ichigan [radesman. Published Weekly. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, PUBLISHERS. $1 Per Year. VOL. ei GRAND RAPIDS, AUGUST 28, 1893. NO. 518 TURNING AGAIN. RVERY WHEEL IN OUR PACTORY, After an enforced idleness of two weeks, that we might put in a new Boiler and reset Engines, our full MOSELEY BROS., JOBBERS OF force of workmen are again turn- ing out tons of pure fresh confec- ies SHEDS dail tionery LET US Clover, Timothy, Millet, Hungarian, Field Peas, Ete. Green Vegetables, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, and Fruits of all kinds HAVE YOUR ORDERS EGG CASE FILLERS, Ten sets No. 1, with Case, $1.25. 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich. FALL TRADE ' I ‘HIRTY-SIX YEARS established business bespeaks itself the perfectness and solidity of the eminent firm of MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Tun PUTNAM Ganpy co, WHOLESALE CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, ROCHESTER, N. Y.,, MR. CRAMER, clothing merchant of Kalams zoo, Mich., remarked: “It’s qu lite true when I have l A \ failed to fit a man in other lines I have got a 36 coat of Kolbs, for a man who takes a 36, and it is sure to fit.” Then again Mr. on a clothing traveler, remarked: ‘“Mr. Connor, you may well sell so many goods, for Mr. Kolb’s clothing is as staple as flour, always reliable, well made and ex- I M : : A pp we cellent fitters... Mr. Mercer of East Saginaw, clothier, says: “Mr. Connor, don't leave Kolb, for How you -_ obtain a Pack of A. DOUGHERTY’S his goods cannot be beat, besides Mr. Kolb is a good, square dealing man, and no one ean find Celebrated World Renowned fault with his prices.” Iam in my eleventh year with Kolb & Son. Write me for printed references, or send for me, and I will soon be with you to show you my samples. Address, PLAYING CARDS FREE! WILLIAM CONNOR, enn Box 346, Marshall, Mich. Please note that I shall be at SWEET’S HOTEL, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. on AUGUST 9, If you want good, light, sweet Bread and Biscuits use 10 and 11, the week of the races. Customers’ expenses allowed. | TELFER SPICE COMPANY, ~ - RR Mi - N Mi MANUFACTURERS OF Spices and Baking Powder, and Jobbers of THE ONLY RELIABLE Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries J and 3 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS RINDGE, naLMPACH & CO), Manufacturers and Jobbers of SOLD BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS. nace (Ya Save the Tin-Foil Wrappers and our White Diamond Labels, : j ll lf and when you have TWENTY-FIVE send them (or fifteen 12, 14 and 16 Pearl St., cents), to our agency and they will send you a full deck of Grand Rapids, Mich., “FERMENTUM” PLAYING CARDS. For Purity and Excellence FERMENTUM, the only reliable COMPRESSED YEAST is superseded by none. It is made from selected Corn, Rye and Malt. It does not contain any acids or chemicals to make it white, being sold in its natural state, the color of Rye. Try it, and you will always have good “An Tou ma the bert wene wae te a ae Bread. Follow directions. Ask for and insist upon having our HARD PAN. They beat FERMENTUM, the only reliable COMPRESSED YEAST. the world. We use a higher Manufactured only by grade of upper and bottom stock than any manufac turer making a similar line. THE RIVERDALE DISTILLERY, Made in Men's, Boys and THE OLDEST MANUFACTURERS IN THE WEST. Bals, Standard and McKay sewed. Ask for our shoes. : te oe ee See that name is on soleand General Offices: 264 to 270 Kinzie St., Chicago III. lining of every pair. Grand Rapids Agency: No. 106 Kent Street. AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE COMPANY. STANDARD OIL CO. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. DEALERS IN Tiluminating and Lubricating ~_ | -OILs- NAPTHA AND GASOLINES. Office, Hawkins Block. Works, Butterworth Ave BULK WORKS AT GRAND RAPIDS, SIG RAPIDS, ALLEGAN, MUSKEGON, GRAND HAVEN, HOWARD CITY, HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR EMPTY CARBON & GASOLIN’ BARRELS MANISTEE, CADILLAC, LUDINGTON. PETOSKEY, LEMON & WaERLER COMPANY. IMPORTERS AND Wholesale arneersi Grand Rapids. THK PUTNAM GANDY 60. JOBBERS OF - ORANGES, SZ LEMONS =. FOREIGN NUTS. See ZI THE PUTNAM CANDY CoO. FPeaRRInNS & BESS 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. Why Not Use the Best? ors UE a “Sunlight” | FANCY PATENT FLOUR Is unsurpassed for whiteness, purity and strength. Increase your trade and place your self beyond the competition of your neighbors by selling this unrivaled brand. Write us price deli delivered at your railroad station. The Walsh-DeRoo Milling Cp, HOLLAND, MICH. Nvverevvvevnevevevornnnesesyrveesnsovverenttyyte. P= > — -|IF YOU SUFFER FROM PILES |- ip ba ae rlect te — |p| In any form, do you know what may result from neglect to cure |—~ i eg them? It may result simply in —— ry annoyance and discom- |. m—]| fort, or it may be the beginning of serious recti al disease. 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It is guaranteed absolutely free from [—~ >| mineral poisons or any injurious substance. am > In mild cases of Piles, one or two applications of the remedy |— 1 are apes eag for a cure, and in no case will it fail to give imme- [—~ a 0 diate relie (Em — a. — REAMS. e) ARAMELS. eee HOCOLATES. pe SPECIALLY FINE LINE FOR RtSORT TRADE. Orders given us for Oranges, Lemons and Bananas will receive careful attention. A. E BROOKS & CO., 46 © tawa st., Grand Rapids, Mich. HEYMAN COMPANY, Manufacturers of Show Gases of Every Description. FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 63 and 65 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. WRITE FOR PRICES, r * , «= i i a - { ( ~ wR ~ v ° “4 y & modp - a @. s a > rT 64 t ~ } = ~~ . - -~ - » - ! wiv? > \a i a ™ - * aa » . t « ‘ 4 : eget 5 ‘ s5gaits a ~ . 4 GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1893. NO. 518 My Tir ARLOW BRO'S #™.BLANK BOOKS = edie Te wo NM ae Neel aa 11 | H. Stno FOP PRICES GRAND RAPIDS,MIC inn COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO. 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THEN MAKE THEM EASY BY ADOPTING THE COU- PON BOOK SYSTEM FUR- NISHED BY THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, GRAND RAPIDS. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. The Bradstreet Company, Props. 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. HENRY ROYCE, Supt. TP afr PROMPT, FIRE INS. co. CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. T.SSTEWART WHITE, Pres’t. W. Frep McBain, Sec’y. THE CASHIER’S STORY. At 22 years of age I was the cashier of the large retail dry goods house of Burke Bros. & Co. Plenty of people wondered why a young man of that age had been given such a responsible position, and I may explain that I had been with the house for six years. Mr. Walter Burke, the manager, was pleased to say that they had found me honest, diligent and ambitious, and that there was no doubt of my giving continued satisfaction. I gave no bond. It wasn’t the rule in those days, and I could not have given one had it been exacted. The position of cashier is not a hard one for an honest man. I handled a great deal of money, but I can truthfully say I was never tempted in the slightest. I don’t claim to be peculiar in my ideas, but I do say that I have always been a bit of a phi- losopher on the subject of honesty. To carry a burden of guilt; to be suspected; to leave home, friends and country; to be obliged to admit to yourself that you are a thief; to be tracked and published, even if not arrested and imprisoned— why, I could never figure out value re- ceived, no matter how large the sum. Mr. Burke could enter the office any hour of the day and count my cash or run Over my accounts without causing me to changecolor. Every three months an expert looked over the books, and I could leave him in the office and go home whistling. On one oceasion he kicked up quite an excitement by finding a shortage of $2,100. I didn’t tremble and turn pale. I neither bolted nor broke down and confessed that I had embezzled the money to speculate in stocks or play the races. 1 just pulled off my coat and went over the figures, and within an hour we found the error. Expert that he was he had made a mistake in his footings. I had held the place for two years when a young man named Henry Devon, who was acousin of the Burkes, came to take a place in the store as manager of a department. He did not create a favora- ble impression on me, though he seemed to make an effort in that direction. He was what they calla ‘‘goody goody” man. He wore a sanctimonious look, pretended to be possessed of all the virtues, and a great many people were deceived in him. In a couple of months after his arrival he was a steady churchgoer, had a caller or two every day from the congregation, and was always taking up a collection in his department for something or other. He discharged two salesgirls who refused to contribute to buy Sunday school books, and he promptly bounced an ele- vator boy who ‘‘durned the heathen’’ when asked to chip in 25 cents. Being a relative, Devon was not looked upon as he otherwise would have been, although the only advantage he seemed to take of the circumstance was to hang about the eashier’s office rather more than was proper, and to force his friendship on me. I treated him civilly, of course, but I never liked him. One day—when Devon had been in the store a year or more—my assistant was taken illat noon, and had to go home. busy afternoon, but Mr. Burke gave me two or three extra things todo, and when it came time to make our bank deposit I had half a dozen ironsin the fire. My assistant had always gone to the bank, but on this occasion I must make the de- posit myself. Trade had been rushing and sales heavy, and it so happened that everything was cash. I think the sum was $5,800, and I had just counted it when Devon came into the office to ask about a check which had been mailed to us by a country customer and had never turned up. I wasina hurry to get out the items of a statement of account wanted by Mr. Burke, and as Devon had his hat and coat on and was evidently going out I asked him to take the money and our book and make the deposit for me. I did not see him when he returned. I found the book in my desk, and placed it in the safe without opening it. It was not till 10 o’clock next forenoon that I made the discovery that no deposit had been credited to us the day before. I went upstairs to see Devon and ask for an explanation. ‘“‘Why, what do you mean?” he asked in reply, seemingly much surprised. “TI sent $5,800 by you yesterday to de- posit. The bank has given us no credit.” ‘Sent $5,800 by me! Why, my dear boy, you must have dreamed it! You never gave me a dollar to deposit. Had you asked me to do such a thing I should have promptly refused, as you are em- ployed to see to those matters.’’ Well, to be brief, he stood right up and denied everything. He even proved that he did not go out on the street. It so happened that no one had seen him in the office, and so it wasa question of veracity. My accounts showed the re- ceipt of the money, but as to its disposal —well, that was different. I had seven or eight years of faithful, honest service tomy credit. Devon was a relative, a church member, and considered beyond reproach. He was toosharp to even hint that I had embezzled the sum. He merely contended that I had made a mis- take in some way. He denied asking me about the check, or of being in the office, and he lied so gracefully and easily that everybody was deceived. The _ idea he carried was that 1 had given the money to some other employe, or, per- haps, to a stranger, and he had only soft words and sorrowful glances when lL continued to affirm that he was the guilty man. It was a great mystery. I had every reason to believe that Mr. Walter Burke believed my statement, but his two brothers and the ‘‘Co.” were doubt- ful, even if not suspicious. The upshot of the matter was that I was asked to re- sign. The story got out, and although there was not the slightest proof that I took the money, and I asked that they investigate in any manner they elected, the public remarked that another trusted employe had gone wrong, and | was dis- graced. My first thought was of leaving the conntry. I was an orphan, with no home or relatives. I was, however, en- It was not only a| gaged to be married, and that made my disgrace all the harder to bear. The story had no sooner got about than I re- ceived a curt note from the girl’s father forbidding me the house. I couldn’t blame him, as no man is anxious to have a thief for a son-in-law, and I should not have blamed Katie, either, had she added a postscript to his note. Instead of that, and knowing that 1 couldn’t call at her father’s house, she came to see me at my boarding place. She didn’t fling her- self upon my breast and declare she would believe me innocent against the whole world, and she didn’t offer to go to the nearest clergymen’s and be married. She was, as 1 am proud to tell you, a sensible, level-headed girl, with little or no romance in her composition. She didn’t waste any time about coming to the point after reaching the house, but sat down and said: “The story is that you embezzled a large sum of money from Burke Bros. & Co. lhave heard three or four versions of it. I now want to hear yours.’’ I gave her the full particulars, as I have given them to you, and she did not interrupt me once while speaking. When I had concluded, she said: “Your story is both plausible and im- probable. After I have seen Devon I will tell you whether I believe or disbe- lieve.’ The next day she went tothe store and sized the man up. She came directly to my boarding house and said: ‘f believe yourstory. Devonis a first- class hypocrite. Now, the trouble is to make other folks believe it. What time in the afternoon did you give him the money?’’ “It was about 10 think.” ‘““And only you two were in the office?” “Only us two. If there had been a third person Devon would not have dared to play the game.”’ ‘“‘He must have come in again to leave the book. Some one must have seen him either first or last, as your office is very public. Is there a mail delivery at 3 o’clock?”’ “NO” ‘Did you receive any messages or tele- grams that afternoon?”’ “Not at that hour.’’ ‘You have a telephone in your office. Can you remember anyone using it that afternoon?”’ “No. Hold on a minute! Yes, I do remember! Harry Johnson was in and telephoned to somebody about a horse. (’'m certain he was there when I gave Devon the money.’’ ‘“*Then lose no time in finding him.’’ When [ started to look him up I found that he was in a city 250 miles away. Next day I walked inonhim. He hadn’t heard of my troubles, and I hadn’t fin- ished telling my story when he inter- rupted me with: “No use going any further, my boy! While I stood with the trumpet to my ear I saw you hand Devon the book and the money, and I heard you say he had only time to reach the bank. I followed minutes to 3, I 2 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. him out of the office, and he went up-| stairs instead of out doors. I didn’t give the matter a thought then, being busy with a horse trade.”’ Mr. Johnson’s statement was put in the form of an affidavit, and I returned home rejoicing that my disgrace had been removed. ‘“‘This is not enough—really of no ac- count,” remarked the level-headed Katie, as she finished reading the document. “It satisfies me but it won’t satisfy the firm. Mr. Johnson isa friend of yours, and they would argue that he was trying to help you out.” ‘“‘But what more can we do?” “Trap the thief. Even if he has a bank account he would not dare deposit the stolen funds as soon as this. I have ascertained that he has rooms in a board- ing house on Vine Street. I believe that a search of his rooms would discover the money. Canyou remember the denom- ination of any of the bills?’’ ‘*There was a good deal of small money, but there was a $500 bill. It did not come from a customer, but I changed it for Slater, the druggist. It was a brand new Treasury note, and he said he got it from Williams, the real estate man.’’ While I set out to trace the bill the girl started in to further investigate Devon. By a visit to his boarding house she located, his room and ascertained that his door was never locked during the day. Her idea was to hire a room near it, but there was none to be had. Slater remembered bringing in the bill, and Williams not only remembered pay- ing it to Slater, but had the number of it. When | met Katie again she told me of her failure, and asked: ‘“‘Has Devon got a mother or sister?’’ ‘There was a young woman to see him a few months ago who was said to be his sister.” “That willdo. He has no doubt men- tioned her to his landlady. He goes to dinner at 12 and returns at1. I shall be here at 3 o’clock sharp to-morrow after- noon. Ask no questions, but let me work this out may own way.’’ At aquarter past 1 o’clock the next afternoon she drove up to the boarding house in a hack, and was provided with a traveling bag, wore a traveling suit, and appeared to have just come off the train. She was Miss Devon, and was disappointed to thing that she had just missed Brother Henry. She would get a bite to eat, rest for an hour, and then run down tothe store. It was perfectly natural that she should want to see Henry’s room and perfectly natural that she should be left in it to tidy things up a bit. Even the sharpest detective would have gone poking iato trunks and the wardrobe and looking into corners. She found that money in- side of five minutes. It was between the leaves of an elegant big Bible usten- tatiously displayed on a center table. At 3 o’clock she was on hand to say: ‘“‘Now, you go to Walter Burke and show him the affidavit. Then get outa search warrant and have it served. In- side of two hours Mr. Devon will be a very tired man.” Mr. Burke was a bit surprised at my call. He was a great deal more surprised when I handed him the affidavit and told him about the $500 bill, and added that I should apply for a search warrant. He did not discourage me, though he said nothing encouraging. It took the officer an hour and a half to find the money. I /met him at the store, and there was a very solemn meeting in the manager’s room. Devon wascalled down stairs and | informed of the result of the search and ‘the affidavit was shown to him. I ex- pected he would face the charge as boldly as he had faced me, but the thing came so suddenly that he had no time to work up his nerve. He did, indeed, start in to deny everything, but his demeanor betrayed his guilt, and he finally wilted. He deserved ten years in state prison, but he was not prosecuted. It didn’t look just right to give a cousin up to the law, you know, nor would any of us like to have the world know that we hada blood relative who ought to be playing checkers with his nose. Mr. Devon stepped out very softly and quietly, and I stepped back into my old place, and to- day there are people who can’t make out how it all happened. Katie’s father changed his mind long ago. I think he’s quite satisfied with me for a son-in-law. =. <— GLOVES AND SHOES. What is New in Hand and Footwear. From the New York Mail and Express. There is a great deal in the papers about dresses and millinery, but very little about gloves and shoes that are to go with them, and yet these are impor- tant factors in the costuming of woman. A woman who is not. well gloved and shoed is never well dressed, no matter how expensive the rest of her costume may be, and yet it is astonish- ing how few women know this, or atany rate, appreciate the fact. Sometimes in a street car a pretty face will attract your notice and (if you be a man) you turn tu get asecond look and your eyes travel over agraceful, well-dressed figure, when suddenly a foot is pushed out from beneath the dainty petticoat, and behold, there is a shoe looking gray and out of shape, with two or three buttons missing; you say to yourself, ‘‘Sloven,’’ and im- mediately cease to be interested. A woman who is careful to have her hands and feet always looking trim and neat is generally a good house- wife. Nearly all men know this, and they are the first thing a man looks at after the face. In walking down Fifth avenue the other day with a gentlemen we passed an unusually pretty girl, and I remarked to my companion: ‘Oh, what a pretty girl; did you see her?” ‘-Yes,” he replied, *‘and she had three buttons off her left shoe.” You see he noticed it, though I didnot. It is the same with gloves. How can a woman think she looks well when her gloves are soiled or have the fingers worn through or buttons off? You may argue that one cannot always get new ones when needed, but that is no excuse for those defects. There is always a needle and thread in the house, and it only costs ten cents to get gloves cleaned. There are two or three new designs in gloves. One is an imported Suede glove of a pinkish tan in color (called Oeuf in French), and is to be worn outside the sleeve of an em- pire dress. The wrist and top of the glove are trimmed with galloon trimming with eolored jewels called carbuchon, giving the effect of two bracelets. Someone has also had a happy thought for silk gloves, to prevent the finger nails ecut- ting to tip them with kid through, and that is of the same color. The kid is placed on the inside of the glove. In shoes the white canvas and darker shade of tan are going out, and in their place the light tan and a navy blue can- vas trimmed in black patent leather are offered. Thereis also a navy blue trim- med in white, but they are very ‘‘loud’’ and not considered good taste. A comfortable low shoe named the ‘‘Duse’’ recommends itself at once to the shopper, but many ladies still prefer the high French heel, thinking it makes the foot look shorter and more graceful and are willing that a little comfort should be sacrificed. Shoes this year are very pretty and much cheaper than they have ever been before. OUN EXAFiipit = Located in Section G, Agricultural : Building, World’s Columbian Exposi- tion, is attracting the attention of a great many visitors most of whom are acquainted with the merits of the cel- ’ ebrated *‘Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk.’’ The pavilion is one of the most beau- . tifal on the grounds, and you will feel : yee) amply repaid for the time occupied in yin 1 seeing it Of course, if you have not already been, you are going to the World’s Fair. Don’t miss the grandest exhibition that was ever presented to the people on earth. You will always a regret it if youdo. Like the : “GALL BORDEN Ue 7 CONDENSED MIDE ee BAGLE BRAND," c= =e The W orld’s Fair has Chocolate Cooler Co., MANUSACTURERS OF no Equal. L KNOCK DOWN TABLES AND AND MANUFACTURERS AGENT FOR Koch Adjustable Bracke- ets tor Shelving. This combination renders the furniture of a store portable—not fixtures, to be retained by the landlord and utilized by the next tenant. This arrangement enables the merchant to move his store furniture more quickly and easily than he can move his stock, thus enabling him to resume business in a new loca- tion without loss of valuable time. Samples of each line on exhibition at office, 315 MICHIGAN TRUST CO. BUILDING. if you cannot Visit office, , send for catalogue. ~ F @ i ~ _ ~ - o « t wd sf : o * THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 8 LIGHTNING AND ELECTRICITY. It is somewhat remarkable in an age when electricity las been utilized as an agency for almost all purposes of power, as well as lighting and the transmission of intelligance, so little is known of its real nature and its wonderful properties. Nothing whatever is known of the rela- tions between the tremendous force which we denominate lightning and the electricity which we harness to machin- ery to do our work and carry our mes- sages. Is there more than one sort of electri- city? What is the relation of electricity to magnetism? What is electricity, any- way? According to the ordinary the- ories, electricity is lying around loose everywhere. It pervades the atmos- phere, the earth, water and all matter. When it isin astate of equilibrium noth- ing is seen or heard of it; but when it is out of balance, when there is more in one object than in another in the neigh- borhood, the force where it is in excess will, if no impassable obstacles inter- vene, at once pass to the object or place where there is a deficiency, and so re- establish an equilibrium. Knowledge of these conditions has en- abled man to gather up and confine elec- tricity until it is wanted for use, and then to send it on its way to establish its balance. Electricity may be kept in confinement by surrounding it with sub- stances through which it cannot pass, such as dry air, glass, india-rubber and some others; but when it is to be dis- patched on its mission it is permitted to traverse metallic wires which are known as conductors. The transmission of elec- tricity through good conductors is at- tended by no disturbance of any sort; but when a bad conductor intervenes the transmission is interrupted and the in- terruption is made known by demon- strations of heat, light or noise, or all. These and other facts in connection with the electric force enable their possessors to apply it to manifold economic uses. Nevertheless, we are entirely ignorant of the actual nature of electricity and of the place it occupies, and the relations it holds in the constitution and arrange- ment of the material world in which we live. The only hope of gaining any infor- mation upon these mysterious subjects is from gathering and studying facts. Finally enough may be secured not merely to prop up ingenious theories, but to bridge over all the chasms and substitute science for guesses. A writer in the New York Press has gathered a number of alleged facts which, if their authenticity can be established, are not only