. z * * ° x i KE - » | * i « ( -i- = ‘ s a " r aN - — Tradesman. Published Weekly. VOL. 10. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. — D inane MAY $1 Per Year. 31, 1893. NO. 506 SEEDS! Everything in Seeds is kept by us—Clover, Timothy, Hungarian, Millet, Top, Blue Grass, Seed Corn, Rye, Barley, Peas, Beans, Etc. If you have Beans to sell, send us sampies, stating quantity, and we will try to trade with you. We will sell Egg Cases and Egg Case Fillers. No. 1 Egg Case, complete(in lots of 10), 35¢ each. No. 1 Fillers, 10 sets in a No. 1 Case, $1.25 No. 2 Fillers, 15 sets in a No 1 Case, $1.50. W. Y. LAMOREAUX CO., 128, 130 and 182 W. Bridge 8t., Grand Rapids, Mich, Red All the standard varieties in vegetable seeds ALFRED J. BROWN, Seedsman, 6 3 6 For ISHS NEW CROP SEEDS Every article of value known. You w ill make money and customersif you buy our seeds. Send for wholesale price list. CLOVER and GRASS SEEDS, ONION SETS and SEED POTATOES. 24 and 26 NORTH DIVISION ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. LAGS, IRE WORKS, J,RACKERS IRECRA . All the best makes at lowest prices. COMPLETE LINE OF 4TH OF JULY GOODS. A. E, BROOKS & CoO., 46 Ottawa S8t., Grand Rapids, Mich. Sugar is Advancing! MEANS Send for catalogue and price list. ———THAT HIGHER PRIGKS FOR CONFECTIONERY, Order in Round Lots Now. PUTNAM CANDY CO. Grain Bags. x& St Burlap in 64 and 8 oz. Waddineg. Twines. Feathers. All Grades in Sacks From 1 to 2U Ibs. Peerless Warps in All Colors, Prints, Dress Goods, Outing Flannels, Chevrons, Satines, and a new, complete line of Ginghams, Torte pu Norps and A. F. C. Wasy GInGHAMs. i P. OTAKBTAR & SUNS Manufacturers of BRUSHKS RAND RAPIDS, MICH. Our goods are soldjby all Michigan Jobbing Houses. CHAS. A. COYE, Manufacturer of AWNINGS ano TENTS HORSE AND WAGON COVERS Jobbers of Oiled Clothing and Cotton Ducks. a agile paca 11 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. TELFER SPICE COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS OF Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries. } and 3 Pear! Street, GRAND RAPIDS RINDGE, KALMBACH &CO.,, Mnnufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in Boots, Shoes and Rubbers. 12, 14 and 16 Pearl Street. Our Styles, Qualities and Prices are Right. Give usa trial. We earry the best Tennis Shves made. Agents for the Shoe Co. MOSELEY BROS., JOBBERS OF oye aM Be Clover, Timothy, Millet, Hungarian, Field Peas, Ete. Green Vegetables, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, and Fruits of all kinds EGG CASE FILLERS, Ten sets No. 1, with Case, $1.25. . > ue Boston Rubber we 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich. STANDARD OIL CO GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. DEALERS IN Illuminating and Lubricating i -OlbLsS- { i NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. Offic., Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave. BULK WORKS AT GRAND RAPIDS, BIG RAPIDS, ALLEGAN, MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, HOWARD CITY, HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR AMPTY GARBON & GASOLIN” BARRELS, FERMENTUM The Only Reliable COMPRESSED YEAST Far superior to any other. MANISTEE, CADILLAC, LUDINGTON. PETOSKEY, Endorsed wherever used. MANUFACTURED BY RIVERDALK DISTILLERY, GHICAGO, [kk Main Office, 270 Kinzie St., Chicago, Ill AGENCIES. {| New York, 20 Jane St. Boston, Mass., 19 Broadway Extension. Albany, N. Y., 98 Green St. Allegheny City, Pa., 123 Sandusky St. Davenport, Ia., 513 West 3d St. Dubuque, la., 729 Main St. Terra Haute, Ind., 1215 North Sth St. Topeka, Kans., 215 W. 6th St. Denver, Col., 2004 Champa St. Omaha, Neb., 615 S. 16th St. Grand Rapids, Mich., 106 Kent St. Toledo, Ohio, 707 Jefferson St. Cleveland, Ohio, 368 Prospect St. Indianapolis, Ind,, 492 Park Ave. Fort Wayne, Ind., 195 Hanna St, Milwaukee, Wis., 317 Prairie St. St. Paul, Minn., 445 St. Louis, Mo., 722 S. Fourth St. Kansas City, Mo., 24th and Terrace Sts. St. Joseph, Mo., 413 Edmund St. zochester, N. Y., 409 E. Main St. St. Peter St. Special attention given to all country orders. Notrice—When writing to agencies for samples be sure and address ‘“‘FERMENTUM | COMPRESSED YEAST.’’ HEYMAN COMPANY, Manufacturers of Show Gases of Kvery Deseription. FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 63 and 68 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich, WRITE FOR PRICES. AGENTS FOR BICYCLES Can make money by buying some —: of the wheels we are offering at Special Prices to clean up our stock—Many 1893 Model High and Medium Grade Wheels will be sold at less than Cost. Agents wanted for the most complete line of Wheels in the State. ~~ Repairing and changing wheels a specialty. PERKINS & RICHMOND, 101 Ottawa Street VOORHEES Pants and Overall Go, Lansing, Mich. Having removed the machinery, business and good will of the lonia 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. A continuance of the patronage of the trade is solicited. E. D. VOORHEES, Manager. LEMON & WHEELER COMPANY, | IMPORTERS AND Wholesale Grocers Grand Rapids. wt - _- - ~~ e } 7 ‘ « . ~ ad 4 4 » } » « \ Cc - 4 ° — ~ - i a. ¢ @ = ig s > 7 ij © a 4 me) a ESTABLISHED 1841. A MEE THE MERCANTILE AGENCY R.G. Dun & Co. fieference Books issued quarterly. Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada The Bradstreet Mercantile Avency. The Bradstreet Company,iProps. Executive Offices, 279, 281, 283 Broadway, N.Y. CHARLES F. CLARK, Pres, Offices in the principal cities of the United . States, Canada, the European continent, Australia, and in London. England. Grand Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdicomb Bldg, HENBY ROYCE, Supt. + 7 FIRE r INS. co. PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. T.[STEWART WHITE, Pres’t. W. Frep McBarn, Sec’y. Ret BROS "-s cleaned when it’s first dug, ye kain’t} Hutchinson (Kas.) News: The com- never clean it arterwards, an’ the doc-| mercial traveler has come to play an im- tors can’t make it inter pills when the’s| portant part in the business affairs of sand an’ grit inter it.’ the country. Through him itis possible ‘“‘*Waal, ye take this ter help out on| for a firm in New York to do business in the dress, an’ I’ll tell William Henry, | Kansas, without knowing one of Its cus- next he digs, ter clean it good.’ tomers, with as much safety as though “So, seein’ it wuz the dress agin, I} every patron made a personal visit to its thought better uv it an’ took the gin-| headquarters every time a purchase was shang. made. In fact, the advent of the com- ‘“**How much does it cum ter?’ sez she. | mercial traveler has revolutionized the ‘**Five dollars and eighty-seven cents,’| methods of conducting the mercantile sez I. business. He brings the retail merchant ‘**Gimme a pound 0’ sody,’ says she. in close contact with the wholesale cen- ‘‘Then she fished some grimmy old let-| ter, and at the same time keeps the ters out uv her pocket an’ commenced | wholesaler and manufacturer informed ter look ’em over an’ sort ’em out, an’ [| as to the tastes and demands of the peo- wuz agitten’ down that aforementioned! ple. Naturally, men occupying such piece o’ dress goods, makin’ ready ter| responsible positions must be of superior ask if it’d take nine or twelve yards fer| tact and business ability, and in point of Mary Jane’s dress. intelligence, keenness of perception, en- ***Guess Ill hafter have some postage | ergy and push, the commercial travelers stamps,’ sez she. are certainly the peers of any other **So | went to the draw’ an’ got out the | class. Kansas owes much to her travel- big enverlope what they come inter, an’|}ing men. As aclass they have always I sez, kinder big like, ’cause I allers | been loyal; ever ready to say a good pride myself on keepin’ a good supply on | word for the State or to resent an imputa- hand, ‘How many?’ tion against it. As a rule, they have ‘**Waal, I want $3 wo’th fer this let- always been optimistic and hopeful. No ter, and $2.48 fer this ’n’.’ matter how dark the threatening clouds “That kinder staggered me, fer I|of depression, they have always been s’posed the ole lady jess wanted two or! able to discover a silver lining, a re- three; but I tore ’em off, an’ she counted minder that the sun was still shining, 7em all over three or four times ter see and betokening a return of prosperity. “ALL WORK AND NO PLAY”— you know the rest. A Week's Recreatio Make your arrangements to join our Will do you good, brighten you up, put new life in you and give you new ideas. COLUMBIAN EXCURSION TO THE WORLDS FAIR | With Leaving | GOLD GRAND RAPIDS MEDAL | CIGARS | JUNE 19th | At $35.00 per 1,000, we present you with a round trip ticket good for 7 days. Pack your Valise and Come with vs, We'll Give you a Good Time, all arnhart PatmanCo. THE AGME HAND POTATO PLANTER. Simple, Durable, Practical. Used by Hundreds of Farmers. A Demonstrated Success, As Necessary To Farmers as a Corn PLANTER. Sure to Sell. (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 SaLe By FLETCHER, JENKS & CO., DETROIT, MICH. Price, $24 per Dozen. FOSTER, STEVENS & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Liberal Discount to Dealers. wm < THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ~ NEW JAPAN TEA f SEASON 1893. | . t « THRE CELEBRATED JSAPAN TEA Always First in the Field. Mr. W.J. Gould, who is now in Japan “> attending our Tea packing, cables us - that he has shipped us per S.S “City of (|. Rio de Janeiro” May 6th, a shipment of -{« OUP Celebrated wu brand new sea- ‘ gon’s Japan Tea. This shipment is due ‘vr, In Detroit June ist, and we should be - pleased to receive a trial order from this *. Shipment. - W.J. GOULD & Co, IMPORTERS ? DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Sa ee ae eee ee eee ee + THH MICHIGAN "TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE, AROUND THE STATE. Crystal Falls—M. Strope & Co. succeed A. Parks in the cigar business. Pittsford—G. J. Kline & Co. succeed Niblock & Hanker in the dry geods busi- ness. Ironwood—Frederickson & trade. Bay City—Jarmin Bros. min & Vail in the goods business. Pinconning—The Estey & Calkins Ce. pays the Michigan Central $20,000 a year for freight, ali on forest products. Menominee—Sterling & Leisen, prietors of the Menominee Stained Glass Co., have dissolved, J. A. Leisen continu- ing the business. Montague—The Herren Grocery and Stock Co. has purchased the remainder of the grocery stock of the Peck Mercan- tile Co., with the fixtures. Hart—G. W. Thomas, of the firm of S. A. Thomas &. Co., dry goods merchants of Dowagiac, been in the village this week with a view of locating here. Traverse City—Geo. Gane, who has been connected with Hannah, Lay & Co. for several years, erecting a new building here, in which he will embark in the bakery and confectionery business. Leetsville—H. A. Snyder & Co. have sole their grocery and crockery stock to S. M. Vinton, who has consolidated it with stock. Mr. Snyder will spend the summer at Vandalia, pending the selection of another location. Kalamazoo—E. R. Burdick & Co., one of the oldest and most extensive firms handling celery and also fruits and pro- duce, have sold their entire business to George Sperry, who comes here from St. Paul to conduct the same line of busi- Jar- women’s furnishing succeed pro- has is his own ness. Seney—There has been considerable talk during the past winter that the log- ging railroad here will be extended in to Grand Marias on the Lake Superior shore and to Manistique on the Lake Michigan shore in the near future. There is any amount of money to back the scheme as it is in the hands of the big lumbering corporations. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Anderson | sueceed Lindstrom & Erickson in general | | mill and the delay consequent upon the ; erection of a new one will make a mate- rial difference in the shingle output here | this season. | Bay City—The deal has been finally | closed for the removal to West Bay City of the Ross, Bradley & Co. planing mill plant. The company receives a hand- some bouus, and will also have increased favilities for business. The firm has long been one of the most extensive of the kind in the country. The new plant will be much larger than the present one, and the capacity greatly increased. Saginaw—lIt is reported that the A. W. Wright Lumber Co. will soon remove its headquarters from Butman to Ros- common, and will rail the logs to Sagi- naw by its own road to the Hauptman branch and thenee over the Michigan Central. Heretofore the stock has been |banked at Butman, run down Sugar River to the Tittabawassee and thence rafted to Saginaw. Three years will fin- ish the operations of the company in Michigan. Manistee—Hemlock piece stuff, which has readily gone off green at full prices, has sagged a little, but that does not af- fect the trade, as ordinarily hemlock has to go into pile tor sixty days before it is fitto handle. The mills are beginning to pile stock, as they have done in former years. The amount of hemlock bill stuff that is being cut makes quite a hole in the stock; one mill is supplying over 2,000,000 feet of hemlock for the Piano Manufacturing Company at West Pull- man. Hemlock shingles and hemlock lath are doing fairly; the supply of that class of stock is limited. Pine piece stuff is now quoted at $11.50 delivered, while a fair grade of common boards and strips readily brings $14 on the market. a The Hardware Market. General Trade—The last week in May starts ip with a good volume of business, and, if the weather will only be right, we may look forward to an excellent trade in June. Wire Nails—No special change from last week. While the disposition seems to be for lower prices, this decline has met with an obstacle in the shape of an advance in steel billets, which, if main- tained, will prevent any serious decline in nails. Barbed Wire—The demand continues Highwood—W. F. Stevens, of Sagi- naw, who is operating shingle mill near here, is also extensively engaged in | He cuta large | quantity of them last season, and is ship- ping several carloads a day. Saginaw—The great destruction of property by fire here will create an un- usual local demand for lumber and shin- |} gles, as nearly all of those burned out | will rebuild, preparations being already | under way. The destruction of side- | walks alone will create a call for a large| amount of plank and scantling. Traverse City—J. A. Wilson an-| nounces his intention of organizing a, stock company, with a capital stock of | $100,000, to embark in the manufacture | of hames on an extensive scale. Mr. | Wilson proposes to place the stock in Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indian- apolis, Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Bay City—J. R. Halli will rebuild his shingle mill recently burned at Essex- ville. Plans bave been finished and the) a the cedar pole business. work wiil be pushed as rapidly as pos- There was only $8,000 insurance | The burning of this | sible. on the old mill. good, with no changes from last week’s report. Bar Iron—As the time for closing down the iron near, prices are much firmer, and a decline is not deemed probable. Wire Cloth—Very scarce and some sizes are impossible to get. When man- ufacturers will get caught up on orders is hard totell. Prices have advanced to 2@2'¢e¢ a square foot, and at these prices some sizes are not in the market. Rope—No change in sisal or manilla. Wool Twine—Held firmly at 6'¢@7ec, according to quantity wanted. Window Glass—Eighty to 80 and 5 are the best quotations obtainable. As all glass factories soon close for the sum- mer months, we may soon look for wills draws higher prices. tl — ln Good Words Unsolicited. E. F. Johnson, general dealer, East Thetford: “TI could not get along without it.” A.C. Barkley, general dealer, Crosby: ‘Your | paper is a great help to me.” M. J. Rogan, traveling salesman, Kalamazoo: ‘Your paper is well worth five times the money you charge for it.” The Drug Market. There are few changes to note. the staples are steady. Opium and morphia are unchanged. Quinine is a@ trifle firmer. Canada balsam fir is lower. German chamomile flowers scarce and have advanced. Canary seed is higher. The continued drouth in Europe gives a very bad outlook for all seeds and the narcotic herbs, and higher prices are looked for. Turpentine has declined. In the haste to get on the press this week before Decoration Day, some ar- All are very ticles were incorrectly quoted. They should be as follows: Tierbin: Capsee....................,..... See OOO 60@65 (CO Ee -10@12 Perens SeEpOntIMS ... 