¥ — Tradesman. Published Weekly. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. $1 he Vear. VOL. 10. GRAND eee APRIL eet 1895. NO. 501 F. J. ‘DE TTEN TH ALER, WHOLESALE OYSYERS, FISH and GAME, LIVE AND DRESSED POULTRY. Consignments solicited. 117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Chicago and Detroit market prices guaranteed. seeds. Send for wholesale price list. CLOVER and GRASS SEEDS, ONION SETS and SEED POTATOES. All the standard varieties in vegetable seeds. ALFRED J. BROWN, Seedsman, «“ TOOLS, ETC. for ISVS NEW CROP SEEDS Every article of value known. You will make money and customersif you buy our 24 and 26 NORTH DIVISION ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Candy o Candy / Candy We carry the . Largest Variety and can show you the | 2 m Pr ~ | Finest Goods made in this country and will make Lowest Prices BROOKS & CO., Mich quality considered. A. E, 46 O'tawa St., Grand Rapids, Lemons -AND Oranges. CO. x € Buy them of THE PUTNAM CANDY Grain Bags. Burlap in 6$ and 8 oz. Waddineg. Twines. Feathers. 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Fclipse, S185 New Mail, 125 Majestic, 115 Waverly, 100 We fully guarantee every one. | ritory at liberal discounts. | cycle which we will give to the holder of the 101st ticket out of the box |at a drawing to be held May 30th, 1893. - PERKINS &*RICHMOND, 101 Ottawa St, Grand Rapids, Mich We want aGEenTs in unoccupied ter- Write us for a free ticket ona Majestic bi- VOORHEES Pants and Overall Go, Lansing, Mich. Having removed the machinery, business and good will of the fonia Pants and Overall Co. to Lansing, where we have one of the finest factories in the country, giving us four times the capacity of our former factory at lonia, we are in a posi- tion to get out our goods on time and fill all orders promptly. < ~ x v -”~ >» a 4 in i vu 7 > ¢ om - 4 ‘ 9 « a er 4 wit ~ 7 e , : ~ - - Oa £ a a & vr ~ x ~ el pe, % “~ : » re - Pe a! / ¥ \e o - 4 MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. wee GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1893. NO. 501 - ESTABLISHED 1841. 3 THE MERCANTILE AGENCY 4 R.G. 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AnpERSON, Cashier, Jno A, Szymour, Ass’t Cashier, Capital, $800,000, DIRECTORS. D. A. Blodgett. Geo. W."Gay. 8. M. Lemon. C. Bertsch. A.J. Bowne. GQ. K. Johnson. Wm. H. Anderson. Wm. Sears. A.D. Rathbone Harvey & Heystek, THE LARGEST JOBBERS OF Wall Paper AND Window Shades IN THE STATE. We Handle Goods Made by the National Wall Paper Co. Our Prices are the Same as Manu- facturers. Send for Samples. 75 Monroe St—Wholesale, 32, 34 and 36 Louis St., Grand Rapids, Mich, HEROLD-BERTSCH SHOE C0,, WHOLESALE ’ 5 and 7 Pearl St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. All the leading styles in fine and medi- um goods, made from the most select stock. Orders by mail given prompt attention. COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO. Successor to Cooper —————_ Agency and Union Credit C Commercial reports and namena collections receive prompt and careful attention. Your atronage respectfully solicited, ffice, 65 Monroe St. Telephones 166 and 1030, L. J, STEVENSON, C. A, CUMINGS, C. E, BLOCK. LIGE, THE PHILOSOPHER. In a land of military titles it is rare that adegree implying a ‘‘peaceful pro- fession’’ is conferred, but in southern Missouri old man Cliff was called ‘‘Lige, the Philosopher.’?’ No one seemed to know why this distinction had been set upon Lige, and surely it was not on ac- count of his learning, for not even on the day of his greatest mental activity and physical nimbleness could he _ have scrawled anything that would have re- sembled his own name. Once, while the philosopher was loiter- ing about in a neighborhood which ex- tended somewhat beyond the lines of his own reputation, he was arrested for fir- ing @ gun on Sunday, and was arraigned before a justice of the peace. ‘You are evidently a stranger in this community,’’ said the justice. ‘Il ain’t quite as well acquainted here as I mout be if I had come sooner and stayed longer, and still, I’m a good deal better acquainted than if I hadn’t come at all.’’ ‘“T reckon so. The constable tells me that you tell him that in your neighbor- hood you are called Lige, the Philoso- pher.’’ ‘*Yes, that’s me.” ‘‘Why do they call you a philosopher?” ‘*You’ve got me thar, jedge.’’ ‘‘What have you ever done?” ‘**You’ve got me agin, jedge:; and say, you mout ask what any philosopher has ever done? I never hearn of any phil- osopher doin’ nothin’—that is, except one that I’ve heard my daddy tell about; and it appears that he was a fiddler or he couldn’t have done nothin’. I reckon its a good thing for a philosopher to have a little suthin within reach that he can pick up and brace himself with.” ‘*Yes, I suppose so,’’ said the justice, ‘“‘but we needn’t enter into a discussion of the matter. You are fined ten dol- lars.”? “All right, jedge,” Lige replied, taking out a large leather pocketbook, and un- winding ashoestring from around it, ‘‘I’ ve got just fifteen dollars, and I was won- derin’ how much of lt I'd git home with, and it was pesterin’ me sorter, but you have settled it, and thurfo’ relieyed my mind of worry. Here’s your money.” It was about this time that I became acquainted with Lige, the philosopher. I was interested in him, and I sought to trace the source of his title. He knew, of course, and other people in’ the community held the same information, but no one was willing to tell. ‘But why should there be any secret about it,’’ I asked, addressing the car- penter and builder who buried the community’s dead, and who, therefore, was a wise man. “IT might ask why is there so much interest in it,’? he replied. “Well, my interest is based on the fact that I am somewhat of a student of character, and also upon the belief that this title was earned in some quaint way.” “Tt was.’ “Tell me about it.’’ Well, he did tell me, and I have learned that what: he told isan absolute fact. Here is what I learned: A shrewd old fellow who had failed advantageously as a merchant in the city, moved to the village of Jesper, and opened up a general store. It is singu- lar what wiles a skinflintish merchant can employ to draw trade from other houses. Butit is generally the case that the meanest man socially—I am _ speak- ing of village merchants—is the surest to build up a trade. This old fellow, Calvin J. Horn, was prosperous from the start. He soon distinguished himself, He turned a widow out of her house; he levied on the only horse an old man had and ruined his growing crop. He did many mean things, and yet he obeyed the law to the finest shading of the letter. Shortly after Horn opened his store in Jesper, Lige Cliff began to trade with him. A bad crop year followed and then came a mortgage. One afternoon while Lige was standing in the store, aimlessly looking at a lot of ax handles sticking out of a nail keg, Old man Horn stepped up to him and smiling in that thin way which means an absence of all human feeling, said: ‘Let me see you in the back room, please.” Lige followed him; and when they had entered the room the old man shut the door. “Mr. Cliff, you doubtless know that the mortgage will be due to-morrow.”’ **Yes, sir, I’m sorry to say.”’ ‘‘Ah yes; and it must be attended to at once. It’s for six hundred dollars, you know.’’ “Yes, I know how much it’s for, but say, can’t you let it run along a little while? I can’t pay it now—don’t want to give up my farm.” “It must be settled to-morrow, Mr. Cliff.’? ‘“‘Now, here, Mr. Horn, when we was fixin’ up the thing you said that it shouldn’t never bother me none. Don’t you ricolleck?”’ “Oh, I don’t exactly remember what was said—indeed, it makes no difference what was said. We are now to deal with what was done. I must have that money to-morrow or I1’1l sell your farm.’’ Lige turned toward the door. ‘Do you understand?’ the old merchaut called. “1’ll see you to-morrow,” wered. Pretty early the next morning Lige stalked into the store. The old man was behind the counter, smoothing his calico. “Mir. Horn.” *‘Ah, good morning, Mr. Cliff.” ‘‘Let me see you in your back room, Mr. Horn.” ‘*Yes, in a minute.”’ Lige stalked on into the room and the oli man soon followed him, and when he entered, Lige took a position near the door. ‘“‘Mr. Horn, you said that I must pay you to-day.’’ ‘*Yes, to-day, Mr. Cliff,” the merchant answered, cracking the joints of his thin fingers. Lige ans- 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. “‘All right; and now let me tell yo what I thought of as I was comin’ on to town this mornin’. ‘I’ve gota wife and ten children,’ thinks I, ‘‘and I’ve gota mortgage to lift to day or out inthe road they go- I can’t fix up the mortgage and I can’t stand to see my family trudg- in’ along the road. What had I better do: kill myself?’”’ “Tut, tut,” the merchant broke in. “T wouldn’t think of that.” “Ah, ha, butI did think of it, but just then I ’lowed what would be the use of killin’ myself?’ ‘**] see,” the old man nodded. ‘“‘Why oot kill the other fellow?” ‘Good Lord!’ the merchant cried. “*Yes,’’? said Lige, taking out a pistol, “IT thought it was better tobe a philoso- pher than a fool, sol have decided to kill you.”’ The old coward dropped on his knees. “It’s no use to pray to me, Mr. Horn. I prayed to you yesterday and that wan’t nouse. Yes, I’m goin’ to kill you un- less you wipe out everything you’ve got standin’ again me un’ give me a el’ar receipt for the same—and let me tell you thatif you have me arrested or say a word about this 1 will kill you anyhow. Do you understand?”’ ‘“*Yes, merciful heavens, yes.” ‘‘And understand this, too. U’m not goin’ to beat you outof acent, but Vil be dinged if my people are a goin’ out in the road.’’ The old man wiped out the debt, and within a year Lige paid him every cent with interest added. I am inclined to be- lieve that he was something of a philoso- pher. Orie READ. or Relation of the Banker to the Mer- chant.* Il shail not attempt to go into the his- tory of banks more than to note brietly some facts with reference to their origin, how they came to exist, some of the ob- jects and some of the uses of banks to the social fabric. The laws given by Moses against charging excessive rates of interest show that money operations were engaged in when the world, practically speaking, was still young. In the early history of a nation, while its people are still chiefly engaged in pastoral or agricultural pur- suits, the business of banking would hardly suggest itself to anybody as a profitable calling. Not until the pro- gress of a community toward civilization and the extent of its commercial dealings have become quite considerable is there a need for established banks. In the time of Demosthenes, the Greeks having at- tained a high state of civilization, bank- ing was carried on toa great entent in Athens. They exchanged foreign money, received deposits atinterest and made loans. We ean hardly discuss banks and bank- ing intelligently without first referring to the thing we call money. We have no evidence that in primitive ages of the world there was such athing as money in existence. When persons traded to- gether, they exchanged the products di- rectly with one another. This exchange of product for product is called ‘‘bar- ter,’? and the inconveniences of this mode of trading are apparent. Imagine what higgling and bargaining there would be to aScertain how much leather there should be given for a barrel of wine; how many cows for a stock of groceries, or how many chickens for a spring bon- net. So long as things exchanged were of equal value, there would be no need for money, for, if it happened that the exchanges of products or services were equal, there would be an end of the mat- ter. But it would often