwood that will be opened

tend the life of our mills at this point. |

up by the road,

Manistee
Reters Salt & Lumber Co.

shipping as soon as navigation opens,
which will be about the same time.
Lumber and salt have been shipped out
all winter by rail, although compara-
tively on a small seale, but things will
hum after All Fools’ Day.
logging operations during the winter |

| have been as successful as could be de-

sired, and 15,000,000 feet of logs are now |

is now engaged in the realion the river banks ready to be floated | Tar Trapesman.”

there will be |
which will largely ex- |
—The receiver of the R. G. | «

will start the |
mills here about April 1, and will begin |

The |

down. During the summer 30,000,000 or |
| 35,000,000 feet will be run in on the
| railroad.
————_ > ++
Neat Packages.
Written for THE TRADESMAN.

‘‘What a pretty package this is and
how nicely the twine covers the ends!)
It looks as if it had been laundered.”’

Such were the delighted remarks from
a lady the other day as I handed her a
pound package of tea. Who does not
| like to see a neat, tidy package? And
who is not disgusted with aslovenly one,
more especially should its contents be
seattered along the street on the way
home from the store? It is an art to
make up neat packages, but one so easi-
ly acquired that any other is inexcusable.
The very manner in which a _ person
handles the paper and breaks the twine
immediately reveals to the adept whether
he is skilled in the work or not. If not,
he is liable to find his paper either too
small or too large. If too small for his
use, a larger one makes his package too
bungling and unsightly. Druggists al-
most invariably hand you a neat pack-
age. Why may not every merchant?

GROCER.
———~
Lakeview Items.

Christopher Dubois, formerly
Coldwater, has his new cooper
nearly ready for occupancy.

The Cato Novelty Works, Ensign B.
Stebbins, proprietor, is overrun with
orders and has begun the erection of an-
other building, 30x40, two stories high,
to be used as a finishing and storing
room.

John S. Weidman, owner of the saw-
mill four miles north of here, has suc-
eeeded in getting in over four million
feet of hardwood logs this open winter.
Mr. Weidman is one of the most resolute
young business men around here. For
young men, he and John J. Bale can’t be
beat.

Druggist S. E. Young, who has been
very ill with la grippe, is now slowly
recovering.

Dr. John Lamoreaux not only deals out
pills, epsom salts and calomel, but is
likewise engaged this winter in putting
in logs at the sawmill.

Wm. Collard, a farmer one and one-
half miles east of here, has opened a
small store in his dwelling house.

a —_
April Sugars.

A wholesale grocer of Grand Rapids
furnishes THE TRADESMAN with the fol-
lowing good advice in regard to April
sugars:

It would seem as if the retail trade
would do well not to run entirely out of
sugars during the last few days in this
month, depending on getting their April
sugars in time for breakfast April 1, as
in such cases there is great probability
of quite a crop of April fools. There
will be a great rush for sugars during
the first week in April and it will be al-
most impossible to fill all orders prompt-
ily, consequentiy those who run their

from
shop

 

 

| stocks down to nothing will be out in the} |

cold for early April supply.

We can see no good reason for re-
tailers dropping their prices, until they
| can get in their April sugars, at least.
—————> 4
Good Words Unsolicited.

 

Jacob A. Lieber, general dealer, Caledonia: |
We cannot get along without your valuable |
paper.” |

G. Hirschberg, general dealer, Baily: ‘‘Please
| be sure and continue to send me Tare TRrapEs-
|MaN,as I Cannot be without it. I am of the |
| opinion that no business manin Michigan can
afford to go without it.”

M. J. Rogan, traveling salesman, Kalamazoo:
| ‘Keep right on sending the paper to my address.
| It is a dandy paper.”

W. W. Gorthy, grocer, Stittsville: ‘I look for |
the paper, which is invaluable to me, oninalie|
| the market reports.”

J. L. Thompson, groceries and boots and shoes,
Harbor Springs: “I could not get along without

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| Traveling Men’s

| early in the summer.
jis requested, as committees will be ap-

| tions.

| Louisville, Kentucky.
j Fe SALE OR RENT—CORNER LOT AND 5-ROOM

| suit. Cheap enough for an investment.

| R_ pids, Mich.
| TF\HOSE WISHING TO BUY PURE MAPLE SYRUP

Meeting of Local Traveling Men.

GRAND Raprps, March 16.—There will
‘be a meeting of the Grand Rapids
Association at Sweet’s
Hotel, at 12 o’clock on Sunday, March
22, to make the preliminary arrange-
ments for the coming meeting of the
Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Asso-
ciation, which will be held in this city
A full attendance

pointed and other business of importance
a Gro. H. Seymour, Sec’y.
H. S. Ropertson, Pres.

 

 

FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC.

 

 

Advertisements will be inserted under this head for
two cents a word the first insertion and one centa
word for each subsequent insertion. No adve

menttaken for less than 25cents. Advance payment.

 

BUSINESS CHANCES,

OR SALE—CLOTHING & FURNISHING GOODS BUS-
iness, established five years in good town of 1,

people. A snap for someone, as there is but one other

clothing store here. L. R. Hinsdill, Hartford, Mich. 181

 . SALE—CLEAN GENERAL STOCK, EXCEPT
drugs and hardware, situated at good country trad
ing point, 22 miles from Grand Rarids. Stock and fix-
tures will inventory about $2,500. Purchaser will get a
bargain, as owners have other business which requires
their attention. Postofficein connection. C. Eddy &
Son, Grattan, Mich. 205

OR SALE—LARGE GENERAL STOCK, WELL LO-
eated, and carrying the good will of a long estab-
lished, successful business. Goods staple and all
bought for cash. Thisisa great bargain and a rare
opportunity for anyone loo.ing for a good busi-
ness opening. Phil M. Roedel, White Cloud, Mich. 204
OR SALE—DRUG STOCK IN ONE OF THE BEST
villages in Michigan. Western fever is cause of
wishing to sell. Easy terms given to eny one who can
furnish security. For full particulars address *‘Kas-
son,” care of Michigan Tradesman. 201

OR SALE—FINE STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES
special line. No old goods. Everything desira
ble. Good trade, mostly cash. Excellent farming
country. Address “Shoes,” care Michigan Tradesman 214
OR SALE—WELL-SELECTED DRUG STOCK, IN-
ventorying about $1,200, situated in good coun-
try town of 500 people. Reason for selling, proprietor
has other business. Address No. 173, care Michigan
Tradesman.
E ARDWARE STOCK FOR SALE—I DESIRE TO MAKE
. achange. I offer my stock of hardware, located
at 487 South Division street, for sale. The goods are
all in good condition, and location is one of the best in
city; amount of stock on hand about $2500. John
Slack
HAVE A FARM OF 90 ACRES, PARTIALLY IM-
proved, to exchange for a grocery stock. A. L.
Vandercook, Mason, Mich 212
YOR SALE—COMPLETE DRUG STOCK IN A GROW-
ing village on good line of railroad. surrounded
by as fine farming country as there is anywhere in
Michigan. Must quit the business on account of fail-
ing health. Address No. 218 care Michigan Trades-
man
OR SALE—WELL-SELECTED DRUG STOCK AND
new fixtures in desirable location in this city;
wiilsell at invoice on reasonable terms; reason for
selling, owner has other business. L. M. Mills, 54
South Ionia street, Grand Rapids. 135
OR SALE—A COMPLETE DRUG STOCK AND FIX-
tures; stock well assorted can be bought at a
ee: Address for particulars 8. P. Hicks, ——
ic:
\ ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY -¥ A
eneral or grocery stock; must becheap. Ad-
Ph og 26, care Michigan Tradesman. 26

AMPLES OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE-

tailers will be sent free to any dealer who will

write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book a?
Albany, , te

] r\RUG STOCK—NEAT AND ATTRACTIVE, AND aEW
hardwood fixtures. Excellent location on best
retail street in Grand Rapids. Expenses very ot
and trade steadily increasing. Low invento <r ust
completed, $2,600. On account of ay Sone will
sell at invoice or for $2,400 cash, if sold by March
15. Otherwise will hold it as an investment. A genu-
ine bargain. Personal investigation solicited. Ad-
dress “‘F.,”’ care Hazeltine Perkins Drug Co., City. 197
VOR SAL# OR KEXCHANGE-—BEING DESIKOUS OF
devotirg our entire time to our lumber interests,
we have desired to offer our stock of general mer-
chandise, consisting of dry goods, groceries, hard-
ware, stoves, tinware, boots and shoes, hats and eaps,
notions, farming tools and agricultural implements,
tegether with the store furniture and fixtures, which
will invoice about $4,000, at a bargain, or will eachange
the whole for lumber, either hard or soft wood, and
— good respon ible parties a good chance. For
urther Ceres a bafta u- at Paris, Mich , or address
our agents Geo.
Grand Rapids, Mich.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

s & Co., over 87 Monroe St.
“Stickney & Co. 200

 

SITUATIONS WANTED.

 

ANTED — SITUATION IN OFFICE BY YOUNG
lady of 20, who has had the advantage of col-
legiate education; does not write short hand, but is
good penman; wages: ot so much an object as a pleas-
ant place to work. Address Z, care Michigan nec —vh
man

MISCELLANEOUS.

 

J ee HATCHED—EASTER PAMPHLET CONTAINING
fresh laid schemes for displaying goods in show
windows and interior store decorating, with illustra-
Price 50 cents, Send for a copy to owe Har-
man, decorator and window draper, P. O. stig

 

house on North Lafayette st., cellar, brick found-
ation and soft water in kitchen. $1,200. Terms to
Address No

187, care Michigan Tradesman. 187.
OOM AND POWER FOR RENT IN GOOD LOCATION
on railway track. H. Rademaker & Sons, —

 

 

ee do well to write to F. N. Cornell ~~.

 

i PENTEDCI WILL PAY CASH FOR A CLEAN
stock of boots and shoes or hardware in a good
iye town, Northern Michigan preferred. Address No. 209

am Michigan Tradesman. 209

 

1 aes DRUG STOCK, INVENTORYING

bout $800, in good locality, in suburb of boon ing

city. Will be sold cheap, as owner has other business.
Address 99 New Houseman block, Grand Rapids. 210

 

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GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

T. J. Blanchard, hardware and furni-
ture dealer at Sand Lake, has added a
line of groceries. The Ball-Barnhart- |
Putman’Co. furnished the stock.

Jas. Winegarden and B. W. Barnard
have formed a copartnership and will
shortly engage in the grocery business at |
the corner of Winter street and Shawmut |
avenue.

Studley & Barclay inform Ture TRADES-
MAN that they did not sell their entire
sporting goods line to Foster, Stevens &
Co., retaining their athletic goods and
bicycles.

The W. R. Keeler estate shows assets
of $3,200 and liabilities of $5,500. The
widow has been appointed special ad-
ministrator and will carry on the busi-
ness without interruption for the present.

 

 

W. C. Hopson & Co. have leased the
Mechanic block for a term of years, be-
ginning May 1, and will remove their
galvanized iron cornice business from 9
Pear! street to that location, occupying
the ground floor. They have sublet the
basement to H. M. Reynolds & Son, who
will remove their roofing business from
25,Pearl street to that location.

The Putnam Candy Co. is thoroughly
over hauling its factory, introducing
much new improved machinery and
changing the position of that not aban-
doned. The repairs will be completed
about April 1, when the capacity of the
factory will be considerably increased,
necessitating a larger working force.

A. T. Slaght and H. R. Chope have
purchased the Grand Rapids Electrotype
Foundry and will continue the business
under the style of the Grand Rapids
Electrotype Co. Mr. Slaght was formerly
engaged in the banking business at Caro
and Mr. Chope has been. identified with
the Courier Printihg & Binding Co., at
East Saginaw. Both gentlemen come
well recommended and will undoubtedly
infuse into the business the necessary
energy to make it a success.

 

About a year ago Jacob Cohen, dealer
in dry goods and clothing at White
Cloud, uttered a chattel mortgage to his
wife, as security for alleged borrowed
money. Some of the creditors were in-
clined to doubt the consideration of the
mortgage and attached the stock, on the
ground that the ‘‘borrowed money” was
amyth. Peter Doran, as attorney for
the attaching creditors, succeeded in get-
ting the mortgage set aside and the
attachment sustained, as the testimony
given by Cohen and his wife in court, as
to the maner in which the amount named
in the mortgage came to the wife in the
form of alegacy, did not agree on many
material points. Mrs. Cohen replevined
the stock and has since carried on busi-

 

 

ness under the style of Annie Cohen and |
Mr. Cohen has now effected a settlement |
with the attaching creditors on the basis
of 75 cents on the dollar and all costs of

the litigation growing out of the episode.

 

 

Purely Personal.

G. L. Cleveland, of the drug firm of P.
M. Cleveland & Son, at Nunieca, was in
town one day last week.

Frank Hamilton, of the firm of Hamil-
ton & Milliken, at Traverse City, is
spending a fortnight in the New York
and Boston markets.

E. A. Moseley has returned from a)
yisit to Washington, Philadelphia and |

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5

Baltimore, bringing a well-developed
case of la grippe with him.

F. W. Grummond, of the firm of Hull,
Grummond & Co., cigar manufacturers
at Binghamton, N. Y., isin town for a
few days. He is accompanied by his
wife.

Frank J. Wurzburg, the Monroe street
druggist, has been confined to his house
for the past two weeks with a severe at-
tack of inflammatory rheumatism. He
is gaining rapidly and will probably be
cut in the course of another week.

L. E. Bahle, the Sutton’s Bay mer-
chant, has purchased a tract of land on
Lee’s Point, on the Leelanaw Peninsula,
and will plat the same for a summer
resort. Lee’s Point is about twelve
miles north of Traverse City and
possesses many advantages over the
average summer resort.

Ne a ee
Gripsack Brigade.

Chas. H. Minnie, who has been on the
road for several years for the Jackson
Cracker Co., will shortly retire.

Dave Haugh informs THe TRADESMAN
that the contract price of his new home
is $3,000—not $3,800, as stated last week.

Dave Smith has lately completed a
commodious addition to his Chicago res-
idence, and Dave Haugh has secured a
commanding view of the premises by in-
stantaneous photography.

D. G. Crotty has engaged to travel for
Snedeker & Boynton, clothing manu-
facturers of New York City. His terri-
tory comprises the trade of the entire
State and he is now exhibiting his sum-
mer line to the dealers in the southern
tier of counties.

T. W. Kramer, traveling representa-
tive for the Thompson & Chute Soap Co.,
of Toledo, has removed his family from
Detroit to this city, which he will make
his future home. He spent $2 on a New
Foundland dog at.Cedar Springs last
week and is now looking for a eat to
keep the canine company.

———- > +.
Some of Luther’s Advantages.

The newly-organized Luther Business
Men’s Association summarizes the natural
advantages of that place as follows:

WE HAVE

A population of 1,5000.

A live and growing town.

A good farming country.

Good water and healthful climate.

An industrious and intelligent people.

Good commercial and shipping facili-
ties.

Fine natural features and advantages.

Great quantities of hard and soft wood.

First-class schools, churches and so-
cieties.

Excellent
facturing.

opportunies for manu-

9
Easily Satisfied.

Jas. C. Shaw, the Canal street grocer,
recently made a leader of clothespins,
selling four dozen for anickle. Among
the purchasers of clothespins on this
basis was a West Side housekeeper, who
asked to have the package delivered to
her door, which was ungrudgingly done.
The next day a lank individual appeared
at the store and remarked in broken Ger-
man:

‘““My wife bought four dozen clothes-
pins here yesterday and there was two
short.”’

‘“*All right,’? replied the jolly grocer,
“Pll give you the two clothespins.”’

‘‘But that isn’t enough,” responded the
husband. ‘I want an extra clothespin

for coming way over here.’’
He got the ‘‘extra clothespia,.”

Pennsylvania Lumberman’s.

The best fitting Stocking Rub-
bers in the market. A full line of
Lycoming Rubbers on hand. Try
them.

GEO. H. REEDER & CO,,

State Agents for
LYCOMING RUBBER CO.

158 and 160 East Fulton Street.

 

 

 

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RED The most effective Cough Drop in

STAR the market, Sells the

quickest and pays the

MANUFACTURE» BY best. Try
A. E. BROOKS & o,.cCOU G them.
Grand Rapids, Mich,

The Finest Line of Gandy in the State. DROP S
PEHEREINS & HESS

DEALERS IN

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.
WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE-

READY-MADE CLOTHING !?
ALL SIZES AND AGES!

Merchants will best consult their own interests by looking
through the samples of

Michael Kolb & Son,
Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers,

ROCHESTER, N. Y.

 

 

 

NE of the largest trades in Michi-
gan, secured by selling excellent
made and well-fitting garments at
such low prices as to meet the require-
ments of the merchants generally, who
when once they get Michael Kolb & Son’s
goods into their store are constantly
sending mail orders. As we supply forms

 

and instructions for measurements, our
fits and make up are equal to the best
custom made.