2... wees 35740 2 Model Grocery Establishment. There are few as complete grocery es- tablishmenis in the West as that of Parker & Fleming, the Jackson purvey- ors. Their store is 44x120 feet in dimen- sions, wel! stocked with goods, excel- lently arranged and temptingly dis- played, besides which they occupy a basement of the same dimensions for storage purposes and a bakery depart- ment. Perfect system prevails in each department, which is managed by men of experience, who are likely to be re- warded for their years of faithful service by being made shareholders in a corpor- ation which will be shortly organized with that especial object in view. A ti Another New Corporation. The Valley City Novelty Co. has been organized with a capita! stock of $8,000, of which $7,000 is subseribed and paid in, being held in four equal portions by G. A. Krause, A. A. Lytle, G. M. Matthews and J. J. Blickle. The company pro- poses to manufacture and put on the market a safety pocket fountain pen and pencil holder, recently invented by Mr. Lytle. The officers of the company will be as follows: President—A. A. Lytle. Vice-President—G. M. Matthews. Secretary—J. J. Biickle. Treasurer—G. A. Krause. et eI Business Changes at Sand Lake. SAND LAKE, May 25—F. W. Pollock has purchased the Threadgold building and has removed his drug stock to that location. T. J. Blanchard has erected a new store building for his implement stock. Ile will put in a full line of hardware in the fall. Chas. E. Tucker has reopened his meat market, having recovered from his recent severe illness. H. L. Carter has bought a new hearse. W. H. Brooks has sold his hotel prop- erty toC. B. Jones, who will continue the business. John Butler has moved the Pollock store building next to his brick store and will occupy same witha separate line of goods. lp lI Took Out a State License. From the Eaton Rapids Herald. One of Eaton Rapids’ traveling gro- ecerymen got into trouble at Dimondale, recently, by being arrested and brought before the eadi for selling without a li- eense. A fine of $5 with costs was ad- ministered, amounting in all to $8. The complaint was made by some of the Di- mondale merchants, and it is said they had a similar dose for the rest of our traveling grocerymen, but in this they | were frustrated. The one who had been fined immediately came home and _ in- formed his brother peddlers, and they all went to Lapsing and took out State | licenses. i than you know they deserve. What He Should Be. A merchant should be an honorable man. Although a man cannot be an hon- orable man without being an honest man, yeta man may be strictly honest without being honorable. Honesty refers to pecuniary affairs, honor refers to the principles and feelings. You may pay your debts punctually, you may defraud no man, and yet you may act dishonor- ably when you give your correspondents a worse opinion of your rivals in trade You act dishonorably when you sell your com- modities at less than their real value, in order to get away your neighbor’s cus- tomers. You act dishonestly when you purchase at higher than the market price in order that you may raise the market on another buyer. You act dis- honestly when you draw accommodation bills, and pass them to your banker for discount as if they arose out of real tran- sactions. You act dishonorably in every case wherein your external conduct is at variance with your rea! opinions. You act dishonorably if, when carrying on a prosperous trade, you do not allow your employes, through whose exertions you obtain your suecess, to participate in your property. You act dishonorably if, after you have become rich, youare un- mindful of the favors you received when you were poor. In all these cases there may be no intentional fraud. It may not be dishonest, but it is dishonorable con- duct. FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertisements taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES, OR SALE—-ONE OF THE FINEST AND best selected drug stocks in northern Mich igan, excellently located for business; in live town; brick building; steam heat and all modern improvements. Rent moderate; terms reason- able Address J. W. Balcom, Tawas City, Mich- igan TSO OR RENT—THE NEWLY FITTED STORE at 88 Canal street. Suitable for a hardware, stationery or clothing store. First-class location in center of business part near court house, next door to best paying drug store in the city. Twenty-four feet front and 100 feet deep, high ceiling, ete. For terms apply to 239 Jefferson avenue, Grand Rapids, Tal OR SALE—HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY —QOne of the best paying mercantile busi- nesses in Michigan for amount of capital re quired. Store buildings with stock. Ask the Grand Rapids traveling men about my business, then write me for particulars. Reason for sell- ing, au invalid wife makes a change necessary. Address H. W. King, East Jordan, Mich. 729 4OR SALE OR RENT—STORE BUILDING at Sparta. Tip-top place for hardware. Address No. 726, care Michigan Tradesman. 726 OR SALE—TWO-sTORY FRAME STORE building and dwelling at Levering,a thriving Northern Michigan town. Property well rented, Will sell cheap or exchange for city property. A. M. LeBaron, 65 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. 702 OR SALE-STOCK OF GROCERIES FOR cash; also store building and lot, including two dwelling houses, on time. Address No. 691, care Michigan Tradesman. 691 LEGANT OFFER—IT’S Nu TROUBLE TO find drug stocks for sale, but you generally “find a nigger in the fence.” I have an elegant drug business for sale; stock about $4,000; bright, clean and oldest established trade. Prominent location; brick building; stone walk; rent mod- erate; city 30,000; reasons for selling made known. Suit yourself about terms. Address quick, John K. Meyers, Muskegon, Mich. 670 MISCELLANEOUS. ys SALESMAN TO TRAVEL IN the New England States, representing a flour mill making high grades of flour. ct” =... 45 CAMBRICS, eee 4% (Edwards........... 4% White es S Lockwood...... ... 4% ee "s 4% Newmarket......... a Brunswick ........ 4% RED FLANNEL, TE BN WR see pace ee RY Coseieers.......... EE knees c ccoene R% Telnet EEe......... _ wae, eee....... ..85 Heanolom..........- 27% Buckeye ee eee a2% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% Re ee eee 22%) Western W ......... 18% eae... ...... are aT... tee ist 6 oz Western........ 20 nem § Za%...... = ae Ee 224%4|Manitoba........... 23% DOMET co” Nameless ..... 8 3 o”| ” cose © QS ee 8%@10 ss Laced 12% CANVASS AND PADD Slate. Brown. Black. 9 ING. 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Having new and largely in- creased facilities for manu- facturing we are well prepar- ed to fill orders promptly and at most reasonable prices. Peoples Typewriter, Retail price, $2O each. Agents wanted in every town in the state. EATON, LYON & CO, Booksellers and Stationers, 20 & 22 MONROE ST.,, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Cuas. B. — Pres. EE. B. Seymour, Sec’y. HANNEN, Supt. OOK INDING “Chicago” Linen Hinge and Mullins Patent Flat Opening Books. SPECIAL BOOK BINDING. Tvieghena) 1243. 89 Pearl street, Old Houseman Block, Grand Rapids, Mich. “The Kent.’’ Directly Opposite Union Depot. AMEBICAN PLAN RATES, 82 PER DAY STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC BELLS FREE BAGGAGE TRANSFER FROM UNION DEPOT. BEACH & BOOTH, Props, .* THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Kid Gloves From Lambskins. The manager of a fashionable glove shop up town fell to talking the other day about the making of kid gloves. “Only a small percentage of gloves sold as kid are such,” he said. ‘*Millions of kid gloves are demanded, while compara- tively only a few goats are raised in the world, and of these a large number must be kept until full grown for breeding purposes. **A substitute for the genuine kid is found in lambskin, which makes an ex- cellent grade of glove, and is easily sold for kid. Genuine kid gloves can, of course, be obtained at a high price, but thousands of persons who think they are wearing kid have only the skin of the lamb.’’ ‘*Where are the best gloves made?’’ ‘*Well, the French excel all other na- tions in the manufacture of gloves. They are remarkable for elasticity, and give when pressure is put upon them by the hand, and retain their shape fora long time. Butan excellent grade of glove is made in America. The domes- tic gloves sell well, and compare favor- ably with the imported goods. In all branches of the glovemaking industry a high degree of skill is required and the workmen generally learn their trade in Europe. “The lambskins are selected with great care, and putinto large tanks at the factory. These tanks are partly filled with the yolks of eggs and other soft, sticky substances. Then the skins are subjected to a thorough pounding with a heavy stick that is padded so as not to injure them. In some factories men with bare feet tread on them, their object being to ‘nourish’ the skin and make it ‘strong’ and ‘healthy.’ The skins are kept in these tanks for along or a short period, according to the judgment of the superintendent. If allowed to remain too long they become too well nourished and decay. ‘After the work of nourishing is over then comes the work of cleaning. The skins are worked in tubs of fresh water and washed thoroughly until all trace of useless substances is removed from the surface. They now become soft and in color are a dull white. Then they are laid on a smooth stone slab, with the rough side down, and pressed and stretched until every wrinkle has been smoothed out. “The skins being cut remain in this stretched state and are thendyed. The dye is laid on with a brush, and the shade is always darker than the one desired, for the dripping and after treatment lighten it at least one-quarter. The greatest care is taken to prevent spots of dye from getting on the inside of the skins, as this would produce a damaging defect in a high-priced giove. ‘‘After the skins have been allowed to drip for several hours they are taken to the drying room, the air of which is kept ata high temperature, usually by steam heat. It does not take long for the skins to dry out hard, stiff and rough. Before they can be used, however, they are made soft and pliable again by laying for several days in damp sawdust. Then they are placed on a machine worked by a screw, and by long and gentle pres- sure stretched to the utmost. If there are any holes, rough spots, or cracks in the skin, it is thrown away, or should be. But not all the glovemakers are honest, and the blemishes are often covered up. This accounts for the sudden giving out of many gloves. ‘The delicate part of glovemaking is the cutting, as the least variation in the lines will destroy the symmetry of the glove and make its fit imperfect. Pat- terns are used for each size, but even with these mistakes are often made. In first-class factories, where the skin is not properly cut it is thrown away or cut up into gussets. Every skin is studied by the cutter so as to make the greatest number of gloves from it with the least waste, and it is so graded that the larg- est sizes are first marked out and the rest is used for children’s gloves. ‘‘Modern invention has enabled the cutter, when blocking out the glove, to make small holes in the skin for stitches. This insures perfect regularity and uni- formity of stitching, which are of great importance. If the stitch is too tight an uneven pressure is put on the skin, which makes it break easily, and if too loose it leaves a bag in the glove. Linen and silk thread are used, and the stitch- ing is done by women, who are fairly well paid. When the gloves are finished they are thoroughly inspected, and, if accepted, are tied up in bundles ready for the market.’’ ~~ The great highroad of human welfare lies along the old highway of steadfast welldoing. THE LAKE ROUTE TO THE WORLD’S FAIR VIA ai MACKINAC. Avoid the heat and dust by traveling on the Floating Palaces of the Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Company. Two new steel passenger steamers have just been built for this Upper Lake route, costing $300,000 each, and are guaranteed to be the grandest, largest, safest and fastest steamers on the Lakes; speed 20 miles per hour, runoing time between Cleveland, Toledo and Chicago less than 50 hours. Four trips per week between Toledo, Detroit, Alpena, Mackinac, Pet«s- key and Chicago. Daily trips between Detroit and Cleveland; during July and August double daily service will be main- tained, giving a davlight ride across Lako Erie. Daily service “between Cleveland and Put-in-Bay. J'irst-class stateroom accommodations and menu, and exceed- ingly low Round Trip Rates. The pala- tial equipment, the luxury of the appoint- ments makes traveling on these steamers thoroughly enjoyable. Send for illus- trated pamphlet. Address A. A. Schantz, G.P.A., Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav. Co., Detroit, Mich. Circulars free. Bend 6c. for cl. Hate . Catalogue. GEO. H. STAHL, Quiney,IIL. When You Get Tired Buying rubbish, send for our catalogue of win dow Screens, Screen Doors, Etc. Goods well made from best materials, Prices seldom higher. A. J. PHILLIPS & CO., Fenton, Mich. Important to Commercial Tray- elers and Merchants. The American Casualty Insurance and Securi- ty Co., of Baltimore City, Maryland, sells the most liberal accident policy issued in the United States, furnishing more absolute protection than any other. Its policy isashort plain business contract, free from 911 ———— clauses and conditions. In 1892 it paid losses to policy hold- ers and their beneficiarles amounting to 31,103,- 964, and had $2,607,675 in assets Jan. 1, 1893. The premium to merchants not handling goods and commercial travelers is & for each $1,'00 in surance with $ per week indemnity during dis ability, not exceeding 52 weeks, and pays one- half instead of one-third for loss of one hand or one foot, as paid by most other companies Telephone No. 1,003, for best policy issued, or address W. R. FREEMAN, Agent, 373 Crescen avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash bwyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. Te cee pees 66 ee ee = ae ee ee eireenee, TOAEINON s 50810 First Quality, 8. = neuen. Limet acd caccecye. $7 00 E ee sx 00 8. B fe meeen...... Lieu 8 60 . OB hee |... 13 50 BARROWS. = Ms Pe... 81 —_—— Sa ae ae net 30 00 BOLTS, dis. i ee 50&10 Carriage oe ie eee = ee ee ee = BUCKETS. ee pee 8 : = Well, oi a de oe BUTTS, CAST. “a One Loose Pin, ferured.. ce. eso cs Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 60&.0 Wrrcues Peo Pim. ........................- 60&10 HAMMERS. i es a. ct 60&10 awe OE dis. 25 oe — i x. © Jo Yerkes Sd dis. 40410 See rae Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................. 30c list 60 Blind, wee bape Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand....30c 40&10 Blind, a ee Vi HINGES. ? BLOCKS = Cras, 14,8 ..... 2... aor ro a -........................ oz, ne 5 Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892. ... .... CO&1O ev Hook and Strap, to 12 in. vir 14 and CRADLES. aoe 34% WO oe dis. 50d02 Screw Hook and Bye, %................. net 10 onow BARS. a ie CusuGeeek..........2...2............... per 5 ' . - ee... ee CAPS Co - 50 : ANG dis. ae . mT ee an = Barn Door Kidder Mfg. on. Wood track... .50&10 ee 35 eS 60410 ee EE . 60 or, Wi track teteceseeees 40 HOLLOW WARE. CARTRIDGES. eee, 60410 a 60410 Central Fire De ee eee ee ee on Mise... 60&10 CHISELS. dis. | Gray enameled.. .- 4010 Begece eee... 70&10 | Stamped eres F eee “ coone. -new list 72 ee eee 70&18 Jedenied Tin Wale. a 70&10 | Granite Iron Ware ............... new list 533410 oe ee 70&10 WIRE GOODS. Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ --..-. Ne a ros108s10 COMBS. dis. — eee... fore Cu looms... 40 ee aa ae kl eat Uh la 4 —— sa os | Gate Hooks and Byes... 22.2.2... 70410410 LEVELS, dis. 7, CHALE. Stanley Rule and Level Care... ede eae sae White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10 ROPES. COPPER, Sisal, % inch and larger ............. oo. Ss Planished i ox cut to gize... .. per pound 28| Manilla.......... a ere a Cola Rolled. ee ee WD. .-- serene vores = moe tee. 7% Cold Rolled, 16 oe 23 ao Seco eee 66 ee ee 20 ee 2B “rina an dis. iss “oo Smoota. Com. Morse’s Bit Stocks....................-00++ Se Moe tte see 8405 = «82:95 Taper and straight Shank................... Opt men 1tele 4 05 3 05 Morse’s Taper Shank...................... +) See Mtoe 4 05 3 05 DRIPPING PANS. Ge Se 405 3 15 Small sizes, ser pound ..................... 07 a ie ye = Large sizes, per pound...... ......... ..... 6% All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches ELBOWS. wide not less than 2-10 extra as meeee, oi eee ees dos. a > List acct. 19, °86 SAND PAPER, dis “ miedo... a || a ame Meee Te L eS dis. 40410 SASH CORD. i ‘aii i “~ Silver Lake, ae ous i 3 : ee <— = Clark’s, oat, = Temes, @s............... 30 “ White B.. Te 50 Ives’, 1, 318: 24: 3,830 Deak eee esau wees 25 “ Drab B.. a lt io 55 ieee es List. dis. ‘“ Wide a 35 os cnpsbe nana a aan Discount, 10. ao — ~+-9 SASH WEIGHTS, Nicholson’s ... eT Solid Boe . per ton 825 Heller's sees 50 SAWS. dis. Heller’s Horse Rasps - 50 “ ne ce ce wee 20 GALVANIZED IBON sree aoe _— ae per gee ._ & ' ul _— 5 ' Pm al Steel Dex X Cuts, per foct.... 5 atte | Now Sa eens SC ectal Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot... 3¢ Discount, 60 - mpion and Electric Tooth xX ' GAUGES. dis. Cate, | ‘per f Cia cu Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ..... ~ Ol es ee. TRAPS. = mA KNOBS—New List. dis. | Oneida Community, Newhouse’s............ 35 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 | Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. 7 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. . Se owes Chokee 18¢ per doz _— ae, aoe trimmings = Matsa, deliatan $1.50 per x dos. Drawer and — porcelain Dee ee bees ence ac 70 Bright Market... a ae eee ele 65 P| Ammeeios Maries... } Russel & Irwin Mfg, Co. snow list ......"""86| Qimenee Wanker: oo — eae Wheeler & Co.’8............ : Tinned Market. gine iiettetcseeeeis 824 Bee ree nes eee Cop roa Hoste Siege... Norwalk’s .. sae . 55 arbed F Fence, } aavenseed.... a a0 ' 2 ee 816.00, dis. 60 esovunisheed wens Rent inten ™ Hunt By@..........2.se sees ee eer neces Oe Oe vies dis. 40&10 Hunt’s..... - 818.50, dis. 204810. ower eee “ eS Sperry & Ce.’s, Post, handied............... are nen a o ,, MELB. dis, go | Baxter's Adjustable, nickeled.............. 3 J Parkers Co.’s...... noe aes cect sans ecee ae i 50 i PS. & W. Mfg. Co.'s — 40 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........ 7 : Landers, 3 Ferry & Clerk’s............ » Coe’s Patent, malleabl ic -T5&10 _ encanuuinon 8. MOLASSES: GATES. —_ aa «+ Stebbin’s Pattern. .........ccccesecessee- see 608510 a ee a Se 75&10 % Cog a eee ee a veh ieee cece eae .70&10 Enterprise, self-measuring............ %5 | Casters, Bed a a Mie s&10810 NAILS Sees Aereoes......................,.. Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods eaie ee Ee 150 METALS, Wire nails, base.. oo 1 wei 30 pid SEM. md Base _— SE ERS 26e os | Pig Bars..... .... ....- ss0--------- 28c ZINC. = uty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. 45 | 660 pound casks......................0.. 6% 45} Per pound..................----.-- of 50 SOLDER. nh ] tra ee 15 90 ces of the many other qualities of 1 20 waa n the market indicated by private brand? 1 60 | Vary according to Gomposition. 1 60 ANTIMONY @5 | COOKSON...... 0... eee ee eee ee eee per pound 5 Hallett's i eae 13 90 TIN—MELYN GRADE. 75 | 10x14 IC, Ga. cede medias das sekeeaaaand soe 87 90 14x20 IC i ‘ 5 6 1 10 loxi4 TX, RR E EADS aes, 8 2b 70 | Bach additional X on this grade, $1.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. —. 175 Sn or: ater ) LE lutely prevents the sticky com-/|buy it if itis brought to their ww position from running out over | notice. It will increase your 1 a} da ° > » 3 yy = | the edges. This Border pre-| sales of Tanglefoot by encour- | -~_ si eae SER ARIS ao RRR —————|__ seryes each sheet independently | aging a more liberal us ' The price for Tanglefoot in the United States east of the Rocky Moun- | a g : i P " os * _ beral use _— | 7 tains: | and indefinitely until used and|your trade. Your customers — ee ee ee | sii cu i * - » . Seeds... tess, 37, | prevents all loss and annoyance will appreciate the new pack- | 4 ~ ‘ 78 : ° | = Cases at one purchase... ....- 22.6 e eee enn+ne--- -per cane, 3 te to the dealer. age and will seon ask for it. 10 Cases Of ORE DUTOTMNO.... 2-6-2 enc eee ewe nae ne 3 55 | | DP nw MEN OF MARK. Amos S. Musselman, President of the Musselman Grocer Co. Amos S. Musselman, was born on 4 farm eight miles from Gettysburg, Pa., October 19, 1851. He attended common school until he was 15 years of age, when he entered the Pennsylvania College, at Gettysburg where he pursued the clas- sical course for three years. The death of his father compelled him to leave college and assume the management of the farm, on which he remained two years, when he resumed his studies at the Gettysburg College. The panic of 1873 resulted in the failure of an enterprise with which he was connected and in which he had invested his entire means, necessitating a change in his plans for the future, and he thereupon entered Eastman’s Business College, at Pough- keepsie, N. Y., whither he went in 1875. He took the entire commercial course at this institution, and was so profieient on graduation that he was engaged to teach in the banking and business depart- ments of the institution. In October, 1876, Mr. Musselman came to Grand Rapids and accepted a position with the firm of Graff & MceSkimmin, jobbers of teas, coffees and spices at 56 Kent street, representing Mr. Peter Graff, whose en- tire time was engrossed by his milling in- terests. The firm subsquently purchased the wholesale grocery establishment of Samuel Fox & Co., and Mr. Musselman remained with the house until January, 1879, when he resigned to take the posi- tion ot book-keeper with Hibbard & Graff, who were at that time the leading flour millers of the city. On the failure of this firm, in February, 1881, Mr. Musselman decided to embark in the wholesale grocery business, andin June of that year the firm of Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, composed of James Fox, Amos S. Mus- selman and L. L. Loveridge, opened for business on South Division street. This ecopartnership continued for five years, when Mr. Musselman purchased the in- terests of his partners and formed a ¢o- partnership with Wm. Widdicomb under the style of Amos 8. Three years later changed to Musselman & Co. the firm name was Musselman & Widdicomb, and the place of business was changed to its present location in the Blodgett building on South Ionia street. In Feb- ruary, of this year, Mr. Widdicomb re- tired from the business and the firm was succeeded by a corporation with a paid- in capital stock of $70,000, of which Mr. Musselman is the President and General Manager. As an evidence of the esteem in which he is held by the business pub- lic itis only necessary to refer to the fact that his associates in the company include men of large means and great shrewdness and that when it was known that he was to have the management of a newly-organized grocery company many of the leading financiers of the city were among those whose applications for stock could not be granted. ‘This tends to show the con- fidence reposed in Mr. Musselman as a business man, as well as disclosing the change which has come over men of means in their attitude toward the whole- sale grocery business. A dozen years ago few capitalists were willing to as- sume the risks attending the business: now they tumble over each other in se- curing an opportunity to invest in a business which has come to be regarded as one of the most stable and conserva- tively conducted of the mercantile pur- suits. Mr. Musselman has done his share in bringing about this transforma- tion. Mr. Musse]man was a charter member of the Grand Rapids Board of Trade, and has been a Director of the Board ever since it was organized, and for the past three years has served the organization in the eapacity of Treasurer. He has also acted as chairman of the Committee on Statistics, and the reeord he made in that office caused him to be selected by the Census Bureau, on the recommenda- tion of the Board of Trade, as the most eligible person to prepare the manufac- turing statistics of this city for the general census for 1890. This duty was discharged so acceptably as to win for him the encomiums of the Census Depart- ment. Such is the business career, briefly told, of a gentleman whose sterling qual- ities of mind and heart have made him respected and given him a success which many an older man might well envy. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. : | which was of the good old Dutch stock | from which so many of our best citizens | sprung. That he is an honor to his an- | cestry and training will be admitted by | all who know him. a - Prices in California Forty Years Ago. W. F. Blake, traveling representative for Hawkins & Company, favors THE TRADESMAN with a copy of a letter writ- ten forty years ago by an uncle who was located in the mining region of Califor- nia. The letter gives so graphic a de- scription of the commercial life of the time, portraying the high prices prevail- ing in the region, that Tue TRADESMAN gladly avails itself of the opportunity to print the letter entire: MoKEHUME Hitz P. O., O’Neal’s Bar, Cal., Mareh 20, 1853.—I received your letter of January 31 to-day, and hasten to answer. Since 1 have been in this country I have experienced a variety of fortunes, some good luck and some bad luck, like the majority of adventurers. Have been engaged all the time in mining, which is Current much like digging ditches and wells down East, with this difference, that AMOS S. MUSSELMAN. But it is not only as a business man that Mr. Musselman is known and respected. For years he was connected with the Westminster Presbyterian church, and was one of its most prominent and hard- working members. At present he is a member of the Madison Avenue Presby- terian Church, of which he was practi- cally the founder, there being but a small Sunday school when he identified himself with the work. He has given cheerfully and largely of both time and money, and the present condition of the interest is largely due to his efforts. Mr. Musselman is president of the Kent County Sunday School Association, and also of the Grand Rapids Sunday School Union. Every good work receives his practical sympathy and earnest sup- port. A young man yet, Mr. Musselman may reasonably look forward to years of usefulness, and itis the hope of THE TRADESMAN that his life may be pro- longed even beyond the ‘‘three score years and ten.’?’ Mr. Musselman is a firm believer in heredity, and so takes no credit to himself for being the man he is, but says it is due to his ancestry, here, instead of turning all such business over tothe poorer class, it is done by men of every class. Work, here, is hon- orable, its credit being in no way injured by the mud and patches connected with its performance, and its profits, in many cases, make a reasonable offset to all the hardships and privations of the life. I am living in the Southern mines, some fifty miles from Stockton. Our climate is the best in the world, and no country can boast of so fine evenings; for months not a cloud is to be seen. The wind blows from the west during the day and from the east during the night, this making the latter part of the night cool, as our east wind comes across a ridge of eternal snow not over fifty miles distant. The climate agrees with me first-rate; in fact, it does with every- one, no one sick here. I am now in a cloth tent (made of blue drilling, and twenty feet square) with the door open; nothing on but shirt and pants; no fire, but comfortably warm. Before me, on my table are half a boiled ham, potatoes, cabbage, pickles, cran- berry sauce, a big loaf of bread, plenty of butter, sugar, tea and coffee, etc. Around the cabin I see eight or ten pounds of beefsteak, and five pickled salmon hung up todry. All these are not bad to take; in short, strong and sub- stantial is our fare. As to clothes, a pair of boots, pants and shirt are alla man needs. I want you to understand that this is a free country, and we can wear clothes or go naked, whichever we prefer. We live up to the latter as near as you can make change. I suppose you would like to know how we pass our leisure time? As soon as supper is over, there can be seen groups playing ‘‘High, low Jack,” others read- ing some old novel or greedily perusing the late papers placed in their hands by Brown’s Express. A little farther up the ereek, where rum is sold, some merry lads are to be found, and the lively notes of a violin are being answered by the rough booted, muddy feet that make the dust in whirling eddies fly. So, you see, all around is peace and happiness. I have not worked a day in California yet short of Congress pay, but when my pick rests my pay stops; when it works the bank discounts freely, and I believe that the golden hills and dales of Cali- fornia are the best paymaster man ever worked for. Of course, while some do well, others do nothing. Some men may work from the eradle to the grave and not get a dollar ahead, while others, by a wave of the magic wand, roll in a gilded coach from a dunghill to a palace. My motto is, ‘‘work, wait and hope,’’ and the day may not be far distant when we who are laboring under the wither- ing hand of adversity may come into the glad life of peace and prosperity. By the way, I have just sent my dear wife thirty ounces of dust worth at the mint $550. I am now engaged carting dirt out of a gulch, one mile to the creek to wash. I bought yesterday twenty hundred of barley at 15c per pound, $300. Here is the price current in the mines: rors... Lat adocesse Je. OE 2. 20 oe oo ............. per lb.. 25 Loa per Ib.. D a ... per Ih 25 or se. eetacee ee. Gr A. 50 See .-per Ib. 25 Coffee .... per ip 37 Comics... ss pee ie 7d Pree beer........ .. a4 ceo. pew ae 37 Milk occas -.----per quart 50 Molasses..... .- per gal 2 00 Presa ¢gee.......-. o. .per doz 4 00 A good English cow is worth............ .. 150 00 Truly yours, GEORGE FARNSWORTH. — oe <> Rubber Boots and Shoes. Local jobbers will allow actual freight, to the purchaser, from any point within the territory located east of the western boundary of Minnesota, Lowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, to any point lo- eated within the same territory, but no freights will be allowed to any point outside that territory. The prices will be guaranteed to the retailer up to Feb. 1 next. STRAW BOARD. WE ARE THE LEADERS IN THIS PRO- DUCT AND CARRY A VERY LARGE STCCK. DON’T FAIL TO WRITE US FOR PRICES. BUILDING PAPERS. CARRY A LARGE LINE OF THE BRANDS AND CAN SUP- TRADE AT VERY LOW WE STANDARD PLY THE PRICES. CARPET LININGS, CORRUGATED AND PLAIN OF FIRST- CLASS WOOK STOCK. WE ARE PRE- PARED TO QUOTE LOW PRICES FOR CARPET LINING IN ANY QUANTITV. H. M. REYNOLDS & SON GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, 14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Drugs # Medicines. State Board of Pharmacy. One Year—James Vernor, Detroit. Two Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor Three Years—George Gundrum, Ionia. Four Years—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan. Five Years—S. E. Parkill, Owosso. President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit., Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Vice-Presidents—Il. 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. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo; Jacob Jesson, Muskegon: F. J. Wurzburg and John E. Peck, Grand Rapids; Arthur Bassett, Detroit. Local Secretary—James Vernor. Next place of meeting—Some resort on St. Clair River; time to be designated by Executive Committee. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, John D. Muir; Sec’y, Frank H. Escott. CRITICISM OF MODERN PHARMACY. Great improvements have been made in all scientific occupations, and phar- macy has by no means proven an excep- tion to this rule. The investigation of the latter may be discussed in relation to real or imaginary improvements af- fecting the physician, the patient, or merely the pharmacist. Pharmacy first furnished us with pow- dered crude drugs, infusions, decoctions, and then gradually advanced to produce tinctures, fluid and solid extracts; and still further on concentrated prepara- tions, such as saturated tinctures, resin- oids, and, finally, through chemical pro- cesses, the isolation of alkaloids and their chemical combinations for the pur- pose of securing more solubility. Ow- ing to their power and certainty of ac- tion these furnished a favorite method of admininistration, for in the isolating process it was shown that a certain drug, in its purest state, would contain a cer- tain per cent. of an alkaloid or alkaloids, upon which the action of the crude drug depends. Thus we became more positive in our expectation of results; forif adrug should happen to be of a rather inferior kind, it would yield a less per cent. of alkaloids, and so it simply required more quantity. Yet fluid and solid extracts, officinal tinctures, syrups, and other preparations as laid down in our Pharmacopeia are, thanks to modern pharmacy, quite satisfactory; fer the cold processes of percolation leave cer- tainly very little to be desired or ex- pected. Now, if it is the aim and desire of the dispensing pharmacist to become so profi- cient in his art and science as to render the prescribing physician the most de- sired service in furnishing him reliable products, compounded with accuracy, strictly according to the prescription of the doctor entrusted to him, a just com- pensation for his labor, knowledge and outlay of capital is due to him; justice to prescriber, dispenser and patient will result. Asto the second problem, years of practice and observation have shown that patients generally have a disgust for medicines, and to disguise nauseous substances has been the aim of mod- ern pharmacy; for not alone have pleas- ant menstrua been introduced to modify the unpleasant taste of drugs, but also the use more extensively of the alkaloids and other concentrations, and finally, to Overcome all reasonable objections, empty capsules and a variety of coatings for pills and granules are in everyday use. lost sight of, that while anxious to se- cure palatability and elegance, the real purpose of administering drugs should ever be before us, so that we may not lose the desired effect and action on ac- count of palatability and prejudice. And right here in this connection, give your dispenser a reasonable amount of freedom to add to prescriptions such sub- stances as will not defeat the wishes of the prescriber and will please the patient in regard to more pleasantness in taking a medicine. As to the third problem, investigating the benefit to the pharmacist, we must make proper distinction between the re- tail dispenser and the manufacturing pharmacist. The former is the real and faithful servant of the doctor in the most extended sense; and if he has ac- quired such profound knowledge in the Yet a great point ought not to be; science and art of pharmacy and chem- istry, and has learned to dispense the most reliable ingredients, and also to conduct his business in an ethical man- ner, with the principal motive to serve the prescriber as well as the patient, he will at once command respect and admi- ration. But the doctor should also do his part to enable the dispenser to meet his wants beyond a shadow of a doubt, and this end is achieved by writing prescriptions legibly. The manufacturing pharmacist fur- nishes, manufactured on a more extended scale, pharmaceutical products to the re- tail druggist; and, being able to procure pure and seasonable material, he is, if honest, also of great service. But do we not often hear of substituting and coun- ter-prescribing, to the detriment of phy- sician and patient; and why? When manufacturing pharmacists and chemists are endeavoring to put an ever- increasing number of new-fashioned, self-suggested, or captured formulated compounds upon the market—which are, to say the least, no better than those pre- pared by acompetent pharmacist in his prescription-case or laboratory—we are traveling in quite a different direction, and ought to investigate the cause and effect of this practice. This class of manufacturing pharma- cists seem to have for their principal aim to enrich themselves in the shortest pos- sible time. This they do by the intro- duction of fancy-named compounds, which obscure more or less the real con- stituents of their preparations. The ma- jority, if not all, of these comparatively cheap chemical or medicinal! materials are sold at exorbitant prices. And, for the purpose of furthering pretension, they desire to assure the doctor that their motive is to save him much trouble and difficulty in prescribing, and at the same time furnish the patient elegantly- prepared pharmaceutical compounds. To prove this they parade themselves in medical journals, by real or unreal testi- monials, even of eminent men in the profession, not to mention a_ host of lesser doctors, in order to push their favorite products on the market. In the majority of cases the unsuspecting phy- sician and recommender will, without desire, assist and foster a procedure de- structive of all science and art in the special field of which we speak. And why? Let us see. If all pretenders believe themselves called to the duty of teaching the physician how and for what to use their special compounds, what use is it for the medical student to study materia medica and therapeutics? The special duty should be laid upon the physician to stipulate on his prescription minutely what he desires, and the correct weight and quantities of the same. What great philanthropists this class of phar- macists are is simply inexplicable. They would even furnish the doctor brains as well as drugs! Now, we are fortunate enough to have a universal nomenclature, either Latin or English or both, for all drugs, chemi- cals, and pharmaceutical preparations, to avoid confusion; but alas! look at the list of fancy names under which often a certain article or compound sails; yet all manufacturers claim priority, and call each other pirates and often worse. All medical journals are full of adver- tisements to push the pretentious com- pounds on the profession as well as the public, for which latter purpese even the secular press is also engaged. And it seems that their existence is secured primarily through such announcements; and the next principal help is (let me whisper in your ears) that a number of our brethren give testimony of favorable reception and use of such compounds! I, for my part, shall always suspect compounds that have a proprietary name and odor, watch them carefully, and, if possible, analyze or otherwise inform myself of their true constituents and value; when it comes to warn the pro- fession of substitution—pirating! But lo, what could be substituted? Certainly not the fancy high-toned name (in which the whole secret seems to lie), for the preparations themselves could be prepared just as well in most in- | stances by the home pharmacist, learned | in his art. And more, the latter, who is | legitimately and morally entitled to reap the benefit of his education and outlay, and to be encouraged to become more and more proficient in his science, is not forced to load his shelves with cheap (to the manufacturer) yet expensive (to the dispenser) and ever-increasing prep- arations. It is very much to be regretted that in present endeavors on the part of cer- tain manufacturing pharmacists, igno- rance of materia medica and therapeu- tics on the part of the physican seems most desirable in leading the blind in the path of wealth to the manufacturer, and curtailing the scientific knowledge of the prescriber. Can you really blame substitution when the dispenser knows that, for in- stance, the bromides, which are com- posed of comparatively cheap chemicals, can just as well be prepared in his pre- scription-case, and do, to my mind, just as well as pretentious compounds? The bromides cost about 50 to 80 cents per pound; the solution is sold at retail at $1 per half-pound. I close by mentioning an oil emulsion, which consists, according to the state- ment of the makers, of cod-liver oil and glycerin. But they say, ‘‘The knack is todo it.” Cod-liver oil and glycerin may cost $2 or $3 a gallon, while emul- sion is sold for $1 a pint; so that ‘‘knack” seems to be very remunerative. Let us act according to our best knowl- edge, and expose nostrums of any sort. Let us depend principally on our local competent pharmacist; protect him against—lI nearly said illegitimate phar- macy, and do not degrade himto the rank of a simple storekeeper of ready- made compounds, in whatever form, if he can prepare them accurately. Counter-prescribing will be discounted and harmony between prescriber and dispenser be established. In closing, I wish to say that I pledge myself to adhere strictly tothe law of our Pharmacopeia, Dispensatory, and ethical intercourse in all professional oc- cupations. C. G. R. Montroux. Kasson, Ind. —_———l- Oe Peculiar Druggists’ Orders. S. E. Wait, the Traverse City druggist, favors THE TRADESMAN with the fol- lowing collection of original orders, ac- companying each with his interpretation thereof: calabelicked assed (Carbolic Acid). Gloriet of Lime (Chloride of Lime). Elchoil (Alcohol). Pisos consumson cure (Piso’s Con- sumption Cure). Husbun Caljine Magincy (Husband’s Calcined Magnesia). ‘4g ounce red preceped (Red Percipi- tate). 1 ounce anice turpin (Venice Turpen- tine). 1 ounce gumbpitch (Burgundy Pitch). 1 Ib can of Burt Cennah (Burnt Sienna). 1 ounce meritasid (Muriatie Acid). 1 ounce selifuriceasid (Sulphuric Acid). one stick schinidine (Chinoidine). Metidial Canada Discorved (Kenne- dy’s Medical Discovery). red preciptate (Red Precipitate). Crese Suplyment half ounce (Corro- sive Sublimate). 1 surrenge or Searreange (Syringe). Do you By blood rout or himlock oil if you By it yrite and let me now. I have Some for sail. one have once of tingtoer of (One-half ounce Tincture of Iron). one have once of Bolsom (One-half ounce Balsam Copaiba). five 5 cent of qubabs (Cubebs). 2 onces of spirit of nitley (Spirits of Nitre). iren i -o-<———$ $$ Here is a problem which has bothered many mathematicians: We should be pleased to hear from any one who think they have the right answer. ‘‘A young lady entered the postoffice and, going to the stamp seller’s window, laid down a dollar bill and said she wanted four times as many two-cent stamps as ones, and the balance in threes. How many did she get of each denomination?” 9 PECKHAM'S Pec k ha m S Croup Remedy the Children’s Cough Cure. Pleasant-Safe-Certain. Gct a bottle today: you may need it tonight. One C dose will prove its value. Save rou p the Children : WHOOPING-COUGH, CROUP COLDS, COUGHS, quickly yield to its use. Keep it at hand. Large bottles 25e. Alldruggists De med y PRICE TO THE TRADE: $2 a dozen; 5 per cent. with 3 doz. order, 10 per cent. with 6 doz. On receipt of dealer’s printed address we will forward, free of charge, atablet of 9x12 white wrapping paper, cut from 40-pound book, bear ing dealer’s card neatly printed thereon. Order PECKHAM’S CROUP REMEDY of your jobber, and send your label to Peckham Remedy Co., Freeport, Mich. CATA RRH Hay Fever, Headache, Neuralgia, Menthol Inhaler Have You ASTHMA, ‘ First in- Will Cure You rasisc: stops sneezing, snufling, coughin and headache. ae This relief is worth the > price of Inhaler. Continued use will —— the cure. and cures Sea Prevents Sickness. The cool, exhilarating sensation following its use is a luxury to travelers by rail or boat. The Best Remedy for COLDS and SORE THROAT. It is a dainty pocket piece. It cannot get out of or- der; does not, require renewing; there is no liquid to drop or spill; lasts a year, and costs 50¢ atdruggists. Registered mail 60c, from H. D, CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich, {2 Guaranteed satisfactory. Empress Josephine Face Bleach Is the only reliable cure for freckles and pimples. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO., GRAND Rapips, MicH#., Jobbers for Western Michigan. Shingle Mill For Sale! = exchange for stock of merchandise or cash— One complete shingle mill. One 12x20 engine, complete, and in good con- dition. One smokestack with bretchen. Two 2-flue boilers, 14 feet by 38 inches, with dome, and all steam and water connections, whistle, steam gauge, inspirator, steam pump, fire front, ete. One main shaft with five pulleys and coupling. One counter shaft with five pulleys. One counter shaft with three pulleys and coupling. One Boter arbor table and standards One Perkins drag sun irons. One bullworks with patent chain. One Perkins shingle machine, good as new. One Perkins jointer. One double knot saw rig. Five tighteners with all boxing for mill. Three packing frames. One gummer. One elevator rig, with patent chain buckets and fire pan. A belt for every machine in the mill. One bellows, one anvil, one vise, one set com mon dies with small tongs, etc. This mill is worth $2,500, if needed. Here is a chance for mill men. For particulars write— Cc. E. MORSE, Seney, Mich. F. H. WHITE, Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of PAPER AND WOODENWARE, 125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich. $500000 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. How to Keep a Store, By Samuel H. Terry. A book of 400 pages written from the experience and observation of an old merchant. It treats of Selection of Busi ness, Location. Buying, Selling, Credit, Adver- tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships, ete. Of great interest to every one in trade, $1.50. THE TRADESMAN CO., Ag’ts. Grand Rapids, Mich at THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 15 Wholesale Price Current. Morphia, P P. oY, 2 W@z 45 Selditts Mixture...... 2 0 Neat “a 545? le ee ee eed cc cece osu Ww r Advanced—Green Shellac. Declined—Canary seed. Gum opium. Sulphur. Cc Ce... 2 10@2 35 is = eae cone @ 30 oes... 80 85 Brimstone. Alcohol. Moeiaties = eu @ = —, accaboy, De o Seariterurpeutine.. 36 40 stica, 0° i ek ial tins Wi cle 35 ogg hogy (po2®).. @ 10 Snuff, Scotch,De. Voes @ 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib. ACIDUM. ae -: on so ; . TINCTURES, Os. “Ti nie 20@ Soda Boras, (po.i1). . 10@ 11| Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 Roe .....5 ...... 8@ 10 San Aconitum Napellis R 60 | Pe in as, H. & P.D. Soda et Potass Tart... § @ 30 Ochre, yellow _—- . 1% 2@4 Benzoicum German.. 65@ 75} Erigeron --.....-...-.. : —aChcr hh ee ccc Seda Carb............ Yili le ee 1% 2@3 BE Fikes cei acess Se 2s... @ Picls Liq, N.wC., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb......... 5 | Putty, commercial... 24 24@3 Carbolicum ...... = 3 Gee fone @ |e and myrth oe... @32 00} Soda, Ash... 22.2... 3%@ 4/_‘ strictly pure.....2% 24@3 Citricum ..... 50@ 52 | Foss! aga gal..... - jogs Se Ue Picis Liq., quarts ..... @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2 Vermilion te Hydrochior .. 3@ 5 a... 50@2 00 | Asafoetida.... 2... 0 . panes ......- @ 85| Spts. Ether Co _ Se Si a... CC 13@16 Nitrocum .. - 10@ 12 acct 00 Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80) .. @ 50 “ Myrcia Don.. @2 2% Vande, English.. 65@70 Oxalicum .... - 10@ 12 UND oo + eee en oe H@z Benzoin 60 | Piper Nigra, (po. =. @ 1 Myreta ly... .. @3 00 feed” Peninsular ae @ EomDborh gis ay, | Menthe Nips <8 8G] gest GOascscccccs. $0] Berlin, (pow®).