interesting, but important. It has been often remarked that lightning se- leets its victims, apparently with no good reason, but doubtless for a most potential one if understood. The thun- derbolt has spared the mother and killed the infant in her lap. It has killeda boy mounted on a horse, while his sister, sitting behind him and with her arms around his neck, escaped unhurt, as did the animal. The two end men on a bench holding four have been killed, while the men in the middle suffered not atall. The driver of a wagon contain- ing ten men was, last summer, the only one of a party injured by a bolt that struck the vehicle; and in one instance, in Indiana, when seven laborers when returning from the hay field, four with pitchforks over their shoulders were killed and three without escaped un- harmed. There were cases reported where per- sons struck by lightning had small holes bored in the skull, bat otherwise they were not marked. In other instances victims have been shockingly burned, or even dismembered or disemboweled. There have been cases where a stroke of lightning has cut off a man’s ear or shaved his hair and beard clean and not hurt him in any other way. The mark- ings are often curious. Blue is the com- mon color, but they have been red, green and black, and occasionally the whole body turns black. Several times negroes who have been struck by lightning have had their skins bleached in spots to ab- solute whiteness. The most notable in- stance of this sort occurred in Mobile, Ala., June 23, of last year. A negro, struck by lightning, found, after he had recovered consciousness, that he had one completely white arm. The rest of his body was as black as usual. Blindness, deafness and total or par- tial paralysis are frequent consequences of lightning strokes. Sometimes the lightning selects a single object on a man’s person and assails that without ap- parently touching the man _ himself. Coins have been melted until they stuck together in a man’s pocket, while he suf- fered no ill consequences. Keys, watches and watch chains, metal cartridges and eye-glass frames have been more or less damaged, while the persons who wore them were almost uninjured. There have been many cases where clothing has been almost demolished without injury to its wearer. Iron tacks have been pulled out of shoes and rubber boots have been de- stroyed frequently. The brass eyelets were torn out of a Georgia man’s shoes, but he felt only a slight and harmless shock. Houses and ships are often struck and set on fire. Powder magazines, petro- leum tanks and deposits of nitro-glyc- erine have been exploded by lightning and innumerable trees shattered. A hol- low tree in which a hen was sitting on eggs was struck and shivered to splin- ters, but the hen, although much scared, was unhurt and the eggs were unbroken. There is no record of a balloon ever having been struck in mid-air. In New York an electric ball skipped into the corridor of the Southern Hotel one after- noon, a few years ago, and rolled around the floor, chasing guests, until, appar- ently tired of the sport, it went out again and disappeared. Nobody was hurt. Strange as it may seem, there is much disputing as to the efficacy of lightning rods as a protection from lightning. It is plain that, despite the vast progress of the past few years in electric science, we are still ignorant of many things, and it is, therefore, necessary to gather a great number of facts so as to secure some rea- sonable basis for further generalizations as to the nature of the force known as electricity. —_———>-—_>__— The Lady and the Druggist. Old lady (to druggist)—I want a box of canine pills. Druggist—What is the matter with the dog? Old lady (indignantly)—I want you to know, sir, that my husband is a gentle- man. Druggist put up some quinine pills in profound silence. tml nmnrnnnnnnnnnnmnen Use Tradesman Coupon Books. APPLE PRESSES The baVER PRESS is conceded SZ NN Oy all to be the best. —- ———_ ()—_——-— —_—_—_— & prasre TEVENS Cf REEDER BROS. SHOE: CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Boots and Shoes, Felt Boots and Alaska Socks. State Agents for 158 & 160 Fulton St., Grand Rapids, ig ia tee aT are ese Sea ‘< ————— KALAMAZOO PANY & OVERALL CO, Our entire line of Cotton Worsted Pants on hand to be sold at cost for cash. If interested write for samples. Milwaukee Office: ng. Our fall line of Pants from $9 to $2 per dozen are now zeady. An immense line of Kersey Pants, every pair warranted not to rip. Bound swatches of entire line sent on approval to the trade. Room 502 Matthew Build a. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. Standish—J. M. Grout is succeeded by J. A. Rankin & Co. in the grocery busi- ness. Nashville—F. G. Baker succeeds J. Scott in the bakery and confectionery business. Maple Rapids —Crawford & Bullis succeed J. A. Crawford in the boot and shoe business. Sullivan—Hiram Munger is succeeded by V. A. Martin in the dry goods and grocery business. Plainwell—The Michigan Paper Co. offers to compromise with its creditors at 50 cents on the dollar. Hilliards—Frank Gwizdala succeeds Rutkowski & Gwizdala in the grocery and dry goods business. Traverse City—H. Seabrook has erected a store building and putin lines of gro- ceries and boots and shoes. Owosso—Louis F. Bureck and Simeon M. Hodgins will soon open a cigar factory under the firm name of Burck & Hodgins. Northville—Teichner & Co. have sold their stock of general merchandise to Charles R. Smith, of Cadillac, who will continue the business at the same loca- tion. Coopersville—Dell Squires has sold his interest in the meat market firm of Plant & Squires to his partner, who will continue the business under the style of Francis Plant. Plainwell—D. E. Kurtz, formerly of the firm of Kurtz & McKibbin, has formed a copartnership with Bert Sampson and opened a meat market under the style of Kurtz & Sampson. Plainwell—D. E. Kurtz has sold his interest in the meat market firm of Kurtz & McKibbin to B. G. Foreman, and the business will hereafter be con- ducted under the style of McKibbin & Foreman. Shelby—Rankin & Dewey have sold their general stock te J. R. Wylie & Bro., of Richland, who will remove their stock from there to this place, continuing the business at the former location of Ran- kin & Dewey. : Otsego—A drug firm here has the lat- est in the way of an advertising scheme. One day last week the junior partner put out several baskets of hard peaches and invited the omnipresent small boy to help himself. As a result, the store sold forty-seven bottles of colic medicine be- fore 9 o’clock that night. Otsego—Mr. Gordon has exchanged his interest in the grocery firm of Mit- chell & Gordan for Chas. Vaughn’s inter- estin the livery business of Vaugh & Wiley. The grocery business will here- after be conducted under the style of Mitchell & Vaughn, while the livery business will be known as Wiley & Gor- don. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Manistee—The old Reitz circular saw- mill at this point is being torn down and converted into fuel for the salt block. This was one of the first mills erected at Manistee. Bay City—S. McLean & Co. have am- ple dock room and have closed acontract to saw 8,000,000 feet more logs this sea- son. These logs will begin to arrive about September 1. Beaverton—Hood & Co. are running | manufacturers have been put to their | their sawmill, but have shut down the hoop mill. The hoop market is suffer- THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ing from the same paralysis that affects lumber, and only those mills that have season contracts are in operation. Midland—The Cleveland Woodenware Co.’s mill has shut down for a month. The company found it necessary to re- duce wages and someof the men declined to accept the terms, hence the company found it advisable to quit for the present. Roscommon—It is expected that the Hodgman Manufacturing Co.’s plant will resume operations shortly. The com- pany’s assets are largely in excess of its liabilities and if granted an extension will be able to meet all obligations and resume. Cheboygan—Cheboygan banks have been cramped for money to furnish mill men. One bank sent to Detroit for $15,000 to accommodate mill men and could only secure $2,000. Some of the Cheboygan mills will soon be forced to shut down as the docks are nearly full and piling room is about exhausted. Manistee—S. Rothschild, of the North- ern Cedar Shingle Co., with mills at Gulliver, has returned to the city and says the mill has closed for the present and will not reopen until the market brightens, and not then unless some changes in the personnel of the company are made, as he is not satisfied with the way the affairs have been managed. Manistee—Hardwood business seems to be picking up somewhat and one party who was here last week bought about 500,000 feet of that class of stock at good figures. One lot of oak sold for $20 on dock here for log run. People would have us believe that lumber will have to be scaled down in price, but that is just the figure this same class of stock sold for early in the spring when things were supposed to be booming. Manistee—The Manistee & North Eastern Railroad has had to take off one of its logging trains this week, as the Can- field & Wheeler Co., for whom it was hauling, was unable to take care of the logs owing to limited storage capacity. At the mill boom they only carry enough logs for two or three days sawing, as the mill being on the river it is not safe to hold too many at once, and storage ground is at a premium in the little lake. Bay City—There is very little talk about logging operations this fall and winter, and unless the money market eases up less will be done than in many years, for the reason that it will not be possible to get the money to operate, and without a marked improvement in the demand for lumber there will be no in- ducement to put in large stocks of logs. A number of firms that usually establish camps early in September will wait awhile. Muskegon—The directors of the Mus- kegon Booming Co. have decided to in- creasé-the prices for rafting, towing and delivering logs on and after Aug. 26 by 20 per cent. The scale has been posted, giving a little more than the required | ten days’ notice. The company is going | to make in this way an effort to get back | some of the money that it has lost this | Season on the expensive drive. The loss is estimated at $25,000, and the increased | ; |eharges will reduce this by probably | $5,000. Bay City—The lumber industry is | standing up under the strain pretty well, the mills generally keeping busy. Some | trumps to get money to meet their pay jrolls. Hon. worth of gilt edge paper to the bank with which he does business, but could not get a cent on it. He finally suc- ceeded in raising enough money to meet one-half his pay roll and calling his men together stated the case plainly, and every man decided to continue work. A number of other firms are in the same boat, but their help realize the situation and accept it philosophically. eR Fleecing the Angel of Commerce. From the Shoe and Leather Gazette. A traveling man complains that com- mercial travelers, while being the widest traveled and most cosmopolitan class of men in the world, are yet the most easily tleeced, and builds a good argument whereby to prove his claims. It would appear that heisright. The commercial tourist mingles with every kind and class of people. He knows all the latest tricks of the confidence man. He pities the ignorance of the greenhorn who, never having seen a gas fixture before, extinguishes the light at a hotel with his breath. He laughs at the antics of a ‘‘farmer’? who comes to town and makes himself ridiculous. Then this same traveling man goes out into the country, and every ‘‘greenhorn”’ of whom he buys anything ‘‘takes him in and does him” in the most approved style, year in, year out. It is said that no man can be fleeced twice by the same game, but the drummer is. The country landlord charges him a half dollar for a meal, while the native sitting next to him and eating twice as much pays but a quarter. The dray- man charges a half dollar for bringing his trunk from the depot, while the coun- try merchant only pays a quarter for a big load of newly received goods. Talk about a ‘‘Drummer’s tax!” He is the legitimate prey of everybody. Why is this true? If the countryman’s big dinner is only worth a quarter, why is the drummer’s worth twice as much? Why should the drayman rob him? Be- cause he’s a transient? That’s the rea- son given, but it is not strictly true. If Bill Sykes eats at the hotel once a year he only pays a quarter for his meal. A traveling man may come twelve times in that period, but heis dubbed a ‘“‘tran- sient’’ and a 50-cent piece is buncoed out of him. In the city the angel of com- merce does not allow himself to be fleeced, and it is an unexplained mystery why he will do so in the country. it is this double charge that runs the