Write our Michigan representative,
William Connor, at Marshall, Mich., to
go and show you our line or meet him
(as we pay expenses of customers) at
Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Mich., on
Thursday and Friday, March 26 and 27,

seen MIGHAEL KOLB SON.

ag pe In addition to the above William Con-

   

 

——— ae nor ealls attention to his elegant line of

‘BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S SUITS,

Which have been pronounced by experienced judges as the nicest, cleanest and
neatest fitting, at lowest prices seen this season.

Bolts Wanted!

IT want 500 to 1,000 cords of Poplar Excel-
stor Bolts, 18, 36 and 54 inches long.

I also want Basswood Bolts, same lengths
For particulars address

 

as above.

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Buy of the Largest Manufacturers in the

| \/ {l Books Country and Save Money.
() 0 \QO The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

Dry Goods.

 

 

FARMER TELFER.
{Air —‘‘ The Old Oaken Bucket.”

Written for THE TRADESMAN.

We may sing of the toil and the wealth of the

grocer,
His virtues and vices—his struggles to win,
Of the honest old man
fathers
Who sold the pure spices—no P. D. within;

The one who grows rich on his pure golden |

butter
And sells the best brands of both coffee and tea
Is the man for this trade when the ghost of all
others
Has gone to that place where all wickedness flee.

Grand Rapids can
princes,

Its beauty and wealth and its palaces grand,

Its orchards of peaches—carloads of bananas

And gardens which vie with the
land;

Our faultless cuisine, with its turkeys and fishes

And dishes of silver which cover the board

Are such as the ancients of old ne’er imagined

The occident nations of earth could afford.

In years which have faded when time drifted
slowly,

The sober old merchant was tardy Lut sure,

Content if his calling was humble and lowly

And goods from the city were warranted pure.

That bald-headed grocer who slept in the
summer

When farmers were busy in making the hay,

His dreamy reflec tions of 6 per cent, profit

Were lost while he slumbered that beautiful day.

We have one j
over

Is Known as a son of O-wash-ta-nong—brave,

While dreaming of riches he purchased broad
acres

olly grocer whose name the State

And threw off the shackles of servant and slave: |

His numberless cabbage heads now are so quiet

They never ask credit, as others have done,

And the cornfield and meadow and garden close
by it

teward him with happiness honestly won.

His hen fruit hand with his
fingers,

As all must be picked from each tree in the field:

is gathered by

His turkeys are milked while the dew of the |

morning
Contributes a sweet and more bountiful yiel

The curd from his cattle is cheese a it |

ripens;
And juice from his bagas are rich with old wine,
And the lard in his cellar, so sweet in its flavor,

He swears is produced from the tree and the |

vine

He knows that such farming, while rare, is yet |
costly,

But pays in the heaith and the joy which it |
brings,

And he blesses the hour when he moved in the
country,

Where hustle and bustle have left on the wing.

Let us sing of Ed. Telfer, that honest farm-
grocer,

The boys are all hap py to take by the hand,

His heartin its warmth will bestow you a wel

come,

A king might extend with his royal command.

Fill up the bright goblet with wine from the
turnip

And drink to the health of the granger and
brave,

Spice well with some P. D. and sweeten if

need be,
All hail to the son of the farmer conclave!
Our city may bows st of her kings of the forest,
Her we: athe which i -d as never before,
While we i h and the wealth of

     

The temo r aa 'groce r, till time is no more

 

AWNINGS

AND TENTS.

 

 

Flags, Horse and Wagon Covers. Seat Shades, Large
Umbrellas, Oiled Clothing, Wide Cotton Ducks, etc.
Send for Illustrated Catalogue.

CHAS. A. COYE, i1 Pearl
Telephone 106.

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. |

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: DEMINS.
Prices Current. Amoskeag..... . .-.-12% {Columbian brown. .12
i — se 2Os..... 1444| Everett, — eek ae 12
| —— COTTONS. - brown . z “bre ooo
ae ........... “« Arrow Brand oN OE css 11% Haymaker Siar =o 7%
[ave oe 6% “« World Wide., Beaver Creek AA...10 brown... 7%
Atlanta AA.. Oe Pe as 5 ' me. See ce, ces 1%
Atlantic a. ~-- © jeull Yard Wide... ... 6% - CC... Lancaster. 0.6...
B.... Gxiceetem A.......... ly Boston Mfg Co. br.. °, or S08. .:. 13s
. er 6 |Honest Width....... 6% blue wig . No. 220....
| - ..... . eee teas ae 54% datwist1 % - No. 260.. it
i Een. KiIndian Head........ 74 Columbian MXN be. 10 . No. 280....10%
ee es 7 one A. as 8% XXX b1.19
| Archery —- S ieee ec....
| Beaver Dam A A Salamone Lh. Bi \% oe .
Blackstone O, 32.... 5 |Madras cheese cloth 6% | Amoskeag.......... (4 , fancies .... 7
Black Crow. 63, Newmarket G...... 6 | ¢, Persian dress: 8% Normandie 8
Black Rock ........ 7 | “ Bo ee Canton .. 844/Lancashire.......... 6%
St hr Ty ‘ ~ 6% | . ADO... 0 12% Manchester......... 5%
| Capital ae “ DD.... 5% | Arlington staple.... 644;Monogram.......... 6%
‘Cent vy 5 “ So 7 | Arasapha] fancy.... 4% Proreandse ..... . +. var
| Chapman cheese cl. 33%{/Noibe R............. 53, | Bates Warwick dres 814/Persian........ ..... 8%
Clifton CR.. 5i4'Our Level Best..... i staples. 6%|Renfrew Dress... 1%
ee 7 time: 6% | Centennial, ........ 10% Rosemont... ....... 6ig
| Dwight Star......... 7%|Pequot.............. vi, | Criterion ..... 104% |Slatersville ......... 6
| Clifton cece ia 6% | Cumberland staple. 5% i 7
"|Top of the Heap.... 7% |C umberland.. Tacoma . ‘ic. oe
| BLEACHED COTTONS. | Essex Heros AS Gy nrc re 4% Toil du Nord....... 10%
(ABC. ............. BxiGeo. Wesbington...& | Eten. ........ tte ees 7% Wabash hehe ene neem 1%
| Aman. ............ 8 ee ee. 7 | Everett classics..... 8% _ Seersucker... 7%
| Sa “ (Gold Medal....._... 7% | Exposition... Warwick.... ...... 844
| Art Cambric........10 |Green Ticket....... gly | Glenarie.... --- 64|Whittenden......... 6%4
Blackstone AA..... 8 |Great Falls.......... 6i4 | Glenarven.......... 6% ‘, heather dr. 8
Beats All.. i Me eae iq | Glenwood........... i% indigo blue 9
a 12 |Just Out...... 4%@5 | Hampton........... 6%|Wamsutta staples... 634
aa . Uae Phillip oo 73% |Johnson Vhaloncl % Westbrook seecensess 8
re 6 6% | OP. 7 | "| OGIGO WEG Ot secs tose 10
Charter Oak 54 (Lonsdale C maiane 10% | ‘“ zephyrs....16 nen teen eeee 5
Conway W.......... 7i¢|Lonsdale.. . @&X | Lancaster, staple... 6%/Yo fe cscs 6%
Cheveland ...... 7 Middlesex. i 5 GRAIN BAGS,
Dwight Anchor..... 8%|No Name............ 7% | | Amoskeag......... .1614/ Valley City.......... 15%
shorts. 8%/Oak View.......... | Stark 20% Georgia 15%
Edwards. ........... 6 |Our Own. --. bl poe nt ae “hase
Rete... ic... 7 Pidsor the Wet ite eas
Piet 7x iromalind ........... ™% THREADS.
Fruit of the Loom.. 8%|Sunlight... ---- 4% | Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour's........... 88
| Fitehville ......... 7 |Utica Mills.. “. 24 | | Coats’, J. &P....... 45 |Marshall’s.......... 88
— ofthe L po € 6% _ Nonpareil «1 be au, | | Holyoke Sane ean SAS 2244)
‘rnit of the Loom B Vinegar... ... 55... |
Fairmount.. . a2 Horee....... S| F ee eee
ra Vee. -........ ce “ Zoek.... . 8%] White. Colored. White. Colored.
HALF BL Cee COTTONS. 4 0. 6 “- ae 38 NO. MNS 42
eee. %|Dwight Anchor..... 9 Se Byes ceee 34 39 16..... . 38 43
‘were... = -........0 40 | : es 39 44
saoainatatae CANTON FLANNEL. “  22.......36 411% 20.......40 45
| Tremont N...... oe ¢| Middlesex No. 1....20 CAMBRICS.
— r - oe es “ ‘ . — sae oe an ae setae 4%
: : ae “ < ©  <. White Star......... 4%4|Red Cross....... _-
ee ea . 2 eee 4%4|Lockwood.....2227! 44
i Nas 8 coo Newmarket......... Mareen 6... co, 414
BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL. Mawards............ G@¢jBrumswick.......,. 4%
ee 744| Middlesex AA ce 11 RED FLANNEL,
| Middlesex 2 ene 8 ee 12 wireek...... os. oe ae 2%
ne a a0...... 13% | Creedmore.......... eee ie B2%
| c x A...... 9 ee i 1 Taoe eR ae....,.... oe, B....,.... 35
' X F......10% o ... . 16 | Needs ||... |: 27 ieuckeys.... ........ 32%
| CARPET WARP.
| Peerless, white...... 18 |Integrity, colored... .21 a
colored....2 _ White Star.. ..18% | Red & Blue, plaid. -40 Greys n W.....:... 17%
Integrity...... os “~ colored 21 Dinien &.....- .--.-- 2244| Western W ......... 18%
| ee GooDs. WinGee....-. ...... ee ae... 18%
Hamilton oe oe ie... 20 | 60z Western. --.21 {Flushing XXX...... 23%
io oF ” EG. a. eS... .224| Manitoba Leon ceekhee 23%
ln fg ‘ . 10%) ee a4 DOMET FLANNEL.
GG Cas nmere. a | ge Nameless 8 @% ‘“ 9 @10%
: és cae ie © oe Se 4
_— = rere i peeeaats a, ae a 8%@10 oo. 1214
| suiinmen CANVASS AND PADDING.
Coraline............39 50/Wonderful. .. ....$4.50| Slate. Brown. Black./Slate. Brown. Black.
| Schilling’s......... 9 00/Brighton.. ........ 475 | 9% 9% 934/13 13 :
conser JEANS. it a nal? 7 7
Armory .... ie Naumkeagsatteen.. 7% | 7? ar pa lan ;
Androscoggin... denne 7 TarlRockpost oe + once 6% 12% 1244 1274120 20 20
Biddoeford..........- 6 jC ORCELONE......... . 6% DUCES.
Brunswick. - 64|Walworth .......... 6% | Severen, 8 oz........ 9%4|/West Point, 8 oz....10%
"PRINTS. : : Mayland, 80z....... 10%
Allen turkey reds ty Berwick fancies.... % | Greenwood, 7% oz. ov Raven ee.
robes... 2 Clyde Robes........ 5 | Greenwood, 8 oz....114|Stark | “
pink « purple 63 2|Charter Oak fancies 41% |
. buffs 6 |DelMarine cashm’s. 6 | WAPDINGS.
. pink checks SY . mourn'g 6 | White, dox........- 25 |Per bale, 40 doz....87 50
staples 2 Eddystone fancy... 6 Colaed, Gos........ 20 |
ae a. 4 . e — lat 6 SILESIAS.
American fancy 53 rober 6 ‘ \
Americanindigo.... oie “ sateens.. 6 Slater, iron Crom:.. 8 (Pewtueket.......... 10%
American shirtings. 4% Hamilton a 6 i Red Cross.. ae [Dun — Ea an
Argentine Grays... 6 stap 5% c Poe... ae 7 Ord... we ee ..10%
Anchor Shietings. . 4% Manchester ae y. 6 Best AA. 12%4!Valley City......... 10%
Arnold Y : 6% a new era. 6 SEWING SILK.
Arnold Merino ...6 Merrimack D fancy. 6 ‘Yorticelli, doz....... 5
“long ¢ loth . 10% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4% eS doz. 37% ea oe
e 8% . Reppfurn . 8% | 50 yd, doz. .37%}
century cloth 7 ‘ |Pacific fancy........ 6. .
“gold seal.....10%|  “ robes......... 6% | ee ee ne
“green seal TR 10%|Portsmouth robes... 6 | No 1 BP k & White.. i No : Bk & ‘White. 15
‘ “yellow seal. 10} Simpson mourning..6 | | * : a
+ ead ae aS i> 4 . "12 0 “ "95
co. urkey red. “108 . solid black. 6
Ballou solid black.. 5 Washington indigo. 6 Nos--20, M C....... 50 No 4—15 F 3K...... 40
“colors. 5% “ Turkey robes.. 7%| ‘ 3-18,SC........ i. |
Bengal blue, green, ‘“ India robes.... 7% | TON TAPE.
red and orange .. 534; “‘ plain T’ky x % 8 | | No 2 White & BI’ i 12 INO “8 White & BI’k..20
Berlin solids........ 5% Z.. co? no i es ng ae
“oil blue...... 6% “ Ottoman a | 6 “ ..18 | “ 12 “ 26
. * green .... 6%! key red. 6 SAFETY PINS.
Foulards .... 5% Martha Washington | No wv nt en ee. 36
red 2 Loe Turkey red %..... 7
‘ Faas 9% Martha Washington NEEDLES—PER M.
i .10 Tereorren........ 9% | A. ——- obede wees ou 1 50|Steamboat.... ...... 40
' a x XXX 12 Riverpoint robes....5 | Crowely’s....... .... , corer mpoe.........- 1 50
{C ocheco fancy.. - 6 |Windsorfancy...... 6% | Marsha rs Beiorct s,s 1 00)
_ madders... 6 | “gold ‘ticket | TABLE OIL CLOTH.
" XX twills.. 64! indigo blue....... 10% | 5-4... 22% 6—4...3 - --195 6—4...2 9%
eolids...... Sig i --2 10 | ae
TICKINGS dia TWINES,
Amoskeag ACA....i3 jAC Ce ~ 2 | | Cotton Sail Twine..28 |Nashua..... ae
Hamilton ne 7% Pemberton AAA. LO 12 Rising Star 4 ply... 17
oe OG OER oe so 10% | Domestic .......... 48% 3-ply ....17
e Awning..11 |Swift River.. -- 7% | Anchor... ee 20
Fermer............, 8 |Pearl River,........12% | Bristol .... ...13 |Wool Standard 4 plyli%
roe Foee.......... Sah Were... .....-- 1 |C herry V alley. .--15 |Powhattan . '
Lenox Milis .......:18 | IXL. - ais ae
COTTON DRILL: PLAID OSNABURGS.
=. D...... 0... 6%|Stark A ........8 | Alabama............ 6%/Mount Pleasant... 6%
Pie re olay 6% No MName....... - 7% | Alamance . 6%4|Oneid
Clifton. e.. 7%\Top of Heap.. 10 eS en teeta &
ota —_ Ae. can ey 734 Pyrmont . oe
SATINES. | | Ars AApMA........... 6 'Randelman ......... 6
Simpson.. : ~ ae TOA a. sc 10% | Georgia.......... - 6% ae" ood ee eb eee 54
Foie re eee 18 jBlack........... 9 9% | Granite .... ve cee Sible iwedess cs
De a ot oe kha 16 scenes «aby oes 10% |} Haw Rtiver..;.....: . Tole So cs 6
LOS ic een 10% | He MP eh eke 5

 

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand Rapids, Mich.

A. J. BOWNE, President.

D. A. * | peeTt, Vice-President,
H. W. Nasu, Cashier

$300,000.

 

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WHITE, BLACK AND COLORS,

FOR

Hand and Machine Use.
FOR SALE BY

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Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Go,,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
CARPETS,
CURTAINS.

Shirts, Pants, Overalls, Ets.

Elegant Spring Line of Prints, Ging-
hams, Toile Du Nord, Challies, White
and Black. Goods, Pereales, Satteens,
Serges, Pants Cloth, Cottonades and
Hosiery now ready for inspection.

Chicage and Detroit Prices Guaranteed.

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St.

GRAND RAPIDS, - “ MICH.

 

 

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SEND FOR PRICE LIST.

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HARDWARE.

How to Treat Your Customers.
Written for THE TRADESMAN.

If in the mercantile business, remem-
ber that itis from your customers that
you derive support.

Greet them all equally, and with ecan-
dor, remembering that flattery will gen-
erally drive them away.

Do not take it for granted that your
customers wish you to tell them what
and how much to buy.

Never insinuate that your customer is
purchasing too small a quantity; allow
her to be the judge and bestow the same
thanks.

Many a valuable customer has only a
small amount of money at ene time, but
finds it really necessary to purchase a
dozen articles with it.

Among the nations of Europea penny’s
worth of sugar, tea or coffee
fully weighed to customers.