happen that, when one person required some product or service from his neighbor, his neigh- *Paper read at last meeting of Retail Grocers” Association by C. B. Kelsey, Cashier Peoples’ Savings Bank. bor would want nothing from him in re- turn. If, then, a transaction took place with such an unequal result, there would remain a debt from the one buying to the seller; and, if the sale was a stock of groceries, which would amount to a large sum, and the seller had not a place to stable 200 cows (the price of a stock of groceries 1n cows), there would be a demand at once for some evidence of debt, or something of value which the seller could put in his pocket and not be compelled to go into the dairy business. Thus you will readily see that money is a necessity, and that money should be good goes without saying, because it is the measure of value and, as such, should not be subject to fluctuations. And let me suggest, if you want money that will not fluctuate, don’t get free silver. Show me acountry without a currency and | will show you a nation of poor and un- civilized beings. Money paid by the debtor to the cred- itor represents a credit. Ninety-five per cent. of the business of this country is conducted on credit and only 5 per cent. with actual cash. This you will hardly believe, but it is true that drafts and checks bear the brunt of the burden of this great work. Drafts, bills of ex- change, acceptances, letters of credit, checks and notes represent credits or debts as the case may be, and in each case, when given or received, they an- swer the same purpose as money. Drafts, or ‘‘exchange’’ as termed by the banks, are of very ancient date. They came into use because of the liability of loss the ancients sustained in sending money about the country. In the com- merce that existed between Persia and Syria in the East and between Greece and Rome in the West, early in the Christian era, certain merchants of fab- ulous wealth dwelling in Athens and Rome, instead of sending gold and silver in payment for merchandise, issued let- ters of credit or drafts, which were taken by the caravans to the country to be visited and given in exchange for precious stones, Damascus blades, oils. perfumes, ete., and. should the caravan ehance to fall in with robbers, there would be no loss to be suffered, as the letter of credit or draft could be of no use tothe robber. The same thing holds good today, and this is one of the rea- sons why we use these representatives of money. Right here I would urge every grocer who has not a bank account to open one at once, and to pay all bills by check and not with money from the till, as not only is that no way to build up your credit with the commercial world, for they look upon you as small potatoes, but neither ean you expect to have credit with the banks by doing business that way as they have no means of finding out about you; besides, a check, when properly en- dorsed, is, in itself, a receipt for the amount paid, which sometimes is very convenient when a bill is presented the second time for payment. As I stated before, drafts or bills of exchange are for the purpose of trans- mitting a value from one point to another at a distance. For example, we will suppose that the Peoples’ Savings Bank issues to your honorable President, a draft onits correspondent for $100 in payment of a bill duein San Francisco for canned peaches. (‘‘Correspondent’’ is the bank we draw on, or keep an ac- count with, in New York or Chicago, as the case may be, and is, in all respects, the same asthe accounts you grocers keep with the local banks). This draft which your President has purchased is sent by him to San Francisco to the mer- chant from whom he has bought the peaches, who deposits the same with the local bank. The bank, in turn, sends it to its correspondent in New York, by which it is presented, through the clear- ing house. to our correspondent in New York. The draft is examined and, if the endorsements are found to be correct, is charged to the account of the People’s Savings Bank, provided it has sufficient balance on hand to pay it. In about one month the draft is returned to us and is ehecked over with our books to see that | it has not been raised or altered in any | way. If found correct, it is filed away | for future reference in case it should be POTATOES. We have made the handling of Potatoes a ‘‘specialty’’ for many years and have a large trade. Can take care of all that can be shipped us. We give the best ser- vice—sixteen years experience—first-class salesmen. Ship your stock to us and get full Chicago market value. Reference—Bank of Commerce, Chicago. WM. H. THOMPSON & CoO., Commission Merchants, 166 So. Water St., Chicago. THE AGME HAND POTATO PLANTER. Simple, Durable, Practical. Used by Hundreds of Farmers. ey —sA Demonstrated Snecess. As Necessary To FARMERS As A CorRN PLANTER. (PAT. MAY, 1888.) Works Perfectly in Clay, Gravel or Sandy Soil, Sod or New Ground. Plants at any and Uniform Depth in Moist Soil. For Sate By FLETCHER, JENKS & CO., DETKOIT, MICH. Price, $24 per Dozen. FOSTER, STEVENS & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Liberal Discount to Dealers. TELFER SPICE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries. } and 3 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS F’urity. Quality. Price. Three characteristic feature of our good swhich make them popular and profitable to handle. WE ARE THE PEOPLE in our line. THE PUTNAM CANDY CO. HAVE AN ORIGINAL DESIGN P"utee.c® your, Sommercial Sta- Write to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, they Do It. 7 , < THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 8 needed, which sometimes occurs. For “instance, it may happen that a clerk of the San Francisco merchant referred to » endorses the draft and pockets the money, making no account of the draft ~tO his employer in any way. After a time the merchant notifies your President ~ to remit at once. He replies that he has remitted once, and, as evidence of the fact, goes to the People’s Savings Bank, ‘Yets the number of the draft, date of issue, date deposited in San Fancisco, - and sends on tothe unsuspecting mer- chant, who goes to his bank and finds « that the debt was paid on the date named , and that he has been robbed. But, your a President having been able to produce ‘the draft, evidence is thereby given of the money having been paid and he is “nothing out. This is another one of the reasons why so much business is done by f, way of drafts. Another item is the sav- ing of expense. A few weeks ago the F y Government expressed $2,000,000 in gold from San Francisco to Washington at a _ cost of about $9,000. There were twenty guards, each armed with a Winchester » Tifle and a revolver to keep away rob- ' “bers; but all that is required to send that amount in a draft is a 2-cent stamp. a Another important service rendered by banks is the concentrating and dispens- y iifg of wealth. The bank is to the com- mercial world what the reaper is to the harvest—it gathers together the golden treasure, which, garnered in the store- house, is as seed to be scattered on j he fallow ground, with the promise of \ rich fruitage. x A bank does not depend on its capital chiefly for profits, but on its deposits. It e must look for aid to you, Mr. Grocer, to : other merchants, and to all who havea | dollar to lay aside. As the deposits in- crease, so do the earnings, and to get | _these deposits is what taxes the ingenuity Yof the banker, and it is in order to get , them that the banks pay interest, and we not in any spirit of philanthropy, as ‘ some bankers are apt to think. Indeed, right bere is where the bank serves the business interests of the community F more than we imagine, for it draws from all classes of people, in sums large and 3 small, money which would otherwise, ™ ~ for the most part, be out of circulation, i _ doing good tono one. Thus the bank, a) “in working for its own interest, adds 3 millions of dollars to the circulation m- which helps to carry on the great busi- ness interests of our land; and thus the ‘| .,money of the laborer helps to turn the : wheels of the factory in which he is em- ployed, enriching the banker, the mer- # ~ chant and the laborer himself alike. I trust I have made this plain, for it is one ‘of the most important services the bank r renders the community. - People sometimes ask, ‘‘What good are 4 banks, anyway? They make nothing either of beauty or utility. They have nothing to show when you go into a 4 bank; in fact, they seem to live on other people’s money and misfortunes.’’ What _are banks good for? I have shown that 1 they collect money from the deep re- cesses of the sock and the cellar, as the - bee gathers the honey from flower to } flower and lays itin store until a time of qneed. Now I will ask the question, “What would we do without banks?’’ « Well, you grocers would have a pretty hard time I’m sure if it were not for the @. banks. When you were short of cash, ‘you would have to give sugar or potatoes ‘. in payment of your obligations, or per- *% haps you could find a friend who had a few dollars you could borrow. Next #day you would need some more money, you would hustle around and find an- » Other friend, and so on until you finally would have borrowed from everyone you _ now; and, if you didn’t pay when due, | of course you would have to take to the back streets and alleys most of the time, “, for your creditors would be numerous and dangerous. Such a conditiou would } < <= ‘ . ‘ ' ¥ x ¥ A se ee te ea * _—_ THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 ie = as GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. _ -s £E. E. Day, grocer at Amble, has added — a line of dry goods. Voigt, Herpol- is ( sheimer & Co. furnished the stock. ss ¥ + The retail price of granulated sugar p- has been advanced from 18 to 17 pounds he ~ ™ for $1. The pound price remains the oe G __ same as before—6 cents. a \ F. E. Jebb, formerly engaged in the is °-~ drug and grocery business at Climax, has = } arranged to open a similar store on East is. ® © avenue, Kalamazoo. The Hazeltine & sas Perkins Drug Co. has the order for the N *) drug stock. Ss (ccna: ; ¢ “ » Adelbert L. Parks has retired from the firm of Parks & Pettit Bros., grocers, at 2 “. the corner of Kent and Hastings streets. d. The business will be continued at the 5; ¢ same location by the remaining partners N . Under the style of Pettit Bros. i “oy C. W. Payne, house salesman for the ? , Musselman Grocer Co., has sold his 3 q grocery stock at 237 Pine street, Muske- ig gon, to his father and brother, who will 1, wie continue the business at the same loca- a tion under the style of A. B. Payne & . >. « Sen. K « ft » Gripsack Brigade. > 6, Cc. W. Hurd, late in the employ of f 4 * Lambert & Lowman, of Detroit, will go on the road for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. May 1. A. B. Hirth was married April 18 to Miss Florence E. Mehl, of Detroit, the ceremony taking place in Grace Church. The happy couple came directly to this city and began housekeeping in their own home at 332 South Union street. A. Cornelius Vonk, of the Reeder Bros. Shoe Co., was compelled to lay off last week by reason of a too close ac- quaintance with a mustang pony. No bones were broken, but one hand and one arm were temporarily laid up for re- pairs. W. F. Blake and family will remove from the Warwick to their own home on South College avenue next week. In the meantime, any of Fred’s customers who can send him a desirable servant, a will get two rebates with their package coffee for the next six months. In removing his overcoat from a hook ina barber shop in Caledonia, a few days ago, L. M. Mills unintentionally and unknowingly lugged the hook off with him, it having