traveler’s expense account up to its of- tentimes astonishing total. This fact alone should impress it upon the drum- mers that these exorbitant charges im- pair their salaries, and cause them to contract with landlords, draymen and others with whom they have business on their trips to give them the advantageous rates their number and the extent of their patronage deserves. In England special hotel and railroad rates are granted to ‘*bagmen,’’ as drummers are called there, and in the United States the travelers’ organizations have secured 1,000-mile tickets which enable them to travel at less than local rates, and ef- forts are being put forth to make these tickets interchangeable. Why not direct attention to hotel and drayage rates? They are exorbitant and need remodel- ing. Unconstitutional Ordinances. The City of Macon, in Georgia, a short time ago passed an ordinance subjecting to a license tax of $500 per annum butch- ers and others having no stall in the market and selling meat from shops or wagons, other than non-residents selling meats of their own raising. Judge Speer, sitting in the United States Cireuit Court at Macon, has rendered a decision hold- ing the ordinance unconstitutional and void, as being in violation of the inter- state commerce law, saying: ‘‘It is true the tax ordinance excepts from its ver- bal operation ‘non-residents selling meats of their own raising,’ but since it is evi- dent that only persons who ean avail themselves of this privilege are non-resi- dents who live in the immediate vicinity of Macon, it effectually excludes meat John Welch took $7,000! producers from all the other states. It follows, therefore, that the wholesale tax for the business of meat selling within the city of Macon is void, the evidence showing that this business depends en- tirely upon the sale of western meats, there being no pretense of imposing a tax on home-made meats sold in bulk. For the foregoing reasons the defendants must be enjoined from collecting these taxes. Because their regulations are also unconstitutional as imposing an un- lawful restriction upon commerce be- tween the states, they must be restrained from enforcing or endeavoring to enforce the penalties provided in the ordinances for selling or offering for sale their meats at their regular places of business, or elsewhere in the city of Macon, otherwise than at the market house, and from sell- ing their meats atany time during mar- ket hours, as prohibited in said ordin- ances, and from collecting or attempting to collect from complainants the license fee fixed by such ordinances for the sale of meats elsewhere than in the market house, and must be further enjoined from preventing the complainants who have rented stalls at the market house from selling at the market house as much of their meats as they may have the op- portunity tosell to any and all persons who may there desire to buy.’’ —— at ae “T expect to have a busy time this trip,” remarked a traveling man, ‘‘and I have, therefore. written out my expense account in advance.”’ 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—General stock of dry goods, gro- ceries and boots and shoes. Pr 7 $2,000. New stave mill to be erected and on store in town. Cause for selling, to settle up an estate. Inquire of Thomas Bromley, Jr., admin- istrator, Alvin Shaver estate, St. Johns, Michi- gan. 776 OR EXCHANGE—AlI farm for stock of gro- ceries or hardware. Address, with partic- ulars, No. 777, care Michigan Tradesman, 777 A PAYING MILLINERY BUSINESS FOR sale at Ypsilanti, Mich. C. A Hendrick, 232 Congress st., Ypsilanti, Mich 71 yy ILLINERY STOCK FOR SALE IN TOWN of 2,500; county seat, two other shops; steam heat, electric lights; invoice about %50U; stock new, good reasons for selling. B, lock box 39, Caro, Mich. T72 N ILLINERY STOCK FOR SALE; A FRESH x and complete stock for sale, including fix tures, with lease of brick store; possession given immediately. Address box 1491, Ann Ar- bor, Mich. 773 OR SALE—THE THEODORE KEMINK drug stock and fixtures on West Leonard street. Paying investment. W. H. Van Leeuwen, Room 33, Porter Block, Grand Rapids. G7 OR SALE—SMALL CLEAN DRUG STOCK for sale or will exchange for stock of gro- ceries. Located on South Division street, Grand Rapids. Address No. 775, care Michigan Trades- man. T75 VY OOD 160 ACRE FARM, 20 ACRES IN AP- ple orchard, in Van Buren County, for sale or exchange for stock of merchandise. Address Box 510, Gobleville, Mich. 769 OR SALE—PHYSICIAN’s PROPERTY IN town of 1,500 in central Michigan; house and lots. horses, carriages and office fixtures; city water in house and barn; price $2,500. $1,800 cash, balance time, Address No. 770, care of Michigan Tradesman. 770 WISH TO EXCHANGE FARM OR TOWN property for a stock of goods. Write me what you have. Address No. 768 care Michigan Tradesman 768 IVE TO SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS will purchase a half interest in one, or the entire business of another clothing and gentle- men’s furnishing goods house, both well situ- ated in Michigan, and doing excellent business. None but those seeking such an excellent op- portunity need apply to William Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich. 765 OR SALE—Drug stock in business town of 1,200 inhabitants in Eastern Michigan, trib- utary to large farming trade; lake and rail freights; only two drug stores in town; rent, $200 per year; stock will inventory $2,500; sales #20 aday. Reason for selling, owner wishes to retire from business. Address No. 752, care Michigan Tradesman. 752 ANTED—A practical druggist, with some capital, to take charge of a first-class drug store. Address C. L. Brundage, opera house block, Muskegon, Mich. 756 USINESS HOUSE AND STOCK OF GRO ceries for sale on Union street. Will sell ata bargain. Address box 634, Traverse City, Mich. 747 OR SALE—YOST TYPEWRITER, USED but a few months, and SS as good asnew. Send for sample of writing. Trades- man Company, Grand Rapids. 736 OR SALE OR RENT—STORE BUILDING at Sparta. Tip- - place for hardware. Address No, 726, care Mi chigan Tradesman. 726 > Yr 9 ~ - » « = - - . : v¥\- mele ah Ae Dip fA a. a ~ - on i Se . at > ™ <1 > me a w of > j are ) \ wr © +~/ - \ > 7 i 13 ~ } > } ~ + - ge |x v + deel } Tr: ¥ THEH MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 5 GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Mrs. Anna Irish sueceeds Irish & Steele in the millinery business at 11 South Division street. Wm. A. Starkweather has opened a confectionery and tobacco store at Dush- ville. The Teifer Spice Co. furnished the stock. Mrs. D. B. Miller has sold her grocery stock at 300 West Fulton street to Homer Klap, who will continue the business at the same location. The Grand Rapids Glass Co. has re- moved from 184 No. Front street to 70 No. Front street, where business has been resumed on an enlarged scale. W. T. Lamoreaux has invented and applied for a patent on an ingenious bean scale, by means of which the waste in a bushel of beans can be quickly and accurately determined. The Rogers Chemical Co. informs Tue TRADESMAN that it has not abandoned the business of manufacturing bluing, soap chips, ete., as erroneously stated last week. Ture TRADESMAN published the ioformation on authority deemed re- liable, and regrets that a false report should have gained currency through the medium of this paper. The Lemon & Wheeler Company took possession of the Hull Freeman grocery stock, at Mancelona, Aug. 12, on a chat- tel mortgage for $5,619. Twenty min- ute after taking possession the attorney for the L. & W. Company was ejected by adeputy sheriff by virtue of an attach- ment issued at the instance of the Antrim County State Savings Bank, the ground for ejectment being that the mortgage was not on record at the time of the at- tachment. The Bank of Mancelona sub- sequently placed a second attachment on the stock for $3,000, and Monday evening Attorney Bundy went to Mancelona to replevin the stock for the Lemon & Wheeler Company. Edson, Moore & Co. are interested in the failure tothe amount of $3,300, and Adam & Ford, of Cleve- land, to the tune of $500. ‘The liabilities aggregate about $15,000, while the assets amount to only about $4,000. In all probability the failure will involve ex- pensive and extended litigation, as the Lemon & Wheeler Company proposes to maintain the validity of its security to the uttermost extent. The seventh annual picnic of the Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Association, which was held at Ottawa Beach last Thursday, was the most successful outing ever held under the auspices of the organization. For six years previously the annual pic- nies have been held at Reed’s Lake, and of late years have developed into un- wieldly crowds, the last picnic having been attended by over 17,000 people, not 5 per cent. of whom were interested in any way in the grocery business. The Association has derived no benefit from these picnics heretofore, and has grown tired of entertaining several thousand people whose sole object in attending the picnics appeared to be to indulge in the hilarious drunkenness for which the many saloon resorts around Reed’s Lake are famous. This was the main reason for changing the location of this event, and, as a result, the picnic this year was marked by quietness, sobriety and good order, there being nodrunkenness among those comprising the picnic party and nothing whatever to mar the pleasure of the day. Four trains conveyed the party to the resort, and the same number of trains brought the party back during the afternoon and evening. The games and sports were carried out as announced by the daily papers, and a brief address was made in thecasino by Frank N. Barrett, editor of the American Grocer. The committees in charge of the event did their work well and faithfully, contribut- Ing largely to the pleasure of the occa- sion, which is universally conceded to be along ways ahead of any previous un- dertaking on the part of the Association. ——__—__—_o_<——_ Gripsack Brigade. Charles R. Smith, formerly on the road for a Chicago grocery house, but for the past two years landlord of the McKinnon House, at Cadillac, has purchased a stock of general merchandise at Northville and embarked in business at that place. Mr. Smith's many friends among the boys will wish him well in his new location. E. E. Hewitt, the Rockford grocer, writes THE TRADESMAN as_ follows: “Fred Blake, the urbane traveling rep- resentative for Hawkins & Company, was in town last Thursday with a friend from Chicago, and insisted on going trout fishing. I conveyed the gentlemen in my carriage to Stegman Creek, about eight miles from Rockford, where they spent the afternoon, whipping the creek to no purpose. About supper time they returned to the earriage, very much erestfallen over their poor success, when I told them they could probably catch a few fish by following the ereek three miles further on, and that I would drive around by the main road and meet them at the conjunction of the creek and the road. I did as agreed, obtained a hearty supper from a farmer friend and waited until about 9 o’clock to no purpose. Thinking the gentlemen had missed me in some manner and grown tired of wait- ing, I returned to Kockford, and, greatly to my surprise, learned that the gentle- men had not yet putin an appearance. I thereupon had my clerk, Mr. Baker, re- turn with the carriage in hopes of meet- ing the fugitives. About four miles out he met a couple of trampish looking men earrying a fish pole and covered with dust, who faintly enquired how far it was to Rockford. Mr. Baker had hard work to identify the individuals as the trim looking gentlemen who had left the store a few hours before, and on the way heme they related a piteous story of how they became lost in the tangle and wan- dered around fifteen or twenty miles in search of food or directions. I needed no goods whatever, but was so touched by Blake’s appearance that I gave hima good-sized order to cheer himup. In all probability Mr. Blake will take a guide with him the next time he goes trout fishing from Rockford.’’ ll A Purely Personal. & Miss Maggie Huyge, who has been con- nected with the office department of P. Steketee & Sons for the past eight years, has returned to her desk after a vacation of three months. She will hereafter oc- cupy the position of book-keeper. Ed. P. Chamberlain, formerly manager of the Grand Rapids Bending Works, but for the past two years manager of a sim- ilar institution at Hillsborough, Ohio, has returned to Grand Rapids and has taken the office management of the Buss Machine Works. Shelby Herald: W. H. Hoops, who years ago traveled this territory for W. J. Quan & Co., the Chicago wholesale | grocers, and was known as a hustler | among the business men and acrank by ; the liverymen, whom he was compelled to employ freely, has recently come into possession of the Hotel Mecca, in Chi- cago, one of the finest of the great hotels of that city, andis now running it. He has grown rich through the qualities noted above. Frank N. Barrett, editor of the Ameri- can Grocer, was in Grand Rapids last Friday as the joint guest of the Retail Grocers’ Association and the editor of THE TRADESMAN. Mr. Barrett has edited the publication named for seven- teen years, during which time it has taken front rank as the ablest exponent of the grocery trade of this country, be- ing universally conceded to be the best authority on trade topics of any journal in the world. Much of this reputation is due tothe painstaking care and patient industry of Mr. Barrett, who ought to feel amply repaid for devoting the best years of his life to the development and maintenance of a journal whose weekly visits are welcomed as indispensable by the cream of the grocery trade every- where. Mr. Barrett was accompanied by his wife, and both were pleased at the material development of Grand Rapids, which they had never visited before. a Grains and Feedstuffs. Wheat—Moving slowly, farmers wait- ing for better prices. Noone can blame them for this, as wheat has been ridicu- lously low for months past and the whole country has suffered in consequence. Six million bushels were exported to Europe last week, with millions more wanted. This, with a shorter crop than last year, ought to stimulate the market to better prices. But the estimate of the invisible supply was so far off last year that many will be inclined to await de- velopments as to the amount of the cereal in the country. The yield in Michigan is reported to be above the average, and this may be found to be true of the coun- try generally. But with all Europe ery- ing for bread, and even portions of Asia in want, we should be able to get rid of our surplus wheat at much better prices than have ruled for many months. At least, this much may be said with perfect confidence, the outlook is brightening, and if the money market continues to improve, the future is big with hope for both producer and consumer. Prices in the local market are unchanged. Flour—In somewhat better demand, with no changein price. Ryeis down 10c. Bran—The market is ravenous, taking all that the mills can give it. Prices are $1 better than last week, $14 for car lots, and $15 for less quantity being present figures. Middlings—The market is sharp, the demand being active and the supply only medium. Fifteen dollars for car lots and $16 for less quantity are the latest quotations. a The Grocery Market. Beans—The W. T. Lamoreaux Co. has issued a circular to the trade, predicting that the increased acreage will more than offset the damage tothe crop by drought, thus ensuring an average yield. On ac- count of the drought, the crop will prob- ably be marketed earlier than usual. Oranges—St. Michaels are still in the market and are of good quality, consid- ering the lateness of the season. Rodis arrive in good order, and are heavy and of good color. Prices about as last week. Lemons—All the fruit now coming in is new and hard, and much of itis knotty and worse. It is sold low, as it is almost worthless. Prices unchanged. Bananas—Are in fairly good demand, with prices practically unchanged. The supply of really good fruit is almost nil, the general run being small and very green. From Out of Town. Calis have been received at THE TRADESMAN Office during ihe past week from the following gentlemen in trade: Bates & Troutman, Moline. D. Aldershof, Zeeland. J. G. Gray, Caledonia. Chas. F. Sears, Rockford. G. H. Walbrink, Allendale. i — i —< Remarkable Hen Fruit. The Baltimore Sun says that a gentle- man of that city has a hen which does such artistic work that the product of her labors deserves to beexhibited at the World’s Fair under the head of sculp- tures. It says that this hen laidan egg a few days ago, upon the shell of which, in bas relief, was an arm and hand. The ereases in the coat sleeve were natural, and the whole piece was well propor- tioned and looked as if carved. The day before, the hen produced an egg witha good representation of a man’s face, and her owner is looking for further devel- opments, being not certain that this in- tellectual bird will not bring forth a few statues and monuments with a con- tinuation of her studies in modeling. i — ie - Use Tradesman or Supertor Coupons. Dry Goods Price Current. UNBLEACHED COTTONS. =— oe oe, q ve: 6 jaca oA. 6 Atlantic 2 6% : re ee eee 6% cr Ff... 5 >. “ = a... 5 Amory | Apehneey ee ae | Beaver Dam A A. * ox | Blackstone O, 32.... 5 Baack Coow.... __... a Bieck Heck ........ 6 ctiet at i . Capital a — —— +.......... Arrow Brand 5 . = Wide. 6 | Chapman cheese cl. 3a —— CR eek 4% Full Yard Wide..... 6% orn A... 6 Honest Width...... : Paras ......... Indian ee. Leet euice : King A A. 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Sie mame... 7% C Shorts 8 ng — bee eee 6 niin. > sr e............ 5% cae eee Pride of the Weer. a Werwee ose... ...... 7% Fruit of the Loom. aan eee 4% Pitehville ..... -.. 7 |Utica Mills......... 8% a Free... ....... 7 * Nonpareil ..10 Fruit of the Loom %. ™% peeere............. 8% Pelrmaount..... ..... 44 White ae... 6 Parl Yoreo.......... 6X Rock. ... - 8% HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. ae. 74|Dwight Anchor..... 8% Pere. 8 CANTON FLANNEL. Unbleached. Bleached. Housewife A........ 54 Housewife 8 en 6% sig et 7 - idee 6 te 5 oes 7 - — 6% . a... 8% ' _ 7 . ee oe ;o% - . 7 - - - oe a 1 a r i 7% - x... 11% . Die ae 84 C y 12% “s 2... 8% . Ss 13% ' x. 9% " bs -10 . a 10% - a. ow ' S..... 21 ' ro 14% CARPET WARP. Peerless, white......18 (Integrity colored. ..20 colored. ...20 White ae 18 } icone. ees “colored. .20 DRESS GOODS. a © Hemeres........... 20 ss b eeee eee 9 Ce 25 “ ee. ae ge 27% GG Cashmere...... 20 S| ee 30 Na meless eee 16 ce 32% oul ee 18 ' ee CORSETS. Coraline .. .....89 50/Wonderful . .. 84 50 a... ...... © een... ....-... 475 Davis Walsts .... 9 O0iBortree’s .......... 9 00 Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ 15 00 CORSET JEANS. Armory . ..... 6¥%{Naumkeagsatteen.. 7% Androsco ogein on im ae... 6% Biddefora........-. Conestoga...... i Brunswick. .... 8% Walworth ...... -. OX ~~ Allen turkey reds.. Berwick fancies.... 5% ae........ Clyde Robes........ - ink &purple 6 (Charter Oak fancies 4% iQ 2 t MATTOCEKES, greatest statesman is he who — cia toctseath eS a ca 816. 00, dis. 60 the least harmful compromise. Some Hunt By@.........--..--0es0e ees geese $15.00, dis. 60 one has said that all government is a Paes... $18.50, ‘ite’ —" compromise with destiny, and the dic- | Sperry & Co.’s, Post, ‘handled weet stee ee eeeee “ tum is to be accepted if it means that Coffee, —— Cas 40 ‘ os P.S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s ee 40 the judgment of the wisest can never be “Landers, Ferry & Clerk’s............ 40 oe o ‘ Sclati CC 30 completely expressed in legislation. eas are oo But the logic of events is as irresistible | 8tebbin’s Pattern................-... ee . : : Secu CRC —_— as it is passionless, and experience at | Enterprise, self-measuring............ ae last compels the hearing which was de- NAILS E : 7" 7 Advance over base, on both Steel and Wire. nied to wisdom. FRANK STOWELL. Sieh as eee. oO Wire OE 1 75@1 80 Prompt settlements for goods pur-|&------------------ — — chased is an advertisement. If goods are ; an bought on thirty days’ time with a dis- 25 count for cash, take the discount if you 2 can, but under no circumstance take 45 more than the alloted time. 50 : 75 Hardware Price Current. = en eee eee ee 1 60 These prices are for cash buyers, WhO! Fine3.......0 0... cece cee eeeeece es 1 60 pay promptly and buy in full packages, | Case 10 Ty 65 AUGURS AND BITS. dis. reeks caus 90 eee 8 eo cee 60 Finish 10 Oe "5 Oa aewue bleep eotece uc 49 i. 90 Ceenrnee. Somme... ...-............... 25 a 1 10 Jennings’, limitation ..................... .. 50&10 Clinch; 10 a 70 —_ FF = 6a... 4... 80 First wer . > eee. 8... $ 7 00 Mes eel. 90 ‘ | eeeee..........-......: ee 1 75 ‘ 8 & oeee......... h.....,. 8 00 PLANES. dis. ‘ D. M OOOn. 13 50 oan ~—— ae fee 35 RROWS. dis. Ota Bonch..............00--s cece scence cae... a 8 14 00 | Sandusky Tool Go we, FANGY.. eee a MO sort res eases A ee Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s wood. . ... 50&10 BOLTS. dis. PANS. StOVO. 2-2 eens eee ee cee ere e ee eees ee dis.60—10 Carriage Tuga 75&10 Gabe anon et dis. Plow. ee eee ae - -40&10 RIVETS. as Sleigh shoe...... .. Se eaeaenre nr 70 | Iron and | Tinned .... Fe eee ee ee Ut o i terveen OG re... i $3 50 Reese = re IRN CSE 400 TENT FLANI! CAST. dis. “A” Wood's — planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 Cant Cones Pin, Gowen... 45... 2... 70& |B” Wood’s lanished, Nos. 25 to 27. 9 20 Wrought Narrow, runs 5ast joint. Mcedae cas 664.0 Broken c per pound extra HAMMERS, os aga Be dis. 2% , - dis. Yerkes & Plumb’s. Sedna tes copes. Cn Se Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................ 30c list 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand....30c 40410 HINGES, —_ Clark’s, 1, 2 2, Soe, dis.60&10 Seek et. r doz. net, 2 50 Pc Hook and Strap, to 12 in. rs 14 and eee 3% Screw Hook and Eyes ee net 10 a net 8% - - . ee net 7% iy “ - +. net 7% ferepeana TT... dis. 50 HANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 Cerio. a feito... 60&10 Mie@aer, wood tice 40 HOLLOW WARE. roe... 60&10 ae... 60410 Ce EE 60&10 Cres Cuemeolea... -» +. 40&10 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Srampon Tin Ware............ 02... 0. -new list 70 wanennoa ae Ware... 8. Granite Fron Ware ............... new list 3334410 WIRE GOOD, dis, eee... 70&10&10 pero Even. -70&10&10 eee cL... -70&10&10 Gate Hooks and — te oe asc wens 70&10&10 VELS. = Stanley Rule and Level co e.............. PEs. Sisal, 4 inch aud U terger Wetec uee ee cue ala. 9 je FD A 13 SQUARES. dis. Peer Gm IvGm 7 ry ane Seve 6 mere. 26 SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. Nea wi 6... $4 05 $2 95 CT 4 05 3 05 ee Meee... el, 4 05 3 05 De 4 05 8 15 Wee wate oe... 8... .& 2 ; = No. 27 Be eee ee ee ol, 44 All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 wakes wide not less than 2-10 extra SAND PAPER, aneceL ie we... dis. 50 SASH CORD. Silver Lake, wWene A: list 50 Pen Al. 55 ' Wale oO. 50 fe ae Y 55 - Wieec .... ......... 35 Discount, 10. SASH WEIGHTS, pana vee... per = as SAWB. “ OT Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot, . 70 ‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot... 50 ‘* Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 . € ampion and Electric Tooth X Cals par foe... 30 TRAPS, dis. feeet, Cares. 6010 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... 35 Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s. 70 meena, CHORGr 18¢ per dos Mouse, Commas... $1.50 - ig WIRE, EE os open OUONEOG 8 .. “a cee Meee a ee 62% ot ee 50 Bar ed Ponce galvamieed,................. 2 80 CO 2 HORSE NAILS, Au Meee. dis. —_ es dis. Worthwemter.............-..... dis. 10810 RENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, Migmpeom.... * 30 cece Gomme 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, _—es- es 76 Coe’s Patent, malleable. . .=+ «. MISCELLAKEOUS. dis. Pere eee ee 50 Pane COM TE&10 © Boros bow tw... .... 70&10 Casters, Bed a .d a, oe — Dampers, OO Forks, hoes, ae a all steel goods...... er&l0 METALS, PIé TIN. ee ee... 26¢ eee 28¢ ZINC. Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. ee a CO 6% a 7 “a SOLDER. ——————— 18 Rae Wee... 15 The ces of the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. ANTIMONY Secs ec. per pound EE 13 '—MELYN GRADE. 10x14 IC, Charcoal. ee ieee cca ce 87 Co <6 rer EE 9 25 x20 IX, CE 9 25 Mach additional X on this grade, 61.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. 10x14 IC, Charcoal dee eee scsect a. -.86 7 14x20 IC, osegs . ow soneeee | 8 25 aa 9 25 Each Jaditional X on this grade $1.50. BOOPING PLATES mei, ~« Wereeier.................. 1 = * _ Lo B IC, ty iy al 1a CDI DODO SSssssr 7 Allaway Grade. 20x28 IC, « oa 1 Sci, “* . i 1 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATS. Meee es 06 léxd1 IZ... “a 15 00 = et for No. §Botlers, | aes: osiieli:. | go! og 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Michigan Tradesman A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Best Interests of Business Men. Published at 100 Louis St., Grand Rapids, — BY THE — TRADESMAN COMPANY. One Dollar a Year, Payable in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION, Communications invited from practical busi- ness men. Correspondents must give their full name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Subscribers may have the mailing address of their papers changed as often as desired. Sample copies sent free to any address. Entered at Grand Rapids post-office as second- class matter. 2" When writing to any of our advertisers, please say that you saw their advertisement in THe MicHIGaN TRADESMAN. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1893, THE FINANCIAL DERANGEMENT. The idea seems to obtain that a finan- cial stringency exists in all commercial countries. Thisis not true. There isa great deal of commercial and industrial depression in many countries, but, save in a few instances, it has not deranged the financial situation. In a word, it has not destroyed confidence and caused the bankruptcy or suspension of financial institutions. Australia and the Argentine Republic are the only countries besides ours that are suffering from a disturbed condition of the finances. Australia is in our con- dition as the result of the great specula- tion, boom and strikes that prevailed in that country several years ago, and Ar- gentina suffers from speculation, exces- sive paper money and civil war; but this about exhausts the list of important countries which are in a condition like ours. There is no such general want of confidence. breaking of banks and failing of firms as we have in any country of Europe or Asia. Times are not particu- larly brisk in any part of the world just now, except, perbaps, South Africa, but nowhere in the Old World is there such a state of things as we now have in the United States. Canada and Mexico are comparatively free from our peculiar malady, though in the latter country there has been some suffering from scant crops. It does not exist in England, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, India, China or Japan. These countries are not suffering from financial stringency, gen- eral want of confidence or business paral- ysis. Italy, Portugal and Greece are having difficulty in meeting interest on their public debt and ordinary govern- ment expenses by reason of excessive military expenditure in past years, but there is not even in these countries such a condition of stringency as we have here, or anything like it. There has been no time like this since 1873, and before that, leaving out the enormous derangement caused by the civil war, none since 1857. There have been, of course, many periods of reac- tion from previous prosperity and the extravagance and speculation caused by the good times, but these reactions have not disturbed the entire financial condi- | | rights with gun | times mentioned and such as now exists. There are hard times undoubtedly— times of liquidation and diminished ac- tivity—in nearly all parts of the world, but it is preposterous to say that any- thing worse than ordinary hard times ex- ists at present in Western Europe, in Africa orin Asia. It is significant that in Canada, on one side of us, and Mexico, on the other, such distress as ours is not found. The trouble to-day is restricted to the area within which the Sherman act is operative. It is due, primarily, to the fear that the United States Treasury, with a reserve of but $100,000,000 of gold, will not be able to keep our silver certificates, silver bullion treasury notes, silver dollars, greenbacks and national bank notes at par with gold—keep our business engagements on the gold basis, where they have been since 1879. MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION. About a year ago, in the Forum, in an article on municipal government, Joseph Chamberlain, the English statesman, de- clared that the Americans pay for a less efficient service in their cities nearly five times as much as is paid in the case of a well-managed English municipality, or words to that effect. He illustrated his proposition by con- trasting the public administration of the English city of Birmingham, a town of some 430,000 population, with that of Boston, a town of about 450,000 people. The registered voters in Birmingham in 1891 were 88,000. In Boston there were, in 1892, 87,000. Premising that these two cities were in much the same condi- tion, Mr. Chamberlain showed that the city government of the former was satis- factorily conducted at a cost vastly less than was the government of the latter, which was declared not to be satisfac- tory. If these facts be truly stated, and if they be fair types of the municipal con- ditions existing in other English and American cities, they bring a powerful indictment against the American people. It isa just verdict, too. American city government is, for the most part every- where in the Union, a system of unmiti- gated jobbery. The money raised by taxing the people is disposed of to the interest and advantage, not of the tax- payers, but of the governing politicians, their henchmen and favorite contractors. The people have nothing to do with pub- lie affairs except to pay the taxes. What is the worst of all, people do not care. Here and there a voice may be raised against thé prevailing corruption, but the masses of the people are silent. They are indifferent. The American people are conspicu- ously indifferent to their public duties. They are careless of voting at the pri- maries, and at general elections. They evade jury duty and the payment of taxes. Having paid unwillingly, they expect the money to be mismanaged and misappropriated. It too commonly is the case in municipal governments. When they vote they are not surprised if their votes are counted out, or if their effect is neutralized by the stuffing of the ballot boxes. Once in a lifetime people will rise and vindicate their political in hand, but all the other years they will submit to be domi- nated by a minority. This minority is composed of politi- tion of the country as was done at the| cians wholly selfish, utterly unscrupu- lous, thoroughly organized, perfectly drilled in all the methods in use to in- timidate honest voters, get in the ballots of fraudulent suffragans, stuff or steal from the boxes and otherwise control the results of primary and general elec- tions. They are under the control of leaders whom they implicitly obey, re- ceiving their reward in the offices and the public plunder. Thus it is in our cities that a minority has control, and itis through the indif- ference of the people. It is said to be so, too, in France. Notso in England. There every man demands his full polit- ical rights and will take no refusal. Political outrages to which Americans tamely submit would produce bloody revolution in England. Indifference to political rights and duties is the curse of ourcities. There is little hope of change unless the people themselves change. THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. While it would be untrue to say that the financial crisis has passed to a de- gree that would warrant its leading phases being considered merely matters of history, nevertheless there are indica- tions that the acute stage is passing, and that an improvement—gradual, itis true, but still an improvement—is in progress. It is worthy of remark that the bank failures which were reported by the dozen a month ago have almost entirely ceased, and fewer important commercial failures are recorded from day to day. This would seem to indicate that the pressure has in some degree been di- minished. It is also apparant that the full extent of the evils of the existing situation are now known, and with the removal of the uncertainty, much of the apprehension previously felt has beenallayed. LEvery- body now appreciates fully that the panic is not due to unfavorable trade conditions or poor crops, butis simply and solely a monetary disturbance due to the general hoarding of money because of shaken confidence resulting from un- wise legislation. Up to the time of the panic trade conditions were good, and, with a favorable crop outlook and pros- pects that the foreign demand for our products would be large, there was every reason to look forward to liberal busi- ness expansion. There is actually more money in ex- istence in the hands of the people per capita than ever before, and itis a fact worth recording that this per capita pos- session of currency has increased since the commencement of the panic. Never- theless, currency is scarcer in business channels than ever known, some of the leading New York banks having had their holdings of currency reduced to fig- ures never before reached. This shows that the amount of money hoarded and withdrawn from circulation is some- thing enormous. The very fact that the worst is now known will have a tendency to allay the excitement and quiet popular apprehen- sion. As soon as popular fears have been appegsed, the people who have been hoarding money will look about for the best way of investing it. As soon as this movement, which is inevitable, sets in, the steady rise in securities of all kinds will bring out the hidden money in floods. The most urgent demand of the exist- ing situation is the immediate increase of the currency held by the banks and circulating in the ordinary channels of trade. The recent importations of gold have added $30,000,000 to the money supply, and further additions of $10,000,- 000 to $15,000,000 can be counted on. The new circulation applied for by the National banks will amount to fully $15,- 000,000, and should Congress agree to permit the National banks to issue notes to the par value of the bonds deposited, their circulation will be still be further increased by $20,000,000. The available money supply, both present and prospective, is, therefore, rapidly improving. The paying of a premium for currency by industrial es- tablishments is helping to draw out con- siderable of the hoarded money though the desire to secure a moderate immedi- ate gain, which is apparently stronger than the apprehensions of the people who have hidden their money. All indications, therefore, point to a gradual improvement in the financial situation, and, as this fact becomes more generally known, the process of restor- ing confidence will be accelerated. Unless THE TRADESMAN mistakes the sentiment of the retail grocery trade of this city, it will be a cold day when the saloonkeepers of Reed’s Lake ever get another opportunity to cater to a legiti- mate grocers’ picnic. From 1887 to 1892, inclusive, the Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion held its annual outing at Reed’s Lake, attracting crowds which increased each year, until last season the high water mark of 17,000 people was reached. So large had the crowds become that the grocer as a potential factor in the event had about disappeared, with the excep- tion of the name accorded the picnic. This year the Association decided to hold a grocers’ picnic which would be such in reality as well as name, and Ot- tawa Beach was selected as the location, necessitating a full holiday instead of half day, as heretofore. As soon as the change of base was announced, the liquor dealers at Reed’s Lake decided to hold an opposition picnic on the same day, using the name grocer as far as they dared to for the purpose of attracting the same disorderly element which has disgraced the grocers’ picnics in the past. The expedient was a desperate one and unfair and disreputable methods were adopted to accomplish the desired end. The result was that the Ottawa Beach picnic was all that its name im- plied, while the Reed’s Lake sideshow was ignored by every representative gro- cer in the city, which happily illustrates the loyalty with which the grocers will support their Association in any stand it may take in opposition to its enemies. Cause of Low Price of Wheat. From the Toledo Market Report. Markets have improved a little, but it is almost a wonder that they have done so, considering the almost insurmount- able difficulties in sending grain forward and converting it into money again. It is about impossible todo it. We believe this week will bring some relief, but it will be a slower process than many sup- pose. So widespread and radieal a change in finance is not cured in a day or month. Where has the money gone? The government reports show an in- crease in paper issues in the month, and the National banks have increased their circulation. The per capita circulation is increased. It is allin hiding places, and it will reappear when merchants and banks regain confidence that compliance with contracts is probable as well as pos- sible. “ire rw » a es - 7 ~ — * Ett "oe 4. +) - -« +» | wry # J « >» ‘ ¥ ee i » } « - ~ | re ie | 8 1 a“ - - } Set me eee . ¥ — ~ j 4 oo v » 4 meee - - » “ Yr ’ whe - Sl | 4 > - « +) - «+s i ~ ~~~ y THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 9 BARNACLES OF MONEY PANICS. Financial panics, if in many cases ruin- ous both to honest men and rogues, are the opportunities of fraud or deception on the part of many who, under ordinary circumstances, are reputably sound both in their consciences and their pockets. There is no disguising this fact, however strong our faith may be in the honesty of the average man. It is very nice to think otherwise, but itis none the less disappointing when we find that the eggs in a nest are of more importance than the feathers of the hen. Society has always had its mutual ad- miration societies in which you tickle me and [ll tickle you is a cardinal doc- trine and a popular practice. When