Somewhere in Wisconsin thereis at
least one large store where every article
is sold for a cent, and it is said the man
is prosperous.

Never try to foree upon your custom-
er more than he wishes to buy. You
may imagine he is very poor in purse,
if you desire, but never ask him to tell
you so.

Never laugh or smile at a blunder in
regard to goods asked for. It will em-
barrass, if not provoke your customer.
Be deaf to his frailties, but alert to serve
him.

Under no circumstances abuse the con-
fidence of your patrons. A man’s entire
faith in his merchant that he will do
what is best for him will generally retain
him as a life customer.

Your best customer may occasionally
expect a favor of you which may cost
you alittle money. Grant it smilingly.
In most cases it may be twenty cents at
iuterest which will return to you several
dollars within thirty days. All men
or women, either—are not ———

_— >
A Reasonable Request.

East SAGINAW, March 9. — Sample
copies received, but I cannot do any-
thing with them. If you could print me
one paper each week in German, perhaps
{ would take it.

is cheer-

 

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aT iSH TO LL YOUR CULT
eF tu T ST R LT
Do Not ow YO LVES 1 TH
WHO MAY TRY n By
TELLING YOU 7 © >
re E Gem.”?

If YOu CAN'T GET THE GEM Ff ; GULAR JOESER,
WRITE TO U AND WE’LL TELL YOU HEF YOU CAN GET
THEM OR GIVE YOU PRICES AND DISCOUNTS.
AMERICAN MACHINE CoO.,
LEHIGH AVE. AND AMERICAN £T.,  - PHILADELPHIA.

_ JOHN H. GRAHAM & ¢ 0. MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS,
‘pr 113 CHAMBERS STREET, NEW YORK.

 

 

 

Prices Current.

These prices are for cash buyers, who
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GALVANIZED IRON
Nos. 16 to 20;: 2 and 24; % and 2%; 2 28
List 12 13 14 15 18
Discount, 60
GAUGES. dis,

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ey ce 50

 

AUGURS AND BITS. dis.
i 60
Cook’s hate obec ses vce e uta wes 40
Jennings’, genuine... ee Sl sale 2
Jennings’, State Cy ae 50&10

AXES.
First Quality, Se ene. $8 50
2 & ee Cet wues ee eee i se 12 50
o Se  Seeel. ee: 9 50
- D. B. ‘Steel Rieu evi sasevaceuuss 14 00
BARROWS, dis.
ee ec ecce 8 14 00
se. , net 30 00
BOLTS. dis.
ate oe 50&10
Coreen WOW TG. 70
Pa oo eo 40410
Sleigh Ee ee es ie 70
BUCKETS,
oe... $3 50
We eer... a: 4 00
BUTTS, CAST. dis.
Cant Looe Pin, Bemed T0&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 604&10
WenOmeees Cs a 60&19
Wiouens Fahie,.............. oe
Weroumt Posteo Bite. ................ . 60&10
Werte Oren ee ls. 75
Brees Cees eee. 70&10
Dee, PePee ee cS 7O&10
Panes Seepera ss 5... 70
BLOCKS,
Ordinary Tackle, Hist April 17, °85........... 40 |
CRADLES,
CR ee, . dis, 50&02
CROW BARS.
Cust Stee... ..........:.....7.....,. seem 8
CAPS,
Mey ede ws scl, perm 65
Hick's ee 60
ees ae eu at eu calce oc a cu _ 2 35
Sueket ee ee ' 60
CARTRIDGES,
We Oe 50
Central Fire....... oe, 25
CHISELS. dis.
Socmee Praveen... -.. 70810
| ROCEee Pee FO&10
OG OUN MI ec, ee ce ee
Semel SIS Lanse
Butchers Tanged Firmer..........:........ 40
COMBS. dis.
Corry. Tawreers....-..... 2... 40
pe ee ee ee Ps)
CHALKE,
White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10
COPPER,
Planished, = Soy cut to size...... per pound 30

m Teo Pee... 28
Cold Rolled, gre Raa 4x0 25
Cold Rolled, 14x48. . ee ade en weeds oe 25
ee ee ‘ 27

DRILLS, dis.
(yg Oe ee ee ' 50
ager Ore Wraieot SARE... ... ....... 2.0... 50
Moree 6 Taner se. ._...... .--.-- 2, : 50
DRIPPING PANS.
ne ov
DMPO RTECN, BOF PONG. ............... ..... Ge
ELBOWS.
CE ee doz. net 5
dg Se dis. 2010810
Dee dis. 40&10
EXPANSIVE BITS. dis,
Clark’s, small, 818; a e - es 30
Ives’, 1,.818; 2, 824; eee
cesta ew List. dis.
be tia ee eC NS VEC AE a 60410
a See 6010
oe 60&10
Or a a 50
Heer 6 Saree Bee... .. 55.5. a ss 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

HAMMERS. ROPES.
Maydole Oh dis, 25 | Sisal, 4 inch and larger ...... 8%
Pee Sea uute sy oe ees n+ 15%
Yerkes & Plumb’s dis. 40&10 | . SQUARES. dis.
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............. ..30e list 60 | Steel and Tron..... we tee eeeees es
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Siel, Hand... 30e 4o&i0 | Try and Bevels......00.27. 60
Meee... a coke 20
lark’ irae a SHEET IRON.
ri oere et ae .........,...... is, ee Com. Smooth. Com.
Mate censsseerenereccrseten er r doz. net, 2 50] Nos. 10 to 14....... re 8420) «83 16
Sorew Hook and Strap, to 12 In. 4% 14 and | Nos. 15 to 17 4 20 3 29

PO 4 7 Noe (tee ee 3 30
Serew Hook and Eye, %........ met 10 ee eee 3 30

ee net 8% | Nos. B 028 CR mae iy ae

ve a “ f ed ye m .

i H . co eee Ce i. 260 28
IB see eerecers ne y AiL sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches
Strapend T..........-.. ene . dis. ,,. © | wide not less than 2-10 extra
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 500810 Ren aiReaE

“gg Z; UO., { xK....0U@10 is Q 726
Champion, anti-friction.............. soe, COO er SASH CORD. ae ”
Kidder, wood track ................ - 40) Sitver Lake, White A......... list 50
HOLLOW WARE. Drab A. aR
ig SE SI ait eC a Cite SG RGGI ESI OI Vuolic ee 60 White B 3 50
ee 60 ‘ ane. 55
MO i ey 60 “ Wee 35
Gray enameled.......... i "| 40&10 Discount, 10, a
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. SASH WEIGHTS.
Stamped Tin Ware. iis weese DOW lint - | Solid Eyes...... lo ae per ton 825
Japanned Tin Ware.. es | SAWS. dis.
Granite Iron Ware ............. new list 33% &10 | . RO cee alc, 20
WIRE GOODS. Gis, | Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot, 70
Bright. ..... ee eee - -T0&10810 | Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 50
Screw Eyes -- W&104810 | - Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 30
POON el. TOR10K10 ‘ Champion and Electric Tooth X
| Gate Hooks and Eyes a 70&10&10 | Cuts, per foot..... io le, 30
LEVELS. i- | TRAPS. dis.
Stanley Rule aud Level Co.'s 70 | Steel, Game.... W&10
KNOBs—New List. dis. | Oneida C ommunity, Newhouse’s........ 35
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .... 55} Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s .. 70
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings.. 55 | Mouse, choker... ...-.-.18@ per doz
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings... 55 | Mouse, de! lusion . ‘ 81. 50 per doz.
Door, porcelsvin, trimmings ...... 55 | WIRE. dis,
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain 70| Bright Market . 65
| LOCKS—DOOR. dis. | Annealed Market..... —10
| Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55 | Coppered Market..... 60
| Mallory, Wheeler & Co.'s. i 55} Tinned Market 62%
| beenrorae ................. 55 | Coppered Spring g Steel. | 50
Doreen ..-... ..-........ 55 | Barbed Fence galvanized. a 3 40
MATTOCKS. | i painted Le 2 80
BOsG Bye............... oo. 08@.00, Cle, GO] HORSE NAILS.
sieee VG... ss... : $15.00, dis. 60} Au Sable..................... dis, 25410@25&10&05
MORE e $18.50, dis. 20610. | Putnam..... eee ee dis. 05
MAULS. dis. Northweste rm. el ce eo, dis. 10&10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled... ' 50 | WRENCHES. dis.
ao an | Baxter’ 8 Adjustable, nickeled... 30
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s....... ri 40| Coes Genuine.................. 50
P. Ss. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables .. 40 | Coe’s ; Patent Ag gricultt ire al, wroug ht, 7
“ Landers, Ferry & Cl» k’s. . 40| Coe’s Patent, malleable. 75&10
" Enterprise 25 MISOEL: [ANEOUS. is.
MOLASSES GATES. dis. | Bird Cages... oe BO
Stebbin’s Pattern.. ie ..60&10 | Pumps, ¢ Matern “5
EE eee 60&10 | Screws, New List. eee FO&10
Enterprise, self-measuring........... Lo 25 | Casters, Bed and Plate........... ... 50810410
NAILS | Dampers, American. es 40
Peet ee eee CC... .1 9 | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel. goods 65
Witte Hales Done... tC. i oe METALS

Advance over base: Steel. Wire. | PIG TIN.
oO. . Base eee. ae CORO 26¢
SN eee 10! Pig Bars.... Se 28e
ee ee 05 20 | ZINC.
Me a 20; Duty: Sheet, 24c i —
=... 15 30 | 660 pound casks. ' ‘ 6%
a 15 36 | Per pound...... 7

=. 15 35 | SOLDER

20 40| 4@%. Sl a ae el a cecal ala =
25 50| Extra W iping ae
40 6&| The prices of the many ‘other | qualities =
ee . & 90 | solder in the market indicated by private brands
ee eo 1 60 1 50} vary according to compos sition.
oe Deu eeete cea; eaeccee ask OO 2 00} ANTIMONY
Me ee 2 00; Cookson..... Dee dee per pound 16
Case ee a 60 Oy PeeUNeee “ 3
Deg ae gece mera coals can, =. oo = 1 00; TIN—-MELYN GRADE.
Oe ee eee dae c a uaa ee cee e cans 90 1 2 yeeie C Chareoal,...... 21... 51 0... -. 87 50
Finish 10 eee 85 1 00} 14x20 IC, ' 7
; ee el eae eee Ue dase cane 1 00 1%) 10x14 TX, “ 9 2
Ce a gale Gl Ge oi a me, aa coe oo 1 OO 14020 TX, _ 9 25
Clinch, 19. = 75 Each additional X on this grade, 81. 75.
ee eee eels Gad eeu 1 00 90; TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE,
- . eS ei: Wy 1 00| 10x14 IC, Charcoal ... La a 86 50
Beare eo 2 80/ 14x20 IC, . a .
PLANES. dis. O_O eee 8 00
Onis Tool Co.'s, fancy .............. ' @Ai | 14x20 IX, a 8 00
EE eee . @0)}| Each Sadditional X on tk his grade $1.50.
Sandusky Toot Co.'s, fancy................. Gai ROOFING PLATES
Peer bre Gaeiey.......................... @60 | 14x20 IC, Worcester ee 6 50
Stanley Rule and Level Co,’s, wood. . .... &10| 14x20 IX, ees 8 £0
PANS. {20x28 IC, * a 13 50
ev, ACM. ......... 12... .... Gis.60—10 | 14x20 IC, “ Allaway Grade 57
Common, polished.. Coe ees cu eine iis | 725
RIVETS. dis. 20x28 IC, - . . 2 00
Doe ane Fie... 8... os 40 | 20x28 IX, : . _ ha 15 0)
Copper Rivets and Burs............-....... 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
PATENT FLANISHED IRON. sauce IX. .... oo #14 00
“A” Wood's — planished, Nos. 24 to 27 = PORE Ee we .15 50
““B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos, 25 to 27... 20 | 14x56 IX, for No, : Bollers, ‘os pound 10

 

Broken packs ec per pound extra.

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FOSTER,
STEVENS
& CO,,

Exclusive Agents for

WESTERN MICHIGAN.

Grand Rapids, - Mich.

 

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. ee | Pure lead, is now in the market at 6c in Th TOSESL BY BR ©
Michigan | radesman | packages of 1234, 25, 50 and 100 pounds. : Ss.
me Men’s Association. LATER—Since the above was in type ——WHOLESALE——
A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE and the drug quotations have gone to FR | I | S SEEDS PROD | CE
R 1 Trade of the Wolv State, | Press: sulphur and brimstone have each | ~~ 2 3
etal rade 0 eno erine are, advanced } d Norwegian cod liver All Kinds of Field Seed S It
— voc ee inds of Field Seeds a Specialty.
Th Tradesman Company, Proprietor. : = _#
a see pea 3 oil has a oer bbl., making the If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be
Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable present price $1.25 per gal. | pleased to hear from you.
strictly in advance. ie ae ee
Advertising D wr ca |
vertising Rates made known on application. '26, 28, 30 and 32 OttawaSt, - - GRAND RAPIDS.
Too Many Lines to Look After.
Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Office. | A correspondent in a New York paper |
E. A. STOWE, Edit | makes several complaints against drug | K N CR A K BR <
: —___ | stores and their management. The | MUS EGO C O., @
“WEDNESD AY, MARCH 18, 1891. writer objects to the sale of cigars, soda Manufacturers of
“| water, postage stamps, stationery, valen-

 

Valuable lessons may be deducted
from the recent lynching of Italians at
New Orleans, which our government}
should heed. While the government is
not responsible for this fearful deed of
fancied retribution, has already publicly
deprecated the act and will make all
honorable reparation, primary steps for |
preventive measures should be promptly
taken, which would forestall a repetition
of such acts. THe TRADESMAN has
spoken in the past upon the question of
peaceful and intelligent vs. ignorant and |
criminal immigration and it repeats that
there is but one method to a peaceful |
solution of this problem—the enactment
of a law by Congress, closing the ports |
of this nation against the objectionable
elements which are in every
mental to the peace and prosperity of |
our country. White the intelligence and |
physical development of our people will

way detri- |

doubtless be benefitted by an admixture
of the Saxon, Scandinavian, and most of
the northern nations of Europe,
people are generally quiet and peaceful,
the restless and fiery blood of its southern |
countries must be sifted of its pauper
and criminal elements,
lowed a permanent home among us. It
is a pertinent question, whether the}
word ‘‘ Freedom’”’ has not been prosti-
tuted to base and ignoble purposes by |}
many a home
our shores. too long have we
extended a hand—without re-
gard to character—to every nation on the
face of the globe, and
gent lines are drawn in the near future,
our great republic will continue to be}
menaced by internal commotion and vio- |
lence, the effects of which
foresee.

whose |

before being al-

of those who seek
Already

welcome

upon

unless some strin-

no man can}

The Drug Market.
advanced 2¢c on the lith and
13th. The price in now as

Aleohol
2c on the

follows:
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Half bar rel s
10 gall on ic ;
5 gallon lots .
‘Terms—30 days, or 5c per ga
in 10 days,

 

  

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int, if paid
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given by the trust as the reason for the
advance. Quicksilver has declined. Cor
rosive sublimate, calomel, red and
white precipitate have declined. Chlo-
ral hydrate is lower. Sassafras bark is
higher. Soap bark is very
higher.
and higher.
Oil cassia is lower.
higher. Oil
clined. Orris root has advanced. Sala
cine is lower. Glassware has declined,
the present discount being 70 and 10 on
prescription ware and 75 and 10 on flasks
in full packages.
Morphia is unchanged.
Turpentine has declined.
unchanged. Pittsburgh
mixture of lead and zine,

Arnica flowers are
Norway cod liver
oil is

Gum opium is steady

Linseed oil is
lead, a pure
better than

| tines, holiday cards,

| articles in drug stores.

| cigars,

| altogether.

} man”
| be designated as the ‘‘Universal.”’
| coupon

j having put
| nearly

scarce and |
Cantharides are in small supply |
lower, |

wormseed has de-|

Quinine is weak.

cosmetics, perfum-
ery, toilet goods and all sort of fancy
He thinks that
they are all out of place there. Besides,
the sale of these articles interferes with

|putting up prescriptions, and causes
|many mistakes, which sometimes lead

to fatal results. In putting up a com-

| plicated prescription, a druggist may be

ealled away from his case a dozen times

| to draw a glass of soda water, tell a per-

son how many stamps to put on a letter,

'show acustomer the different kinds of

perfumery, soap or valentines, or sell
combs or brushes. Customers
who call for these articles want them
immediately, and allways expect to be
waited on at once. When the druggist

goes back to his prescription, he may

| have forgotten the last ingredient put in.

He may duplicate it, or he may omit it
The result may be a pro-

| tracted sickness or a death.

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Another New Coupon.
The Tradesman Company has now in

| preparation another style of credit cou-

““Trades-
styles—which will
This
will probably meet with a cor-

pon—worthy associate of the
and ‘‘Superior”

| dial reception at the hands of the trade

and eventually have a large and extended

i sale.