caught in the loop in his collar. His friends enjoyed the joke immensely and permitted him to peram- bulate around town in that condition for some time before informing him of the cause of their merriment. Warren Y. Barclay, of the firm of Studley & Barclay, was married at De- troit April 25 to Mrs. Maud J. Fleming. The happy couple are spending a few days in Buffalo, when they will return to this city and take up their residence at the home of the groom, 193 Jefferson | avenue. Mr. Barclay is a gentleman of “ww OC POR lOnadi ecaes O'Shea’ I 4 - 4 —e Oe ee 7 + oo aoe Ff - a oy ah. dy? : excellent character, possessing a fine social standing and superior business qualifications, and the bride is to be con- gratulated upon securing such a prize. —_—————>>-<—__— Purely Personal. Geo. E. Matthews has bought a half interest in the new patent pencil pocket manufactured in this city. W. Ralph Wagers, of the firm of Skin- ner & Wagers, produce dealers at Fre- @titiewe wee = mont, wasin town a couple of days last E. D. Hawley, of the firm of Hawley & Owen, general dealers af Stanton, re- cently suffered a stroke of paralysis af- fecting his tongue and right side. C. B. Atwood has retired from the management of the shoe department of the Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co., at Traverse City, and will embark in fruit growing. His successoris A. L. Bach- ant, who has been clerk in that depart- ment for several years. NR The Hardware Market. Trade continues good in all lines, al- though the recent severe weather has had a tendency to check it alittle. No special changes of note have occurred. Wire Nails—In good demand and prices firmly held. Old stocks bought at low prices are getting reduced and, as a result, very little cutting is done. We still quote $1.80 base. Cut Nails—The adoption of the new card of advances seems to give general satisfaction, as the advance above base are both the same on wire and steel nails, thus making only one set of figures to remember. Barbed and Plain Wire—The demand still keeps up and itis with difficulty that stocks are kept full, but manufac- turers are doing their utmost to keep up with orders. The prices of $2.40 for painted and $2.80 for galvanized are still being quoted. Gas Pipe—A change in the list of small sizes has recently been made. The pres- ent price is 144¢e for 1% black, and 19¢ for 114 galvanized, subject to a discount of 50 and 10 in black, and 40 and 10in galvanized. Doors and Sash—The demand is very large and prices are much firmer. Man- ufacturers report great difficulty in get- ting material. Forty-five per cent. on doors and 60 percent. on sash are the present discounts. Shot—Owing to the high price of pig lead, there is no indication of any de- cline in shot, present prices being $1.50 for drop and $1.75 for B and larger, in- eluding buck. The market is firm. Window Glass—The recent advance has come to stay, and all manufacturers and jobbers report a good volume of business. Rope—No change to note. is a little weak. Post Hole Diggers—In this line of goods the demand has just commenced. We quote as follows on the following: The market ieee Gee ee $ 5.50 OO cic er 13.00 Schiedler.... --, 16.00 ak oa wus oes at oon p ac uc eta. 7.50 ee From Out of Town. Calls have been received at THE TRADESMAN Office during the past week from the following gentlemen in trade: Frank Hamilton, Traverse City. C. Billman, Solon. I. Gibson, Petoskey. G. O. Adams, Dushville. Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon. E. T. Lockerbye, Keno. K. E. Day, Amble. Gustavus Stern, Amble. Wm. Hazen, Clarksville. O. A. Rowland, Hesperia. W. H. Hawkins, Reed City. Eli Runnels, Corning. Cc. F. Walker, Glen Arbor. Skinner & Wagers, Fremont. Jno. Galster, Boyne Falls. Bates & ¢routman, Moline. J. W. Milliken, Traverse City. ————~ ++ <> Houghton—C. F. Hall has retired from the lumber and commission firm of Pryor, Hall & Co. The business will be week. Coe eee continued under the style of Pryor & Co. eer riggs i 18 and 19 Widdicomb Building. We are now ready to make contracts for the season of 1893. Correspondence Solicited. BANANAS! Large Bunches. Clean, Plump Fruit. THE PUTNAM CANDY CO. CATCH ON. Special Direct Inport orders for you. a Fallin line and engage some of our new first pickings May, 1893, Japan Tea, the only perfect tea of the season. Bargain now for the first that will be in and obtain values among our well- known reliable proprietary brands, which cannot be matched, under our special inducement from first boat load that we will unload and distribute from dock, thus avoiding the expense of storage, cartage, etc. EDWIN J. GILLIES & C0, New York. J. P. VISNER, Agt., 129 Canal St., Grand Rapids. F. H. WHITE, Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of PAPER AND WOODENWARE, 125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich. “The Proof of the Pudding is Ask- ing for More.” SMOKERS ONCE SMOKERS AL- WAYS OF THE CELEBRATED Ben —- Hur, The great 10c Cigar, and Feecord Breaker, The Great 5e Cigar. Made on Honor. Sold on Merit First-Class Dealers Everywhere. GEO. MOEBS & GO MANUFACTURERS, DPETHROTT. MICHIGAN Fire & Marine Insurance Go. Organized 1881. DETROIT, MICHIGAN, Wayne Gounly Savings Bonk, Detroit, Mich. $500,000 TO INVEST IN BONDS Issued by cities, counties, towns and school districts of Michigan. Officers of these municipalities about to issue bonds will find it to their advantage to apply tothis bank. Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings supplied without charge. All communications and enquiries will have prompt attention, This bank pays 4 per cent. on deposits, compounded semi-annually. 8. D, ELWOOD, Treasurer, 6 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Yi-« > i ood i DEMINS. : ee — ee — Dry G 8 Price Current. Amoskeag.. . ..12%{[Columbian brown. .12 We are state gar for the The recent decisions of Judges Billings UNBLEACHED COTTON 90z.....13% Everett, blue........ 12% < and Ricks, defining the rights of striking | Adriatic ............ 7 aioee Brand 5% ty brown .13 i ae a ) i : f ie 6 ‘ World Wide. 6 | Andover............. 1144/Haymaker blue. .... % i workmen in the law, are likely to be| atianta AA......... 6 ee 4% | Beaver Creek AA...10 eee <= ; leading subjects of discussion for some | Atlantic seeeeeeees ox —— - 6% 8 mn 9 este time tocome. It is more than probable “ > ee 5% Honest Width a 6% | Boston Mtg we ue a a oo 18% that out of these appeals to the courts by “ — a : nae eet 7 ‘“* d & twist 10% . No. 250....11% emplovers against striking employes will | AMOrY---: ---------+ 6%|King A A........... oy | Ce Se No. 280....10% itch caged ame .— Archery Bunting... 4 |KingEC............ 5 XXX bi.19 come legislation designed to protect on ee as a 5 Madras cheese cioih 6x GINGHAMS. . : : ackstone 0, 32.... ras cheese clo the one hand strikers in their efforts to| Black Crow......... 6 |Newmarket @...... ee as =, -_-. Ses See. : oo enforce their demands, and on the other ee _— steerees oh i B...... “ Canton .. 8 “ Normandie 8 Retail price, $20 each. is the public in general from the inconveni- Capital 9 SagaemneT 5% . DD. 3 fonds. ee 2 5% | 4 — ; ‘i aeinunee a hols tn is Dal Is ex. | CVanat V.......... 5% x “ Angola. .10% Monogram REN ez | Agents wanted in every town in the state. ence and loss to which labor quarrels ex- | Chapman cheese ci. 34|Notbe R...--..-..-- : Se 7a ose it. Already Senator Voorhees has oO Ee. «a+ 5%/Our Level Best.. Arlington staple.... 6%|Persian............. 8 _ : y : + Comet.... .... Oxford R. pene 9 a. “a Renfrew Dress...... %% EATON, LYON & CO. o offered a resolution in the United States | Dwight Star.. Pequot Bates Warwick dres 7%|Rosemont........... 6% i fe Clifton CCC.. NE cei ones ‘“ staples. 6 Slatersville oe 6 . Senate looking to a modification of the Top of the Hea Centennial — alae sir Booksellers and Stationers i Inter-State Commerce act in favor of —_ on ‘Sreemenenen Crite rion ao sae 0% — me ie wis ’ strikers, and the dispute in New York — sawsecceceoee 8 es Pia sei : ne —— 5% aoa we i between the clothing cutters and their | Art Cumbric.....210 |Gcoen Tieket...... Be 20 & 22 MONROE ST.,, "are 3 j 3 Blackstone A A..... 7% |Great Falls.......... 634 ittenden......... 8 omployers has brought to notice some pois all............ ae... 7 aaa Ye GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A hitherto unsuspected provisions in New Cabot. sete eeeeess ite — Phillip. 4%@ ; “ — {ndigo blue 9 York statutes which allow men receiving | Gapot. ¥ 222777.0.2". eae Pop 7. TH Westbrook.--"~ . om . " i Dwight Anchor..... Si No Mame.........-.. TH “ ze rs....16 ° latter to combine in turn against the| « “ ghorts. 8 |Oak View........... 6 phy ‘in a oS C a eee ae ees Wat. 18% | Amosiong...---- 1644{Valley City..........15% Zo have to be an amendment of the statutes | Farwell.... ......... 7% Rosalind... - TH | Stark............++- 18% | Geo 15% SS iv : a : : Fruit a the Loom. 8X/|Sunlight............. 4% | American........... isa Pacit “ i ee a le 3S ’ in order to secure justice, but precisely Fitchville ..... .... 2 [Utica “Milis.--.---.. 84 THREADS. “2a “a —_—— “— rat i ig a oe ee onpare: ’ . = what it should be it is hard to say. Prahteftheisen&. 14iViaverd............. ay Clark e Mile Bnd....6 Barbour's. .... == oo 2 = 2 - ~ Thus far the tendency of legislation con tee settee eeee be White ag rene eees a Molwoke. 56.60.0644 22% 5 tpt i a soon oe 2 has been clearly in favor of those who HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. KNITTING COTTON. “¢g 5° } ' receive wages and against those who pay | 7200t..-- -.--------- 2|Dwight Anchor..... 8% en inn ee 3S a j \ them. The preponderance of public CANTON FLANNEL. ee Sit & 3 [ 3 s ‘ as ae Unbleached. Bleached. ¢ 0... or te 44 5 S opinion is that the only limit to the com- | Housewife A........ 514|Housewife Q a. ee mk ae. 45 5 = e 4m ae “ * pensation of tha employed is the ability ‘ ae 6 CAMBRICS, Eas of employers to resist demands for an in- L : ee 8% : eae cE Nene . poate. scan a oon 5 £ = Ns crease. Hence, lawmakers are willing “ ee “ Kid Glove........... 4% Wood's... ca 5 Pe to cripple this power of resistance as far 2 oe i Newmarket...... vr ee sansa ih Oo viv as possible, and to encourage efforts to : : seeeees Se iL Fireman...... ..... 32% fet , j 3 Te- “ =a a Creedmore.... . KFT re eee) ee Talbot SR siti rosie es some eter tie ceivers. Theorists like Karl Marx, who ea 10% Nameless........... 274% true hand-rubbing principle. Clothes nevez has many followers in fact, though not . it MIXED FLANNEL. bunch while washing, common fault with others in i Peep cua 21 Red & Blue, plaid..40 necessitating rearranging; not a pleasant task. in name, in this country, vpenly proceed - Picea 14% eke Bs as 2% a 7 s : CARPET WARP. indsor...... ...... 18 upon the assumption that neither the Peerless, white...... 18 [Integrity colored. ..20 hg a en owners of the capital invested in a busi- olored....20 |White Star.......... (on Oo 22% |M 99 - : ee 18%| “ colored..20 DOMET —— rT 4 Th ness nor those who manage it are entitled DRESS GOODS. Nameless.....8 @ 9% ene 9 @10% © e I i r. to any greater share of its profits than ee 8 ome " se) ae wae — i their workmen are, and that, if justice a . 10% neat ee aetna 2744 | Slate. Brown. Black.|Slate Brown. Black. _|G@@G@ Chane eee Le 30 9% 9% 914 /10% 10% 10% poh wae Gene, the whole meee ot Pee ee -- ie} 82% /10% 10% 10K = 11K 1K Directly Opposite Union Depot. roul a ee Le : d Se 18 ee ee 3 111% 11% 11%/}12 12 12 would be divided into equal shares, an CORSETS. 12% 12% 12% (20 20 20 one share allotted to each individual in | Coraline............89 50/Wonderful .... ....84 50 DUCES. sees a Sito re? in ., ,_ | Schilling’s.. ...... 9 00|/Brighton.. 4% | Severen, 8 oz........ 9% |West=Point, 8 oz. ...10% RATES, $2 PER DAY the establishment. Consequently, it is | Davis Waists..... 