--- QR | © Vint atc “ini, O° 0 Lend, ek SN"! exe i -k OOS Ope ee ret tee os : Sainte Pix Burgun........... a 7 CE 19@2 29 ie ....---.... = 7 Sulphuricum... . 1¥@ 5 ae dl gone steeccees + EO Sou een Ae AN = ee 14@ 15| Less 5c gal., cash ten aan Whiting, white Span.. @70 Tannicum........ -1 40@1 ake ) Bal......... 00@ 50 | Cantharides......22.2220222° 75 | Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal..... 1 4C@1 45 Whites Cider ...... Cx Tartaricum.......... . 30@ 33 ive 2 OUNCE. -..-..-- Cena 50 | Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ 3 | White, Paris American 10 Pick og Foe ag en muCm ania 75| &P.D.Co.,doz..... @1 2% «'Roll.......... 2-@ 2%| Whiting, Paris Eng. AMMONIA, a! quida, (gal. _ 10@ 12 Pr 25 | Pyre 15@ 25 Tamarinds .......... a i) Ce Aqua, 16 deg........-. a ee 1 FEGt 00 | Castor ......ccce cL 00 | Quassiae -’.P’'"""2"". ag 1o|Terebenth Ventce...!. 28@ 30 | Ploneer Prepared Paintt mgt'4 Oe cei, - SA@ : a aa 6 'g 59 | Catechu 50 Quinta, SPEW 29@ 34| Theobromae .......... 45 @ 48| Swiss Villa —, outenn vecnnetccnces! SMD SAE Demers en oee nee 50@ Giuahne 50 oo. an alae... 9 00@16 09 Paints . 1 00@1 20 Chioridum ...2.222222! 12@ 14] Succini................ ye pe ae --- 2 =e tek. 7@ ae 9@1 00} Goinmb 60 | Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14 VARNISHES, ANILINE. Sa 3 50@7 00 | Columba ... - 60/ Saccharum Lactispv. -20@ 22 No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 a 2 00@2 25 | Sassafras.............. 55 a - 50) Salacin 17 bs Extra Tur +++ --160@1 70 Bee ry 0 Tei” om, COnce. g = Digitalis .. { 50 Sapo, W a Whale, winter a on conch Body EN 1 1 Oot 10 Red '.}j}FUUCOIt=CRHT Tee.) i th ae ee ee ee ee eee rgot oe. i 50 ’ ce Cw t Ave 2 Beene FURR ER sees oe EE oct soe. 2 50@3 00 ipme 2 = = Gentian ....... . =: © =" tera’ 7. CCC eS 6 10 Japan" Dryer, No. : — BACCAE. Theobromas........... 1 Sig - 60 Linseed, pure raw... Sto a a. Cubene (po 45)...... 9B 45 POTASSIUM ON gaamom 20.22. 8 Juniperus .......-....- died Co 1h 18 Singibew 50 Xan a a 2 30/Bichromate ........... 13@ 14] Hyoscyamus................ 50 BALSAMUM Brome... ...,....... 36@ % z Oe 8 ee Ss hl OCColorliom.............. 5 Se settee secs eens 45@_ 50 Chloraia (po 23@25).. 24@ 26] Ferri Chloridum...........: 35 verecgserseccr sense @1 % | Cyanide............... 50@ NN ee Terabia, Canada ..... - sa... 2 Os OO | Lobelia 50 Tolutan ............... 35@ 50! Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 30|Myrrh....................... 50 } CORTEX Potassa, Bitart, com... @ Wibaux Voutes................ 50 a ' Petass Nitras, opt..... Oe OF . s, 85 Abies, Canadian............ . 18} Potass Nitras.......... 1@ ‘ Camphorated........ 50 ee ine 7 Prussiate Aes 28@ i ameter tees ulphate po...... AE Euonymus atropurp........ oe — Aurant! Cortex. = Importers and Jobbers of Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20 a 7 ..........,...,..... 50 Prunus —— ee 12 Aconitum eG 20@ 2 hatany ete et teen cence sees = ey TE ae weet tee eee eee e eee ces eae So 12 Anchusa Se Be 15 | Cassia Acutifol.. ae = Ulmus Po (Ground 8) 122: “ae. ee oa 50 EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12)..... 8@ 10 Penne 60 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 4@ 2 | Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18] Tolutan -................... 6 Bee 3@ Hydrastis Canaden, ve oe 50 Haematox, 1b lb. box N@ 12 aloes a ce 3 30 eratrom Verido............ 50 See ore, Ala, po.... eo, M@ 1b inule, pe. ne inl Po “ss29 19@, 20 zt Spee Nit, 3. Ce poesey pow 20@2 er, Spts it, 3 F 2R@ 30 a His poro. sink B/E NOTE ee CHEMICALS AND Carbonate Precip.. @ 15|Maranta, ¥s.......... @ “ground, (po. Citrate and Quinia @3 50 Podophyllum, ‘ee 15@ 18 Se ee oes cae 3@ 4 Citrate Soluble. Tne Went OO | Anmatio... ow... 55@ 60 Ferrocyanidum Sol @ 0 wa . @1 7 | Antimoni, Be a 4@ 5 Solut Chloride. ee 75@1 35 t Potass T. 55@ 60 Sulphate, oan. neeeeee on ZU Seigeiie 35@ 38 Antipyrin « EE NT aga @1 40 are... . @ 7 Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ 2] Antifebrin............. @ B ee Serpentaria............ 30@ 32) Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 60 on | Senega Ge 70} Arsenicum............ 5@ 7 Arnica ............-++- 18@ 20 Similax, Officinalis, H @ 40| Balm Gilead | Bud.. 38@ 40 DEALERS IN Anthomis ...........-- @ 35 @ 2%] Bismuth 8. N......... 2@2 25 Matricaria titi‘. 40@ 50] Scillae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12 Calcium Ghior, 1s, (48 : FOUWA. — Fosti- - ea)... ...... @ i1 a 8 a ie 18@ 50 aus i pO... c- = 3 can tharides Russian, ai WS o “,culifol, Tin- aleriana, Eng. (po Wl PO... ee ses eeeeees XS “nivelly EAA aa doke B@ 28 German... 15@ 20|Capsici Fructus, af... @ 2% oN ® i’ “Ais' goq@ 50] ,’nsibera............ 13@ 20 @ 2B 5 Salvia officinalis, 45 emeeeer 3... 18s@ Ww “ “ @ W ET a iil = = amen. Sareea, (po. Ps) ) 2 a Ura U Anisum, (po. 20).. @ 15| Carmine, No. 40....... Cera Alba, S.&F..... 55 ont a ag (graveleon) = 7 Cera Flava...... ae 305 40 Sole Agents for the Celebratea Acacia, ist picked.... @ 75 eee ........ 40 “ 2a eee @ 45 Cassia Fructus @ % - oo 2... @ 2 Centraria........ 10 theawni: 8 & cicee : SWISS WILLA PREPARED PRINTS ate 60@ 80 Chloroform ........... 63 r Aloe, Barb, (po. 60)... 50@ 60 squibbs @1 25 Ca ape, (Po. * $ aE Chileral Hiya Crat eines 1 351 60 ee Catechu, 18, (sgn is 48, ee Cinchoulaine, #8 W 16@ 2 lee 55@ 60 Corks, list, dis. va e a : j : ie. (po. 35).. 39@ 35 CMe, 60 @ Bensoinum...........- 3@ 55 Croasians ............ @ Camphorsw............. 55@ 58 6@ 7 | Cteta, (bbl. 7)........ @ 2 sy We Eu a po ...... 35@ 10 Si | Alb 11 18 fe 5@ 5 Galpanuim............. @2 50 nepi A Serene ra “18 a: a 9@ 11 Gamboge, po.......... @ 7 ee @ —_— @ 3 Guaiacum, (po 3 @ x gga TN TQ 80 Kino, (po 1 10)....... @! 15 | Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50| Cudbear.... 1.1.2.2... @ % We are Sole Preprietors of astle i eked cenews @ 80 DPR... ..1 75@2 00 Cupri Sulph..... 5 6 jee oe i Slsaues we Opii a (pe 4 cs cus 3 = 2 Juntperts Co. oO. | uf = 00 Ether Sul h a a 0@ e : : tr pieached...:: 38. 35| Seacharum N. #......1 73@2 00| “Mer All numbers. @ Weatherly’s Michigan Gatarrh Remedy. Tragacanth ........... 40@1 00] Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50 Ergota ae... 10@ 75 ini Oporto ........... 1 25@2 00 | Flak —hwaiean 2@ 15 na (ee ea SPONGES. Coenen... 8s... 7 @8 Florida sheeps’ wool Gelatin Cooper oe «og 2 We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of eat Sssape want °O* "| Glanemae, din 7 bar 4 ess an DOx aoa "ie Brown.......... 29 8 WHISKIES, BRANDIES, wool Carriage....... . ee Giveerina ............- 144%@ 2 a gs | Grana Paradiai <2... @ 2 GINS, WINES, RUMS. Grass sheeps’ wool car I oo oe cae 2@Q 55 — gs | Hydraag Chior Mite. “@ & Hard for slate use.... % sit on Yellow Reef, for slate : = ¢. S OLEUM. err erent 140) « — Unguentum. 45@ 55| We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. Absinthium. ......... 50@4 00 on a ee @ 64| We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarante? satisfaction. Amygdalae, Dulc... .. oe oe AOS et 50 | Ichthyoboila, Am 1 25@1 50 : : : i . * Amydalae, Amarae....8 00@8 25| Zingiber .................... ee 75@1 00| All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. Send a trial order eats iieon soca ae 700i 80 | Tpeese....................... 60} fodine, Resubl........3 S093 OD Auranti Cortex....... en ed a SO) | Te@ekorm.... 2... @4 70 Bergamii ............. 25@3 50 Savane Cortes Se EE TS @2 25 T = ee et os Oa Oi moe Aree 50 — ee 60@ 65 yophyii La 85@ 90 Similax ‘Ofticinalils Ty Ol Meet 0@ 75 Des vaseesce uae 35@ 65 Live ce Oe go Arsen et Hy- ° Chenopodii dae ue cual boo, ee @ 2 3 o eorenanil Pies seekwes - ° Scillae ieee ecb aces stee ess = Liquor Fotsa Atsinii 10@ 12 Ne agn a, Sulp' we MEO. co... ues eee ee te 50 Mochi es cocce ee So 00| Prunus virg................. 50 | Mannia, 8. F.......... GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROC! art Pe co’ wong a CURR: LIN 1. 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. Subscribers are earnestly requested to greatest possible use to dealers. point out any errors or omissions 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 , a8 it is our aim to make this feature of the AXLE GREASE Fruits. doz gross 2 jek. Aurora.. 55 6 001 3 Ip, im $5 Castor Oil.........-. 75 9 €0 | York State, gallone.. 3 00 Diamond.... weeeeee- 50 5 50 Hamburgh, * Frazer’s.........--- 89 > 00 Apricots. Mica | oe Live eek. 1 7% Paragon 55 00) Santa Cruz. 1 %5 BAKING pow DER. Lusk" 8. 195 cme. Overland. 1% lg ~y cans, 3 doz. 45 Blackberries. % Ib 2 85 |B. & W. 9% Te eee 1 6 Cherries. ee 10 | Red .... 185120 ‘Arctic. | Pitted Hemburgh 1% lg tb cans 6 doz case. 55 | White hoe 1 50 em - £aee * (CL. | ieee... 20 * — * 2a * ....... BOO] Pees ‘Egg Plums and Pn = 1 doz ' a. Oe — Fosfon. ee i 5 oz. Cans, 4 doz. in case 80 | California. .. 1 70 16“ ee he _ 2 00 Gooseberries. Red Star, 4% i cans 40 | Common 1 2 Le * . 75 Peaches. = > = ..... t RiPe 123 Telfer’s, 14 lb. cans, doz 45 Me es ...... . aa * ' 85 | Shepard's 1 65 - Ey , 1 50 | California 2 20 Our Leader, 344 ib cans. 45 | Monitor 1 65 ns ‘ib cans...... | Oxtord ae so Sos, .... 1 50 2o oo “ pe Pears a yer doz omestic .... 1 wv W pune pime caus. og | Riverside... 210 vA 1 40 Pineapples. 6-02 om i ommon. . ; ..1 00@1 30 OZ | Booth’s sliced. n2 He — - re. “ grated.. @2 % 5-Ib 22 7 | Quinces. ag a ol Coon ...........,.. 1 10 Raspberries. > Red. 1 30 enn: Black Hamburg... 1 50 English _.. coe @: | Erie. black , 1 30 Bristol. . 80 Strawberries. Domestic. : ia 70 | Lawrence 1s 2LUING. 3 Hamburgh is il Erie. eee 12 Arctic, 40z ovals. Terrapin (00.0. 1 10 plate, round ‘ : Whortleberries, No. 2, sifting box » 75 | Blueberries .. : 1 00 ‘ 4 oO Meats. 8 00 | Corned beef, Libby’s.......2 10 1ozball .. 4 50} Roast beef, Armour’s.......2 10 Mex ic an Lic quid, 4 Oz. 3 60 Potted hem, \% Ib. 1 30 Sox....... 6 80 —>.... 80 BROOMS, ton gue, % Ib. 1 35 ais. 2 Hur. . 1% “a 85 —: = 2 00 aii. ew oe 95 No. 2 20 rpet. 225 Vegetables. No. J Beans, Park ors Gem. 7 Hamburgh stringless. .. 13 Common Whisk rench style.....2 25 Fancy Limas io. Warehouee. Lima, green... i 10 ERUSHES | soaked.... — Stove, No. J: i 1 25 | Lewis Boston Baked. 13 -...... 1 50 | Bay State Baked... 1% iB 1 75] World’s Fair Baked....... 1 3 Rice Root Scrub,2 row... % racmec Banen............ 1 00 Rice Rooi Scrub, 3 row 1 & Coen Pa metts, goose 1 56 Has aburgeh ...... 10 BUTTER PLATES ingeton Eden ee Oval—250 in crate. rity ae ee me. 1 ee 60 Honey Dew.. il 150 Ro. 2 20 | Morning Glo ry. eee s uae, = F......... —ioeee,............,... %5 ee Peas, CANDLES. Hambeurgh marrofat...... As Hlotel, 0 Ib. boxes... 10 Stethpion Bog. 2 5 Star, "40 ae 9 on “na ioe + pete pols.......1 td ra fancy sifted ae 90 Wicking ......... ai eee 75 tANNED GoGoD s. Bi arris standard. bce a 5 Fish. Van armp’s marrofat..... -1 10 Clams. } early June.....1 2 Little Neck, 1 Ib 1 29 | Archer’s Early Blossom....1 35 us 2 Ib i | French... a -— 1 iam Chowder i Mushrooms. - Standerd., 3 ih 2 ae, | POMCD ......--cecceseseees IQ2z2 Cave | =. ieee 3 1 09 | Erte 2 - © 2 Ib. 85 Sat sate. Lobsters SOE Lio. oo s0ce 1 25 Star, 1 ib 2 50} Succotash. - 2 ib 3 £5 | Hamburg oe 1 40 Picnic, ii uo | Soaked ..........- 85 ‘ b if 2 & } Honey Dew... 159 : H Mackerel. | Erie ......... 1 35 Standard, oe I = onmatoes, Mustard, 2 ib 2 25 | Hancock . Tomatec Sance, 2 ib 225 | @xceisior ...-.-- Soused, 2 ib..... 2 25 | Eclipse Salmox. | Hamburg ............... Columbia River, fat 1 99 | Gallon 3 75 talls 1%] ' i Alaska. Red 16] CHOCOLATE, pink.. : 125} ie Kinney’s, fi OO is --. © as Sardines. | German Gent... .......00- 23 American “es... @5 Ns boca best eay 37 ae... 6%@ 7 | Breakfast Cocoa.......... 43 Empgrird gee Isae | CHEESE, Mustard - me + Ambes......-.......,.. @1t% Boneless .. Oe @11% Trout. SR. ak io ies an @11% io oe ds i von Ot eee 6 5 ss 5 oss, @11% Gold Medal..... c @li an... . : 7 09 Brick : Roem ....- 1@ Leiden 23 Limburger @io Pineapple ...... @235 Roquefort @35 Sap Sago @22 Schweitzer, imported. @24 - domestic 14 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles 2 Pint 4 Quart 1 doz bottic 3 Triumph ~ Half pint, per doz \ 1S Pint, 25 bottles : Le nO Quart, per doz ... ow CLOTHES P IN 5 gross boxes...... 29s COCOA SHELLS. 35 lb bags..... @3 Less es ue @3% Pound packages . 6X @T COFFEE, Green. Rio. var... . 17 Good.. 18 ae... rs . 20 oom... sa Peaberry . 2 Santos. ratr.. a .18 Good... -20 Prime . 2 Peaberry ee oe Mexican and Gt iatamal: ‘ Fair 4... eT ie Peay... 24 Waracaibe Prime .. / 23 Milled . i. 4 Jayvn —oe.......... a 25 Private Growth. 27 Mandehling Ve 28 Mocha. ee a Arabian..... oe 28 Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. MeLaughlin’s XXXX.. 23 30 Bunola .. on Lion, 60 or 100 Ib. case... Extract, Valley City % STOSS...... 7 Foliz ! 118 Hummel!’ 8, foil, gross =e 150 tin one Oo CHICORY paik..... fi Red a ? CLOTHES LINES, ott 40 ft. per dos. 1 25 ES. c 5 ous " 1 40 Go xs..... _ 1 60 oe... e 1% . a _ 1 90 Janie or.. 90 . 72 tt / 100 CONDPENMSED MILK. 4 doz. in case. Eac - 40 oo ame ee. Oe Genuine Swiss es 2 American Swiss. COUPON ‘“Tradesman.’ 81 » per bunéred 2 0 8 2, 2 50 # 3, 8 00 8 5, 3 Of B10 6 $20 ‘ % iy “Superior.” S i. per Bundred........... 200 . * _ bee aee 3 00} 8 3, : 3 50 8 5, " 400 $10, 5 00 #20, 6 ©) ‘*Universal.”’ 8 1, per hundred 3 60 $ 2, si ooo 8 3, o 4 00 8 5, 5 oo $10, 6 $20. 7 00 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: = or over. .. 5 per cent a - 1000 COUPON PASS BOOKS. {Can be made to represent any denomination from 810 down.| 20 books.. $100 50 2 00 ee eee es 3 00 Be ee kee eke ecce ee 6 25 oo * oie ee ee 10 00 1000‘ ee nt CREDIT CHECKS. —_ any one denom’ ~.... $3 00 ee 5 00 2i on aa o“ a 8 00 Goeel pum... =. ..... ag CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXX.. es Seymour XXX, cartoon... 6% Family XXX... . = Family XXX, cartoon...... 6% Salood Sas ....... 6 Salted XXX, cartoon ...... 64 Kenosha oe q a, a 2 Butier biscuit... .. os Soda, moe, TRE... a 6 Soda, City e _. Soda, Duchess........ .. Oo nag Wafer.. a. Long Island W afers. \ 11 Oyster. S, Ovyater XXx.... 8 City Oyeeer, Se... ....... 6 Pacinas Gyeier...... -- .. CREAM TARTAR, Strictiy pure au Tclfers Abedinute.......... 3) ee 15@25 DRIED “FRUITS, Domestic. Apples. Sundried. sliced in bbls 7% ” quartered ‘ 7% Evaporaied, 50 lb. boxes @li Apricots. California in bags “ 16% Evaporated in boxes. .. 17 Blackberries. In boxes... —. @9 Nectarines. CC 15 ao ro, Ores... ....... 1. 15% Peaches. Peeled, in boxes........ 16 Cal.evap. “ Pecunia 14 . " we eee...... 13% Pears. California in bags... Pitted Cherries. merren. s,s 50 Ib, boxes Lies % ' \ Preneiies. Dib. boxes.... Raspberries. In barreis. 22 50Ib. boxes...... 23 ae 24 Raisins. Loose Muscatels in Boxes, 2 crown ee ce ee 1 60 ee 80 Loose Muscatels in Bags. 2 crow oc Ce 5% : = 6% Foreign. Currants. Potres, in barreis........ 4 Ha Oe in less quantity 4% Peel Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes 20 Lemon . oS * c 10 Orange - 2 * 11 Raisins. Oacnra, 29 lb. boxes Gs Sultana, 20 e 84@ 9 Valencia, 30 “ @i7 Prunes. California, ae bon a 19% e 90x100 2! 5 Ib bDxs 1154 80x90 12% 70x80 "13g 60x70 _ 14 — ee 8 Silver 14@15 RUN ee, a. French, 60-70 . 7-2). ..... 0 . 80-99... ea 11 - Be uk ee ce 10 ENVELOPES. a rag, white. wo, 7, ¢ . 8: 7% Noa, 2, td ee care bees Gu. 1 60 mo 3.6... ... 2 65 Na. 2,6. . 1 50 XX wood, white No. 1, 6% “o4~ 1 35 No. 2, 6 13 Oe S.. ee 95 Coin Mit Wot. .... ......: Le FARINACEOUS GOODS, Farina, 100 Ib. kegs. ....- eee 3% Hominy. ' EE -- 300 ee 3 50 Lima Beans, ee... 4% Maccaroni and Vermicelii. Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 56 Teorted.....5.....,.. 10%@. % Oatmeal. Barrels 20 ‘ 8 ‘o- 00 Half pn me . oo Pearl ne oe. 2% Peas oreo, O.... ........ . perme perils ........... 2@3 Rolled Oats. Barrels 160... . @4 85 Half bbis90.......... @2 60 Sago. WE ice ec aes toe... 4% ee Ee 5 Wheat. co 5 FISH --Salt. Bloaters. eee 1 40 Cod. LU 3% Whole, Grand Bank.... 5% Boneless, bricks.. ...... 7@9 Boneless, strips.. ....... 