The Tradesman Company is the largest
manufacturer of coupons in the world,
in special machinery for
every branch of the business.
Every style of coupon is now thoroughly
protected by copyright, notwithstanding
which the Tradesman Company’s prices
are lower than those of other reputable
manufacturers in the country.

>
Business Changes at Sunfleld.
SUNFIELD, March 15—J. A. Childs has

| purchased the hardware stock of J. H.

Hammond and will continue the busi-

| ness.

Mr. Hammond has purchased the inter-
est of H. Berrain the general stock of
3erra Bros. The new firm will be known
as Berra & Hammond.

Mr. Berra has purchased Cheetham’s
Hotel of G. H. Cheetham and will carry
on that business.

Mr. Cheetham will shortly engage in
the sale of agricultural implements and

: : _ | supplies.
The advance in the price of corn is|

L. H. Wood is closing out his general
stock preparatory to taking possession of
the E. Kennedy
which he recently purchased.

A new school house and a 100 barrel

roller flouring mill are among the im-
}

provements now under way.
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MUSKEGON.

The dry goods firm of Leahy & Hardy |
has been dissolved by the retirement of
Wm. Leahy, who takes the realty for his
interest. Mr. Hardy will continue the |
business in corporate form under the
style of the Wm. D. Hardy Co., which }

has been organized with a capital stock |

of $40,000, all paid in.

G. W. Griffin has retired from the
grocery firm of G. W. Griffin & Co. The’
business will be continued by the re-
| maining partner, John Knooihuizen.

& Son general stock, |

Crackers, Biscuits sSweet Goods. .

Finest Quality and a Variety in the State,
MUSKEGON, : : : MICHIGAN. '

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO MAIL ORDERS.

Jennings’

Flavoring Extracts
Are Acknowledged the Most Profitable. —

QUOTATIONS.

THE NEW YORK BISGUIT GO.

Ss. A. SEARS, Manager.

Cracker Manufacturers,
37, 39 and 41 Kent St., -

 

Grand Rapids.

 

TELFER SPICE COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS OF
Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of
Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries. v

land 3 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS

& MM. FAre & ..

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Foreign .and Domestic Fruits.

9 No. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
HEADQUARTERS FOR

ORANGES, LEMONS and BANANAS.

SEEDS!

We carry the largest and most complete stock of seeds in Western Michigan,
and offer only such seeds as are of the highest grade.

The Alfred Brown Seed Store. ;

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Parties having Clover Seed to sell, please correspond with us.

G. S. BROWN & CoO.,

———- JOBBERS OF ——

California Oranges
2 Bluefield Bananas.

| SEND FOR QUOTATIONS.

 

 

Parties wishing seeds of any kind for garden
or field please send for our catalogue and
wholesale price list before buying.

 

 

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FINANCIAL,
Local Stock Quotations.
BANK.

ee ee 100
re OC ae, 100
rm eerie NOLONGl. |... isc. ae =
ere MOA OAV iss ol ae 125
Me EES RVI a ce io ek ts ae soe 131
National City..... eu ey 135
eee I os 135
= e's Savings.. Sua oe ee ge Ceuecet ues 105
ne OY es ui oe ccc: 115

MANUFACTURING.
Aiaree Manntacturing Co...............-..--: 60
eeeee MOMENI Oi ck, 150
Antrim Iron Co.. Cece cae ae
Belknap Wagon & Sleigh STG 100
Berney & Gay Vurniture Oa, .....:............ 85

Grama memos Brush Co... o.c......... 90
Grand Rapids Electric ~~, and Power Co... 75

ana Banids Felt Boot Co.................... 110
Grand Rapids School F eraitese Ce... +. 110
ee a ee 100
et MNO Ee ces cae we 100
New England Werte CO, 5. ok oe ce OO
We OC, ce ee cece 60
Sligh Furniture Co.. eee ieee ee aay
Widdicomb Furniture Co.........-...-.. -.... 120

MERCANTILE.
Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. ...103

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co ....... . ~~. 100
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alpine Gravel Road Co ee geclenceccces st ae
Canal Street Gravel Road Co.................. 80
Grand Rapids Fire Insurance Co.. ...........120
Grandville Avenue Plank Road Co.. ee
Plainfield Avenue Gravel Road Co............ 25
Wreumer Gravel Hoad Co ........:........,.... &@

 

Financial Miscellany.

The National Starch Co. has declared
a 1 per cent. dividend on its common
stock.

It is estimated that within two years
nearly $500,000,000 has been invested in
this country by foreigners in breweries,
malt houses, and grain mills.

A. T. Slaght has retired from the bank-
ing firm of A. T. Slaght & Co., at Caro,
having purchased an interest in the
Grand Rapids Electrotype Foundry. The
business will be continued by the re-
maining partners, Wm. Carson and John
M. Ealy, under the style of Carson &
Ealy. Mr. Slaght still retains his inter-
est in the firm of Kelsey & Slaght, at
Millington.

The American ‘Tobacco Company,
which controls some of the most extensive
cigarette factories in the country, has
purchased the cheroot factory of P.
Whitlock, at Richmond, Va. The price
is said to have been $300,000, with the
understanding that Mr. Whitlock is to
continue the management of the esta-
blishment. The latest acquisition of the
monopoly is the National Tobacco
Works, of Louisville, which sold out for
$1,800,000 — $600,000 cash and the re-
mainder in bonds. The sale is considered
a remarkably good one for the former
owners.

Ata meeting of the private bankers of
the State, held at Detroit last Friday, an
organization was effected for offensive
and defensive purposes, the immediate
object being to fight any legislative
measure designed to bring private banks
under the supervision of the State
Banking Commissioner. The _ private
bankers entertain the belief that Detroit
banks, organized under the State law,
are pushing legislation against them,
hence a threat has been circulated that a
private bank, with a capital of $1,000,-|
000, will be established in Detroit. The |
main object of such a bank would be to|
cut off other banks from commis deposits.

~ Queer Complaint.

Bie Raprps, March 12.—Please send
the paper more regular. I do not get it
until after it is printed. SusscrIBer.

 

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~ Flint—H. D. Parker has purchased a
lot adjoining his grocery store and will
immediately erect a commodious store
building, which he expects to have ready

F. J. BARBER. A. C. MARTIN.

BARBER, MARTIN & CO.

GENERAL

[Jommission Merchants

FOR THE SALE OF

Butter, Eqgs, Poultry, Fruit, and all |

Kinds of Covntry Produce.

191 South Water Street,
CHICAGO.

 

 

For Portable or Risley eles 1|
to 500 Horse Power, Portable or Station-

ary Boilers, Saw Mills, Shafting, Pullies, |

Boxes, Wood-working Machinery, Plan-
ers, Matchers, Moulders, ete., call on

Ww. C. DENISON,

Manufacturers’ Agent,
88, 90, 92 So. Division St., Grand Rapids
Estimates given on Complete Outfits.

 

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WM. BRUMMELER & SONS

Manufacturers of and Jobbers in

Pieced and Stamped Tinware, Rags,

Metals, Iron, Rubber and Wiping Rags

264 So. Ionia St., GRAND RAPIDS.
Telephone 640.

GRAND RAPIDS CYCLE CoO.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

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Manufacturers of

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WRITE FOR PRICES.

First-Class Work Only.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

168 and 65 Canal St., -

LE! | Always Satisfactory.
RELIAB Alw Always Uniform Uniform.

Other brands of flour may occasionally make as good
bread, but for absolute uniformity and reliability our brands
“Sunlight,” “Daisy” and “Purity” will be kept at the top, as
they have been in the past. Write us for quotations.

YHE WALSH--DE ROO MILLING 60,

Proprietors Standard Roller Mills,
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Spring Season 1891.

—_—J———

If You desire to sell

Carpets by Sample

Send for

GircUlar and Price hist,

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Smith & Santord,

 

for occupancy by June 1.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

Fl. Puritano Cigar.
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MANUFACTURED BY

DILWORTH BROTHERS,

PITTSBURGH.

 

TRADE SUPPLIED BY

I. M. CLARK & SON,
: Grand Rapids.

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Drugs #& Medicines.

State Board of Pharmacy.

One Year—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor
Five Years—George Gundrum, Tonia.
President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—S. E. Parkill, Owosso.

Meetings for 1891—Ann Arbor, May 5; Star Island
(Detroit) July 7; Houghton, Sept. 1; Lansing Nov. 4.

Michigan State ne Ass’n.
President—D. E. Prall, Sagina
Tirst Vice-President—H. G. ie Kalamazoo.
Second Vice-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor.

 

 

 

Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detreit.

Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan.
urer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.

Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in October, 1891.

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
President, W. R. Jewett, Secretary, Frank H. Escott
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March,

June, September and December.

Grand Eegite Drug Clerks’ ———
President, F. Kipp; Secretary, W.C. 8:

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.
Pcesident, J. W. Allen; Secretary, W. F. Jackman.

 

 

 

 

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
President C. 8. Koon; Secretary, A. T. Wheeler.

 

 

POOR PROFITS.

 

Some Reasons for the Present Condi-
tion of the Drug Business.
Written for THe TRADESMAN.

Disagreeable as it may appear, there
is no disguising the fact that the retail
drug trade is not paying as it should.
There are too many drug stores adver-
tised for sale on account of ill health—
probably of the trade—and those who
remain in the business find it is not as re-
munerative as formerly. What are the
reasons for this?

First—Like some particular kinds of
goods—the supply has exceeded the de-
mand. On this point, there be no
question.

Second, The suicidal policy of cut-
ting prices, more especially on proprie-
tary medicines, and a few other leading
articles. A few druggists in different
sections of the country commenced this
practice and gradually others were un-
willingly forced into it. The man who
first commenced this cutting below the
retail price fixed and printed upon the
article by the manufacturer should have
been taken to the nearest goose pond by
his brother druggists and thrown in,
clothing and all, again and again, until
he barely escaped drowning.

Third, Cupidity and jealousy, com-
bined, have caused dealers in other goods
to add to their stock full lines of sun-
dries, which for the past forty years
were almost exclusively found in the
drug stores.

Fourth, The liquor question. Pardon
the writer if he looks at this last reason
from a different point of view than many
others, and does not aver that he is in-
competent to discuss it, as he does not
use the article, has grown old in the
drug business, and thinks he knows
something about it. I frequently meet
individuals of both sexes who are so
thoughtless (or ignorant) as to say that
a successful drug business can be
carried on without an ounce of spirits of
any kind within a hundred miles of the
store! I need hardly add that these per-
sons are not even apprentices in the bus-
iness. In truth, they do not possess an
average education. To use a slang ex-
pression, there has for some time past
been such a ‘‘roar” against liquors in
drug stores, from certain classes, that it
has become a ‘‘plague” to the trade, and
rather than suffer continually from it,
many have actually thrown out every
drop, except alcohol, thus injuring their
business financially. I know of drug
stores to-day where you cannot purchase
or find a drop of liquor, if your child or
friend were dying for want of it, and

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the man tells you so as if you had caused
this dearth of it, and exults in your dis-
tress. He is willing to suffer loss, if he
may punish the public. It is not the
proper place here to discuss this ques-
tion in detail, or to show the imperative
importance of liquor in the business, but
that the agitation concerning it has ma-
terially injured the druggist, nearly all
of them will concede.

There are some other reasons why the
drug trade is not so profitable as formerly,
but the four reasons herein named are
sufficient to show the decline, and now,
if the dear puplic who are our customers
insist that these four reasons shall re-
main in statu quo—or worse—the next
question is, what will improve the trade
of at least a portion of those engaged in
it? Much depends upon the energy, de-
termination and perseverance, but still
more upon the practical education of
the individual, as in this progressive and
aggressive age ‘‘knowledge is power.”
A limited number may suceeed by being
better acquainted with certain lines of
drugs and handling those lines as spec-
ialties, where still others, for a want of
that knowledge, would not attempt to
compete with them. The particular lo-
cality where one resides will often deter-
mine what specialty will prove valuable.
I knew a druggist who was located in a
city where he had an unusual call for
botanic medicines and, being practically
educated in that branch of his trade,
conceived the idea of making it a spec-
ialty. He added to his store a special
botanic department, putting in the fix-
tures to accommodate and show the med-
icines to the best advantage, and he has
told me that, considering the amount in-
vested, it paid a far greater profit than
any other branch of his trade. Not only
did his brother druggists come or send
their customers to him frequently, for
those drugs they did not keep, but, not
being acquainted with all the common
names of the plants, they often sent
customers to him for the very ones they
had in their store for sale. While he
kept all the usual drugs as well, his rep-
utation as a botanic druggist spread
abroad until it was a common occurrence
for him to receive orders for fine pow-
ders and rare botanic drugs from forty
to fifty miles away. His select powders
were kept in glass in the best possible
form for their preservation and in a
dark, cool place. This hint is sufficient
on the specialty point.

A second point by which trade might
be improved I may speak of, but cannot
expect it to be adopted in our free Re-
public, even though a considerable num-
ber should advocate it. In Russia and
(if 1am not mistaken) in Germany the
druggist, or ‘‘apotheke,”’ as he is called,
holds his position by appointment from
the government. Just how he is chosen
Iam not informed. One such store (and
no more) is allowed for a certain number
of inhabitants. The applicant must be
thoroughly theoretical and practical in
his business and is held strictly respon-
sible for the acts of his assistants. I
was told by a Russian apothecary that
an appointment simply to own and tran-
sact the business of such an establish-
ment in his country is equivalent to an
independent fortune, if his life be
spared, as his appointment is during
life or good behavior. A board of cen-
sors visit him at any time they deem it
proper and must be given free access to
every thing connected with his business,

 

In the matter of prescriptions, the
board regulate the price of every drug
and every article and the labor connect-
ed therewith, so that itis probably uni-
form throughout the province or coun-
try. The price of the vial or box con-
taining the medicine, the cork, sealing
wax, paper and twine are all included
and have a fixed price—changed at in-
tervals by the board—and from which
no variation must be made. A printed
list of prices is upon each perscription
ease, which the customer may demand
an examination of should a questian of
price arise. APOTHECARY.
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Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

At the regular meeting of the Grand
Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, held at
THE TRADESMAN office last Thursday
evening, John D. Muir reported his ina-
bility to secure an analysis of ‘‘ Malvina
Cream’’ and suggested that the matter
be postponed from the present. The re-
port was accepted and the suggestion
adopted.

The Committee on Legislation reported
that it had sent a fully signed petition
to Lansing, protesting against the pro-
posed amendment to the pharmacy law,
permitting physicians to register with-
out examination. The report was adopt-
ed.

The same Committee was instructed to
secure the signatures of all the city drug-
gists to a petition, praying for the enact-
ment of the Senate bill compelling trav-
eling doctors and street medicine ped-
dlers to be licensed.

J. W. Coleord, representing C. I. Hood
& Co., addressed the meeting at some
length, setting forth the reasons which
impelled Mr. Hood to adopt the 83 cent
plan.

Will L. White—Is Mr. Hood getting
any replies to his circulars?

Mr. Coleord—Yes; about 15,000 retail
druggists, representing two-fifths of the
drug trade of the country, have already
signed the agreement.

John D. Muir—Is Mr. Hood likely to
adopt the $1 selling price unless he sees
something in it for himself ?

Mr. Coleord—Yes; he is now fighting
the battles of others.

Mr. Muir—Are more of the goods sold
where the price is cut to 69 cents, than
where it is maintained at 83 cents or $1?

Mr. Coleord—No.

Will Z. Bangs—The reason I refuse to
sign at 83 cents is that { can just as well
get $1.

Mr. Muir—If 83 cents is generally
adopted as the price all over the country,
itis only a question of time when that
will become the common price and will
not be looked upon as a cut-rate price.

Dr. H. E. Locher—I move that a vote
of thanks be extended Mr. Hood for the
efforts he is making to put an end to the
cutting of prices, but that the Secretary
notify him that the Grand Rapids drug-
gists still sell the goods at $1.

Mr. Muir—That is the same as thank-
ing a man for coming in and buying a
postage stamp.

The resolution was adopted and the

meeting then adjourned.
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All It Was Worth.

Customer—I’ll give you a dollar for
that book. That’s every cent it’s worth.

Clerk—I—I—

Customer (interrupting)—A dollar, or
nothing.

Clerk—Very well, sir. Cash! 1 was
trying to say that the retail price of the
book was seventy-five cents, but you
wouldn’t allow me to,

 

RDMUND B. DIKEMAN

THE GREAT

Watch Maker

Jeweler,
4A CANAL 8¥,,

Grand Rapids - Mich.

MILL SUPPLIES.

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‘ Split Pulley Co., New
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ing Co., E. C. Atkins
& Co., L. Candee & Co.
Saws, Pullies,
Files, Packing,

Lubricators,
Emery Wheels,
Rubber Belts,
Rubber Toys,
Leather Belts,
Rubber Clothing,
Rubber Shoes,
Rubber Combs,
Columbia, Victor and
a large number of
other Bicycles.