9 00/Bortree’s . eo Mayland, Coe... 10% Bo.... STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC BELLS Lea asserted that every one who gets more Grand TE SORES TRAE -++e- 15 00 Greenwood, — aig wen. 1002z en coe rf FREE BAGGAGE_{TRANSFER FROM UNION than one of these equal shares defrauds Ammery a a a . ox aos Hs Boston, 8 02Z......... 10% |Boston, 10 oz........ 12% DEPOT. ee ree eee ‘ es eee in some way his fellow workers, and ————.... 6 Gaertn AN 7 —_ ac dace ‘on ae should be prevented from doing it. a ©% | Colored, dos........90 \Colored’ " .-.... 7 60 One of the fundamental fallacies | Allen — reds.. 6 |Berwick fancies.... 5% STLESIAS. BEACH & BOOTH, Props. u iN TObeSs........ 6 |Clyde Robes........ Slater, Iron Cross... 8 ;Pawtucket.......... 10% underlying this doctrine is that wages| *“ ink purpie 6 |Charter Oak fancies 4%| “ ’Red Cross.... 9 |Dundie.. “ are paid out of the profits of a business| « pink eens? 6 — ere oo a Bost AA. IB Bedford ata and should be regulated according to| ‘ a sree Eddystone a on a in those profits, whereas they are simply a American fancy... oy a“ rober.. ae SEWING BILE ee : " Americanindigo... 6% sateens.. 6% | Corticelli, dos....... part of the cost of the articles for the | american shirtings. 4 1% Hamilton fancy isi on eS Corticellt ns l j j , j Argentine Grays 6 50 yd, doz..40 Y producing of which they are paid, and cones Shirtings.. * by Manchester fancy 8 ae as must be paid, whether the articles pro- {| Arnold ' ae : w era. 6 N 1 BI’k & White. 10 No 4BIk& Whi d : Arnold Merino..... Merrimack D fancy. 6 ° te..15 uced can or cannot be sold for more |“ « long cloth B- 10% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4% 2 12 8 i) : “ = tanh ani” & « 1a }*e Ee than cost. Another is, that no matter - aoa m : Pacific fan — urn . os PINS. how high the cost of a product may be “ gold seal... ...10 CONN. os is5s bx eS ay rennet = ‘ee F 3%...... 40 Is M fact d “ forced up by forcing up wages, itcan| « —e Portsmouth robes... 6% ee COTTON TAPE. § Manutacture ra. | uw Qellow seal..10%4|Simpson mourning. 6% | nq 2 White & BI'k..12 |No 8 White & BI’k..20 only by r 4x always be sold at an advance upon this : oe. “ Ay a. os - > 1% - 2 r ‘on solid black, 6% | ,, 6 “ 18 “ 49 “ 26 * cost. Another fallacy, and the most Ballou solid black... Washington indigo. 6% “ - HENRY PASSOLT, - ae f i eee “colors. “Turkey robes.. % SAFBTY PINS. . . mischievous of all is, that the capitalist Bengal blue, green, | | pale 29 be TH | NOR. ee- ceeeseene Oe OR cesecccs cased 36 Saginaw, Mich. i “ee : ai and orange * plain 8 who supplies capital for a business and Berlin solids... Sil ave «3 4 ake the manager who directs it, contribute : ofl bius...... - . Otemen Tur . : “ green . en SE ea no a - its — than the men who| « ae 2: BH “ee Washington | For general laundry and family *~ merely obey orders. < ea oo 2 eaekey rod %..... : ae ae oe +» DAM artha Washington washing purposes. « A great deal is said by otherwise intel- $8. nes Turke POR cs as Sok l : : “= 34XXXK 2 Riverpo nt robes.... 5% TTON Twrmne, On y brand of first-class laundry ligent people aboat the atrocity of beat-| Cocheco fancy. Windsor fancy...... % | Cotton Sail Twine.25 |Nashus............. 8 sean manufactured in th 4 ing down wages, the injustice of permit-| , medders.- ¢ 0% west, Hk row ooo nore, peng Sis ly a hagas « ting an employer to grow rich while s gobd...... a LE Andher ey 6 {North Star.......... 20 Saginaw Valley. a : al : me ee : Wool sees r those whom he employes remain poor ee 12561 A Boo igi 13 Saar Valley...... 15 |Powhattan : ; : |. emberton AAA.. — ive Oias coun * * all their lives, and — about the = «OD... SS hactaameptan 10% PLAID OSNABURGS Having new and largely in- + ~ terrible danger to which society is ex- ' Awning. = Swift Pec oe oe | eee... .....,..... 6%|Mount Pleasant.... 6 syeae : . a Parmer... Pearl Hiver.2..... S| Amanes.......... Oe 5%) creased facilities for manu- |, , posed from the great accumulations of | Pirst Prise.......... 0%| Warren Leeeluaumeieon 2 | Aneusia............ 1% ee 5%! Ff, * ¥ aie te thie tein of Sadtebbeee ot lemme Mais ss. a MA. 16 | Arvsapha........... 6 |Randelman......... 6 acturing we are well prepar- wealth in the hands of individuals o seen Seen . 6%| Riverside 5% which this country furnishes so many | Atlante, D.......... oe Beare A wees $ G ee 5% sible A. eg | ed to fill orders promptly and : ss eels ule O Wea... .... aw Biver......... ene * examples. Frequent suggestions have | cCufton,K........... Top of Heap........ S (ew Fo suk 5 at most reasonable prices. + de a _ “wey he” ee ee ee se ee ee ee Columbus, Ohio. 4 ? est SSeS ee es jon |=? the vel ers : —= wR THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 7 been made of schemes for preventing by law such accumulations beyond a fixed limit, and for confiscating the sur- plus. It is only a few weeks since a eonspicuous citizen of New York de- clared in a public address that super- fluous wealth may properly be made by taxation to contribute toward the cure of pauperism, and to provide institutions of learning, charity, and recreation. The idea seems to be that the possession of great wealth is a great crime, which should be repressed, like other crimes, by penalties adapted to the end in view. If these opinions were allowed to have full sway, no great ‘aggregatiosn of wealth would be permitted to exist either in the hands of individuals or in those of corporations, for certainly the wealth of a corporation, wielded as it necessarily must be by a single head, is just as ob- jectionable as that belonging to a nat- ural person. Then would come the question, where suall the line be drawn? To some men $10,000 seems an immense capital, and to some even $1,000 is afflu- ence, but whatever maximum was fixed it certainly would fall below that re- quired to carry on our great manufacto- ries, railroads and mining enterprises. The industries of the country would either be destroyed entirely, or they would be cut up into innumerable petty fractions working at an immensely increased expense; and with a great waste of labor. Under the existing much decried sys- tem, millions of working people, both men and women, go, day by day, to their daily tasks, with norisk and no concern for the result of their work, and they get at stated periods the compensation for which they have stipulated. Whether a factory is making money for its owners or is losing it, whether a railroad is run by acompany or is in the hands of a re- ceiver, whether the market for goods falls or rises, wages run on steadily, and the payment of them is put ahead of that of allotherclaims. Itis plain that, without employers possessed of enough capital to sustain enterprises through thick and thin, and to pay wages week after week without getting an immediate return for the outlay, the lot of working people would be infinitely worse than it is now. To see this we have only to fancy the present army of workingmen doing in their own homes such jobs as their neighbors could furnish them, or wan- dering from place to place looking for employment, like the traveling artizans of India and Persia, and, during the Middle Ages, of Europe. Capital in the great masses in which it is combined nowadays in civilized countries gives oc- cupation to more people, pays them more wages, and furnishes them with more for their wages when they spend them than was ever before known in the history of the world. In spite, too, of the alleged grinding oppression of employers against which the aid of law, philanthropy, and religion are so earnestly invoked, wages have risen for the last twenty years higher and higher, population has in- creased, and the aggregate material com- forts of life have been made more abund- ant all around. The danger now is, that under the pressure of popular prejudice against capitalists and employers, the process of hampering great industrial enterprises by measures looking exclusively to the benefit of wages receivers may be car- ried so far as to dri apital o | WHOUsIE BOOMS Pim. 8... 8. ce ee one 60&10 HAMMERS. ew = of _ I iain ono s ce coe ence ence 60&10 | Maydole & Co.’s..... ee ee ec Gis. 25 ness, and thus kill the goose which lays | Wrought Inside Blind....................00. eee coed cued cs 3 711i Wrought a Poa Ce sat Seas ulbces cuca ne a) Wormom Gs Ferme os. se = 40&10 golden eggs for millions of people. | gina’ Clark's.............esoeveeeeeeee 70&16 | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........--.-.--- list 60 There is a limit of the cost at which ar- | Blind, Parker’ Doc ee cc t esc mavdew sc eeewas 70&10 | Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand.. Ne 40&10 Blind, co ees cece sl 70 HINGES. ticles of use and luxury can be profitably BLOCKS. Gate, Clare 228 0s . dis. 6010 made and sold, and even a near approach | Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892..... ..... 50 State. Hook and Sirap, to 12 ea 4% = ae” a to that limit will restrict production, CRADLES. screw H Hook and, iiye, RE ADRS SGETE io ™~ and thus restrict the demand for the labor | 97#!2-------------- Pee ag om, cone We idscs sacs ssicsc ae ae . “ “e its ~ engaged init. Already in Great Britain | cage steel...............0.00ecce0eeees perb 5 “ se “ ee 4 workmen complain that great numbers CAPS. CO dis. ra of them are out of work, and the explap- _—s a, a THE MICHIGAN The Inspection of Weights and Meas- ures. Iam greatly interestedin the subject of the paper read at the last meeting of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association by Edwin White, the Sixth street grocer. The subject is one of great importance to dealers and the public generally, for, without doubt, there are occasional deal- ers who are dishonest enough to give their customers short weight, thereby robbing the people who trade with them, and damaging the reputation of every honest dealer. It is certainly to the in- terest of the trade that it should be made as difficult as possible for crooked deal- ers to rob their customers, but there are some glaring defects in the methods pro- posed by Mr. White, which would nullify the provisions of such a law, however desirable and right. That gentleman suggests the appointment of an officer from the police force as inspector, which, of course, would place him under the control of the police department. In my opinion it would be unwise to place the inspector under the control of the police department. He should have no connection with any department of the city government, but should be a State officer deriving his authority from the State executive, and having his functions clearly defined by statutory enactment. He should be appointed only after an ex- amination that will sufficiently attest his fitness for the position. Once appointed, he should not be removed except for cause. Mr. White further suggests that the dealer notify the inspector when he is ready to have his weights and meas- ures inspected. In that case the in- spection would amount to nothing; for the dishonest dealer would be sure to have his weights and measures in condition to bear inspection. It should never be known when the inspector would call. Neither should he have any stated time for making his rounds, but should make them at irregular intervals. He should be clothed with police powers, and should have little discretionary authority. Then there should be no fees in connection with the office, but a stated salary should be paid. Mr. White’s suggestion that a law should be passed compelling all man- ufacturers of weights and measures to have them properly tested and stamped before being offered for sale, is a good one, and is an indispensable part of any efficient system of inspection. Why the