7@9 Halibut. es ae ae 104%@11 Herring. GUNPOWDER. Rifle—Dupont’s. eee a 3 50 ee heme... 2 00 Quarter _— eS 115 I Ib cans. 30 6 Ib cans... 18 Choke Bore— ‘Dupont’ 5. SS a, 4 50 eee eee 250 Quarter kegs.. .... a 1lb cans .... 34 Eagle Duck— Dupont! Ss. ee 11 60 moe eee 5 6B Quarter _— cece 3 00 —_—————ee 60 “HERBS, oe 15 Hops.. i.e “INDIGO. gee 5 lb. boxes. . 55 5. 2, 2,'3 and 5 Ib. boxes... 50 JELLY. e Ib. pails See eee 6@Q 70 ser Te 9@ 95 LICORICE, '—....._........,...:,... é Calabria ee 25 ieee ee ec ees 12 LYE, Condensed, : ee. see 125 a 2 25 MATCHES. No. 9 sulphur..............- 1 65 See Weree..............- 170 er eer.................. 1 10 Mago parier............... 400 MINCE:MEAT. Holland, white hoops keg 70| 3 or 6 doz. in case perdoz.. 95 i. oe eee MEASURES. DOrWeCPien .....-.+....... 12 00 ™ dozen. Round, % bbl 100 Ibs ..... 2 85 eee ni ee 45 | 1 gallon ................ $1 75 Se 19 ee ila oe = Mackerel. int . Tae No. 1, —— ic .12 00 | Half pint Se 40 Wh, Oe Oe nes nse oe d No. 1, 10Ibs............ "135 an for vinegar, per a Z — ... om s a sees en ess 8 2 | Half galion 4% een eRe ena MOOS oe el Sardines. A a ae meeen, WANG......,....... 65 oan Trout. MOLASSES. No. 1, % bbls., —.-- Blackstrap. No. 1% bbl, 40 Ibs... Sugar house.............-- 14 No. 1, kits, 160 a ees as Cuba Baking No. 1, 8 1b Kits.............. 70 | Ordinary ............- cat 16 Whitefish. Porto Rico. <—— 20 “d 30 % bbls, ene bea e eee 8 00 . 25 % Sie 1% 10 Ib. kits.. . & oe 18 See 7 49 22 or FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 32 Souders’. Fan cy 40 Cval Bottle, with corkscrew. One-haif barrels, 3¢ extra, Bestin _— world for the money. PICKLES. Medium. ——— Barreis. 1,200 count. @b 75 pee Half bbis. eG count.. © G3 38 doz smail, 202 ... 8 75) Barrels, 2.4" count. 6 75 €o0n..... 1 @i Hail pbis. 1,200 count 3 88 Regular PIPES, Vanilla. Gos | Clay, No. 216.... a i Soa ....81 >) = © OU, talleow nt. ' _ = 402 Si Coe, WO. FS... 4... 6 i. POTASA, oe 48 cans in case. a $1 50| Babbitt’s “ | 4 00 0z . 8300} Penna Salt Core....,..., 32 RICE, XX Grade : Vanilla. Domestic. Sc..... Si 76 | Carolina head............ ...6 o..... 300 . ze 1 i _ Jennings’ D C. in 2. 3 Lemon. Vaniila 2 oz folding box... 75 1 20 re 402 ‘1 40 2 00 sg, ie. :- 5% 6 oz - oe tor Dhl Ue 5g Ron tener <. 1.4... 1 35 dal digg ME eee ee eran Ti. 4 O& CODOr ...,cc00.8 OO OP PRI ooo ose oct as cwe edocs 5 ~ ? efore those than f the ” it 86 Go i e 5@ 70 @ 25 noe 65 ou ot hat 2 So OZ. . ttra, iV ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Root Beer Extract. Williams’, oe... 1 % Soe... ci... : 00 Hires’, 1 inn ee is 1% - S008... --......... 5 00 SPICES. Whole Sifted. pe SE ee 10 Cassia, China in mats...... 7 - Batavia in bund....15 - Saigon in rolis...... 32 Cloves, eanpoyes......... 22 ee 12 Me ek ca ccue. 80 Nutmegs Se % “No. Dereeee eerie, 70 " ie = .............2 60 Pepper, Singapore, —- 10 white... .20 . oe. 16 Pure acini in Bulk. I i ed 15 Cassi a, Batavia oe ee 18 and —— 25 o Saigon .. cohen ae Cloves, Ambo PN 22 Denmeever............ 18 Ginger, yr coi Pete cetee tes 16 Oe 20 . Saas a 22 meee Vateve.............,. TM Mustard, Eng. and sSuigowenn 22 TIGstO..... _ Peers, WO. st ............- 75 Pepper, Singapore, bieck....16 - + wiite..... 2 ~ pene. ....4..... 20 ee 20 Se Absolute” in Packages, %s ‘4s Mee ............ aoe on 1 Oo Commeon.......;..... 8 155 Cloves.. Sete esas oe oe Ginger, Jamaica i 84 155 ig ree... os 84 15 eee... 6&4 155 ae .............. &4 155 Sanre...... 84 SAL SODA. oo ee Granulated, moees.......... 1% SEEDS. ee oe 8. @12% Canary, Smyrna....... 6 ee 10 Cardamon, Malabar.. 90 Hemp. Russian....... 4% Mixed Bird .......... 5% Mustard, white....... 10 I i eek eee ee 9 ee 6 Cuttle bone.. 20 STARCH. 20-lb boxes... om * Gloss. 1-lb packages See ores aeons ee 5% os ho BM 3-Ib Cees ea ces 40 and 50 Ib: boxes.......-... a Dee. cd, 5% SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccanoy, in jare........... 35 french Rappee, in Jars..... 43 SODA, BI ohn oie oe wee dads ncn Sh aoe’ PU ee eee 4% SALT. 3-lb. sacks eee .--O2 B oi Ce, 2 00 3 10-1b. sacks as 1 85 aoe 225 Gre cneee............... 1 50 56 lb. dairy in linen bags.. 32 oi. aa ~*~ & 8 Warsaw. 56 lb, dairy in drill bags... 32 oi, “ . 2 Ashton. 56 lb. dairy in inensacks.. 75 Higgins. 56)», dairy in linen sacks. 75 Solar Rock. OS tk, OOeee....... . --«... 7 Common Fine. Seeinew ...... 11... . os 85 meaueee .....-... «..-... &5 SALERATUS, Packed 60 lbs, in box. ef Me Oe Se Dwight’s ie se eo 5% aes. 5 SOAP. Laundry. Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands. Old Country, 80 1-lb........3 4 Good Cheer, 6011b.......... 3 90 White Borax, 100 %-lb...... 3 9% Proctor & Gamble. Se 3 45 vary, © Os... :--< -...... 6 % eee ek ce oe 4 00 coke cacy cee woe 3 90 Mottled ee 3 60 NA ne tc ewe case 3 2 Dingman Brands. Siaere OOK. .-.---.....-.- 3 % 5 box lots, delivered....... 3 85 10 box lots, delivered...... 3% Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. American Family, wrp d..34 00 plain... 2 94 N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands, Sante Clawe....y....-.-.,-- 475 Brown, GF pars............- 2 85 - Se Dare ..... «5.4.5 0 oe Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands. Thompson & Chute Brands. RON eo 3 80 Mono. . 3 35 Savon Improv ed. 2 50 eee MO 32 POOOENOOR, .......-..+..4. 2 25 Scouring. Sapolio, kitchen, 3 doz... 2 50 hand, Sdoe. . 250 SUGAR. The following prices repre- sent the actual selling prices in Grand Rapids, based on the act- ual costin 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. Cut Loaf. <0) 17 Powdered ..................- 6 05 Granulated . 5 54 Extra Fine Granulated. 5 67 Cubes . ee SS 4 Powdered. aaa cm Confec. Stancerd A.. .... 5 @ Mo. i ColmmaimaA.......... ® 42 mo. Smepere A ..... ... 8 5 3n me 6 ce 5 23 7 5 05 Pee Oa, 4 98 Ro, 9.. . 492 ae ow, . 486 mee. if.......- 4 80 (eae 4%3 Oe ec cs ee 4 42 mot .....e 5... 4 30 SYRUPS. Corn. eee 21 me eee... 2 Pure Cane. eS ce. ie age Le eee ts... = SWEET GooDs” Ginger Snaps.......... 8 Suger Croams......... 8 Frosted Creams....... 9 Graham Crackers..... 8% Oatmeal! Crackers.... 8% VINEGAR. er... ......... ye 7 a Mer...... . .......,. 8 ae $1 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Bulk, pergal ....... ....- 30 Beer mug, 2 2 doz in case. 1% YEAST. Meat... ..... 1 00 Warner’s Le aed 1 00 Weel oem... :.... 2 ee eee % Noval ...... ae 90 TEAS. JAPAN—Regular. We eee @i7 I elie ec as @20 otee.......-.-..-....25, ew Choicest bes eeeese 2 @34 oe... ... sc... 40 @i2 SUN CURED. wale ..............-.... @i7 ee @20 Peete ..............- 24 @2e Choicest. . coscsecae (en Pes... .-.- 10 @12 BASKET FIRED. Wate... ... esse 18 @w Ce cle es, Qs Choicest. @35 Extra choice, ‘Wire leat @40 GUNPOWLER. Common to fah....... 25 @3b Extra fine to finest. ...50 @65 Choicest fanty........ 7 @Ssé OOLONG. @26 Common co fair... ...23 @30 IMPERIAL. Common to fair.......238 @26 Superior tofine........ 30 @35 YOUNG HYSON. Commor. to fair..... @rE Superior to fine..... @40 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. a 18 @z2 ee ee 24 @28 Boast... 40 @50 TOBACCOS. Fine Cut. Pails unless err noted Bazoo . . @30 Can Can.. Lee iened canes @27 Nellie Bly..........+. 27 @2A Unele ben ......... 31 22 Hiawatha ...........- bu Sweet Cuba......... : 34 MoG@ints ......... .... 27 ' % bbis....... 25 Dandy Jim..........-- 29 Torpedo .. os pee a 2 in drums 23 Yue Yue ..-........ 28 8... 8... : 23 Gee... wee oss 22 Plag. Sorg’s Brands, — ced pcdes es 4 Nobby MWR acceso a 41 Scotten’s Brands. 26 38 Valley City ........... 34 Finzer’s Brands. Old Honesty........-- 40 | Jolly Tar........++++++ 32 Smoking. ‘ ss eneane hea @ 9% , BULK. eo i 18 . i : BUSAge ood or ead Qi wtata, per gal....... .. 2 20 ’ ” 2 25 Catlin’s Brands, “liver ...... @7 | Extra Selects.......... im| « 19 275 Min dried....... 17 “ Frankfort . @° | Sesliong............... J 200 21 3 00 Golden Shower............. 19 Beton ......... ie @ 9 Bere ........ 1 25 | Baskets ma rket 35 oo ..., Oe 7’ @s | s hip} ping bushel ls meeereeungie ...... +... PAPER & WOODEN WARE c full hoop 1 35 American Eagle Co.’s Brands. FISH and OYSTERS. ‘ati nina a el ths, No.1 16 x5 Myrtle Navy ae 7 a eee uscsnan | No.2 7 50 aaa F. J. Dettenthaler quetes as} Rockford . : No.3 8 £0 CT ese | | ei Rag sugar | i No.1 3 5 German oe : jicaaae i incr ap Frog Ss : FRESH FISH Wotan || a | No.2 4 25 aaa. es foil. oo Whitefish Re REE @2 Bakers ...... ber ec eee se 2G | ee u No.8 5 : Trout 8 @9 my Googs...... ......5 @e | INDUBATED WARE. Banner Tobacco Co." s s Brands. ee Jute Manflia........... a i : 3 15 Halibut... oe @i15 Red rs je Banner.......... .......... 16 | Clsccesor Herring.... @5 ed Express No.1......... 54 135 3anner Cavendish....__....38 oe.......... @1e NO. 2... t 12 00 Geld Cat |. , .28 | Fresh lobster, per Ib. 2) ‘WINES. ! 3 10 50 Seotten’s Brands. Cod... . . _10 | 48 Cotton Lo so | POULTRY. a 1b a 1 Pick ‘Kerel. te @ ; Coiton, No. ‘ a a Local ee as follows: ae we ttee cress = Smoked White @10 | Sea Island ‘assorted. a) | Fowl. i .12 @i‘ ‘i ' ate AT pe AL Wes cle ae 12 | No.5 Hemp......... {5 | Turkeys ----16 @18 F. F. Adams Tobacco Co,’s Columbia River Salmon 2 | No.6“ ..... 15 | Ducks ie ale Brands, PeeMere!......,..-..<-. = | | Chicken oe @15 Peerless...... ee _o | WOODENWARE { LIVE. WO as cis ccsens, = tee «6a et vee ¢ 00 | Live broilers 1% Ibs. to 2 Ibs. Studdard)... 0... 0... 2 Pie aio... as | Ss = a | each, per doz 5 50@6 00 Globe Tobac coc 0.’8 Bri ands. ij Selecta ...... . @23 | Pails a cee || : gs | L ive broilers less than 1-1% beg seo lng pe 1 35/| “ibs. each, per doz. 3 50@ 450 Handmade. 41 oo : : © No. i, tirec-licop.... 1 60 rc i ke ye 1 @i2 ee ot eooDs. | Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes : ’ 3 hr Leidersdorf’s Brands. Oysters, per 10) 20 | oe a DOXES a i! Fowls..... a; @i2 EE Clams. Se aera - 100} Duck a = Uncle Sam....... ..._. s8qse ce uck.... 11 @k: ied Cover... ss... at. | e+ Merrick. — PROVISIONS. Pisin Creams ll) eae Tom and Jerry........---.-- 25 Decorated Creams i ~1 00 Traveler Cavendish...... 38 The Grand Ra»ids Packing and Provision Co, | String Rock..................... ssc sese sees 65 Suck Horn. ........ .-.....: 30 | quotes as follows: | Burnt Almonds... "100 B " | mor Plow Boy...... .....-.. — PORK IN BARRELS, | Wintergreen Berries........ eae ee 60 Corn Cake ....... J ‘ “ a Se No.1 reaeed oe us Short cut . | _ 20 » Wrapped, 21D. DO Bg ail . ot eM 23 oo | No.1, 7 3 tote ee ee eeee 51 OIL. ees ree geek No. 2, _: 28 The Standard Oil Co. quotes | Clear, fat back..... ! rol 3, as follows, in barrels, f. 0. b. | Boston clear, short cut.............-...-... and up, 5 Ib. boxes... Grand Rapids: Cleas back, short Cut... we 59 | call BANANAS, en ea gy | Standard clear, short cut, best............ 3 00 | Srodiui nae Sipe = Water White, old test. @ 7% sausage—Fresh and Smoked. ee iii W. W. Headlight, ee Pe i Water White Mich.. @ 6% | Ham Sausage...........-------- sees scene ... 9 | Californias, fancy 3 B0@4 00 Naptha....-........... Oe 9) || Measinas, Sade 00000 ..3 50@1 00 Stove Gasollue........ a Dim Frankfort Sausage NT te ee Cylinder ..........--.27 @36 | Blood Sausage....... -....--0e-e cece ee eeee eee T | ‘LEMONS. Engine ..... .... .. 13 @21_ | Bologna, straight.............. 6 | Messina, choice, 360.... .. @4 08 Black, 15 cold test oe Boeeee Cee 6 | " fancy, 360. @d vo oo as eee CeCe oo ee, cm oe ~a = a ....- 1 00 LARD } : ova 5 50 HIDES PELTS and FURS | Kettle Rendered... ........ ............+----12 OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS Perkins & Hess pay as fol- a : eee tee es een cue “— Figs, fancy layers, 6 ese eee lows: C ompound Poesesece A a eb o* a extra i ‘tb ° apes, —_si(é#y#y &PGOmpound..................-... . &% i 50 lb. Tins, ge advance. 1 mee... — caer irre — 20 Ib. pails, Ke | Dates, Fard, 10-1. box... Fart Cured...... ‘ nih Me CE D 6M tom a @4%/| 5)ib. “* we | 3 Persian, 50-lb, box... . oul Sig = eae uae : @ : sm Ve | NUTS. a ie ae BEEF IN BARRELS, ee gis Calfskins, green...... 4 @6 | Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs....... 1... 8 oo Cali fornia. CC 218% cured. ..... 7 @8 | Extra Mess, Chicago pone ee 8 50] Braziis. new..... ae @9 7 nee mine.......- .10 @30 | Boneless, rump butts.. --15 00 | Fuiperts . o11% No. 2 hides }¢ off. SMOKED MEATS—C Janvassed ¢ or Plain. Walnuts, Grenople. 60000000. @13% | c Marbot... @ PELTS. eee Hams, ee eee 14% | Oe MO sie cs @Q13 Shearlings............. 10 @ 20 “ ss 12 to 14 bs. TITTIES y5 | Table Nuts, fancy...... @13% Lambs 25 @i 50 ' engin 7 pienic.. eS choice . - @i2 WOOL. “best boneless............-... 15% | Pecans, Texas, H. . ---12 Qld > , | Shoulders.. ee 114; | Cocoanuts, full sacks. seen ceees MA Washed 10 @22 4 | : iia 10 @iz | Breakfast Bacon, bonelese............--..----13% | oy, H. P., St PEANUTS. eocece-~soces Dried beef, ham prices oC a) 10% | Fancy wt Ro te me Ahi A f@ a MISCELLANEOUS. Pane Clgare ORR | eee lanai dah ash @ % . Briskets, medium. | Fancy, H. P., Flags.... Diteereetesas | | GS Tallow . re eae Cee aes ana amine ce Roas » 9 2 a | oasted @° — putter ........ | “ " : | Choice, H. P., Extras... ne ede eens @ 6% WILCHER .........--+- “ | ’ " O omete es 8 Ginseng......-.-.-.--- 2 W@2 7 CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. | : Se —— The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: | CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS STICK CANDY. :. nn ee Cases Bbis. Pails. | Pints eee 3 WHEAT. Standard, per 1b 6% 7% | GUAGE. we tw ee ee a 7 ree _ ‘“ eo 6% ot | Haif Gallons a No. 1 White (58 Ib. test) 66 i HH... 2- eee se ) oe omnes No. 2 Red (60 Ib. test) 66 yo ee by Th | ged Boston Creat... ,....... 9% | Rubber: a ihgrhneheeehet MEAL. ET 8% | wo. Sun bal vianamanay a“ Botee .... 140| Extra H. H.........- 8% | No. 1 ce cl 50 Granulated, ........... 1 65 MIXED CANDY. | No.2 75 FLOUR. Pails. | Tebalar a es gestae 75 . » ~ } sAMP HiMNE 6r Dox, Straight, In sacks......... 3 60 ae ea 6 7 | .6doz. in box. barrels........ TT vy, | No.0 Sun... 1 80 Patent ‘ sac - ae = Nobby ' a : a No. a. 2 1 90 ™ Darre........ 48 3 ? 2 90 Graham ‘“ sacks 7 — ._-- i ; [No virst quailty. Rye Fase a 1 9! Broken oe ++ baskets: Se Oe ere eee anatase 2 2 MILLSTUFFS. PeanutSquares............ 8 9 (Nee 2 S Less — Create. 0000... ; 10 Ne iyi se steees 3 4 Car lots quantity | Valley Creams.. ... . 3 Bran...... “815 00. 815 00 | Midget, 30 Ib. baskets... 22.200... eee eee 8 Tm ie aetna li 7. Screenings .... 14 00 14 00| Modern, 201b. “see ee esse eee “9 ieee 4 ae 3 80 eee: = = = = rancy—In bulk | Pearl to 7 Fee 1 pete: 20 00 Pails, | No. i Sun, wrapped and labeled. ...........4. 37 /Oarse meal .. tvs f Lozenges, plain Ce ee 10 | No.2 49 CORN. ea ee . 11 | No. 2 Hinge, .-4 88 Chocolate Soeue oe eae . 11%] La Bast tie Car lots.. ---++--+-50 | Ghoeolate meneame... ne 13 | No.1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz 1 Less than Car lots..........! De ae eee ee ee . 5% | No.2 ee 1 50 oats eRe i} No. 1 crimp, per dos.... ........ 0... .seseeeees 13 : es eae i oe Wee a ..1 Mew i i He ne Ce ee aly dau 10 LAMP WICKS. .ess then car lots. a Francy—lIn 5 lb. boxes. Per Box 3 Ce aa 38 gE Ce eae eo 5 | No 2 ee No. 1 a. —— oS Sour Drops . ie laa al ee "5 No.1 Lees ..... 14 00} Peppermint Drops. deci e cat ce paa mnie tu tales ow sO | ENOL, DEE CO TE Se Se Chocolate Dropa.......-.. eee de eee ae enna se 65 STONKW ‘ARE--AKRON. ' H. M. Chocolate Drops...... Dee eek cece Buites Cracks, 1400 RAL lol, 06 FRESH MEATS. Gum Ee -40@50 “c ‘6 ly gal. per doz 60 a 1 00 Jugs, % gal., Nee eet 70 Beef, carcass...... --- 64@ 8 A. B. Licorice Drops.. Dee ece cease ee oe 80 © to ge ee a 07 i hind quarters... — ; Lozenges, ae eee — Miik Pans, * git., per Oe wpa cees = we 8 oe | Ul peinsed.... ..... ee 3 30 i loins, No. 3...10 gil Peete... wee tee eee eee Ol cdintehtin et aioe ea amen, i S @o | Mesto... ccc ess... ss. La eee Troaods........- 7 @ T4| Crom Bar..........