A. G. Spaulding
« Bro.’s Sporting
Goods.

Send for catalogue of any of the above goods.

STUDLEY & BARCLAY,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Fd, DAYTENTHALER

JOBBER OF

Bulk and Canned

[]YSTERS,

And Fresh and Salt

hake Fish & Ocean Fish

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.

 

 

 

See quotations in another column.

GRAND RAPIDS.

PENBERTHY | = ECTORS.

 

 

The Most Perfect Automatic Injector
Made.

HESTER & FOX,

Sole Agents,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,

 

 

 

 

Whalduate Pidcs oeu t.

 

Advanced—Sassafras bark, soap bark, cod liver oil, orris root, orris root powder, alcohol.

Declined—Arnica flowers, ‘oil wormseed, oil cassia, chloral hydrate, glassware, mercury, corrosive |
sublimate, calomel, red precipitate, white precipitate, salacine.

 

ACIDUM.
ee 10
Benzoicum German.. snot 00
meeeeee Go... 30
Carpelicim ........... 26@ 36
Ceca .........-.-.. 58@ 60
PevGOCIO® .... 5. .-.,. 3@ 5
ee 10@ 12
ee ee ee | =
Phosphorium dil......
Savovneuse ..-.......- 1 40@1 =D
Sulpauricum.......... 14@ 56
ere... 5. oe os 4 ~ 60
iceeicem......2....- 40@ 42
AMMONIA.
Sous, 1 G6e.......... 3% 5
pag... oa 7
Cepponee ..<.... 045: 12@ 14
(mae 6... 5. 122@ 14
ANILINE.

eS ee 2 00@2 2

ee 9 00

me is 50

We oe ee cae ce 2 SOo3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1 50....... 1 @1 7

Juniperus .......- —. oe io

Xantnoxylum ......... 25@ 30

BALSAMUM.

Oe .........-....- COD &

re wes @1 80

Terabin, Canada ..... 35@ 40

oo 40@ 45

CORTEX.

Abies Comecian............ 18

se 11

iCnaenona Piva ............ 18

Euonymus atropurp........ 30

Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20

Pre Virwi.............. 2

Quiliaia, grd.......... cee 14

Cree is... --- 14

Ulmus Po (Ground 12)...... 10

EXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhiza Glabra... “oe =

cone cove oo
Haematox, 15 1b. box. . on =
Bia...
ig Na we 15
_ Ms. 16@ 17
FERRUM.

Carbonate Precip...... @ 15

Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50

Citrate Soluble........ @ 80

Ferrocyanidum Sol.. e 50

Solut Chioride........ 15

Sulphate, — beceens 140 2

pure....... . @ ‘
FLORA.

ee 2Q@ 25

Aces ...........-. ae 2

meee lence 25@ 30

FOLIA
Measee: ...........-. W@ 2
Cassia #Acutifol, Tin-
nivelly eet seems 2@ x
" Alx. %@ W
Salvia officinalis, ‘4s
a ces. 12@ 15
es ae... .......-. 8@ 10
GUMMI.

Acacia, ist picked.... @1 00
See ae ae
oe ees ae ae
ica sifted sorts... @ 65
“  ... Fees

Aloe, Barb, (po. 60)... 50@ 60

a Cape, (po 0. 20)... @ iz

Socotri, (po. 60). @ 50
Catechu, 1s, (48, 14 4s,

Me @ 1

AIRS oo. oe can ee 2@ 30

‘Anbateotiae., -. woes @ 15

Benzoinum.. wW@ 55

Camphore®............- 50@ 52

Eu Lohan pO ....- 35@ 10

Galbanum. aN sis @3 0)

Gamboge, _. oo &

Gaemoum. {Po “40) S @ 35

eae ne — @ WwW

ee @ %

Myr (po ey vs... @ 4

a a 2 25@2 40

Shelled ade es BG 40
- bleached...... 30 35

Tragacanth .. ae 7

HERBA—In ounce oo

Absinthium .........-.....-- 25

Bupatorium ...........-....- 20

ee a a 25

eee 8. os kas ae ee 28

Srentna Piperita............ 23
ee ay. eae, ee

MN oo eee ees 30

Teco, V . 5. wise. scs0 22

ee oe es ee 25

MAGNESIA.

Caleined, Pat.......... 60

Cartonate, Pas........ 20@ 22

Carbonate, K.& M.... ™W@ %

Carbonate, Jenning5S.. 35@ 36

OLEUM.

Aue. Ce. ss 5 00@5 2

Amygdalae, Dulce... .. 45@

Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25
ee. 1 70@1 80

Agranti Cortex....... @2 50

TPO oes vec 4s’ 3 75@4 00

Caryophyii Seek yu ‘ ae =

a | ee 20@1 2

MI oo eee occas on 35@ 65

Chenopodii hed goes vey @i 7%

Cinnamonti ..:....:.-- 1 10@1 15

CAREOMOUE 6505 5 cane ns a .

Conium Mac........

enews

 

Conmepee............. 1% 12
Exechthitos. . ie! Oot
reroreny ow. cl. 4 9OQ2z
Ganltnens ..........:. 2 00@2
Geranium, ounce. @
Gossipii, Sem. gal. ae 50@
Hedeoma ..... ae
CE 50@2
Fen . 25. co WO? 00
Tiree... 80@2
Mentha Piper.. 90@3

Mentha Verid..
Morrhuae, gal.

mtd
Q 3
3

 

 

50
OO
00
10
5
5

=

Myreia, ounce......... Q@ 50
Se 1 00@2 75
— Palas (gal. -, 10@ 12
Pes esp eee es: 1 16@1 28
ienenaiad de 75@1 00
OSSC, OUNCE.......... @6 00
Ree, 4@ 45
Pe 90@1 00
Co oe 3 50@7 00
Sassafras. .... 45@
Sinapis, ess, ounce. @ 6
Co @1 50
eee 40@ 50

= OG ..,,....... @ 60

‘heobromas........... 15@ 2
POTASSIUM.
RiGee...) e. 15@ 18
Drehromete ........... 13@ 14
Pages... 5... 37 40
Carb.. 1. oo
Chlorate, (po. 16). wie. 14@ 16
Cyanide wi. too &
Pee 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 30@ 33
Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15
Potass Nitras, opt.. . ca
Potase Nitras......... vo
Peeaeeie.............. 30@ 33
Bripnate po........... 16g 18
RADIX.

BCom ........,. 20@ 8
Aes... ........... BS
ARCHMAA .....,.:...... 16 20
rere OG... @ BB
Mee cc. 20@ Ww
Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12
Glychrrhiza, (py. 15).. 16@ 18

Hydrastis Canaden,

{ =. 40) . : i @ 35
Hellebore, Ala, PO. 15@ 2
Inula, po.. i ._ De =
Ipecac, po.. eee ee eee 2 40@2 50
Iris plox (po. or: 32@ 35
Jalapa, pr.. 45@ 50
Maranta, Ys. eee ak @
Podophyllum, po... 15@ 18
ae, ee oe

ac on... .......... @1 %5

- ie ll
Spige nee . 4a
eeenaaie: (po 25) . @ Ww
Rerpentarig........-... 40@ 45
Senega . 50@ 55
Similax, Officinalis, ‘H @ 40

M @ ®
Bciiiae, (po. 85)........ 10@
Symplocarpus, Feeti-

Cie, Oa... @ 3%

Valeriana, Eng. _— 30) @
. German. 15@ 2
Niger &........,.. 10@ 15
Preginer 7.........: R@ 2
SEMEN.
Anisum, (po. 20). @ 15
Apium (grav eleons) . 15@ 18
Bird, 1s.. ws 4@ 6
Carul, (po. 18). Sree neue s@ 12
Cardamon. -----4 GOOG B
Corlandrum. Veledies ces Sn
Cannabis Sativa.......4%@ 5
(een bestasee ro
Cc woe agp mee ekoa ee 10@ 12
Dipterix Odorate...... 2 00@2 25
Poouicuium........... @ 15
Foenugreek, po.. 6@ = 8
BE eee peice se 4@4%
Lini, grd, (bbl. 3% 4). a 4%

Lobelia...
Pharlaris Canarian ..

 

Rapa . 6@
Sinapis, ‘Albu.. — of $
r Nigra.. pees oe 11@ 12
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, 23 _ Co. .2 00@2 50
ie Et 1 75@2 00

» 1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co. 0. T....1 TQ1 75

“ . ee =o
Saacharum N. E...... 17%

Spt. Vini Galli...:..-. 1 75@6 30

Wins Oporte .......2... 1 25@2 00

i BIO... nee vnes-k ee OO
SPONGES.

Florida sheeps’ wool |

OOPPINNG oon eek 2 25@2 50
Nassau sheeps’ wool

ONTOS oe as 2 00
Velvet extra sheeps’

wool carriage....... 110
Extra yellow sheeps’

Carriage ..... nk a «ss. 85
Grass sheeps’ wool Car-

WN ee 65
Hard for slate use. vis)
Yellow Reef, for slate

MO oo. a cue, 1 40

SYRUPS.

ONE ne cease ces |
ee. 50
meee os
eee ee i e 50
Auremtl Cortes....<..... .:- ©
ee 50
Similax Officinalis.......... 60

- i Ceo ec. 50
NN es ice snes cea 50
ee 50

its | SSRN UE ge Pa 50
NNR oo kiss cee cla 50
WROOUN VINE i. ois cds 6 ea ae

 

   

 
  

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Myristica, No. 1
Nux Vomica, (pi 20) .

1 Oe Sepia. i...

| Picis Liq, N. C.,
| doz

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—" Saac, H. & P. D.

cee ie ‘i per

Picis Lig., —
| Pil edi oa 80) ..

| Plumbi Acet
| Pulvis Ipecac et opii..
| Pyrethrum, boxes if.

Piper Nigra, (po. ssa
Piper Alba, i -
Pix Burgun.. _

&P. D. Co., dos.....

| Pyrethrum, PV eee
| Quassiae . ed
| Quinia, S.P.& W.....

TINCTURES.
Aconitum NapellisR....... 6@|
“ t3 F oer ee 50
0 Oe 60
e Omid ayer ........... 60
Co 50
Asafcetida.. oe.
Atrope Belladonna. eee. 60
Benzoin.. 4 aes. ae
’ Es 50
Sonewseerme ...........2.... 50
Barosma . Lee ieec yee EE
@Canthariden 7) 7
Capeteim .......... 50
Cu damon... .. 7
: Co... 5
Costee .... |... 1 00
Catechy........ a. oe
Seems i
. ~~... .....
co 50 |
(om... 56
Carers. 50 |
DS
ee el Oe
Gentian De eee ee 50
Ce 60
Guaica . Oeics Goa... oe
ammon ed cele 60
Page 50
EyGecveien...... 1... 50 |
jodine...... le
. Colorless... Lo ae
Ferri Chloridum.. ee 35
Kino . eee eet Oe
eobe ... wl
Myrrh.. Pelee ete a OMe
Nux Vomica.. Hedcceece. OO
Oe ee ce. 85
* Cam horated. be 50
~ Becser............ 2 00
Auranti Cortex. oe
Quassia . peter t eee ee cs Oe
Rhatany . a |
noel... 50
Cassia Acutifol oc.
eee 50
SeroGuiatia 50 |
a
Totem ............. ..
MesewInm 0.10... . =
Veratrum Veride.............
MISCELLANEOUS.
Aither, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ 28
‘ oe “< 4 F ha 30@ “2
Aree... 24@ 3%
. ground, (po.
fj aN 3@ 4
Meee... cee. 55@ 60
Antimont, ne.......... <a 5
et PotassT. 55a 60
more @1 40
sae ............. @ Ss
Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 65
creeeicem. |... om 7
Balm Gilead Bud. 38@ 40)
Bismuth 8. N.. 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chior, 1s, “(KS
mo: Sie, Oe)... 9
Canitattans Russian,
We @1 40
Capsici Fructus, af.. @ 2%
@ 8

. ont @ 18

Caryephy in (po. 18) 13@ i
Carmine, No. 40..... 3 75
Cera Alba, San. 50@ 55
Core Ceree............ 38@ 40
Cocous ..... os @ 4
Cassia Fructus........ @ 2
Conus... .-..---. @ 10
Cerecorme .... 8. @ 4
Chloroform 2, 60@ 63
uibbs . @1 10
Chloral Hyd ‘rst ee “1 30@1 60
Chondrus . 2 2

Cinchonidine, Pew 15@ 2

German 3%@ 12
Corks, list, dis. per
t as 69
@ 50
@ 2
5 5
pore Lean ss 9@ 11
S ubra @ 8
rooms ..-:.-.....,-... 2a
ene... gs @ xz
Ciat Sip....... coun Oe
Dessnne.,............. I
Weber Gulp. .......... 68@ 7
Emery, a numbers. . @
@ 3
Er een AP 0.) 60 “ 50@ 55
Wienke Woe... ...... 12@ 1
Gal i. Be eae ates oy @
Gambier. . 4 ae
Gelatin, Cooper.. @ 70
Prepen........ 60

 

Glassware flint, 70 and 10,
by box 60and 10

 

Gre, Brown.......... 9@ 15
we See oc. 13@
Clveerina ..........,;. mw @
Grana ee anaes @ 2
Io ee 25@ 55
Hydraag Chior Mite.. @ 9%
Cor . @ 80
“ OxRubrum @1 (0
. Ammoniati. @1 10)
” Unguentum. 4:@ 55}
Hydrargyrum...... @ 70)|
Tchthyobolla, Am. .1 — 50 |
ie es ¥Q@1 00 |
Iodine, Resubl........ 3 3 78@3 8
Somers... ri-¥
| aN Sele se 55 |
Lycopodium ..........° 530@ 35}
a 80@ 85
Liquor Arsen et Hy-
were t0G.......0.... 27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 10@ 12

Magnesia, Sulph (bbl

 

. S. German..
Rubia Tinctorum.....
Saccharum Lactis py.
eee 8...
Sanguis Draconis...
Santonine Lew.

 

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LA DESM AN.

20@2 45

  

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Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 2 /| Lindseed, boiled . 58 61
a ee eee @ 18} Neat’s Foot, winter
a eta cae @ i stiateed .......... 69
a Maccaboy, De | SpiritsTurpentine.... 44 50
@ 3!

Sur "Seasels, De. Voes @ 35 | PAINTS. bbl. 1b.

Soda Boras, (po. 13}. . 12@ 13| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3

Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33 | | Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4

ods CARD... ........ 14@ Ber...) 1% 3

Soda, Bi-Carb. a @ "5 Putty, commercial....24% 2%@3

woes Aan... oS “8 _ . strictly pure..... 2% 2%@3

Soda, Sulphas. edge ess Vermilion Prime Amer-

Spies. Bther Co ........ 50 05 | feae 18@16
‘¢ Myrcia Dom..... @2 2% | Vermilion, English. . 85@88
 Myrcie Imp... .. @3 00 | iGreen, Peninsular..... TQS

Vini Rect. bbl. | Lead, aa . oie us
en ee 237i 7 We @7
Less 5c gal., cash ten — | Whiting, white Span.. @i0

Strychnia Crystal..... 1 10} ve Gildery .... .. @%

Sulphur, <a ..... 24@ 3% | White, Paris American 1 00

_ Ho. .@ 3% | Whiting. Paris Eng.

Toierinds. 8@ 10| cliff . 1 4¢

Terebenth Venice..... 28 30 | Pioneer Prepared Paint 20@1 4

‘Theobramas ........_. 56@ 55/| Swiss Villa ines

Wants — 00; Paints....... 1 00@1 20

Zinei Sulph.. : 8} VARNISHES.

| No. 1 Turp ~~, -1 10@1 20
Sn | Extra Tur vo eoat 70
Bbl. Gal} Coach Bo y. eee eeaeees 2 75@3 00

Whale, winter........ 7 70| No.1 Turp Furn...... 1 00@1 10

Led, Oce........... 55 60; Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60

bara, Nat... 50 | Japan —_ Now 1

Linseed, pureraw.... 55 58 | | ‘uTp. 70@ 75

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AHAZELTINE

& PERKINS

DRUG CO.

Importers and Jobbers of

DRUGS

CHEMICALS AND

PATENT MEDICINES.

DEALERS IN

Paints, Oils 2s Varnishes.

 

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

SWISS WILLA PREPARED PAINTS.

Fall Line of Staple Brogais

¥ Sundries.

 

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy,

 

 

We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of

WHISKIES, BRANDIES,

GINS, WINES, RUMS.

 

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction.

All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive chem.

| trial order.

Send in a

Harelting & Perkins Drug Go,

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GROCERIES.

The Grocery Market.

Sugars are cheaper, jobbers actually
selling them less than cost to clean out
their present stocks,
at a smal] loss now than at a much larger
loss after April 1. All the refiners are
now working in bond, nearly all spot
sugars having passed into second hands.