brass nails, used on counters for meas- uring dry goods, should be stamped, it is hard to see. The use of brass nails in counters should be prohibited by law, and only a properly tested yardstick al- lowed. FRANK STOWELL. —-—~—. << —- The Grocery Market. Sugar—The market has sustained two advances of a sixpence each on all grades above ColumbiaA. Themarketis strong and further advances are looked for. Coffee—There was a smash in coffee at New York last Tuesday, the price break- ing over 1}4ge per pound, makinga de- cline for two days of almost 8c per pound. The failure at New York of Thomas G, Barr & Co. made it look to everybody in the trade asif the clique which has been running the coffee all over the world had burst. This New York concern has been regarded as the representative in this country of Kaifen- bach, the Parisian operator, who has been at the head of the coffee manipul- ation in Brazil, Havre and New York. Kalfenbach began his deal a year ago, when coffee was selling for about 12ca pound. He was favored by small stocks and poor crops and got the price up to 18cin March, since which time it has gradually declined, selling back to 13c. Conservative dealers predict a rally in the price, but the market as yet is dull and sluggish, with no immediate prospect of an advance, either in this country or in Europe. Manufacturers of package brands have reduced their quotations ic. Fish—Cod and halibut are both higher. Cheese—New goods are beginning to come in freely. The quality is, neces- sarily, poor, but the cheese meets with ready sale and is grabbed up as soon as it arrives. Bank Notes. Church, Bills & Co., bankers at Ithaca, who were obliged to close their doors in December last on account of the Bills & Koch and O. P. Bills & Co.’s failures, have already paid 75 cents on the dollar, and will soon pay every depositorin full. Cc. W. French, Cashier of the Oakland County Savings Bank; J. H. Ruel, of Pe- wamo, and Frank Hale and S. W. Web- ber, of Lyons, have formed a copartner- ship under the style of French, Hale & Co., and opened a bank at Rochester. This is the twenty-third bank Mr. Web- ber has been instrumental in founding. Frank Hale, who was Cashier of the Carson City Savings Bank when it went into liquidation, will be Cashier of the Rochester concern. An Amiable Employer. From the Grand Traverse (Traverse City) Herald. The other evening after closing hours, J. W. Milliken called all his employes, eight in number, into his private office. They went wonderingly, and a little anx- iously, and after alittle preamble de- livered in a sober way which might mean that almost anything was coming, Mr. Milliken announced to them that they were each and all to have the privilege of going to the Columbian Exposition this summer, at his expense, so far as transportation was concerned, rooms fur- nished them free while there, and their pay to go on during their absence, which would befor ten days or two weeks. One can fancy how this royal offer was received. It is no wonder Mr. Milliken’s establishment is noted for the faithful service rendered the public and him by allin his employ. PRODUCE MARKET, Apples—Lower and weak. Russets have dropped to $2 50 per bbl. and Spies and'Baldwins to $2.75. Beans—Handlers pay $1.75 for country-picked and hold at $2. City hand-picked are quoted at 10@25e above these figures. Butter—The scarcity continues. Jobbers find no difficulty in getting 28c for choice dairy and 30c for factory creamery. Cabbage—Old stock is practically out of the market. New Mobile stock commands $1.25 per doz. Cider—13@15c per gallon. Eggs—Still scarce and high, owing to the great amount absorbed by the picklers and cold stor- age operators, dealers pay l4c and hold at lic. Honey—White clover conimands 1i6c per Ib. dark buckwheat brings 13c. Lettuce—Lower, either hot bed or hot house being held at 12!s¢ per Ib. Maple Sugar-—-Very little is coming into market and stocks in jobbers’ hands are about exhausted. Onions—Old are in small demand at $1 per bu. Cuba stock isin ample supply at $250 per bu. crate and Bermuda st ck is in fair demand at $3 per bu. crate. Parsnips—40c per bu. Pieplant—4c per Ib. Potatoes—The market is about the same as a week ago, buyers paying 50 @ 55c per bu. Radishes—35c per doz. bunches. Spinach—75c per bu. Strawberries—Lower in price and better in quality.g,Texas stock commands 16 @ 18c per qt, 9 Are You Going to the W orld’s Fair? If so, you want this Harvard Leather Bag. Leather lined, frame leather bound, latest improved patent fastening. We will make youa present of one. Write for particulars. M: jJark_. ~ py rocery Zee Co. Muskegon Branch UNITED STATES BAKING Co., Muskegon, Mich, Originators of the Celebrated Cake, “MUSKEGON BRANCH.” Write for samples of New and Original Crackers and Cakes, before purchasing for your Spring trade. HARRY FOX, Manager. Mail orders a specialty. It costs you It makes every sale cash and Please allow me to sebd you sample portrait i I Have the Best. A. WALTER, 358 Dearborn St., Chicago, Ill. It commands the trade and delights your patrons. Write for full information, rtraits as premiums? and frame and be convincec FREE CRAYON PORTRAITS. mium ever offered draws trade equal to this plan. our business, No pre nereases y Are you handling po nothing to adopt this plan, HAVE AN ORIGINAL DESIGN "acme! iaon'cost'mucn. Write to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, rThey Do it. 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—James Vernor, Detroit. Two Yeare—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor Three Ye ea Gundrum, Ionia. Four Years—C Bugbee, Cheboygan. Five Years—S. E. parkitl Owosso. President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secregary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit., Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Vice-Presidents—i. H. L. Dodd, Buchanan; F. W. R. Perry, Detroit; W. H. Hicks. Morley. Treasurer—Wm. H. Dupont, Detroit. Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit. Executive Committee—H. - Coleman, Kalamazoo; Jacob Jesson, Muskegon: a urzburg and John E. Peck, Grand apeie: atiae Bassett, Detroit. Local Secretary—James Vernor. Next place of meeting—Some resort on St. Clair River; time to be canon by Executive Committee. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, John D. Muir; Sec’y, Frank H. Escott. HOW TO PROMOTE GENERAL PROS- PERITY. Written for THE TRADESMAN. A certain writer has given the highest measure of praise to him who causes ‘two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before.” At first sight this achievement would seem neither won- derful nor deserving of special com- mendation, since it is each year involun- tarily performed by tens of thousands with little thought of attaching any merit to the deed, and by many who would not deemit deserving of fame. The beneficence of duplicating a tiny blade of grass that is scarcely noticed in the great infinity of vegetable profusion does not lie so much in the purpose of the agent as in the results, multiplied as they are a millionfold by the simple ac- tion of putting together proper chemical elements that, unseen, effect the ulti- mate good. Nature, in her processes of multiplication, needs but little help from man; but that help, coming timely or otherwise, makes all the difference be- tween success and failure. As acorollary to the statement above quoted one may truly remark that he by whose hands one dollaris made to do the average work of two or more, asa factor in the dispatch of the world’s ex- changes, is also worthy of commenda- tion. Whoever thus duplicates the power of money, either by promptness in its use in an emergency or by making it serve relatively greater interests, in- creases the sum of human happiness equally with the one who doubles the products of the soil by adding the neces- sary constituents to Nature’s laboratory. There are men who keep money moving and who often get undue credit for it from thoughtless persons; but they are not, on the whole, business benefactors in any true sense. Gamblers, boomers and other speculators often succeed in producing lively and large exchanges of money, while no one is permanently profited by their peculiar methods. In fact, there is always a serious loss of time for which no individual winnings can compensate; besides, the temporary gain loads the lucky one with an accursed craving to repeat an experience that is almost sure to end in poverty. It has been claimed by men of large mercantile experience that a saloon adds to the prosperity of a town, because it brings an inflow of money that would etherwise be spent elsewhere, with a proportionate loss of trade to every dealer. There are instances that seem, in some slight degree, to sustain the truth of that assertion. In every com- munity a certain amount of money comes into the hands of men who, on one pre- tense or another, are in the habit of throwing it away whenever the mood seizes them. If the saloon did no more than receive their surplus funds spentin moderation, the evil and the good might be pretty evenly balanced; but humap nature ever tends downward when cut loose from the strict rule of sobriety, and society suffers both morally and pecu- niarily, in the long run, by loosening the bonds which experience has proved most effective. Money that is spent where no equivalent is received can never tend tothe permanent prosperity of any community. There are even business men who, with the best intentions, set in motion enterprises requiring the expenditure of large sums of money, expecting the re- sult will be an increment of wealth to all in any manner concerned, as well as to the general public; but, for lack of careful foresight or of executive ability in subsequent management, the plans projected fail to reach the point of prof- itable investment, and net only the capi- tal used in the enterprise, but also other capital and labor depending on it be- come involved in a common loss. Asa rule, the man who has or can control the most money is able to exert the greatest influence on the general prosperity; but also, as a rule, the man who makes his money go the farthest in that direction is not the one who controls the largest amount of capital. The man whose possessions can be reckoned in eight figures and upwards is so busy try- ing to reach the ninth figure that he has no time to consider plans of expenditure, except as they tend to immediately in- crease the aggregate. Those who have earned thousands by personal exertion are the ones who keep their money mov- ing so as to benefit the largest number. Of such the manufacturers comprise a large part, without whose help the vast army of the unemployed would be in- creased tenfold. Those who exchange and distribute products are equally useful, and they both, directly and indirectly, affect the comfort and happiness of millions of em- ployers and their natural dependents. The wheels within wheels that control some of the largest transportation com- panies employing labor represent a self- ish element, it is true, though no more than can be found in the same number of men picked at random from the most in- telligent class of society. A spirit of discontent, born of motives no less self- ish than those charged to the managers, is growing against such corporations. In the meantime, the improvements which capital has made in speed and cheapness of travel better the condition of the people in general, since they are shared by even the poorest citizen, and no one is deprived of his proportionate benefit unless he voluntarily relinquishes it by turning hermit. In noting the causes that go toward producing prosperous business conditions one is compelled to give the most credit to those who keep their capital so em- ployed as to benefit