everything is prosperous the tickling is comparatively harmless. It is a luxury to be told we are noble fellows when we know we are not, and that if turned in- side out we should be a surprise to our friends and an emetic to ourselves. We have been freely dosed with this kind of social taffy, and the painted sparrow is accepted as a canary and an ordinary rogue as a distinguished citizen. To men in business the jackdaw in peacock’s feathers is by no means as searce an article as he ought to be. We question whether preachers or philoso- phers know as much of what human nature really is as the man whohas to sell goods and collect bills. Wehave old Adam in the nude when we get him down to business, and it must be con- fessed that the business kodak shows him in a sorry plight when out of his Sunday clothes. Itisin periods of fi- nancial depression that we get the orig- inal Adam as he was without a tailor. It is his opportunity. Good men and true, of whose integrity there has never been a question, and who in the sterling virtues of honesty and truthfulness are strictly of the un- impeachable type, are passengers down the throat of the whale with others who ought to have been there years ago. Panic becomes epidemic. Itspreads like a grease spot or a spark in tinder, and it is no surprise to men who know how much of the bad egg there is in the human shell, that men are by no means so searce as hen’s teeth who make use of a public panic to serve personal ends. We know of men who, with these fa- cilities in hand, loan money at an inter- est that would have choked even the Shylock of Shakespeare. Others with ample means and in receipt of steady and generous salaries hang out the sign of hard times, and are not above turning the screw on the wages of the hired girl and the pittance of a poor devil who saws their firewood. These gentlemen who secure their oys- ters at low tide are, unfortunately, nu- merous, and though, individually, they may be but a modest barnacle on the bottom of a ship, in numbers and bulk they counteract a triple-compound en- gine and hinder the return of a nation to prosperity. Theirinfluence is not named in the newspapers, nor does their cupid- ity come within the range of legislation or reform. They do not steal their neighbor’s salad, but like the caterpillar, they simply nibble what they could not carry away. To secure a census of these individuals you must consult a bill collector. We know of men, such as carpenters, plumb- ers, painters, ete., whose bills, by no means of a hair-raising nature, are pi- ously rejected on the plea of hard times, when the cash wherewith to pay them is in the pockets of those who refuse to do so. The consequence is obvious. Men in need of their wages go home without them. These have of necessity to post- pone the payment of their debts. The grocer and the shoemaker have to wait; the storekeeper has to extend credit or refuse trade, and when we multiply these instances by the hundred the evil done to business is of great importance. It is in the aggregate of worm holes in a plank, its commercial value is de- stroyed, and it can be truthfully said that if we had less of little rogues there would bea sensible reduction in large failures and the life of financial panics. There are other causes, of course, some of which are avoidable and some are not, but among those which are contributory and incidental to the situation, not the smallest of the little foxes who eat the grapes are the men who, with money in their pockets, excuse the non-payment of their debts on the plea of hard times. FreD Wooprow. Opportunities in the Rice Industry. From the American Grocer. People who are looking for places to invest money may be interested in some suggestions offered by the Agricultural Department in regard to the cultivation of rice in the United States and the pos- sibilities of great results. There are in the South, more particularly in South- west Louisiana, hundreds of thousands of acres of land lying idle which offer great financial advantages to those will- ing to invest in them for the cultivation of rice. The land is equally adapted*to many products, but rice is emphasized, as itis safe and more profitable than any other grain. In this connection some general facts about rice, which are also given in the same report, are interesting. Rice, ac- cording to this statement, stands first in importance among cereals and grains, both in regard to the number of persons who consume it, the amount produced and the area devoted to its cultivation the world over. Rice forms the princi- pal, and in some cases almost the only, food, according to this statement, of from one-third to one-half of the whole human race. The rice-consuming na- tions, including Chinese, Japanese, the people of India and portions of Africa, make up atotal of 800,000,000, or over 54 per cent. of the total population of the world. Since we are in the centennial mood, it is worth while mentioning that this is just about the two hundredth anniver- sary of the introduction of rice-growing as an industry in the United States. It was in 1694 that an English ship bound from Madagasear was driven to seek shelter in the harbor of Charleston, and its captain gave to Governor Thomas Smith a small bag of rice seed from the ship’s stores. This was planted, and was, it is said, the origin of rice-growing in South Carolina. According to this report, rice contains a slightly larger amount of nutritive matter than wheat or rye, or corn or po- tatoes or beef. One pound of rice, ac- cording to the report in question, is equivalent to one pound of wheat flour, over four pounds of potatoes, and nearly two pounds of beef. In the matter of digestibility, which is extremely import- ant toa large class of people with im- paired digestion, the rice is shown to be fully as digestible as wheat flour or In- dian meal, and more digestible than bread or potatoes. A Law of Labels. A new law has gone into operation in Massachusetts by which persons, asso- ciation and unions of the state are se- cured in their labels, trade marks and forms of advertising. According to the terms of the act it is ordered that when- ever any person or association of persons, as the case may be, has adopted or shall hereafter adopt for his or its protection any Jabel, trade mark or form of adver- tising not previously adopted or owned by other persons, it shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to counter- feit or imitate such label, trade mark or form of advertising. A violation of this order imposes a fine of not exceeding $100 or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. Every person who shall, with knowledge, use any counter- feit or imitation, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished bya fine not exceeding $200 or by imprison- ment not exceeding six months or by both. SE nEiiiinnn coiit ie coil No Reason Why He Shouldn’t Be Fat. From the Sample Case. A fat and jolly traveling man tells the following on himself. Meeting a teutonie friend he said: ‘*How is it, Hans, that I am so fat and you so lean?” “Vell, I tells much?”’ “Yes, my appetite is always good.”’ **Do you sleep well?” “"¥es.”7 “Do you worry much?” ‘“‘No, why should I worry, I nothing to worry me?’’ ‘Vell, den, vy in h—Ill shouldn’t you be fat?”’ you. Do you eat so have PRODUCE MARKET: Apples—Duchess and Golden Sweet command 75e per bu. Astracans are held at 50c. Beans—Dry stock is so scarce as to be practi cally unquotable. Blackberries—Lawtons command 8@9c. crop is about at an end. Butter—The market is higher, with indications of still higher prices in the near future. Dealers now pay 2ie for choice dairy, holding at 23c. Creamery is in fair demand at 25c. Cabbage—Home grown, #3 per 100. Carrots—10c per doz. Celery—Home grown commands Corn—Green, 5¢ per doz. Cucumbers—50c per bu. Eggs—Weaker and lower. holding at 13c. Green Onions—8@10¢c per doz. bunches. Honey—White clover commands 12'4¢ per Ib dark buckwheat brings 10c, Melons—Cantelopes, 60e per doz.; Osage, 75c per doz.; Water, from Missouri, $15@20 per 100. Peaches—Early Rivers command $1 per bu. Hale’s Early bring #1.25@1.50. Pears—Bell, $1.75 per bu. Plums—Canada Egg, $2.25 per bu. The lte per doz. Dealers pay 12c, Potatoes—Rose and Hebron are the favorite varieties at this market. The price is about the same as a week ago, choice stock command- ing 50@60c per bu. Squash—2c per Ib. Tomatoes—50@75c per bu. Turnips—Home grown, 30c per bu. (JUR VALLEY CIPY MILL Has been completely reconstructed this summer with a full line of the latest and best flour mill machinery known, and it will afford us great pleasure to have you call, at your own convenience, and see what can be done in a modern flour mill i \ " Our plan has been, and ever will be, to give the people in “LILY WHITE” and “SNOW FLAKE” flour the very best possible productions that a careful combination of the best grades of wheat, milled by the most approved methods, will produce. attest. THE FAMOUS om) ¢ WV PRIITE FLOUR Will now be Finer than ever. Ao AS. CROSBY, VICE PRED » Fick “ Avmaelaragre (> s has a = : SB gumgae, §— 250.000 Barres. Con, [Kx hi 5s Mics 5 BE HB Sable Aces VALLEY Grand Rarids RESPOND I mavens” | Pica all BP Se Ase\aserGumafiros Pecan How well we have succeeded the wide reputation and steadily increasing demand for these brands OUR ROLLER For a Faney Patent has no Equal. To those who desire a Srraicur grade of flour we guarantee our ‘GOLD MEDAL” or ‘HARVEST QUEEN” to give perfect satisfaction. With three well equipped full roller mills we are in a position to offer the very best grades of spring and winter wheat flour. Our “‘street car feed’’ has a wide reputstion and is absolutely pure corn and oats scoured and cracked. When you need flour, feed or millstuffs get our prices before buying elsewhere. Give us a trial order, to compare guality as well as price, and we are confidept you will be pleased to have your name added to a long list of regular customers to whom we hereby extend thanks for many VALLEY CITY MILLING CoO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. past favors. Very truly yours, 10 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—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. Next Meeting—Marquette, Aug. 29, 9 a. m. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Assa’n, President—A. B. Stevens, Ann Arbor. Vice-President—A. F. Parker, Detroit. Treasurer—W. Dupont, Detroit. _ Secretary—S. A. Thompson, Detroit. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President, John D. Muir; Sec’y, Frank H. Escott. The Wholesaler’s Position. From the Canadian Grocer. Evolution is steadily and persistently going on in the mercantile as well as in the natural world. Business men of twenty-five years ago would scarcely know ‘‘where they were at’’ were they again to step into the arena of active commercial life. Competition is keener, margin of profits smaller, methods more systematic and scientific. But one thing that doubtless would attract their atten- tion is the conglomerate character of the average wholesale grocer’s stock. This peculiarity is the outcome of cer- tain exigencies. Originally, the manu- facturer of such commodities as starch, soap, woodenware, biscuits, flour, can- dies, and numerous other lines, dealt di- rectly with the retailer without the aid of any intermediary. Now the opposite obtains. Not only does the wholesale grocer carry all the lines coming strictly under the head of groceries, but to be found in his stock is nearly everything that the general storekeeper in the re- motest part of the country needs. There are hams and bacon, brushes and brooms, lard and lardine, dried and evaporated apples, tubs and pails, washboards and mops, beans and peas, flour and feed, root-beer, etc. And the list is creasing. Where it will end is a query; and he who would undertake to prognos- ticate would be rash. It is evident that the old motto, ‘‘Keep to your trade,’’ has been turned to the wall, and that henceforth the idea is to be that every merchant shall handle whatever he can get an honest penny out of, whether it come strictly within his particular line or not. Whatever may be one’s opinion in regard to the wisdom of such tendency, one thing is evident: It diminishes the cost of doing business, and that, in view of the gradually nar- |} rowing of the profit margin, is the desid- | Not only in the grocery | trade, but in all trades, there is the same | eratum sought. increasing tendency to make the whole- saler the medium for the distribution of manufactured goods generally. By this means one traveler is made todo duty for two, thus not only enabling the man- ufacturer to make more money than he otherwise would, but the consumer is benefited by getting cheaper goods. i i i ~— When Accounts Are Due. From the Merchants’ Review. The prompt settlement of indebted- ness will, in times like the present, do much to prevent disasters and check fur- ther depression of