 

There is bound to be considerable disap-
pointment among the retail trade through
their inability to get sugars a couple of
weeks hence, due to the
retailer to reduce his prices before he
can actually get cheap sugars in stock.

desire of the

A local wholesale grocer gives some good
advice on this point in another column,
which THe TRADESMAN’Ss grocery friends
would do well to heed.

The coffee market is unsteady and un-
settled. <A little advance
a demand, but no one buying,
owing to the prevailing uncertainty.

The pickle covet is firm and higher
prices are looked for
A year

would create
is now

in the near future.

ago dealers were selling pickles
at $10, with more stock in the country
than there is at the present time.

Corn syrup has advanced 2e per gallon
during the past ten days.

Canned corn and tomatoes are. still

 
 

very strong. Strawberries are practi-
eally out of market.

Spot pork is 75e per barrel higher.
Hams and shoulders, lard and dried beef
All kinds of
with no indieation
of a lower market in the near future.

The P. J. Sorg Co. has advanced its
Joker plug from 22 to 24c. and gives
notice that Spearhead will be advanced
1c. on March 31

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Good Location for a Tannery.

TRAVERSE City, March 15—It strikes
me as peculiar that Perry Hannah has
never appreciated the advantages this
place possesses as a location for a tan-
nery and embarked in the tannery
ness here on a large seale. Situated in
the midst of enormous tracts of hemlock,
which are tributary to the town both by
rail and water, and with direct water
communication with all the great leather
markets of the West, Iam satisfied that
a tannery could be conducted here with
a larger margin of profit than at any
other place in the country. As Mr. Han-
nah is a gentleman of great wealth, and
is faithfully devoted to the interests of
the city which has been his home for
nearly forty years, I suggest that he give
this matter a little investigation, as I am
confident that the outcome would be a
tannery, giving regular employment to
a half hundred men. OBSERVER.

—_—_—_ oe ee
A Polite Dun.

W. R. Mandigo, the Sherwood drugzist,
sends Tue TRADESMAN the following
form of a ** polite dun,” as he calls it:

have each advanced ‘4c.

provisions are firmer,

busi-

As a late snow
warm spring sun,
count when

bank melts undera
so melts my bank ac-
‘warmed up’’ by checks
for new goods. Just at this time, when
so much is ‘‘ outward bound,’’ I fee} the
need of money, and any one owing me
will confer a favor by handing in what
they have te spare, and I assure them it
will be appreciated. A little from each
one will be a big help when all together.

‘**A continual dropping of water will
wear away a big rock,’’ and a ?ittle
money from each one will help pay a
big bill.

_ —_ _- <a

Seconds the Motion.

ot ee

MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

Altogether Too Honest.
Seven years ago,” he said, as he entered

la crockery store on Monroe. street the

preferring to sell}

j}and now that—

other day, ‘*‘seven years ago I came in
here and bought six plates of you, and
handed you—”

He knocked a thirty-cent pitcher off a| ing

shelf as he waved his arm about, and
after the pieces were gathered up he con-
tinued:

“T handed you a five-dollar bill. You
warranted them plates to be all wool and
a yard wide, and I want to say right here
Excuse me.”

He knocked a couple of lamp chimneys |
off a rack with his coat tails, and it was
with a shade of asperity in his tones that
the crockery man asked his errand.

“Why, I bought six plates of you.’

“Well?”

“It was seven years ago.’’

“Wer

‘Them plates come to sixty cents, and
handed you a $5 bill.
count my change I was haif way home,
and I found you had given me ‘leven
eents too much. I was calculatin’ to
come to town agin the next week, but—
What’s that?”

In moving about in the narrow space
his foot hit a four-gallon crock and upset

me

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PRODUCE MARKET.

Apples—Green, #4.25@4.50 for choice eajing and
- 50@$3.75 for cooking stock. Evaporated are

firm at 14@15c, and sun-dried are strong at
10@10%c.

Beans—The demand is steady and the market
without special change. Handlers pay $1. 65@1. 80
for country picked and find no difficulty in mak
sales at $2.05@2.10 for city picked.

Beets—5Sc per bu.

Butter—The sesrcity of choice stock has ap-
proached a famine. Dealers are offering 20c for
all offerings of dairy which will pass muster.

Creamery is firmly held at 28@32e.

Cabbages—f0c per doz. or $4 per 100.

Carrots—20@25c per pen

Celery—20@25c per doz.

ae barrels, $1.25; produce barrels

*o ‘ranberries—Cape Cods are nowout of market.
Bell and Cherry are held at $9 and Jerseys
at $9.50,

E ggs—The market is nominally weak, dealers
| pay ing 18c and holding at 14c.

Honey—Searce at 16418 for clean comb.

Onions—Unchanged. Dealers stand ready to
pay $1.26 aod hold at $1.40,

sree market is still stronger, having
advanced 5¢ a bushel during the past week.

| Shippers are now able to pay 9c and makea

When I come to |

handsome profit.
Squash—i¢c per Ib.
Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Jerseys are in an

; demand readily commanding $3.50 per bu

it and broke a liberal piece out of one |

side.

dealer, in an acid voice.

“Certainly Ide. Kinder risky moving
around in here, I see. Yes, I found you
had overpaid me by ‘leven cents, and
though I meant to come in and return it,
I’ve had a fever sore on my leg, and I
had to go out to Elmira to see my daugh-
ter, and the old woman has bin ailing
more or less. Being as I was in town
to day Il thought ’'d step— Lands! but
thar goes sunthin’ else!”

It was a fifty-cent vase, and as the}
crockery man gathered up the pieces he |

took the old man and Jed him to the door |

| and asked:

KALAMAZOO, March 15.—I noticed the

suggestion of N. Bouma,

of Fisher Sta- |

tion, in regard to a mass meeting of |

merchants, to consider the peddling
problem, and desire to state that I am

heartily in favor of the idea and hope to |

see it carried into execution. Grocer.

‘‘Anything in our line to-day? ”’

“Of course, it’s in your line! I want to
clear my conscience and I’ve come to pay
them ’leven cents. Here’s a quarter
which has been plugged, I guess, and Pll
call it 23 cents.’’

“Sir, the man who was here seven}
years ago is dead.”’

“Gosh!”

“And I want you to go out of that door |
and take a walk. Keep right on w alking |
until you fetch up in the river.

“What fur? What have I done?”

**You are too blamed honest.

“Did you want anything?” asked the |

Walk !”

The old man stepped out, and when |

the door closed after him he turned and |

regarded the crockery man looking at |
him through the glass. It was a long |
minute before he got it all straight. Then |
he spit on the palm of his left hand,
made a fist of his right and, bringing it
down with a great ‘‘spat!” he shouted:

‘“‘Hanged if this hain’t an everlasting |

lesson to me! From this minit to the day
of my death every durned wallet I find |
in the road Pll put right down in my |
breeches pocket an’ say nuthin’ to no- |}
body !

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The rage ‘for separator creameries in |

this State is now as great as that for |
cream gathering creameries was a few |
years ago. In both cases a certain dairy
supply house profited by the furor it
assisted to create and reaped a rich}
harvest.

J. P. Visner, broker for Thomas Stokes,
New York City, wholesale dealer in salt
fish, is headquarters for good yalues.
Address 17 Hermitage block, Grama Rap- |
ids, for prices on full weight and reliable |
quality.

PAUL EIFERT

Manufacturer of

Tronks, Traveling Bags and Cases

SAMPLE TRUNKS AND CASES
MADE TO ORDER.

 

 

 

Write for Prices,
41 SO. DIVISION aST.,

Grand Rapids, - - Michigan,

Turnips—30@35e per bu.

PROVISIONS.
The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co,

 

 

quotes as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.
Mess, new. beta Se neat a aa gt ee 10 75
Short cut . a
| Extra clear pig, ioe ib eee 12 50
[rs eer, el 2 00
Ge eR ee ee ee tl %
| Banton clear, mers Ott. ..........,....5..... 12 00
| Clear beck, mort Out... .. 2.2... 12 00
| Standard clear, short cut, best.............. 12 00
| sAUsAGE—Fresh and Smoked.
Pee ee a, 6%
Fs icc ee 9
| Tongue Sausage. .........++ a SC NE SR Sr ea 9
C—O ——_ ee 7%
| Blood Sausage....... .....--0. ssc eee ee cece eee: 5
| Bologna, siraight...............0ssarereses esos 5
| ee ee i ea ts 5
OE 5
| LarnD—Kettle Rendered.
eee 7
Sei RR RG GI SI am Cer el ilies ainetlngr mELi Mr 734
DT ae eee eee 7
| LARD. Com-
| Family. pound,
| Tierces ................--+. sp ae 5%
= a ee, We ete 54
Sib, Pai. 29 in & Chne........ .- 6% 64
5b. Pails, 12inacase........... 6% 644
| 10 Ib. Pails, 6 in a case........... 684 6
20 Ib. Pails, 4 4in a case. 53
50 Ib. Cans. 3% 5%
“BEEF IN BARRELS,
| Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 7 06
| Extra Moos, Celene peekiie.......5........ 6 75
Dieciees, cee Oe... 10 00
SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain.
| Hams, average 20 = Se eee ee eet eke er bees cL. 8
alg ln pli ih 834
ee = = ma. 94
FS i MS ics eda ols chee eee bios othe ewan a 5%
se cerca’. vide dice woe ceoceaas cha
Shoulders... SMe ocd wan oe 544
| Breakfast Bacon, i Te 7%
Dried beef, ham prices a a el a ea ow inc 4 a 8%
Long C lears, RT ce oe was iin epee ss ees 534
SN ree ee a ee
i ee 64
| FISH and OYSTERS,
| F.J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
FRESH FISH.
SN i eck ep cons ss ea es @10
7yeeee. 2... 2... Peee cee, ape wee ccce es @9
Le @18
eee. . 8... 222, ce yee eck os @5
Flounders........ - “as
DRO 6 iin cee ok ec aestcene son per anes @12
SE ss i ioe cnn gees Wed nga @25
ee ie ent. @12
| Cotiroreie aplmon s,s. ess co @18
OYSTERS—Cans,
Welseaven Comite... .5 6.362000. 6. ss. @38
me oe eee... is ee. @30
ew, Ee @25
[as ee @2
Anchors. . i "
es ce Cc @18
| SHELL GOODS.
cee per ea 1 25@1 50
sep areeen apecueen en aes 75@1 00
BULK GOODS.
| Standards, per Es orice cheno as @1 25
a reise @i 75
| Serimps, ied ee Soh ak ou epee 1 50
| Clams, . Pinion ns tt Se 1 50
| Scallops, Fe eit cee eee ee cs 150

 

FRESH MEATS.
Swift and Company quote as follows:

 

 

  

 

 

  
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

Beef, RON oo a oe 6 @iT%
hind quarters bey ie eee e coos @38

store Pe erie tate aes OR @ 4%

is ee eee c iene CAs @il

- i vetoes. @ %

= I ies ceked Cece cece @

" Gs ies ca i or S @10%
OM eae ee ees @5
ee @i

Oe OO oe ee cee as @5
Sausage, fedo OF HORE... @5

i ce ee @5
e ern @ 7%
Mutton . Leecher ko kmeees dee ace oe
OE iii eles d Vecg ees esse cb euue cease 6%@ 7
CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
STICK CANDY.
ert, = Ne seed ce see ae @ 8
. Twist eee eaa veld cece @8
“ pails * potteen, net weight....... 8%
i ee 8
TE ie eel 10
OE EE 9
ete i a 10
MIXED CANDY.
Bbls. Pails
eenere, wor .. ss ..,. 7% 8
ee ae 7% 8
Special Le eee EAS Wee Gigi tdied 8 8%
NE belo 8 8%
Noe. ...... coe g
Broken. ....< ces
TS big oe oe sh ae ee eee eo
ieee MOCK. ce 9
oe hehe s eee cer Seek cea ne eee oe 9
PN eek i nese oe oan ce net, 9%
PNG PO oboe cease cose se dla net, 9%
es a ye a on
er
Pe CO. oad oa ok mendes pore = it
I AOR oo ee cee eles eee ee .-14
Fancy—In 5 Ib. boxes. Per Box
Rens eee... 8 60
ee Cs ks cee . 60
Pe Oo ee ieee cee 70
Cee Pr, es 70
ee Ce TU. ee. 90
risa poe -
Re ii on os ais ren y a Wece cece cane
A, CA TN oS abasic cts ae ec te 80
Lozenges, ic cine danse cee
eee. ke
Ne ie. a ing
i i 75
Re i =
sesh ce cece cues
OG ik ik cee cen opie ee cen i6@i8
Hed mace Creaie..........7.... 224... #@1 00
Pee eee —.
eee es. ss
eS Ee a Se sn *
Be A ibis in ees cn --1 00@1 10
Ge FRONT ooo osc intc cass oa suas 65
Fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, —_ in 2 ec ee 11
= eI See pe recente ee 12
Chocolate ane: ey ncueedeeus secret
es ee ee a es
Want Pree eee s
Bee Pee, te ee... 10
Imperials, in palle.........ecesessesecses sol
ORANGES.
Paeriaes, Ce oo cs os ce Lad
. Be See. +. wines oe. SOD
+ a @
Russets, fancy a tee. sys. o S$ 2%
BE ks ok wees ondh ss be 30)
Valencias, choice to fancy 420.. 3
Messinas, 300-240... 2 75G3 00
. Mean st
LEMONS.
Messina, choice, 360 ees eel ou ees on 3 75@ + 00
fancy, 360
” choice 300....... 4
. TON Fee a eos 4 W@ 4 75
OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS.
Figs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers...... 18@20
choice ee @16

“ce sc “ pie aera @12%

= Fard, 10-Ib. box Vial ees oa ka oes 10

. ee i @8

- Porson Oesn: OUR... cesses, 4 @6

NUTS. :
Almonds, Tarragona. @17%
week. oc oe @17
- OI eo ies eas cna Q17
WPORIIE, TOW. goose noe ec cas nee eee cts: @12%
Filberts . Bo he eae oye 11
Walnuts, Cieomebies .. ec ee cc ae @15%
RE SSRs ec TEA EC Saya 12
. Wo iis eee es 10%
Table Nuts, No. 1 Le idl a cae Wies won ae ee @15%
See @l14
Pecans, Texas, ee, 14@16
Oognemnutt: Tall SAOKS. 50005560262. oleae @A 50
PEANUTS.
Fancy, = P. bia tons oie sas ae @ 6
“ ousted AS OE T@ 8
Fancy, H. P., (ise amc ele teh es @ 6
te Rossel... - %O8
Choice, zn, P, Extras.. nee @5
i ee Se a 6%@ 7

 

CURTISS & CO,

WHOLESALE

Paper Warehouse.

FLOUR SACKS, GROCERY BAGS, TWINE AND WOODEN WARE.

Houseman Block, -

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale Price Curren t.

The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who
pay promptly and buy in full packages.

 

APPLE BUTTER.
Chicago goods...........
AXLE GREASE.

-T4@8

Frazer’s.
Wood boxes, per doz...... _ 80

a 3 doz. case... 2 40

© ms per gross..... 2 00
25 Ib. pails, per doz........ 13 00
ip. per stoss...... 8 50

Aurora,
Wood boxes, per Gor... .... $0 60
3 doz. case... 1 75
. per gross.... 6 00
" ee
Wood boxes, perdez:..... $0 50
8 doz. case... 1 50
c per gross.... 5 50
Peerless.
Oe 80 90

BAKING POWDER.

Acme, 14 Ib. cans, 3 doz 2
% Ib. 2 a

* a
“ Wes, 10
Telfer’s, < = cans, doz. . =
a

“oe % D. a“ oe cb 1 50
Arctic, 4 p cans ... ...... 60

iy 4 i Oe pee aes 2 00

ae “ee i 9 60
Red Star, ‘ - cans. ce eee =

vty 4 b wena 1 50
BATH BRICK,

2 dozen in case.
es ces. te. 90
ee, 2S. ae
Teas 3. ee) GO

BLUING, Gross
Arctic, : oz OV als te eceeae 4 00
oa a 7 00

e xis wom )....... 10 50

e 2 sifting box... 275

a 4 00

. Ros _-. 2c

| a Salt og 4 50

BROOMS
Te ics eee i?
Te 2 00
No. : Carpet... 22%
Lice ewe dake 2 50
hl MR ans ee ees 2%
Common Whisk.........:.. 90
Fancy cass ces 1 20
ee 8 25
cee... 5 ees 27
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
eee Bee. es 5 00
Wee ee i ce
Oe 4 50
BUTTERINE,
ent:
Solid — Ses) So
Rolls ea 14
‘Dairy.
em ONO levee. 11
ee ee. Ch 11%
CANDLES
Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes lsteaese ty 10
eee, beset erent 9%
ee I
ee... 25
CANNED GOODS.
FISH,
Clams. 1 Ib. Little Neck..... 1 10
Clem: Chowder, 3 Ib........- 210
Cove Oysters, = —- 8 25
-.8 BH
Lobsters, 1 ~ picnic Daas Cb as et =
' 1 ib. _o Seas aay ced 2 50

- 2 lb. Star. 3 25

Mackerel, oe Tomato Sauce 3 50
m meee .....-. 1 20

- 3 Ye.  eseeuaes 2 00

° 3 1b. in Mustard...3 50

er Sib. soused......- 50
Salmon, 11b. Columbia 1 75@1 96

1lb. Alaska.. @1 40
Sardines, domestic an. 5@ 6

» - i4e.... 78

- Mustard %s...... @10

* imported \s.. @l:

- spiced, %s ...... 10

Trout, 3 Ib. ieoek 40.5. 2 50
FRUITS.
Apples.