the largest number. This credit is justly due them, even if, while thus doing the public valuable ser- vice, their own fortunes increase rapidly. But money flowing out in large channels is soon divided into innumerable smaller streams as it reaches second hands. If, in these smaller channels, it is checked by the selfishness and parsimony or wasted by the prodigality of the re- cipients, the results react on the general prosperity. The exchange of both money and pro- ducts, if not interfered with, always be- comes a source of benefit to society. If they would only see things in their true light, the men who have only dollars to spend can as well keep the beneficent machinery of mutual exchanges in mo- tion as those who invest thousands at their command. Every sum sent out by capitalists into the channels of business enterprise must ultimately return to its source, if the investment is to be profit- able in the highest degree. This will en- able capital to be continually duplicating, with advantage to the public, the process of distribution; just as the clouds dis- tribute rain on the earth, to be again gathered by solar influence from lake, river and ocean, ever repeating the pro- cesses of nature so necessary to vegetable growth. In a time of general prosperity it will be noticed that the little financial rills are freely flowing. The oftener money changes from hand to hand for equal values, the surer indication it is that business prospects are good. At the first ery of panic, however, the natural feel- ing of everyone is to retrench, and, whether this be done on a large scale by the manufacturers, or by the employes, the result is felt far and wide in a ratio corresponding to their respective out- lays. To two classes of people may usually be attributed the blame for habits that affect general prosperity. The first buy extravagantly and thoughtlessly far be- yond their means, compelling creditors to wait indefinitely and perhaps lose a large per cent. of their accounts. The other class do not buy profusely, but they use their credit to supply ordinary needs when perfectly able to pay cash for every purchase, thus making credit- ors carry burdens that ought never to be imposed; and this is done as deliberately and selfishly as any scheme of trust backed by millions that checks the volume of exchange. The tightness of the money market is often due to such people in a greater degree than is gener- ally supposed. On the other hand, the prompt payment of debts by the majority who have little to spend, eases wonder- fully the painful effects of a stringency in the money market. A dollar used in payment of one small obligation may have, according as it is kept in constant motion, the power of a hundred in ad- justing accounts. Most of the dullness in trade comes from ignoring this im- portant fact. The stagnation of business is the result, quite as often, of waiting for the reluctant dollar that sticks in the hands of thoughtless or dishonest debt- ors as of the lack of a demand for goods. Every prompt debt payer, therefore, be- comes an active factor in promoting good times, whether he disburses dimes, dol- lars or thousands of dollars. To the old saying, ‘‘A penny saved is a penny earned,’’ may well be added the later truism, ‘‘A dollar paid when due is worth ten that are only promised.” There are some men in business who have a faculty of making one dollar pay three or four indebtednesses; but they do not deserve the commendation referred to at the beginning of this article. Some- how they never succeed in making a creditable record for themselves, nor is their sagacity of the kind required in honest business transactions, since it consists, principally, in deceiving credit- ors who use only ordinary business pre- cautions in dealing with customers. These brokers in bankruptcy are exceed- ed in skill by pickpockets and burglars. Their methods resemble those of default- ing bank officers and mark a peculiar financial disease of which no expert com- mercial physician has made intelligent diagnosis, and for which no one, unfor- tunately, has been able to propose a’ practical remedy. Luckily, these raids on legitimate dealers are circumscribed by mercantile agencies and eternal vigi- lance. They are mentioned in my theme only to show that there is a wrong as well as a right way to double the effi- ciency of money as a medium of paying debts. S. P. WHITMARSH. ed The Drug Market. The opium market is unsettled but strong. The largest holders will not sell large lots at our quotations. An- other advance is possible in the near fu- ture. Morphia is unchanged. Quinine is in good demand and firm. Balsam copaiba is tending higher. Balsam Peru is firmer at the advance. Buchu leaves are weak and lower. American saffron is low. The prin- cipal holder has come into market, and is offering at a reduced price. Extract of logwood has advanced We per pound on account of scarcity of wood. a When a man talks loud and often about his honesty, it is generally wise to shut upon him the doors of all transac- tions that he can make profitable to himself by dishonest methods. While you are trying to make it clear that your competitor’s success is due entirely to good luck, the bad luck he has driven away slips into your store and makes room for all its relations Empress Josephine Face Bleach Is the only reliable cure for freckles and pimples. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO., Granpv Rapips, Micu., Jobbers for Western Michigan. INDUCEMENT TO THE RErain DRvaecisrs AND GENERAL StTrorR=Es. Go You Sell DIAMOND TRA) We want one live dealer in every city and town to handle and push the sale of Diamond Tea, the great remedy for Constipation, Sick Headache and Liver and Kidneys and we offer the following induce- ment: To every dealer who will send us an order for 3 doz. 25¢ size packages of Diamond Tea at $1.90 per doz., which amounts to only $5.70, we will send free of charge an additional 1 doz. packages, be- sides sufficient sample packages to sample your whole town. By stamping your name on each pack- age you will thus receive full ben- efit of the advertising. It will pay hustlers to take ad- vantage of this offer, before their competitors get ahead ef them. DIAMOND TEA (0., DETROIT, MICH. Diamond Tea is sold by all whole- sale druggists. 1 € THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 11 < , ‘ dlitz Mixture...... 20 | Lindseed, boiled . 87 Wholesale Price Current. is Singpis. ee @ 18| Neate. soot, wiaier , Ce Pe @ 2] _ strained........... . Declined—Buchu leave, saffron. Moschus Canton...... @ 40} Snuff, aes De SpiritsTurpentine.... 38 43 Myristica, No 1 .. 65@ 70 ee 2g 35 on wn ACIDUM. Oneal i , 3 80 TINCTURES, Nuz. Vomica, (po 3). eo = aac tees (oo i 10m i1| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@8 Metin a5. ae: 3 e385 a | Aconitum Napellis R....... go | Pepsin Saac, ii. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30] Ochre, yellow Mars....1% 204 a ee. OO ei a 80 | Picts Lig, Na, % gal we 0 ote BL Carb... "@ | Putty, commerctai.. a 2%4@3 Cesbolicnm .......... iy oo) Getemiam, ounce... @ Bis” and myrth.........-.- | GOB ........-..------ @2 00 | Soda; Ash............. 34@ 4|_“ strictly pure... .2% 24@8 i CHUN ..<....-.-..- ee ee ae ap BOI... 2 =n annn nn 60 | Plels Liq., quarts «.... @I 00 | Soda, Sulphas.-..-.... @ 2| Vermilion Prime Amer- a ia nS a Juniperi.......... * 50@2 00 ae oe ae 4 Pa Hive oa rol -_ 3 = Spts. Myrcla. Doi cae =o Youn a eon OCUME cote esse eees Te Tele Ma tro etiadomgs.......... ydrarg, (po. 80)... @ 50| ‘‘ Myrcia Dom..... ' = a ae Oxalicum ............. 10@ 12| Lavendula ............ oe Senteia a 60 | Piper Nigra, (po. 2). @ 1 “ Myrcia Imp... .. @3 00| Green, Peninsular..... 70@75 Phosphorium dii...... a6 | iments. .--_.---.---+- fact. °c 50 | Piper Alba, (pogs)..... @ 3 | © Vint Reet. “bbl Lead, ‘red --.......00-. &%4@7 licylicum ........... 1 fee oes “AEA TE Pix Bu eal Cr 2 23@2 33 White 000)... 6%@7 i Fo ee tad xo 5 pa — tas eta : aa oo — ne : pix burgh TEN ua 15 15 inate aa: cash ten days. a ames =~ an. os > Tannicum ee 1 40@1 60 Mirela, of = ae dn Sal er 50 —— ee s ae bee oi 10@1 20 Suiphur, Sub aeak.... ‘ue 94 3 a = pace o --. ox tna. eae ‘ Ome... -.- : ou... -... , é y = Diels Liauida’ (esi 33) ae? Sloe Gute... 0.002.002-c 75| &P.D. Co.,doz..... @135| ‘* Roll.......... 24@ 3 | Whiting, Paris Eng. AMMONIA. Picls a (gal. -”. J 12 a. @ % th 16@ 25 ET — eo &@ ta 40 Aqua, 16 deg.... —. 3s 1 28 ee 00 Pyre ae PV..-.--+- 8 io | Terebenth Venice..... BQ = Pioneer Prepared Painti 20@1 4 ~ a" 20 deg B4@ 7 Hosmadiat 27... 5 oak Catechu.. 50 uinia, § SB ew <8 ond 34 | Theobromae ........ 1. 45 @_ 48| Swiss Villa Prepared Carbonas .. 12@ i ee feet eomea a0, rs Cinchona . 50 "3." German.... 21@ 30 Vanilla... cv 9 —< Pa 1 00@1 20 —! ot A PR ook occas 2s oe 60| Rubia Tinctorum...., 12@ 14|Zimel Suipp.s 0000. 7 VARNISHES. war ANILINE. Santal es BOO 00 —— ves : Saccharum Lactis pv. i @ 2 nu No. 1 Turp Cosch....1 10@1 20 “i > vote hd ys gE Vie 2 00@2 25 | Sassafras.............. 50@ 55) Goheba.., a a wien — Sinaptis, ess, ounce @ 6 - I ai eck es 80@1 00 Teli ’ ’ ewe SM Digitalis 50 Whale, winter........ 70 ‘| No. 1 Tory Farn...... 1 00@1 10 esse 45@_ 50 | thyme _ 1... cn, 40@ 80 | BTBOt..-....- seer eres seer eee 5D Lard, eatta........---4 10 1 15| Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 L Vetiow ....-.....-..-.- 2 50@3 00 y, a ee Gentian «.........eeeeee eee 50 Lard, a “a 6S Japan Dryer, No.1 ‘ 4 BACCAE. Theobromas........... 15@ 20 ao ERR = Lneteee pureraw.... 51 54 ue 70@75 ‘ Cubeae (po 40)...... ne 45 POTASSIUM. ee 60 | Juniperus ..........--- 8@ 10] BiCarp................ a witeiee ........... ........ 50 Xanthoxylum... .... %@ 3 Bichromate a 13@ 14 Hyoacyamus See 50 — Ms ec cues oe Se “74 a 7 1 © Golorioms. (0 %5 Goneiin settee eee eeees 5@ 50 Chiorate (po 23@25).. 24@ 26| Ferri Chloridum............ 35 iin edad awieninaise nies MN 8 Fae os. oss oo ee - Terabin, Canada ..... OMe OPT tomtae Cn LEON 50 Tolutan .......---+++-- 35@ 50] Potassa, Bitart, eae. Sa 50 ‘ RTEX Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15 Nix I oe cee een ete. 50 x¥ ve ' Potass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10] Opii ...........-.- 00. ceeeees 85 atten. Canadian.........--- 18 | Potass Nitras.......... 7@ 9| “ Camphorated........... 50 = — saucatesrecwet S72" ‘ Evessaate EN = * EE 2 00 i ne OMB PIBVER ...-eeeeeees u Oe Oe ic ccacs my $ aos... 20° os —.... = Importers and Jobbers of Myrica Cerifera, po.... < ° fe 50 Aconitum ............- 5 cess ae ae "a> Prunus Virgint....... eM ce 50 — oo... sg BOS 26. 5 cil 22@ 25 Cassia Acatifoi’: "50 ee Ee Reese. ............. 12@ 15 > 50 nn Ulmus Po (Ground 0 U, 15 — 2 ae m = Serpentaria .... Go... 2.0: 50 EXTRACTUM. aM. 8@ 10 — ue 2 4 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... U@ % nae gg on.m).. We Big rs po......-- $8 35) Hydrastie Canaden, = | Veratrum Veride........--.. 80 , 15 ox. 2: os)... ‘ ween 18@ 14 ss ee iced . WB... ceeee i a Sie Oe sO ~Te i Epecas, oe.........-..- 2 30@2 ry ASther, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ 30 +S = ‘| Inis plox (po. 35638). @ 40) wae Be EBHEMICALS AND FERRU —— ae SA... 24@ 3 Carbonate Precip...... @ iS) Marants. \e.......... @ 3% “ground, (po. ‘ Citrate and Quinia.... @350| podophyllum, po...... BO TE ei eecs cease sess s@ 4 Citrate Soluble........ patio | a ECS ‘oa 00] Annatte............... 55@ 60 Ferrocyanidum Sol.... @ 50} ent............... @1 75 | Antimont, po.......... 4@ 5 Solut Chloride........ ee 75@1 35 et PotassT. 55@ 60 Sulphate, com’l......- 9@ 2 spigelia ee 33@ 38 Antigerin a @1 40 “ pure... ..-. @ 7] Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ 20| Antifebrin............. @ B bn Fil — Seed a ea ala 30@ 32) Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 60 _— DOI oo os arin s oo 65@ 10) Arsenicum............ 