-.............. Seis ce oe Butter ¢ ‘rocks, 1 and 2 abet o7 Bone... @ 6 Molasses Bar. aS ee 55 Milk Pans, } 4 gal... i 65 EE aaa @i1% | Hand Made Creams. .85@95 t 7 18 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. TRUSTS AND THEIR LIMITS. Success Can Come Only under Legiti- mate Laws of Trade. From the New York Sun. Public interest in greatly renewed by in Wall Street. There have been violent fluctuations in the securi- ties of every big trust except the Standard Oil, which is the oldest and most solid of them all, and sells at the highest price a share. The fluctuations in the Wall Street values of the trust securities recall all the discussion over the methods and expediency of the trusts when they first started, and the limitations which the laws of trade im- pose as well on trusts as on any other business corporation. The great difference in principle be- tween the Standard Oil Trust and most of the trusts which have been organized and floated within the last few years is that the Standard Oil Trust tries to cheapen, no matter how little, the selling price of its product, and relies for its profits on economy of management, facil- ities in handling, and control over the sources and production of the raw mate- rial. This is increased by the limited area in which petroleum is found, and by the great advantage in refining it which the big corporation with a large plant, its own steamers, pipe lines, and distributing agencies has. The Stand- ard Oil Trust learned by experience that this was the best policy, in that it pre- vented competition through the opera- tion of the laws of trade and secured to itself a monopoly of the consumers. There are natural advantages in trusts and also disadvantages. If the disad- vantages can be eliminated by careful management and adherence to good busi- ness principles, the advantages will pre- vent competition and make unnecessary the buying out ef competitors. Up to the limit of the executive ability of the management of atrust the cost of pro- duction can be diminished. This should be the real source of profit to a trust, not the monopoly of business secured by the buying out of competitors nor the rais- ing of prices to the public. The laws of trade, which are as inexor- able as thelawof gravity, prevent the permanent raising of prices by a trust beyond the competitive point. Ifa trust were formed to-day in any of the big in- dustries in the United States, and that trust should embrace every factory at present used in that industry, it would still be impossible to advance prices ma- terially, because every advance would en- courage free capital to invest, and other factories making the same product would come into existence. Even were the facilities of the trust so much better and its executive manage- ment so much abler than could be secured by the outside people, still the only result would be that outside capital would have to wait for prices to the public to be raised before it would be profitable for itto goin. If the trust were making 15 per cent., and at the prices obtained by the trust outsiders could make 10 per cent., there would be plenty of outside capital going into the business, with the result that the trust would have either to buy its competitors out and so encourage the development of new competitors or lower its prices, not only below the prices at which outsiders could manufac- ture at a profit, but so low that the out- side factories would have to close. The fact that prices had been unduly raised once for any length of time would mean the creation of outside competitors whose total productions would amount to more than the consumers could absorb at a profitable price, and sothere would be a constant tendency to overproduction and constant pressure to a selling price lower than the profit which could have been secured had prices never been un- duly raised. been events trusts has recent It is not by overcapitalization that a) trust will bring about its downfall, but by poor business management and disre- gard of the laws of trade. It is well known that almost every trust is capital- ized ata sum considerably larger than the cash value of the properties, good wills, and franchises which were cousoli- dated to make up the trust. All over | this real value, whatever it may be from time to time, is water. If the trust earns dividends on allits capitalization, it simplymeans that the trust has been so well organized and is so well managed that it can pay an unusual profit on the investment. Wail Street and the public discount water. They not only discount it, but they often discouutittoomuch. During a recent break in the values of industrial securities the whole capital at the Wall Street prices was of less Wall Street value than the original properties which went | < to make up the prices. A stock paying 6 per cent. dividends steadily year in and year out, with books open to the stockholders and to the public, well and conservatively conducted, will sell for more than twice as much a share as a 3 per cent. speculative stock. By making securities speculative the market for them is limited, and the large class of conservative investors isexcluded. It is this class which buys the gilt-edge, steady paying securities, which rarely break in the market and are not often han- dled on margins. They are bought and paid for. It is hard to cause any break or panic in them. Except where a trust can control the source of production and thus prevent competition, or where it owns patents or exclusive franchises, there is nothing which the public has to fear. A trust cannot raise prices beyond a rate of rea- sonable profit without encountering two greatdangers. One is that of competi- tion, if the article is such that the public have to buy it. The other danger is that by raising the price it will restrict its market and drive the public to smaller purchases or to the use of substitutes. It is a well-known fact in commerce and trade that the market for any product depends largely upon its price. A reduc- tion in price of athird may double the sales, while an increase in price of a quarter may diminish the demand by half. This is what every man in charge of a business must decide for himself, and his profit or loss depends on that deci- sion. Thetrue rule is that the lower the price the greater the demand, and that a constant cheapening of prices means a constantly increasing demand for the product. Here is where a well-organized trust has the advantage over a small corpora- tion or an individual. It has greater capital, better credit, more concentrated and cheaper management, and an oppor- tunity to economize in the buying of raw materials in bulk for cash, in the saving of distributing, and in the constant sav- ing in salaries and incidentals. There is one main office and only one set of executive officers for a whole trust, in- stead of a separate office and a separate set of officials for every corporation which was absorbed to make up the trust. The market can be better watched and handled, raw materials can be se- cured at the season at which they are most cheap, credits can be arranged with the banks, the army of drummers, sales agents, branch offices and distributers can be materially reduced; better terms can be made with the workmen. There will be fewer superintendents and fewer salaries. There is no reason why the trusts should not live and presper and be good investments; only, for their own even more than for the public interest, they must not regard themselves as exceptions to business rules, and they must not at- tempt to ride over the laws of trade. —~ -9- << - They Will Break That Will. The will of the well-known New York broker, Rufus Hatch, which was admit- ted to probate a few days since, contains one clause that will probably be entirely disregarded by his heirs. It says: ‘‘I request of my children that they will never use tobacco in any form, drink a glass of liquor, wine, or any other intox- icating drink, or play any kind of games for money.” It is sound advice, and such as every father will give to his children, but the chances are that it will be the last part of the will that will have any effect. Example was always stronger than precept, and the boys will not be content to let the father have all the ex- perience. WILLIAM CONNOR, MICHARL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. The oldest firm in the city of Rochester. ESTABLISHED 36 YEARS. Mail orders promptly attended to, or write our Michigan representative, Wil- liam Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., who will show you our line, and if we don’t happen to have what you want we will thank you for the opportunity you gave us in sending for him. We always guarantee excellent fits and well made garments. -BANANAS:- —-——0 Large Bunches, Yellow Plump Fruit. 0 PUTNAM CANDY Co. PHREINS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. THE Lansing Woodenware Company Are now ready for business with a full line of Woodenware and would ask for a small share of trade, and will endeavor, by fair dealing, to merit more. Lansing Woodenware Co., Lansing, Mich. MICHIGAN Fire & Marine Insurance Go. Organized 1881. DETROIT, MICHIGAN REEDER BROS. SHOE CO., JOBBERS OF Boots and Shoes, Felt Boots and Alaska Socks. State Agents for 158 & 160 Fulton St., Grand Rapids, Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent County Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MIOH. Jno. A, CovopnE, Pres. Henry Ipema, Vice-Pres. A. 8. VERprER, Cashier. K. Van Hop, Ass’t C’s’r. Transacts a General Banking Business. Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings Deposits, DIRECTORS: Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox, T.J.O°’Brien. A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A.McKee, J. A.8S. Verdier. Depesits Exceed One Million Dollars, GINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address Wholesale Druggists, PECK BROS., GRAND RAPIDs. ea a | ™ ae, @ > * { - ® =» 7 a » 14 ‘ 4 } i ~~ | ‘ - geo <> » s » 1 ~~. ~~ =o % t 4 4 THE MICHIGAN COLD STORAGE. How It Facilitates the Handling of Perishable Products. From the New York Sun. Money can be borrowed on butter, eggs, cheese, chickens, and farm pro- ducts of all the kinds that will keep, as easily as on diamonds and watches. Not only is this so, but there is a great deal more money loaned on ordinary farm products than in all the pawn shops in New York. This is a business which is growing every year, and which has now assumed such an enormous proportion that it makes up a large part of the dis- count line of several banks. Cold storage and the development of the storage warehouse business in New York have made this possible. Most of these warehouses, especially the storage warehouses, are to the banks what the pawnbroker’s safe is to him, only the banks act through some one else, while the pawnbroker owns the warehouse and the capital both. Until recently it was not possible to keep long in good condi- tion dairy products, eggs and many small fruits; they would spoil if not used within a few days after they were placed on themarket. The cows and the chick- ens do not adjust themselves to the de- mand of the public, which requires in the winter an extra amount of butter and as many eggs asinthe summer. As cold weather comes on, the efforts of the cows and chickens are largely directed to keeping themselves warm, with the re- sult that their contributions to the pub- lie food supply are diminished. In the summers before cold storage warehouses existed the farmers had to send their milk, butter, and eggs to the market at once, so that they would be sold before they spoiled, with the result that the prices fellto such a low point that at times the shipments to the com- mission merchants did not realize enough to pay the freight. There isa minimum price below which it would not pay the railroads to transport, and commission dealers and retailers to handle farm pro- ducts, and that price the consuming pub- lic must pay for their benefit, no matter how plentiful the supply is. So in the summer the farmers made little money, and the New York public got only a small part of the benefit. In the winter the supply was so much less that, while the public had to pay high prices, the farmers had not enough milk and eggs to sell to reap much benefit. Then came the introduction of cold storage and the cold storage warehouse, which is so recent that the big men in the business are still young or middle aged, while the acceptance of butter and eggs as good collateral is so recent that young note-dealers easily recall the first paper which came in with butter and eggs security. The first effect of this innovation was to make a great deal of money for the men who had capital and relied on their own judgment and the possibilities of cold storage. They are rich men to-day, for they anticipated the future by two or three seasons. Some of the first men to take advantage of the cold storage busi- ness in this manner were produce com- mission dealers. In the summer, when butter and eggs were tow, they bought up all they could carry and pay for, and put them into cold storage warehouses. In January and February they unloaded and made over 200 per cent. profit. They made their purchases direct from the farmers who shipped to them, and put the butter and eggs in the warehouse at once, so they came out almost as fresh as when they went in. The only reason they did not make more money was that they had insufficient capital, and the business of borrowing money on butter and eggs was in its beginning. Butter and eggs were then not regarded as good collateral. The next year the men who had made the big profits the year before went to their banks and used their personal credit to secure the money to carry their purchases. More butter and eggs were carried over to the winter season that year than the _ season before. Though the total amount of profit was larger than that of the first year the per cent. of it was not so high. Their pur- TRADESMAN. 19 chases stiffened the prices in the sum- mer, and their unloading made a weaker butter and egg market in the winter, It occurred to some of the storage warehousemen that there should be some way by which they could make a profit out of the business over their stor- age charges. They found it when they got the banks to accept storage warehouse receipts for butter aud eggs as good col- laterals for loans. When this was ac- complished, almost every produce man took to speculating in butter and eggs. The possibilities of the storage ware- house business developed to include chickens, game, and meat of all kinds. When chickens were low a wholesale chicken man could buy them in thousand lots and store them until the market quotations of them were higher. The big creameries and butter factories were among the first to take advantage of this new state of things, demanding higher prices for their butter in the sum- mer, or storing their surplus product until winter. The farmers then profited by the facility with which the summer surplus could be disposed of, while the public for the first time had good butter ata low price in the winter and cheap eggs the year round, irrespective of the weather or the feelings of the cows and the hens. Now the banks will accept storage cer- tificates for collateral as readily as they would United States bonds, when the ap- plication for a loan comes to them through men whom they know. Every month the value of the collateral in- creases, and about the only possibility of loss is an earthquake or a fire, and the cold storage warehouse is regarded as an excellent insurance risk. The owners cap protect themselves by insurance. A man needs very little capital now to go into a butter, eggs and cheese specu- lation. He buys from the farmers and at once has the butter, eggs and chickens sent to the cold storage warehouse. He goes to the owner of the warehouse and gets a loan of 80 percent. of the value of his storage certificates on payment of the storage and the brokerage fee for getting the loan. He gives a note for the loan, which the warehouse men en- dorse, and deposits with the storage cer- tificates in the bank. With this money the buyer can go back and get more but- ter, eggs and chickens until he has enough stored to feed a country town for six months. The bank carries the loans until winter. Then when the rural supply of butter, eggs and chickens begins to diminish and the