York State, gallons.... 4 00
—_

Santa Cruz.. i 2.25

eS 2 40
Cherries.

Red
Pitted Hamburg.

1 20
1 40

Damsons, Egg Plums on Green

Gages.

TE bcos sie ae ces @1 65
Gooseberries.
ee i 1 10
Peaches

i 1 60@1 7
Merwe cs... +s... 2 25
OE ook aya sca 2 25
California. . 2 60@2 75
‘Pears.
ene 25
Riverside. . 2
Pineapples.
eM cs ee ee 1 30
Johnson’s sliced...... 2 40
. grated ....., 2 65
Quinces.
ae |... 1 10
Raspberries.
bekee bs seaman ae 1 30
Black Hamburg....... 1 40
Strawberries.
DREPIICE oss pecans ess 1 10
PRONE. oe oe cease, 2 00
hortleberries.
COMINOR ion y eee cces 1 40
MEATS
Downes Beek oss: aves 00
OBOE eee ne! 6 Sacgace ck 40

 

VEGETABLES,

Beans, soaked Lima........
“Green Tee... e. Git 60
| ee eel @
SU os 90

‘| Lewis’ Boston Baked ..1 40
Corn, stand. brands..1 05@1 25
75

Peas, Ooneee. 7
SS @1 30
Oe JO. 1 40
aioe es @1 75
~ wee Peewen,... 62... .2 10

POE el 1 80

Pumper . .-... .:... pt 60

OE ee was acc ce es 110

Succotash, ponwon.... ...... re

. oo

Tomatoes, stand br’ds 1 ot io
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

German Sweet.. ...... 22
Reem 3. 8. 4 cle 34
Re ei a 38
Breakfast Cocoa........ : 40
CHICORY.
mt 4
Pee .
CHEESE,
Fancy Full Cream....11 @1:%
§o00Ga . - ..--10 @1c%
Part Skimmoed......... 8 @
San Sago... ..... 5... @22
oe ee @1 00
ate, imported . 24@ 2
- domestic 15@ 16
Paeaeereer. 8. ae
CHEWING GUM.
Rubber, = lumps Ge ees ce 35
ee seegis al. 40
Spruce, 200 pieces. |
CATSUP.
Snider’ opus... 1
PO eS ek, 2 30
_ quart.. oo
CLOTHES PINS.

5 gross boxes...... eet oe
COCOA SHELLS.
Pe. 4 @4%
Pound packages........ @i

COFFEE,
GREEN.

Rio,
eee
oe... eS
ee es 21%
Cees... ee
es

Santos.
ee
oon. 2.

Prime .
Peaberry cee ane

 

Mexican and G acatiaa

wae... 22

Be 23

Wee 25
‘Maracaibo.

Prime . ae |. eee
eee 24
Java,
Merion... 2 ee
Private Growth. sea cn 5 cae
Meeeiee 29
Mocha
Pee 25
eM cc ae

ROASTED.

To ascertain cost of roasted
coffee, add 4c. per lb. for roast-
ing and 15 per cent. for shrink-
age.

PACKAGE,

McLaughlin’s XXX X....25y%

Re ee 2534

** In cabinets <n se

Durham. ree tsveeteee

“EXTRACT,

s: — CN et. es 75

oe iss

Tees oS 65
CLOTHES LINES.

Ootton, 4)15....... per doz. 1 35

_ Se... ' 1 50

" re... ... ' 1%

- eth... - 2 00

ia OOF... 4... ™ 2 23

Jute ere... c... . 1 00

= Week cae oy 11
CONDENSED MILE.

ee 7 50

canbe: pwns... - 6 00@ 7 70

COUPONS.
“Superior.”

Si, per hundred... .. -.... 2 50

s + 7 3 00

ao ~ ee eo 4 00

810, “ « 5 00

oo, es 6 00
‘“Tradesman.”’

S 1, por hundred........: ». 200

ss © oe 2 50

25,.* eee. 3 00

$10, : e nieaeicces 40

5
Subject to the following dis-
counts:

My OF OVEF, | i... 4s 5 per cent,
fo * coe
1080‘ a
CRACKERS,
Kenosha Butter............. 7
epee 54
ee 5
Oe MOON aa Ce ea 5%
TR us Nak be cus 6%
PO ee a %
CURSOR LL, T%
oa Reba pK EGE tr ey ee Slee
OR a ees 5%
City Opes. ee See, 5%
CREAM TARTAR.
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THE _MICHITC TAL ad oe tA I JESMAN. 138
SPICES es ag 38 . = 10 . — = —_ -_- 2 7s
| larreis... .1 75 * 156, 178 an 27
Also! Whole Sifted. on SALERATUS, | aaokets, WiAEROL oc.
Cas * Cains $ -++++-10 | Ghurch’s, Arm & Hammer. , CRO) ss. 1 50
a8518 na in mats... .. cs Dwight’ sCow. bea willow er ths, _ 158
ae Batavia in bund.... | Taylor’s.. No2 6 235
DRIED FRUITS ae % Ani wag < . Se . splint *« Noisw
. auatber oe os tO af bs ‘ “ 10.2 42
DOMESTIC, | Mace Batavia. 0000 0c... so | Ons hee “i PS. ea 3 : =
Apples, sun-dried. ....10144@11 | Nutmegs, POMCW i ea. se 80 | Corn, barrels | ce)
evaporated... 14 @I5 | No. 1. ‘5 |” one-half barrels... GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
Apricots, . 1. Gee | - Na: 2... ---.06 | Pore Sue 9
“ : ure Sugar, bbl... 3¢ WHEAT
Blackberries al 9 | Pepper, Singapore, black ....15 half barrel....3 Whit ae 96
se © ow Or ut ° eee
Peaches aaa 20 @22 | . a white.. 4 SWEET GOODS. Red. 96
*RUNES. fo a) eee eS ae ns ao | Ginger Snaps...... ..-. . | a , ‘
cd, @9 | Pure Ground in Bulk. Suger Creams. y 834 ; All 1 wheat si ‘on 60 Ib. test.
near sn ee = | Cassia, ‘Batavia... - : “a - | Frosted Creams... 8 | Bolted. i 1 45
cede se ey Oe wide he ¢ | CASSIS, DALAVIA..... § I a ik kl a ln a 6
sin i aan Saigon. oF Graham Crackers.. 8 Granulat ed.. 1 65
‘ aman | us <) | Oatmeal Crackers... 8 FLOUR.
Pai : a Seipon 2.0/0. .85 || SHOE POLISH. Straight, in sacks 5 00
Cringe oe L 18 | Cloves, Amboyna. . Les oOO) Eadie z ri ‘aM 3 elo a 2
Be | a Tanathar. on | Jettine, 1 doz. in box.... vi barrels........ 5 20
ny dee @18 | Ginger, African............. 15 _ FEAS. | Patent sacks......... 6 00
i Gemee. ot, .. @20 | Cochin. . a JaPpan—Regular, 6 20
"i “ | Fair @20 30
CURRANTS. | ; Jamaiea . ee ee ga eee ae iG Q
Zante,in barrels...... @ 5% | Mace Batavia.. 6 | Good . . = 00
+ in i4-bbis.._. .. @ 5% | Mustard, Eng. and Trieste. | aes wre ceteeeee =
* Inlessquantity @6 | 7 rieste. is 1oicest.......... ....32 00
RAISINS —C alifornie. Nutmegs, No. 2.... .75 | Dust Sgr a
Rage | Pepper, Singapore, black....20 | |, oun c ee eee sala ala a ae
London Layers, 2 crn. white.....39 | Fair Seen wa | Mi ixed Feed --.0.000020011 35 00
uc = Cayenne....... i a j se oo es ‘ | | Coarse meal... : . 25 00
“ fancy. 2985) Sage.............. 20 Re easy 24 Po. RYE
Muscatels,2crown ... “Absolute” in Packages, | Choicest..........-....32 oe aes 80
“ s « _ 48 igs Eee oe. aa woe ce oo wrrettatee es 60
Foreign. PARACEL ee fae BASKET FIRED. U wicnine lenge get a
Waleneiag..:.0005 02... S | Civikamon. 00/1. 1.. 84 1 56 os Sees Sauna wee te Te erence oa
eceres............... Seo «Cloves. 0 ad et } + cea, per bu Sena tae )
Se 16 @20 | Ginger, - ee 84 155 Seer cnaaal es | Small lots CORN -“
FARINACEOUS GOODS, i af... —. @@ Loot: oo a
Farina, 100 lb. kegs......... 04| Mustard..... eee er Se nee ee | Car ar Mc
Mommas, per bbl. ......::...4 08} Pepper ..........._.. S41 oo) eee ee ee en eo ie
Macaroni, dom 12 Ib box 55 | Sage 84 | Extra fine to finest....50 ; Small lots 57
aaa eae hoo | Choicest fancy........7%5 | Car . eo 55
Pearl Bariey.......... 3 @ 3% | OOLONG. _. HAY.
ean green ¢; 10 | SUGAR Common to fair... ...25 | No.1. wee ecg oan oc 9 50
a | _ | Superior to fine.......30 | No. 2 8 50
ae... @ 3% | cut L » (7 iv : a
Sago, German. @5 | cut Oaf............. @ “3 | Fine to choicest....... 55 aN
Tapioca, fk or prl...5 @6 | Cubes ............ @ Oa | IMPERIAL. HIDES, PELTS and FURS.
wines » °K OF @5 | Powdered . @ 675 | Common to fair.......20 @35 | Perkins & Hess pay as fol
Vermicelli, im i @i11 | Granulated. oo 644 Superior tofine........40 @50 | lows, nominal: :
P Bit | Confectioners’ A. .... 64 eta ih
domestic... @ | wh E = ' . Ee | HIDES.
FISH—SALT. i ie aa ete @ 5% | Common to fair.......18 @26 | Green ....... 4. a
Cos, whole 0... 54@ 5% | pane Cc. wettees e 5% | Superior to fine.......: ea) pew ena @5
“een... Ta io oe oe ENGLISH BREAKFAST. roa 5 @86
* strips T4@ 9 ¥ clow => Fair * aes | Dry..¥.. 6 @7
Halit - oe E10 Less than 100 lbs. 4e advance a : in ea 4 @5
He Pt ‘git - ‘obi Ow | ScALEs—Perfection. AO oo 5 es
nia hs : > a, | Fea, 2D, tin scoop. $ 6 50 Dees oo - =
4 bbl.. 3 00 | cc) hens «4 @ 25 Tea Dust. Cal fskins, gree ie 5 @6
“ - ass ne 2 i : * i
“ ee - of “ 6D, tin scoop.... 8 75 . TOBACC wee wee rat. | Visine ahd — baie ae as 5 e535
Py ts - CO alas 8 7% Seotten & Co.’s Brands. : a 1 , ji
ss caled ot i | No. 2 hides ¥ off.
es <) | Grocers’, 11-, tin scoop. 11 00| Hiawatha ........ tu
Mackerel, No, 1, % bbl. 12 00 . = Dees “ 12 25| Sweet Cuba.... 3 hes rg PEL iis a2
10 1b kit..1 10 . a “ ® oF sien | Shearlings -10 Qa
: " 22-, tin 13 & TOBACC os—t lug. | : i
gn ee 3 00@3 25 o Sra i4 75| Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. | Estimated wool, ‘per 20 @28
Trout, a ae seo ahah - os STARCH, Something Good...... 37 | washed bash oo@30
A al | ‘ it i i - Washed | lc (Gs
White, No. 1, "4 ‘bis. 7 0 | 99.15 boxes ~— 6% roe a 735 Unwashed cee eee LGR
“ 10 Ib. kits a * | 40- Ib Cae oe ae ee 634 TOBACCOS— Smoking. in ) SN prince No. 1 only
Family, % bbls.... .3 00) Gloss eee ig Se ae ea eee a
FI ieee... SE * | L-1b pack oT deena senn tnt a re : a = cu ie 00@30 00
fee eet 5. | 3-Ib i 6 my 1 OZ... .....2..+.8 pee.
ne Vanilla |&1> tosene sree OG Pi meant eae = yuse..... ul 05@ 25
i 4 - Vanilla | 49 and 50 Ib. boxes.......... 4% VINEGAR. : 10 50
oa —e — "1 00 150 | Barrels....-.-------eceees 484 oe RD na a mee 2507 1 00
“ or at SNUFF. WO BT.....------- ‘ 4 00@ 6 00
4 02 “ . = 3 0 | Scotch, in bladders.........37 nee ‘omp ressed, a i? 00@ 5 0
co “ 3 00 4 0} Maccaboy, in jars...........35 | Tin foil cakes, per doz........15 10n1t
inn en ce | french Rappee, in Jars..... 43 Baker's, per ib........ 30 0@ 7
| SOAP " pment ee 2 00@ 3 00
ot ce ee ; 50) allen B, Wrisley’s Brands. | PAPER & WOODENWARE O0@ 3
8 “ wnas, eae | Old ¢ ‘ountry, § DDT 3 20 PAPER, i) 10@ 1 00
Sage 7 15 | Uno, 100.. tees 350| Curtiss & Co. quote as fol- | 44; irtin, dark 1 50@ 3 00
on a a - | Bouncer, 100. 3 00 | lows: Mink |... 25@, 1.25
ae ne SODA. straw | Muskrat... 07 20
JELLL 8. | Box ® Straw : 1% 0
q Se cea e clas 9% | Darkfallc 2 Opossul 0 15
Ciicseo goods.............. oa i 4a. | Rockfalls 2 = Ne... seen >
LAMP WICKS. | Kegs, sear vor *% | Rag sugar....-..----- Bie Oke ee 300 10 00
Cl, ee 30\ : ja | Hardware............ 2% Hp. 1 40
No. 1 i eee a ye a > go | eee... .2% on 08 300
N 50 | Granulated, hones. 08 | Dry Goods 5uaS Beaver castors, per
oo LICORICE. snag uo e ion Manilla. ee hes ea 200 5 00
ee 30 | —— a: 44@ i [Hed Kxpress Novd......650.5 | pe ERSKINS—Per pound.
Oe Ee a Sie ee ake in No. 2 A aa =
Pe be cuah cukguelusies Mime... 14 | TWINES. CO PP a 20
LYE. ee MOORE iu aoe. m | Gray.................. x5
Condensed, 2 doz........... 1 25} co So en _ | Gotten, Noob...) 00.0. 22 | Red: and bl lue pena ts 35
MATCHES. | artic gal ceca ues angle ald aie 6 <2 is MISCEL ous.
No.9 sulphur. ...0.0........ 2 90 | Mustard...... Treat “*7** "72! Sea Island, assorted - 40 | Tallow . beset ; @ el
ay | _ SAL >; Sc ee ae Grease bu ter sa caw @x
Anchor pAee ..-....... ,.- 170 | common Fine per bbl..... No. 5 He me: 18 oe 1K@ 2
TNO, OMI 5 em es 1 10) Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks No. 6 eae 1 ee 2 5103 00
Or | ’ nme a isd ‘ x i >t g « we
Mxport patior:............... 4% 98 pocket Pe ea AVOGr.......... : g
MOLASSES. | 60 ee oan WOODENWARE, OILS
Bisce Swar.....-.. 24... 16} i909 en a ey ike Wot. 7 00 o
Cuba Baking........ R 19 } ‘Aghton bi. bags . needy i 6 00. The Standard Oil Co. quotes as
as 9@23 | « 3 50 Follows:
New Orlean ae 1 = Pere ui sentae foe as ; 50 | Water White @9
ew Ur eans, "00 vila ga ~ | Warsaw “ i cee ace Pails, No. 1, two- hoop. 1 50 atel OS. sos, 4
-_ ice... .. 33 | a: %-bu “ 6 No. 1, three-hoop.... 1 75| Michigan test. ....... @ =
: nee Phil 45 | I, cases... Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.... 0 Naptha..............-- }
One-half oa. extra Diamond “—— 28- 1b oncks Bow Is, ti oe ! 00 conde ioe cee
A | 6 “ 50 | se is * | ac ro WETMGE 0 out.
lS 6 50 | L me = sont + as "200 ee
art eee. 3 38 | ed “ 17 _2% Test... @ 9%
ROLLED OATS | ——
en @6 5 a = me =
Pe WE te @3 38 | G ( = S a =
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CONFESSIONS OF & DRUMMER. | the *bus and clapped me on the shoul-
Ix der with—
Written for THE TRADESMAN. ‘*Hello, Bob!’