5@ 7 : wewine ca 18@ 20 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40| Balm Gilead Bud.... 38@ 40 DEALERS IN 2 Anthemis ........ . @ 35 M @ 2%] Bismuth 8. N......... | 2 2@2 26 Wav ti... -s- 40@ 50] Seillae, (po. 85)........ 10@ 12] Calcium Chior, 1s, (48 FOIA “oo Foeti- 7 ie 1)... @ il a a a — ° is 061 Baie sateen nee @ 35|Cantharfdes Russian, Ws 4 sitifol, Tin- @ valeriana, Eng. (po.30) @ 2 oo... @i 00 Tn Cassia Aci 28 German... 15@ 20) Capsicl Fructus, af... @ 2% 8 ; nivelly Scigeeresusons 50 ingiber a ee j 18@ 20 @ 28 5 3 insemea tas 35@ 50! zingiber j..--..--..- 18@ 2) oe 2 oT coassap en a 16@ 2% SEMEN. Caryophyllus, (po. Po) 14@ 15 oy VWre Uned voce cccee sees 8@ 10 Anisum, (po. 20) .. 2 15 eae ae 500 = GUMMI. -— (graveleons).. 15@ 18 Cera Flava............ 38@ 40 Sole Agents for the Celebrated icked @7 Bird, ‘ 6 Coce @ 40 8 sd... 75 | Bird, 18.....-..-2000--. oe v ae. ee Cari, (Bo. eer 1 09g 12 | Cassia Fractus @ 2 - 3a _ see @ 30 Corlandram ee 12 Centraria.. @ 10 rE “sifted sorte... @ 2) Cannabis Sativa....... aod | Cetaceum . @ 0 SWis . aa 800 80 a TOA 00 Chloroform sta ms oe = loe, Barb, (po. 60)... oe ees Sa ae . squibbe .. ~ AND? Oe Ape, (DO. | a) @ 12) Sven x Odors... 2 Boge €0 Chloral Hyd Crat......1 35@1 60 Soco @ | Foeniculum........... Chondrus .-..---- ---.. 20@ 25 Catechu, 18, ase 14 3 Me, Pear, 3... * Cinehoniding, P. &W 15 2 avs 16) ....----+----++++- @ ie Lint ee EUW 4 @ 441 corse list ain. per @ 2 ° 1 5 e oti, (0.38) -— * sap 35) eat. gre, ORL. BD... ¢ Oe cent af 60 q wa . Amatcatics, (P OS 55 | Lovelia................ og Plow send aa ex Ss Camphore....-.-s-0+- —Seo ae Crete, (Dbl. 78) 2s. @ 2 ay a Buphorbium po ...... 30, 10] sinepis Aibu......... 11 @18 | {, PFOD....-------+- 5 5 _ Galbanum........----> G2? 50 re Nigra........ 11@ 12 a a 9@ il Gamboge, po.......--- 7 D jn MP cat cosas @ 8 Guaiacum, (po. habe @ Cee %7%@ 80 os Kino, a? 1 10) -- @1 15) Frumentt, W., D. Co..2 00@2 = CMBOOE ici cee uss By We are Sole Preprietors of Mastic... -.--.-.-++- $ 80 a2... : 75@2 00 | Cupri Sulph........... 5@ 6 Myr, 6 ----5 ale Suntperis Ga 6.8.1 ne Obese a 3 cad va? ee +» No vans W h | ’ M h ae 30@ 38 ‘ tse ece eed 158 5D : t ( J Shebae ached... : 33@ 35|Saacharum N. £...... 1 75@2 00 — . Batier | 8 16 1a d arr Bme a ~~ Tragacanth ........-.- 40@1 00] Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 156 50 Ergota ee 0@ 5 wERBA—In ouncepackages. | Vini Oporto ........... ; 25@2 a Flake ey 12@ 15 bsinthium gg | Vint Alba.........-.-- 25@2Z 00 | Galla............ cece es 28 A Oy fee storfum 20 evict OI reece 7 @8 bi Lobelia. . = Florida sheeps’ wool oe oe «0S to We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of ; Se igs. BSR Ssaape waa O° | lamerae, an iy Bex A eee ess than box ate Oe akan peewee ss » Velvet extra shepe! 2 00 Glue, ag a scudece ae . WHISKIES; BRANDIES, : Tanacetum, V........------- “=| wool carriage....... 1 10 White........... Ncbeah sees tucacnes 25 eee «an. ++ 20 oe Thymus, sey oe yellow sheeps’ 85 Grana Faradisi El @ a GIN S, WINES, RUMS. eae ar eu NI ose es sue is 25@ oie re. eae = 60 Grass sheep wool Car- es | Hy draag Chior Mite: @ es arbonate, Pat........ 20@ 2 | _Tiage................ aa eo. Gerponate Kai. Sup [mand for inte wee ¢ |) Ox tubrim one Ammontati.. = " onEuM. er ee ad « Unguentum. 48@ 65| We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. ¢ os tenes 3 Ss pee = a pre aR ane all 64 | We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee ey an \~ ae Amgdal ee, Amarne.. 3 ings OR coir cue sats ce ee ee 75@1 00 | All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. Senda rial o ! ied clk ee ee 60 | lodine, Resubl........ 8 80@3 9 eal Cortex....... S aoe Ot Pere! tod.,...........526..-. BO Todofarnd. 0.0.0) 441.5. @4 70 , @ Rereeeee co... ..- 3 25@3 50| Auranti ee. a ee Ee @2 25 Cajfput! ed cae ann Cm i mee Arom........... sens SO) LeGopodrem .......... 60@ 65 " Cc angi bce wrens 6 85@ 90 Similax ‘Ofticinalis.. -o» OO) Mach... . 0@ % : yor Cedar aut, wae 3@ 65 Go...) 50] Liquor Arsen et Hy- j 5 Chenopodll ........... MP1 GO | SORORE .... occ cece scenes 50 perm 0d ......,.-.- 4 Cinneamonil ..........: OUENE C0) BOER. i iic cei eens cei ei secnecs = Eagues age ge 1 f I css oie c ses @ OR ci ksh eebavces sa —" a sulp ; Conium Mac.......... Oe a cs ics: WE stea cur sege conn 2%4@ 4 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ; Gopaiba ..........-.... 80@ 901 Prunua ¢irg............-.+.. 50 | Mannia, 8. F.......... 60@ 63 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERY PRICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. greatest possible use to dealers. It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the AXLE — Fruits. OZ gross Apples, Aurora...........--. 55 6 0} 3 jp, i... 1 05 bg 75 9 CO York State, gallons. 3 00 ee... 50 5 50 Hamburgh, ss Frazer’s............- 80 6900 Apricots. PE oo ee ee se 7 8 00 | Live oak.. : 1% Paragon .. ....--.- ©) Sante Crus........ ... 1% BAKING POWDER. Se ET 1 7% Acme. Cvereee............. 1% << i. cana, 3 Gos........... 45 Blackberries. —- 2 .. Siew... 95 _—_ " @* ee Cherries ee a ee 10@1 20 Arctic. Pisa Hamburgh .. 1% eee es ee i 1 50 ee 1 20 Erie iG 1 20 -— . ll. 2 00 | Damsons, Egg Plums and Green > Saaeeeae tnt te 9 60 Gages. ee lr 10 2 oz. Cans, 4 doz. in Case... = California Le i 70 6 ry aoe 0 Gooseberries, Red, Sue, *. > — = ae ............ 123 ss *® ee 1 4 Peaches. Telfer’ 8, ° > cans, doz. ci eee c sins pce 1 b. MS oe ' it . ec ’ od oy i 1 65 Our Leader, Mipcans..... £) Callmormias............. 2 20 » Cane...... bell sl 1 6 7 cues Yr. Price's. a Pears. per doz mimes... 5... 1 20 — ic a8 4 - Miversiae.............. 2 10 6-02 . 190 Pineapples. 8-0z eS Cui 1 00@1 30 12-0z 3% Johnson’s sliced...... 2 50 16-02 av grated...... 2% 2%-\b il 40 Booth’s slice ed.. @2 50 - = “ grated.. @2 %5 80 Quinces. eh day eS 1 10 BATH BRICK. a Pa. a 2 eee eee we ewee rene esee English en go | Black Hamburg....... 1 50 oT go | Erie, black ......... 1 30 ck ce ve 70 ‘ Deer bention, i z I 6 og ees 1 —— — emberen ............ 1 2& Arctic, _ ovals........-. 4 s ESE ih 125 Pe beer ew ase Pee 1 10 = ie reound........ 0 50 : oe —— ae oe os Wnortleberries. ss ~ : .. 4.00 | Blueberries ........ 1 00 “No. 5, es ... 8 ie oar... 4 50] Corned beef, Libby’ :. .-2 10 Mexican Liquid, 4 _ . 3 60 | Roast beef, Armour’s.. -2 10 .. 6 80 Potted ham, % Ib. 130 BROOMS, - a... . = i ee css... 1% as tongue, % Ib. -.1 2S _ 2 00 - ll OU eae Ceres........-.-.... 22 - chicken, ig Ib. eke 95 No. beeen ew 2 50 Vegetables. Pee 2% Bea: Common Whisk ae eee 90 Hamburgh stn ao a 13 | haw sersecmee 115 French style.....2 25 Warehouse hea 25 ' Limas. -1 35 SHES. Lima, ag 14 Stove, No. 1 oo cees 1 25 eeeked........ . , SE eos 1 50 Lewis Boston Baked. 13 oe eT 1 75 | Bay State Baked..... 13 Rice Root Scrub, 2 row.... 85 | World’s Fair Baked........1 35 Rice Root Scrub, 2 row.... 1 25} Picnic Baked................ 1 00 Palmetto, goose............ 1 50 Cn. BUTTER PLATES. eee 1 40 Oval—250 in crate. — mee. 1% ee ee ee tes elle beeen 70 Moral ee 150 i 80 | Morn ae Wee sc. ee oe 100 anes en asonsvereeneees via] CANDLES. eas, Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes......... eS oi eee 9 ‘“ Champion Eng. 150 SE ice cede ce il “ tit pois....... 175 Wicking . 4 i cae aed. a CASNED GOODS. Oc oe cece % Wish. Harris standard.. i. = Clams. VanCamp’s marrofat....... 1 10 Little Neck, 1Ib............ 1 20 ai early June.....1 30 ea 1 99 | Archer’s Early lossom....1 35 Chowder French.. a . as sa 2 ene eee 25 ushrooms. ve Oysters. Prench ........ eeeeeeescens 17Q22 Standard, 1lb.............. 1 00 pkin. ee 1 8B | BTC. cccccccccsccccesces coos aan Squash. Star, : Me ee Pt eee 1 2 epee eee, 3 50 Succotash. Piente, : > ee ee ee et eine se 140 ee ee ou 2 90 ee _. kerel PN ee isecen ce, 150 Standard, a : = ee 1 3% ie oe 2 25 Tomatoes. Tomato Sauce, —_— . ee TE oes ec See = e.......... ae EE oct ce. 1 2 Salmon. easy oni ohkeanea 1 25 Columbia River, flat.... ...1 90 Hamburg......-.---.++...... 140 ee DO PD oa eiSdclpncoeenen Alask i coke eter une 4 a. is CHOCOLATE. Kinne S "fais ieee edie a 1 95 . y’ aii Baker's. ee @ 5 | German Sweet... ......... . 23 ee ae ea 37 I Bons oe cesses 10@11 | Breakfast Cocoa.......... 43 a, en 15@16 CHEESE. NE Ns ici os ses @8s ESE ES ee ee ae @ Trout. —— @ ict cy cco veencs et Ce ives oo pnce @ one Medel........... Skim @i2 ea eee ee 9 @ll bck oie oooh eo ne 11 PE oes cece se 1 00 Leiden . Chae bees 23 Limburger . ee oe eee @10 Pineapple. @25 eas ten ort. @35 Schwelt ee ee @2 welless, imported. @24 domestic .... @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 _ eee 2% Pint ie Quart 1 doz bottles 3 50 Triumph Brand. Half pint, per doz.. ee Pint, 2 Betlies...... ...... .. 450 Cees, per Gee... .... 3% CLOTHES PINS. Sere beres............ @40 COCOA SHELLS, oe ee Less — cess cteeune @Q3% Pound packages........ 6%@7 COFFEE, Green. Rio. a. 17 eee... Le ee 20 eee... 20 PONE cece. 22 Santos. ee 18 ee etc e ec ence ce 21 Peaberry oe 22 Mexican and Guatamala, i, 21 eee 22 oo ee 24 Maracaibo ee... 23 ee 24 Java. eer 25 Private Growen............. 27 a 28 Mocha. ae... 25 ee 28 Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. —— XXX... 21.80 cam. 1) or 100 Ib. case... Extract, Seley City *% GTOSS........ . = i" 5 Hamine’s om, Bross... -- 150 aon 2 50 CHICORY. el . 5 ES oie one ican a CLOTHES LINES, Cotton, 40ft....... per doz. 1 25 Se ee....... ' 140 eee . 2. 26 ae - ie ” a - it Jute 60ft....... i 90 - 72 ft = 12 CONDENSED MILK, 4 doz. in case. Apricots. Scaled.. aa California in bags...... 16% 2 pie dag Evaporatedin boxes. .. 17 " Mackerel. Blackberries. toe... 12 00 mee... 5 Oe tat me... 2c. 5 05 Nectarines. i et wee... 1 35 a | AT 15 Family, — |... 8 25 Ib. — peers 15% ” BP TO ace 5s... 95 eaches, Sardines. Peeled, in boxes........ 16 5 oe ese, 14 Russian, kegs...... _ - tn Depe...... 13% Trout. ears. No. 1, % bbls., 100lbs........ 6 7% California in bags..... No. 1% bbl, 40 Ibs.......... 3 00 els aan No. 1, Hits, 10 Ibe...00..00.2. 85 a Ses Ho. i, ec kektcaence Oe ee Whitetsh. Prunelles. Ne. — 30 Ib. ——.. wena ecees % bbls, 300 Mh. 83 00 $5 00 Rasp re ae 345 225 22 | 10 Ib. kits Ce 95 65 = Tg Ge 80 55 Raisins, FLAVORING EXTRACTS, Loose Muscatels in Boxes. Souders’. —r ea — Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. Loose Muscatels in —— Best in the world for the money. : CFOWD... ..-..-.0+.. - 5% Sebddep cesses as 6% egul Foreign. er Currants Lemon Patras, in beree......... 4 doz 7 2 oee.........- 44 2oz ....8 7 “* hie =. 4% tn... 1 — Leghorn, “Sp, bo boxes . Regular Orange ‘“ 25 “ 11 Vanilla. Raisins. doz Ondura, 29 Ib. boxes.. @8 20z.....81 Sultana, 20 . 8%@ 9 OS..... 2 40 Valencia. 3 > ”* @7 Prunes. XX Grade California, 100-120 eb pecans 10% emen. 90x100 25 Ib. bxs. i” oa $1 50 . 80x90 12% eue.:... 3 00 : ae: i a n XX Grade hie dee eke te Vanilla, oe, ieee ee deuneus 14@15 Sos..... $1 75 I is oct eee eee ee French, aes ees ho cucs 13 wee, +- ude a 70-80. . 12 Jennings’ D C, . ao peewee peuelens 11 Lemon. Vanilla ——o 10 2 ox folding box.. % 1 20 ENVELOPES, 1 50 XX rag, white. : _ wal 2 00 BAG, 0 RR eis pecs tesa, 1 7516 oz _ 2°00 3 00 oe cc cebeae 1 60/8 oz x 3.00 4 00 GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s, oe a ecu 3 50 eee ee. es 2 00 CUE MOGE.... .:.....0s,. 1 15 ee es 30 a ne a 18 Choke Bore—Dupont’s. a Sa erehaw 10 Cardamon, Malabar.. 90 Hemp. Russian Peecuas 4% Mixed Bird .......... 5% Mustard, white....... 10 i ee 9 co 6 Cuttle bone........... 30 STARCH. Corn. 20-1b boxes ee hee ee tans an 6 ee 5X Gloss. 1-lb packages........-.--+-++ 5% 3-Ib . eee eh eu eeeen 5% 6-1 ieee 6 40 and 50 lb, boxes.......-.- 4% a a 5% SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccabo , oft $Are.......-2.