market prices increase, the produce man gradually unloads his holdings, making sales from samples. As fast as he makes a sale he gives an order for the goods onthe cold storage warehouse man. The cold storage warehouse man receives the money and takes up the storage cer- tificates from the bank. When all the loans are taken up, the produce man owns absolutely the rest of the things he has stored and he can do with them what he pleases. Some produce men enlarge this specula- tion by making contracts with their cus- tomers by the year. They agree on a price from month to month, and at those prices they agree to furnish a fixed quantity. The market quotations may be higher or lower than the agreement. The produce man’s profits come in the difference between the prices at which he buys in the summer, plus his ware- house bill and interest charges, and the price he gets. So far no one seems to have taken ad- vantage of the possibility of getting up a corner on chickens, butter, or eggs, though there is an Exchange at which there is extensive speculation. A man ean contract for a thousand pounds of February butter just as he can go to the Produce Exchange and contract for Feb- ruary wheat, or to the Consolidated Ex- change and buy February petroleum. However, there is little selling short, and until the professional produce men take to selling short there is slight danger of corners. Occasionally 3ome man tries to earry too much and fails, but where he agrees to deliver future eggs and chick- ens, he usually has them in the cold storage warehouse at the time and makes the price based on the market quotations of that day and the storage charges. The banks look more favorably from year to year on this kind of collateral, for they have had few losses. The mar- ket quotations are usually toward the increase of the value of the security, as the prices always rise from summer until spring. There is no danger of a bear raid which will smash prices and make the collateral worth less than the face of the notes. The products are easier to sell than real estate, and practically al- most as easy to market as standard rail- road securitie. It may be well for some one to point out to the farmers who are in the habit of railing at New York banks and capi- talists that if no one would loan money on butter, eggs, chickens, and small farm products, only so much of these could be carried as the individual sapi- tal of the produce men would permit. Prices in the summer would be much lower. The fact that the New York banks will loan money on these products prevents the low drops in prices that used to come every summer at the expense of the farmer. It also lowers the price paid by the consumers in the city during the winter, for all the farm products stored in the summer and fall have to be sold during the winter to pre- vent their running into the lower prices of the next summer. Sentiment in favor of the enactment of alaw compelling every person dealing in cheese, other than the pure article, to brand or durably mark the same with the word ‘‘caserine,” and to compel the registration of every manufacturer of such article, appears to be growing in England. The crusade originated in Cheshire, and appears to be gaining ground in all the dairy districts of the United Kingdom. MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “‘ The Niagara Falls Route.’’ (Taking effectaSunday, Nov. 20, 1892.) Arrive. Depart 17 G@pm.:...... Detroit Express . ---6 55pm a pm............- Mixe -.. 6 am 10 06a m.......... Day Ex wrege l,l. 0L 120pm ¢€@Wam..... *Atlantic and Pacific..... 10 45 pm PUGp is .:... New York Express...... 5 40pm *Daily. All others daily, except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific ex- press trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars leave for Detroit at 6:55am; re- turning, leave Detroit 4:40 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids 10:00 p m. Direct communication made at Detroit with all through trains east over the Michigan Cen tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) Tickets on sale at Union Ticket Office, 67 Mon- roe street and Union Depot. TOLEDO RAILWAY. In connection with the Detroit, Lansing & Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee R’ys offers a route making the best time be- tween Grand Rapids and Toledo. Time Table in effect January 29, 1893. VIA D., L. & N. B’Y. Lv. Grand Rapids at....-7:10 a, m. and 1:25 p. m. AY. Tolegeac......... 1:10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m VIA D., @. H. & M. R’Y. Ly. Grand Rapids at....-6:50 a, m. and 3:25 p. m Ar Tolede ae... ...... ‘tf: 10 p. m. and 10:30 p. m Return connections equally as good. W. H. BEeNnneTT, General Pass. Agent, DETROIT, LANSING & NORTHERN R. R GOING TO DETROIT. JAN. 22, 1893 by OG @.....t. 7:10am *1:25pm 5:40pm ye ow 11:35am *5:30pm 10:35pm RETURNING FROM DETROIT. iy, Der e........-..... 7:45am *1:30pm 6:05pm an.G H...... is 12:55pm *5:25pm 10:30pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND BT. LOUIS. Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. G R.11:50am 10:40pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R, RB. Ly. Grand Rapids........ 7:10am 1:25pm 5:40pm Ar. trom Lowell......-... 12-Sopm 5:24pm: ....... THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Parlor Cars on all trains between Grand Rap ids and Detroit. Parlor cars to Saginaw on morn- ing train. *Every day. Other trains week days only. GEO. DEHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t. Grand Rapids & Indiana. Schedule in effect January 29, 1893. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from Leave going South. North. For Traverse City and Saginaw 6:45am 7:20am For Traverse City & Mackinaw 9:00am 1:10pm For Cadillac and Saginaw...... 2:20 pm 4;15 pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw..... 8:10 pm 10:10 pm From Chicago and Kalamazoo. 8:35 p m Train arriving from south at 6:45am and 9:00am daily. Others trains daily except Sunday. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from ne North. ut wow Clpereeate. 6:30am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago. 10:05 am For Fort Wayne and the a "11:50am 2:00 pm wor Ciera... .. 8. ‘ 6:00 pm For Kalamazoo & Chicago..... 11:20 pm From Sagtaaw............. From Saginaw : m Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and 11:20 p. m,. runs daily; all other trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING & PARLOR CAR SERVICE. NORTH a train has Parlor Car to Travers ty 1:10 p m train has parlor car Grand rete to Petosie and Mackinaw. i m train.—Sleeping ca Grand nepine o Petoskey and Mackinaw. SOUTH--7:00 am train.—Parlor chair car Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. 10:05 am train ar Parlor Car Soo Rapids to Chicag = train ae Sleeping Car Seana pids to Cincinnati. 11;20 pm train.—Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. Chicago via G. R. &1. KR. R. Lv Grand Rapids 10:05 a m 2:00 p = 1l Arr Chicago 3:55 p m 9:00 p 6: 10:05 a m train through Wagner Panter € Car. 11:20 pm _— daily, through Wagner Sleepin; Lv Chicag: 7:05 am 3:10 pm ~ Grand Rapids 2:20 pm 8:35 p m m through Wagner Parlor Car. 11:45p m ome daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana, For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon—Arrive 755 am 10:00 a m 11:25 am 4:40 pm 5:30 pm 9:05 pm Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 9:05 a m, ar- riving at 10:20 am. Returning, train leaves Muske gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids at 5:45 p m. Tnrough tickets and full information can be had by ¢ valling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at cca Station, Telephone 606, Grand Rapids, ic Oo. L. LOOK WOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. CHICAGO AND WES? MICHIGAN R’Y. NOV. 2, 1892 GOING TO CHICAGO Lv.GR’D RAPIDS...... 8:50am 1:25pm *11:35pm Ar. CHICSGG¢.......... 3:55pm 6:45pm *7:05am RETURNING FROM CHICAGO. liv. CHICAGO. ........ 9:00am 5:25pm *11:15pm Ar. GR’D RAPIDS.....3:55pm 10:45pm *7:05am TO AND FROM BENTON HARBOR, AND 8T JOSEPH in.G @.... ... S:50am 10pm ...... *11:35pm Ar GH....... *6:10am 3°55pm 10:45pm TO AND FROM MUSKEGON. iv. G.H....... 8:50am 1:25pm 5:35pm 8:45pm mr G O....... ..,..,. 10:45am 3:55pm 5:25pm TRAVERSE CITY MANISTEE & PETOSKEY. cy. & @...........4.....,......, 7:30am 5:35pm . Manistee .. 2:15pm 10:29pm i. ‘raweree Ciéy .............. 12:35pm 10:59pm Ae. Charieverm .........,....... ee eee Aw Peloeeew 0... 3: wee... Ar. from Petoskey, etc., 10:00 p m.; from Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 pm. THROUGH CAR SERVICE. Wagner Parlor Cars Leave Grand Rapids 1:25 pm, leave Chicago 5:25 p m. Wagner Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 pm; leave Chicago *11:15 pm. Free Chair Car for Manistee 5:35 p m. *Every day. Other trains week days only. ETROIT, GRAND HAVEN & WAUKEE Railway. Depot corner Leonard St. and Plainfield Av, MIL- EASTWARD. Trains Leave jtNo. 14\tNo. 16)tNo. 18\*No. 82 G’d Rapids, Ly | 6 50am/10 20am) 3 25pm/1100 m — Leuceu cs 7 45am/11 25am) 427pm/12 42 m Johns . et 8 30am]12 17pm} 520pm)| 2 00am phe oa Ar| 905am| 1 20pm} 6 05pm} 3 10am E. Saginaw..Ar/|1U0 50am} 3 45pm} 8 00pm| 6 49am Bay City ..... = 11 30am) 4 35pm| 8 37pm} 7 15am Pies ....... Ar |10 05am} 3 45pm) 7 (5pm) 5 40am Pt. Huron...Ar|1205pin] 5 50pm) 8 50pm] 7 30am Pontiac ......Ar |10 53am 3 05pm) 8 25pm} 5 37am Detroit, ....../ Ar |11 50am] 4 05pm] 9 25pm} 7 00am WESTWARD. Trains Leave |*No. 81 |tNo. 11|t+No. 13.|tNo. 15 Lv. Detroit.. ito 45pm| 6 50am/|10 50am) 4 05pm Q@’d Rapids, Lv| 7 00am] 1 00pm} 5 10pm|10 20pm Gd Haven, Ar) 8 25am) 2 10pm) 6 15pm/)11 26pm Miuwtcese “).....-.-]........ 6 30am} 6 30am Cihtcaee Str ‘" | ......-[..2..... 6 00am] 6 00am *Daily. +Daily except Sunday Trains arrive from _< east, 6:40 a.m., 12:50 a.m., 5:00 p. m. and 10:00 Trains arrive from "the a 6:45 a. m., 10:10 a, m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:45 p, m Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Paricr Buffet car. No.18Chair Car. No. 82 Wagner Sleeper. Westward—No. 81 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Chair Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent. 23 Monrce Street THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. EARNING A SALARY. I advertised in the local paper last month for an experienced clerk, request- ing the applicants to call at my store be- tween certain hours on the following day. My has. grown quite large of late, and I felt thatif I had a really first-class clerk who could intelli- gently wait on customers it would still further increase the sales. much that Ll expected to enlarge the num- ber of customers, which was satifactory in that regard, but that the individual purchase of each customer might be in- creased by a competent salesman at the right moment. There were three appli- eants for the position, and I must do them the justice to say that they certainly exhibited remarkable promptness at the start, as they were all on hand some time before the appointed hour. lasked each one separately to step be- hind my desk, and questioned him as to his knowledge of the business, last place of employment and amount of salary con- sidered satisfactory. The first one that he had worked for twelve years in stores in various places, but for the past ten years had been employed ina gro- cery store in He thought $12 a week would be satisfactory to start with. I ascertained that he was married and had two small children, and I came to the conelusion that he either valued himself too low or had exagger- ated his ability, and proceeded to the next applicant. This was a man of some 50 years, who told me ina rather shaky voice that he formerly owned a store ‘‘down East in Maine,” but the trade had gradually left him and he had failed, and had since been living with relations, doing odd jobs of book-keeping now and then as oc- easion offered. I did not question him further, as 1 perceived that his was a ease of constitutional ‘‘bad luck’ and not the sort of element I wished to in- troduce into my store. The third and last applicant was a young man of perhaps 23 or 24 years, and possessed of a bright, frank face and a graceful bearing. He stated in reply to my questions that he had worked f business It was not so said a neighboring town. for two years in a wholesale establishment in the | city, and, being on a visit here, had no- | ticed my advertisement and thought he | could fill the position satisfactorily. He told me that he munificent sum of $6 a week for the past year, having commenced at $4.5( penses. further questioning ascertained that he | the | was fairly well acquainted with values and uses of a general stock, and finally offered him $8 a week for the bal- ance of the year, with the promise of $10, if he proved satisfactory, the following | year. He naturally accepted my offer, which was perhaps more than he ex- pected, but I have always found in my experience that it is cheaper to pay clerks fair salaries in thelong run. During the} few weeks he has been with meI have} watched him closely, and have been more than pleased at the tact and intel- | he displays in dealing | In fact, I find | myself studying his manner, and noting | the quiet but effective methods he uses | One of his strong points | | ligence which with different customers. “o make sales. is the patience and good humor with | which he treats any disparaging remarks about the goods or prices. If the cus- | tomer complains that the saws are rusty had been receiving the | ), but as | he lived at home he was able to meet ex- | l liked his appearance, and by | from handling, or the price of barbed wire is a quarter of acent higher than somebody else is offering it for, he does not dispute or avoid the statement, but assumes a sort of half-worn, half-amused look, and, while acknowledging and de- ploring the rust, still so deftly explains the good points of the saw as to convince the customer that the rust is a matter of small moment in view of its good quali- ties. As regards the difference in price, puts himself in the place of the customer and admits that a quarter of a cent a pound is worth saving, but at the same time drops a hint as to giving generous weight and so secures the sale without cutting the price. Another of his strong points is his ac- commodating manner with customers in small matters without immediate gain. If a carpenter wants a 10 cent file to sharpen his saw with, he takes an inter- est in the subject and procures a saw from the case to ascertain the proper size required, and six times out of ten the customer will spend a dollar or more be- fore he leaves the store, because of his pleasant and accommodating manner. I think I was very fortunate in my selec- tion, and if he continues as he has begun, the $8 will soon be $15, for he will easily save it, and I can well afford to pay him all that he can earn. 1 have given this little bit of personal experience for the benefit of clerks in general who may have felt that their remuneration was too meager, but who have at the same time overlooked the means necessary to secure a larger sal- ary. Intelligent clerks who have tact, patience and an accommodating dispo- sition will never be a drug on the mar- ket, and they will find it only a question of time when their efforts will be suitably rewarded. HEMAN SAYD. >_> > PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—So nearly out of market as to be un- quotable. Asparagus—25@35e per doz. Beans—Handlers pay 81.75 for country-picked | and hold at $2. City hand-picked are quoted at 196@25S5e above these figures. Butter—The paying price for choice dairy has dropped to 15c, since which time dealers have held the market at i7c. Factory creamery has declined to 18@19c. Cabbage—Cairo stock commands $1.75 per | crate, while Louisiana is in fair demand at $4.25. Carrots—25e per doz. . | Cucumbers—%5e per doz. Eggs—About steady holding at 14c. Green Beans—#1.50 per bu. Wax #1.75 per bu. Green Onions—10e per doz. bunches, Green Peas—#1.50 per bu. Honey—¥ hite clover commands 15¢ per Ib. | dark buckwheat brings 123