The next city I struck was one in Now, my name is not a pretty one, but
which Syrup & Co. had never done _ busi- it isn’t Bob, or anything like it, and I
ness, probably because it was a little off} had no recollection of ever having seen
from our regular route in that part of the fellow before, but I said ‘Good
the State. I was getting short of money morning’? and started in with some com-
and I knew that 1 should have to wait | monplace talk to see if I couldn’t find
somewhere for the house to pay a draft,|out who he was and where I had met
and I thought I might work up some new | him.
business there.

When I got off the train and got into
the ’bus at the depot I had just money
enough to pay my fare to the hotel, for
that was one of the towns where ‘bus
rides are not free.

I was comparatively new on the road

|
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j

‘‘What are you doing now?” he asked.

‘Traveling for Syrup & Co.”’

“Yes; I’ve only been at it a little
while.”’

I noticed the chap looking at me in a
guess kind of a way, and was about to
Stances in no very pleasant frame of tell him that I didn’t remember of having
mind. when a young fellow bounded into | seen him before and that my name

|
‘‘Aint that something new?”’
|
then, and was thinking over my circum-

AIVIBOY CHEESE.

ee

wasn’t Bob, when the ’bus backed up to
the hotel.

The clerk looked at me out of the cor-
ner of his eyes while I was registering
and whirled the book around and read
the name before he said a word.

‘Two dollars a day. Pay in advance,
please.”

Talk about a man going up in a balloon
and falling out! I felt as though I was
falling about ten thousand miles. For
the first time I was flat broke on the road,
and for the first time I was asked to pay
in advance.

“Isn’t that unusual with traveling
men?” I asked.

‘‘Who you traveling for?”

‘Syrup & Co.”

‘*You sold blue sky the last time you
came here.”

““What?’”?

 

 

“Blue sky—patent right territory.
And you went away and forgot to pay
your bill. You'll pay that, too, before
you get a room here.’’

‘But I was never here before.”

‘“‘Not under that name—no.”’

‘Not under any name.”

‘Oh, come off,’”? broke in the young
man who had talked with me in the’bus.
‘You recognized me at the depot all
right enough.’’

‘Come, come,” said the clerk, walk-
ing out from behind the desk, ‘“‘we don’t
want any scene here. .Either pay up or
out. Porter!’

If 1 ever run a hotel I shall employ a
good large porter with a wicked face and
a fist like a maul, just like the one that
kept me from bumping that clerk’s head.

The upshot of it all was that I went
out, followed by a little crowd of hotel

We claim it to be the Best made---Why do we think so?

BECAUSE

Cause our trade tell us so.

 

For 20 years it has been the Leading Brand,
It nearly doubled our Cheese trade last year.

It always brings the highest price, and be-
If that is not enough, try it.

OLNEY & JUDSON GROCER CoO.

       
    
   

THIS ELEGANT CABINE , No.

  

List each $28.00.

 

30 PER CENT. DISCOUNT FROM LIST.

CRATING EXTRA.

1 Burner National Junior Stoves, List $4.00 each,
2 Burner National Junior Stoves, List $6,00 each.

H. LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids.

Wholesale Agents for the National Vapor Stoves.

   

 

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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

loungers who made acrimonious remarks
as I hastened over the ten miles of space
between the counter and the door. I
have been informed since that the dis-
tance referred to is not ten miles, but it
seemed more than that then.

A few years later I should have known
just what to do, but I didn’t know then,
so I just walked up and down the street
thinking.

I didn’t have the nerve to go to an-
other hotel, for the chances were that
the fellow who had ‘‘sold blue sky” and
who looked like me, had gotten in his
perfect work in more places than one in
in the town. I didn’t like to telegraph
to the house, because I was off my route,
and didn’t want them to know it unless
Isentin a good order from there. In
fact, I had my doubts about the tele-
graph clerk sending my message unless
paid for in advance.

At last I saw three golden-hued balls
suspended in front of a door across the
street. I had never patronized an insti-
tution of that kind, and didn’t like to,
for I had been told that the significance
of the sign was that when you put any-
thing in there it was two to one you
wouldn’t get it back.

There seemed no other way, however,
for I didn’t know how I was going to
get out of town or where my next meal
was coming from, sol went in and laid
my gold watch and chain down on the
showcase.

The pawnbroker was a burly villain
with gray hair and whiskers and the
general aspect of a man you would turn
out for if you were to meet him in an
alley or on the street after dark.

He looked the watch and chain over
earefully and laid them down again.

“Vell”

*“T want ten dollars.”

He examined the property once more
and shoved it back to me.

“Five.”

That would supply me until I could
get back on my route and draw on the
house.

‘*Well, give me five.’’

‘Vere you get it?”’ he asked.

‘‘Bought it, there’s my name on the
case.”’

‘‘How I knowdot? You be identified?”

“If I knew a person in the town, I
wouldn’t have to put it up,” I replied,
handing out my ecard.

He looked at the card as he had looked
at the watch.

“Gif you five out and out,” he sug-
gested.

“No, it cost a hundred and fifty.”’

ren.”

‘*No.”

‘*How long you vant it?’’

‘Until I hear from the house—three
days.’’

He put the watch in the safe, gave me
a ticket and counted out five silver dol-
lars, each one of which looked larger to
me than the G. RK. & I. train shed.

After explaining that he must send the
property to me by express when I sent
the money and ticket in a registered let-
ter I went out, the happiest man in the
State.

I may as well say here that it cost me
about eight dollars to get my watch
back, and that ‘‘the boys” roasted me
unmercifully about the transaction, when
they found it out. When I did get it
back I took out my note book and made
another mem.: ‘‘When you get down to

 

your last five dollars, stay where you |
are until you hear from the house.”’

With the money rattling in my pocket |
I felt like going back and making faces |
act the hotel clerk, but I thought of the)
porter and didn’t go. I was making my

way to the depot when I heard someone |

calling my name.

‘Charley! Charley! Ho, Charley!’’

Inever knew until then how happy |
the sight of a familiar face could make |
a man, and by the time I got hold of Jim |
Mason’s outstretched hand I was fairly
dancing up and down. |

‘“‘What are you doing here?” he asked, |
catching his breath after the run he had |
had following me.

Mason was an old friend whom I}
thought I could trust, and I explained |
that my principal business there was
getting fired out of hotels and ‘‘soaking’’
personal property, which brought out
the whole story.

The first thing Mason did was to lean
up against a convenient building and
laugh until I thought seriously of going
away and leaving him. The next thing
he did was to take me by the arm and
march me back to the hotel.

‘See here,” he said to the clerk, ‘‘I
want to introduce you to a friend of
mine—Mr. Smith, Mr. Blue Sky.”’

“I have met Mr. Blue Sky before to-|
day,’’ growled the clerk.

Mason went off in another fit of laugh- |
ter and offered to bet ten that he hadn’t.
And all this time 1 stood there, feeling
like a man being tried before a country
police judge.

Then the clerk turned to me.

‘‘Wasn’t you here last summer selling
county rights?”

‘‘Searcely.”’

“Selling nothing,” laughed Mason. ‘‘I’ve
known this man five years, and he don’t
know any more about county rights than
he does about getting out of a scrape.
What was it the governor of North Car-
olina said to the governor of South Car-
olina?’’

The clerk still looked doubtful, but he
lead the way to the bar room. I had had
enough of that sort of thing with my
festive friend down the road and took a
cigar.

“Ever see this man before?” asked the
clerk of the man behind the bar.

“Guess not.”’

“Don’t you think he looks like our
county right man?”’

‘*No more than you do.”

‘Well, that’s a horse on me,” said the
clerk, reaching out his hand. ‘‘You
came here to sell goods, didn’t you?”’

I handed him another card.

‘*Well,’’ he said, ‘‘you stay here to-day
and Pll go out with you this afternoon
and square this. If you don’t sell a
thousand dollars’ worth of goods here,
Tll buy ’em myself and stock up the
hotel.’’

He did go out with me, and from that
time on that was one of the best places | p»
I ‘‘made.’? The only drawback was that
I was always ‘‘Mr. Blue Sky’’ there.

a
Steering Clear of Sin.

Milkman—‘‘ Johnny, did you put wa-
ter in the milk this morning ?”

New Assistant —‘‘ Yes, sir.’”’

**PDon’t you know that is
Johnny ?”’

 

wicked,

 

**But you told me to mix water with |

the wilh.’?

‘* Yes, but I told you to put the water |

in first and pour the milk into it. Then, |

put water in our milk.’’

| (eyanOles

| {Ira

| Chicago Str,
| 5:00 p. m. and 10:25 p. m.

iear, No. 18 Chair Car.

MIGHIGAN CENTRAL

“* The Niagara Falls Route.’’

DEPART. ARRIVE |

    

a Ns ieee ne ccs dese ces : 20am 10:00pm

— es aweugend - 6:30am 6:00pm
Da ie ress 2:00 a m 10:00 9 m

“Atlantic, & Pacific Expres: 1:15pm 6:00am
New York Express........... 5:40pm 1:15pm

*Daily.
All other daily except Sunda:

Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express
| trains to and from Detroit.

Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand Rapid
| Express to and from Detroit.

FRED M. Brieas, Gen’l Agent, 85 Monroe St.

G. 8. HAWKINS, Ticket Agent, Union Depot.

Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St.

QO. W. Rueates,G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago.

YIME TABLE

NOW IN EFFECT.

 

          

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EASTWARD.

 

Trains Leave |tNo. 14/tNo. 16/tNo. 18;\*No. 28

 

6 59ami1

 

Gd Rapids, - 2am , {5pm 10 55pm
a ee es Ar ‘ {5am| 112 5am, 4 52pm 1%

Johns ...Ar| 8 28am/12 [fam 5 40pm 5
unas ..... Ar, 9 15am} 1 20pm) 6 40pm) 3 15am
E. Saginaw. Ar/i105am/ 5(Opm) 8 45pm)........
Bay City ....Arj1155am| 625pm/ 935pm!}.... .
Flint .... ...Ar/11 10am} 3 55pm) 80: pm) 5 40am |

Pt. Huron...Ar} 3 05pm) 6 50pm 10 ?0pm) 7 35am |
305pm) 8 55pm! 5 50am |

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Ar}10 57am}

Ari115 am|

Pontia¢ .... ..

Detroit. ...... 405pm) 950pm)} 7 20am

 

WESTWARD.

 

*No. 81 | tNo. 11 | tNa. 13

Grand Rapids, L v; 7 05 am | 1 00pm | 5 10 pm
Grand Haven, Ar 8 50am | 2 15 pm | 6 15 pm
Milwaukee Str, Ar|......... Dees eee eee

Trains Leave

 

*Daily. +Daily except Sunday.
Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 p. m.,
Trains arrive from the west, 10:10 a, m., 3:35
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet
No. 82 Wagner Sleeper,
Westward—No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No. 1
Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
Joun W. Loup, Traffic Manager.
BEN FLETCHER, Trav. Pass. Agent.
Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent.
23 Monroe Street.

 

JANUARY 4, 1891.

CHICAGO
& WEST MICHIGAN RY.

DEPART FOR A. M. | P.
Chiedsa 25... +9:00) +1: pte 35) .
IicHanepoOHs ....).:.... LPP OU SEe cop ot
Benton Harbor..| +9:00| +1:00/+11:35].... 12). 2122.
St. dosepn....... +9:00 +1:00|411:35).. 2 1...
Traverse City... :
Muskegon.......
Manistee .......
Ludington a
Bown -.......
Bie Rapids... ..
Grand Haven.

Holland .

+Week Days. *Every day. §Except Saturday.

9 00 A. M. has through chair ear to"Chica-
go. No extra charge far seats.
1:0

P. M. runs through to Chicago solid
with Wagner buffet car; seats 75 cts.

- Ee Po. bas cars <g chair car to
205 Manistee, via M. E. R. R.; solid
1l Py? 4 4
ete

train to Traverse c _
DETROIT,

P. M. is solid train with Wagner pal
Lansing

DEPART FOR

 

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| +1:00\+ 5:05} +8: 40/11 235

 

 

 

NOVEMBER 30, 1890.

& Northern RR

 

Detroit and Fast............. 4
PRO oo ec
Howell.. A

Grand Ledge... ee
ame (ieee... 8. ko 5,
PiIvmouth. ...........
Howard City o

Edmore ..

Alma.

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Megiaw City. .........4....|

 

*Every Day. tWeek Days.
e A M. runs through to Detroit with par-
¢ a lor car; seats 25 cents.

Le 6)() P. M. Has through Parlor car to De-
emi\/ troit. Seats, 25 cents.

6: OF P.M. runs through to Detroit with par
Sue) lor car, seats 25 cents.

For tickets and information apply at Union
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, or Union station.
Gro, DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Agt.

 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana,
For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon— Arrive.
7:00 am 10am

11:15 am 3:45 pm

5:40 pm 8:45
Through tickets and full information can be had by |
| calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Sta-

| tien, or George W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67
you see, we can tell the people we never | Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

0. L. LOCKWOOD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

ace sleeping car through to Chicago |

 

15

Grand Rapids & Indiana.

|

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| In effect February 1, 1891.
| TRAINS GOING NORTH.

Arrive from Leave going
|

  

South. North
| For Saginaw, solid train ....... + 7:30 am
| Wat Preyer OFe.... cous wa cee 5:15am + 7:05 am
| For Traverse City & Mackinaw] 9:20 a m +11:30 am
For Saginaw, solid train........ + 4:30 pm
Por Caduiag........ .... «2% 2:15 2 + 5:00 pm
| For Mackinaw....... -+ 7:45pm j10:30 pm
| From Kalamazoo.... + 8:55 pm

TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Arrive from Leave going
S h.

   
   
  
 

North. out
For Cincinnati......... ...] 6:00am + 7:00 am
| For Kalamazoo and Cl ti0:l5am +10:30 am

| From Saginaw....... 11:45 a m
| For Fort Wayne and
| ForCineinnati......... -+ 5:30 pm
For Kalamazo and Chic ago.. = 00 p m
oe er... +10:30 p m

Trains marked ({}) run daily; (+) daily except Sunday.

Sleeping and parior ear service North—11:30 a m
train. parlor chair car for Mac kinaw City; 10:30 p m
train, Wagner sleeping car for Mac kinaw City.
South—7:00 a m train, parlor chair car for Cincinnati;
10:30 a m train, through parlor coach to Chicago; 6 p m
train, Wagner sleeping car for Cincinnati; 11:05 p m
train, Wagner sleeping car for Chicago.

+ 2:00 pm
4 6:00 pm
j11:05 pm

 

Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan
Railway.

In connection with the Detroit, Lansing &
| Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
| offers a route making the best time between
Grand Rapids and Toledo.

VIA D., L. 2H,

 

Ly. Grand Rapids at

7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo <.....

.1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p, m.

VIA D., G. H. & M.
Lv. Grand Rapids at...

t . 6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
| Ar. Toledo at.

ooo 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p, m.
Return connections equally as good,
W.‘H. BENNETT, General Pass. Agent,

Toledo, Ohio.

 

Furniture

iting

Nelson,
Matter

a & Co.’

 

Styles New, Cheap,
Medium and Expen-s»
Sive.

Large Variety.
Prices Low.

Beans and Clover Seed

Parties having beans or clover seed

 

 

for sale will find a purchaser, if samples
and prices are right.
We also want

Potatoes and Onions

In car lots.
We pay highest market price and are

| always in the market.

W. T. LAMOREAUX & CO.

128, 130 and 132 West Bridge St.,
}
|GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

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CINSENG ROOT.

We pay the highest price forit. Address

PECK BROS., "suse Ris

 

 

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MUSKEGCON’S PROGRESS FOR is90 As follows: Three lines of Electric Railway, six miles of paving, making

twenty-five miles in all; new Water Works with Lake Michigan as source of
supply; four miles 24-inch main put in; five new school buildings, several churches, numerous residences, and the finest public library in the State were built. The
Muskegon Iron and Steel Co., ‘The Chase Bros. Piano Co., The Sargeant Manufacturing Co., The Heaps Earth Closet Co., The Muskegon Cracker Co., The Muskegon
Milling Co., The Kelly Bros. Manufacturing Co., The Michigan Washing Machine Co. and The Electric Power Co. each built a good plant. All of these are now com-
pleted and running. Besides the nine factories above enumerated several more were started and are well under way, viz.: The Muskegon Machine Co., The R. D.
Scott & Co. Carriage and Cart Co., The Morton Key Seating Co., The Muskegon Malleable Iron Works, The Morton Implement Co. These together with the Nelson
Piano Co., The Gray Bros. Manufacturing Co., The Muskegon Furniture Co., The Muskegon Wire Nail Co., The Alaska Refrigerator Co. and others will be pushed to

completion early this spring. Come and see for yourself or send for printed matter to
F. H. HOLBROOK,
Secretary of the Board of Trade.

 

 

 

 

  

 

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