- 35 french Appee, in Jars..... 43 SODA, eee Sh a s English iyi ar bess eoucad 4% SALT. 100 3-1b. sacks... me es) eee ee 2 00 28 10-1b. aie Bees eens 1 85 eco es 2 S25 Onnee.....-...-...-. 150 56 Ib. dairy in linen bags. . 32 28 Ib. drill i6 18 Warsaw. 56 lb. dairy in drill bags... 32 oa. - oe Ashton. 56 lb. dairy in linen sacks.. vt) Higgins. 56}, dairy in linen sacks. 75 Solar Rock. 0. ee i oe Common Fine. Saginaw .........-.+.eee- 85 Manistee ..... 2... .c0e+0-- 85 SALERATUS. Packed 60 lbs. in box. CO oon cae s nee n eee ee TO I osc ek ona cae cone 54 Dwight'B.... 2... .. ---s2-08- 5% PAPIOE SE. 2.62. «0-0 reer eee s+ 5 SOAP. Laundry Allen B. Wrisley’ s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb........ 3 50 Good Cheer, 601 Ib.......... 3 90 White Borax, 100 %-lb...... 3 9% Proctor & Gamble. MOREE. on one oct cone ccc 3 45 Ivory, 1 os... .... oeee 6 75 a ak cece ecscse 400 Len Ts Mottled German..........- 3 60 own TAI. £6. <2... 22. ccs 8B Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s nora American Family, — (a. 84 : 2 of N.K. Fairbanks & Co. ‘uBrande, Santa Claus.........-:- Brown, 60 bars.......-- " r Oe WOE cic. oon cen Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands. Scouring. eit ja” rane 3 doz... 2 50 ’ and 4 3 doz uuewee . 2.50 aU The acu prices Tepre- sent the actual selling prices in Grand Rapids, based on the act- ual cost in New York, with 36 cents per 100 pounds added for freight. The same quotations will not apply toany townwhere the freight rate from New York is not 36 cents, but the local quotations will, perhaps, afford a better criterion of the market than{to quote New York prices exclusively. OE TE ee cee cu ns $6 11 Dene oc. .ac........... : = oO Extra Fine Granulated.... 3 4 ec 5 73 yx Powoerdd.........- 6 06 Confec. Standard A.. .... 5 26 No. 1 ColumbiaA.......... ® 3 No. 5 — leds veces 5 11 me 8 5 05 i ES 4 98 ee Be es 4 92 eee 4 86 We ue ae 4 80 me. Ose, 4 80 a a 4 73 Pe rns ou een ese cesses 42 Wee 4 30 SYRUPS. Corn MBEVOIE, .. cues cet cccsccoueeey Half EN 23 Pure Cane. Wate... osc... ss 19 MA vip e vce hes cies weg venss 25 Ong cee ene ee SWEET GOODS Ginger Snaps.......--- 8 Sugar Creams........- 8 Frosted Creams....... 9 Graham Crackers..... 8% Oatmeal Crackers..... 8% VINEGAR. SC 7 @8 oe... 8 @9 $1 for barrel. —. MUSTARD, Bulk, por gal ....... -..- 30 Beer mug, 2 doz in case. 1% YEAST. eee 1 00 WAGROCS. ..... ~|4@ -a x a a) 14 ws * " a «fe ld k a * a « ~~ “ - * » L - 2 BARCUS BROS., MANUFACTURERS OF CIRCULAK Equalled by few and excelled by none. All our saws are made of the best steel by the mose | skillful workmen, and all saws warranted. Burnt saws made good as new for one-fourth the list price of new saws. All kinds of Saw Repairing Done as cheap as can be done consistent with good work. Lumber saws fitted up ready for use without extra charge. No charge for boxing or drayage. Writ. or prices and discounts. MUSKEGON, - MICHIGAN. | QIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO. WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Carpets and Cloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. Voigt, Herpolseimer & C0, *° cana Rapias. Grand Rapids. PYRAMID PILE GURK. A new remedy which has created a sensation among physicians by its wonderful | effects in speedily curing every form of piles. It is the only remedy known (ex- | cept a surgical operation) which can be relied on to give instant relief and a lasting eure in Itching, Protruding, Bleeding or Blind Piles. Briefly stated, it has the following advantages over a surgical operation or any other pile cure: It is absolutely painless; it contains no mineral poisons nor in- jurious substance; it gives immediate relief from the first application: it can be carried in the pocket and used while traveling or anywhere without the slightest inconvenience or interference with business; and, last, but not least, it is cheap, costing but a trifle. The following letters speak for themselves and need no comment except to say we have hundreds of similar ones and could fill this paper with them if necessary: GENTLEMEN—Your Pyramid Pile Cure is without an equal; it cured me in 30 days or a much shorter time. I waited 15 days or more to be sure I was cured be- fore writing you, and can now say I have not the slightest trace of piles and am much surprised at the rapid and thorough effect of the remedy. Truly yours, a. W. Rollins, Marmaduke Military Academy, Sweet Springs, Mo. From J. W. Waddell, Zulla, Va.—I am acured man. I only used one package of the Pyramid Pile Cure and | can state to the whole world that it has cured me, and I had them so bad I could hardly walk; and 1 would have them now if my wife had not insisted on my trying it, and I kept it some time before she could get me to use it, but I now thank God such a remedy was made, and you can use this letter in any way it will do the most good. Mrs. Mary C. Tyler, of Heppner, Ore., writes—One package of; Pyramid Pile Cure entirely cured me of piles from which 1 had suffered for years, and/I have never had the slightest return of them since. Mr. E. O’Brien, Rock Bluffs, Neb., says—The package of Pyramid Pile Cure entirely removed every trace of itching piles. I cannot thank you enough for,it. Ask your druggist for the Pyramid Pile Cure. and a single trial will convince vou that the reputation of this remedy was built up on its merits as a permanent cure and not by newspaper puffery. } It is the surest, safest and cheapest Pile Cure sold. a {t has come to be an established fact that this is the best Pile Remedy on the market, and every live druggist has it in stock. New Priccs RED STAR Baking Powder. SEE QUOTATIONS. ARCTIC MANUFACTURING CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. Cracker Chests, Glass Covers for Biscuits the DL placa i Cis HESE chests will soon pay for themselves in the breakage they avoid. Price $4. UR new glass covers are by far the handsomest ever offered to the trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherina moment. They will save enough goods from flies, dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. NEW NOVELTIES. We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. NEWTON, arich finger with fig filling. the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., S. A. Sears, Mgr. GRAND RAPIDS. P This is bound to be one of THE W. BINGHAM CO., Cleveland, 0., Have had such flattering succes in handling our Bicycles that they have bought our entire output for 1893. They have taken up all negotiations pending for the purchase of cycles, and we respectfully solicit for them the good will of our friends. THE YOST MFG. CO., TOLEDO, OHIO. BEANS W. T, LAMOREAUX CO., 128, 180 and 132 W. Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. If you have any beans and want tosell, we want them, will give you full mar ket price. Send them to us in any quantity up to car loads, we want 1000 bushels daily. A FEW SEASONABLE REMARKS. OFFICE OF H. LEONARD & SONS, Jobbers and Manufacturers, Granp Rapips, Mics. Gentlemen The Cream of the Summer Trade is the Gasoline Stove business. You need the best stove. If the stoves we offer you are not the best, do not buy them, but at least let us tell you why we think they are. A practical merchant will investigate anything that appears to be an improvement on old methods. Please take our circular describing the Grand Rapids Junior Stoves, and note the selling points. In the first place, you know there have been no selling points on the Junior Stoves, heretofore. Your competitors’ stoves were the same as yours. You had to cut the price to make a sale. You can séll this new Grand Rapids Junior Stove at list price every time, and what’s more, you can sell every Junior that will be sold in your town. No one would buy the old fashioned stove after seeing this one. The price is the same as other stoves. With a gas light attachment there is a small additional cost. We would be pleased to send you samples of these stoves, which are guaranted to work satisfactorily, and give you the agency ior their sale, if suitable arrangements can be made. Send for Catalogue. The Stove “PAR EXCELLANCE” for 1893, is nndoubtedly the Standard Lighting Co.’s *NEW PROCESS.” This stove is so well known it will be unnecessary to more than call your attention to it. That it is the first choice of all “New Process” stoves, every merchant who is familiar with this line of business knows. In fact every other manufacturer pays a royalty to this company to use its patents. The im- provements over last year’s stoves, and over ALL OTHERSTOVES are— The sliding oven. You can slide it back on to a rest while you use the oven burner for other purposes than baking. The oven is of Asbestos, and gives very little heat in the room. Showing the Wonderful “New It is the most perfect baker ever made. The stove has a sight feed, copper and brass pipes. Removable burner caps with ground edges, en- abling you to show the mechanism of the stove to a customer with little trouble. The hot air pipes are of cast iron near the burner, not of tin as heretofore. It stands on six castors, and is head and shoulders above all other stoves in appearance. If you do not handle gasoline stoves, you are missing the best trade of the season—in fact of the whole year. Your customers will have them and must go to otber towns for them. If you will order samples and take the agency for this stove, you will sell more than you now think possible. Such is the experience of all who have tried it. Do not be an old fogy. Remember there is no competition between Junior Gasoline Stoves and the famous **New Process.”” Have you noticed our line of “Model” Iron Cooks and Ranges. This line is positively as we state in our Circulars and Catalogue No. 110 —the best—best baking and vastly the cheapest stove for the quality ever made. You can now secure the agency by ordering samples from us. Our line of “OAK STOVES” of the same manufacture, is very handsome in appearance and Lower in price than any “OAK” on the market. Order a sample and examine our statement for yourself. Finally, when you buy refrigerators why not take one you do not have to talk your customer into a state of exhaustion to sell. The “LEONARD CLEANABLE” is known all over the United States, and in many other countries. It is the best looking, best known, best made and best selling Refrigerator. It has forty selling points over any other. Our factory is the largest and more convenient to you than any other. If you cannot carry a stock of sizes, order a few and sell from our Catalogue. We earnestly request you to take hold of and push any or all the articles we have specially called your attention to. If you do you will make money, and that’s what we are all in business for. Drop us a postal card for our Catalogue No. 110, showing all these goods and many other staple Summer Leaders. Process” Asbestos Oven. The Asbestos Oven is the most perfect Baker and Roaster ever produced. Unlike metal ovens will Never Rust, but will last for years. Asbestos being a non-conductor, heat from the oven is not radiated into the room, but saved and utilized, and the kitchen is kept much cooler than when a metal oven is used. The oven is made in sections and to absolutely insure against damage in transit, which has always been a source of annoyance and expense to dealers and manufacturers, it is shipped ‘Knocked Down,” and, being easily put together, the dealer is well repaid for the slight extra trouble, by al- ways receiving the oven in perfect order. Should any piece meet with an accident, the damaged part is easily replaced with a new one, H. LEONARD & SONS, Wholesale Selling Agents. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. N. B.—If there is no agency in your town _'send for price list and make an application. Lat ee