trade. When money is hard to borrow except at exorbitant rates of interest, even on the best of col- lateral, neglect to settle accounts may inflict injuries that are so wide-spread- ing in their effects that not only every branch of trade must suffer but the con- sumer—the wage-earner—eventually be reached, through the shutting down of factories, the restriction of building and mining operations, ete. It therefore be- hooves the consumer, the retailer and the jobber to meet their obligations as promptly as possible, not only for the general good but to prevent injury to themselves from the boomerang tendency of such evils. When accounts are due it is poor policy to let them run on if one has the requisite funds in bank, and es- | pecially is this true of times like the| present when banks are closing their doors all over the country. A dry goods jobber of this city recently received a letter from a delinquent customer stat- ever in-| { | wiping out, his deposit of $1,500, all the cash he had had at his disposal. The retailer’s indebtedness to the jobber, by a strange coincidence, amounted to ex- actly the sum locked up in the closed bank, and he had been dunned repeat- edly. Some men hate to let money go when once they get a grip on it, and this retailer evidently belonged to this class. In reply to his request he received a lit- tle lecture from his creditor on the folly of holding back remittances need- ed by the cereditor, when he was well able to settle the account, and his attention was drawn to the fact that if he had met his obligations promptly the failure of the bank could not have hurt him, while his credit would have been much better. This dealer has learned a lesson which he probably will not forget in a hurry. In future, when accounts are due, he will hardly procras- tinate if his bank balance admits of prompt remittances to the creditors. _> -—>— — Summary of the Situation. From the Providence Journal. When we get down to the bottom of things, no panic, no depression of a par- alyzing character, can be found. And this is usually the case. People eat about as much, clothe about as well, live in about the usual style, in one year as another. The farmer at the base of in- dustry works as hard and produces as much, and those that manufacture for him and others, and those ranged be- tween him and the manufacturer, engaged in distribution and professional services, must also be kept right on at work in their several places. Sometimes a pe- riod of extravagance intervenes, when people get to buying more than their labor justifies them in consuming, and then dealers lay in a large stock and manufacturers gauge production to a de- mand that cannot last. Such a time we have just passed, and now comes a reaction. But there can be no loss to the material welfare of any considerable fraction of the working body or of the country. People may be led to the other extreme of undue econ- omy and then business becomes re- stricted, but the purchasing power of the people as a whole has not been di- minished. Its exercise may be deferred to in some degree, but it will not be lost, and hence it is that every period of reac- tion and comparative depression carries with it the certainty of extremely good | times to follow. Andso itis of the pres- ent case. — oS A Little Too High. There is a certain young woman in | Washington to whom nature’s parsi- | mony in the matter of height has been for | years a subject of the keenest regret. | The fact that some day she may have a |lover who will rejoice that she is ‘‘so | high as his heart’? does not take away | the poignancy of her present grief. Not long since, having accepted an invitation | to be bridesmaid for a friend, she resol- |}ved upon a plan which she imagined | would tend to equalize the matter of height between her and the other attend- |ants. This was to have her white satin | Slippers constructed with heels three in- | ches high. | The order was given, and at the day | appointed she went to the store to have | the slippers tried on. They were cut on the most artistic principles possible, and | the young woman surveyed her foot with pride. She started to rise, in order to test their comfort, and then came the tug of war. It was found impossible to stand without the aid of the amused clerk, who with both hands extended, succeeded in landing her firmly on her feet. The instant he withdrew his sup- |port the unusual height of the heels caused her to lose her balance and top- ple forward, like a figure of Mrs. Jarley’s wax-work exhibit. _——— 4+ Congressional Leaders Wanted. From the New York Shipping List. If there are any statesmen in Congress, they are losing a golden opportunity to make themselves renowned. Some one is needed with the courage of his convic- ing that he wanted more time to meet his obligations, as a local bank had burst, | locking up for the time being, possibly | tions, who can present the urgent de- mands of the distressed business world in a forcible manner and carry these de- mands to a successful issue. The mem- bers of the Senate and House act as if they were afraid of their shadows and as if Congress was a debating school in which to display their elocutionary tal- ents and air their petty grievances. Business is paralyzed everywhere and the country is appealing for prompt ac- tion on the part of Congress, but there is no one in that body, apparently, who can rise to the occasion and drive in the wedge that will solve the problem. We may cry out for relief, but the Congres- sional ear hearkens not. In due season we are promised something in the finan- cial line, but what will become in the meantime of the firms and business en- terprises now held by a single thread of hope from bankruptcy? The situation justifies evening sessions of Congress, and a limitation of debate, so that the conclusions may be reached in the short- est time possible. Delay is dangerous. Hope long deferred maketh the heart sick. ways. The oil of green hemp seeds, eaten with a radish nearly as biting as our horse radish, is a popular relish in the same country. Rape seed and sun- flower seed oil are often used as a sub- stitute for olive oil or butter, in both cooking and pastry making. Almonds, made into a paste and mixed with water, are used in making desserts as a substi- tute for milk, and the same mixture is used to flavor tea and coffee. A traveler who knows this beverage well says that it is delicious in the extreme. rh 9

he } - | « » “ Y ¥ >be _ a 1. <= 2? od « iy. + ) - ~ = ~ we oe = - a * : s s wie ' me | « > he THERE M ICHIGA N TRADESMAN. 11 Whoteuaio Price Current. Morphia, @ P. & W. 2 20@2 45 | Seldiitz Mixture... @ 2| Linseed, boiled. .... 49 52 . &' N.Y. @. - wen Sinapis................. @ 18 Neat's 'F Foot, winter i bese et ed CS oO] Mramied........... 80 85 Advanced— Declined— ae ee . en = — aes De e - Spirits Turpentine. . 34 38 . aan Nux Vomica, (po 20).. @ 10} Snuff Scaich, De, Voss g 35 PAINTS. bbl. Ib. cIDUM. = o~— ey oes @ 3 00 TINCTURES. Os. Sepi - 2@ 22] Soda Boras, (po. i1). 10@ 11] Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3 ee 8@ 10 oes SnitOe.......... 2 50@2 75 Aconitum Napellis R eo — Saac, H. & Soda et Potass Tart... 27@ 30 Ochre, yellow —- -. 1% 2@4 Benzoicum German.. 65@ 75 | Etigeron .............. : 00@2 10 “s Re - @2 0 | Soda Carb............ ee eT ae) 1% § Bae op | Gaultheria ............ OO eee 50 | Picis Li Soda, Bi-Carb......... 5 | Putty, commerciai.. . 2% 2%@38 Carbolicum . 9 95 | Geranium, ounce..... _@ % ac apr 7 a ae 60 doz @2 0) Seda, Ash. 3%4@ 4 “ strict] are..... 2% 2%@3 Citricum .... 52@ 55 | Gossiplt, Sem. gal... 70@_ 75 | ys onica Per rrr ened tne 60 | Picis Liq @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2| Vermilion Prime Amer- Hydrochior . ag 5|Hedooma ............. Oe Oe Bias ov Sone s-= = 7 : pints @ 85| Spts. Ether Co........ 50@_ 55} ican ............ 2... 13@16 Nitrocum 10@ 12 — per wetter eee ceeee 50@2 00 Atrope Beliadonna......) ¢9 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)... @ 50] ‘* Myrcia Dom..... @2 5 Vermilion, English.. 65@70 Oxalicum .. 10@ 12] Lavendula............ 90@2 00 Benzoin eet sere Piper Nigra, (po. _ @ 1 | Syrcia fap... |. @3 00 | Green, Peninsular... . 70@75 Phosphorium dil. ee 2 _ 60 er rere tens 60 | Piper Alba, (po g5).. @ 3 ‘ vin Rect. bbl. eee, Tee 64@i Salicylicum ....... ‘1 30@1 7 a Piper. 5... : 75Q3 50 ii. | Pix Borgan. |... eo ct oe Sige so; " whlte........ | --— Sulphuricum 1%@ 5 Mentha Vera... |. eee ee nine ores 50 | Plumbi Acet .......... 14@ 15 ian Be gal., cash ten. daze. Whiting, white § aD. 710 Weniems . 1 40@1 60 orrhuae, —-- cS 1 00@1 10 Mmmbitaes | ln 50 | Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 ron toma Crystal..... 45 Whites Guderm...... @ Tartaricum........... 30@ Myreia, ounce. a ela 75 | Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, Subl......... 4@ 3 | White, Paris American re Lee eee one S5@2 75 | d frees s tee ses coe Oe Od aaa... |§|§6aa Ss Ben Ss 2% | Whiting, Paris Eng. AMMONIA. Picis. Liquida, (gal. %) 10@ 12 a ‘amon. ad wo vealed Siew eues 4 5 Pyrethrum pv 20@ 30 ooo ee 8@ 10 ne 1 40 Aqua, 16 deg.. 34@ 5 ewaadeae ete eeueae 1 2@1 28 NE cmeaon ont a S.. oe 8@ 10| Terebenth Venice..... 28@ 30} Pioneer Prepared Paint1 20@1 4 20 de 7 | SOCMIAEFE.... ...., 75@1 Sua a uinia, S.P.&W 29@ 34| Theobromae .......... 45 @ 48| Swiss Villa Prepared Rosae, ounce.......... 6 S0DS 50 | eee... . -- ee sees e ween 50 Ss. @ Vanilla 9 9 00@i6 00} Paints...... 1 00@1 20 Reeetae 40@ 45|Cinchona ................... ir os TY >osinmug 0@ 30 | zinci Satna 000 oe ee 90@1 00 0 o| netorum. <.. ans - B@ 14 . oo ae 3 50@7 00 | Columba 22.2222! 50 | Saccharum Lactispv. 20@ 22 No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 jain. ane elo... ay | Seraee 1 %5@1 80 —_ xtra Purp...) 160@1 70 Sinapi ; a he aN 50 | Sanguis Draconis..... 40@ Bbl. Gal} Coach Body.. 7 pis, eSB, ounce... @ 65 Dt it Sa Ww 1 14 | Whal i 0 a Oe i 2 75@3 00 <> See @ w| Digitale eee =| 2 ee lee cee 1 1 el eewetek pene tee ee 2 bogs 00) Payme o a ee ae @Ui5 | Lard, No. 1.2220.0./ 65 70| Japan Dryer, Noo 1 BACCAE. Theobromas........... 1b@ Wig se tot tte ee ee eeee ee 60 Linseed, pureraw.... 46 49 eee ay 70@75 oe (oe 4)...... i = POTASSIUM, — mann = umiperus ............- 8 cael aS ee Xanthoxylum 25@ 30 | Bichromaie =.221.”” 13 14 Hyoseyamag 2200020000000 Eee Bromide.......... LS ee ene TT 75 . Cee ie i Colorions 15 a. Chlorate (po 23@25).. 24@ 26| Ferri Chloridum......1!/77) 35 Terabin, Canada CTHae nen ai TE ee Potassa, Bitart, pues. ET 50 oowenx Potassa, Bitart, com.. @ 15 a VOR ee 50 2 ig Potass Nitras, opt..... eS nic... ..... 85 Abies, Canadian... 18 | Potass Nitras.......... ™]@ 9 Camphorated........... 50 Cassiae .......... abi Praestace TT 2 S05 Deedor 2 00 Cinchona Flava ... = Sulphate po.... 15@ 18] Auranti Cortex ce I t 1 Jobt uonymus atropur Ce EAM sae 4s ‘ as Myrica Cerifera, po 20 RADIX. — ieee 50 mpor ers and Joobers of fran Me fo 2 Aconitum Le al 20@ 2 a tree eeee ee = eee Gee... -....... 10 a 2 ae et eee aa ee jae LT 12 | Anchusa 2G 15 Cassa Acutifol. 50 Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... 15} Arum, po.. @ Cc 50 Calanane 20@ 40 Serpentaria steeee 50 EXTRACTUM. Gentiana (po. 12) _.... 8@ 10} Stromonium..... 60 Glycyrrhiza Glabra... 24@ 25 | Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). 16@ 18] Tolutan............ 60 ET 3@ —— nee, Valerian . . 50 Haematox, 1 Ib. bo 1@ 12 (po. 35) ‘al : @ 30 Veratrum Veride.. ou. 50 ‘ 8 ellebore, Ala, po. 15@ 20 i a 14@ 15 Inula, sgl P ie - on 0 MISCELLANEOUS. ° aaa 16@ 17] ipecac, . Aither, Spts Nit, ; y.. OQ ® a Peer aaa * ae B| APC OTE Be CHEMICALS AND Carbonate Precip...... @ 15|Maranta, Xs. i eS “ground, (po. 4@ Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50 Podophyllum, oe | yy ns 3@ 4 Citrate Soluble........ @ Sinn 75@1 00} Annatto......02.22227! 55@ 60 FerrocyanidumSol.... @ 50; gut @1 75 Antimoni, Boy 4@ 5 Solut Chloride........ @ 15 ov . %@1 35 et Potass T 55@ 60 Sulphate, com’l....... I5@ 2 Spigedlia et .. SG S80 Aniiovtin. @1 40 ss pure... ..... @ 7] Sanguinaria, (po .. @s Antite ce @ B ce ——— bce. = = — Nitras,ounce @ 55 i aCe Arnica ................ 18@ 20 Simflax, Officinalis, H @ 40| Balm Gilead Bud.. a: 40 DEALERS IN Anthemis ............. 3@ 35 I @ 2%5| Bismuth §. N......... 2 2@2 25 reise 50@ 65 | Scillae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12] Calcium Chlor, is, (Ks FOUA Symplocarpus, Foti- aa, am, 34)... 8. , @ il er a 18@ 50 wee tiene a wal @ 35| Cantharides Russian, 1 Ti aleriana, Eng. (po. ses a st we. @1 00 Cossta “acuilto n- German... 15@ 20 nivelly ....-. ....--+ 2@ 2 einen 13@ 20 Capsic! Fructus,af... @ 26 ‘“c 35@ 50 Zingiber j cece cree cscs 18@ 20 ‘“ __ @ 2 Salvia officinalis, re rua a i . po. @ 2 Se EE SS 15@ 2% SEMEN. Caryophyllus, (po. 15) 10@ 12 SS Me Oe hoes... 8@ 1C] Anisum, (po. 20). @ 15 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 %5 ee Apium (graveleons).. 15@ 18| Cera Alba, S.&F.. 50@ 55 te ¢ | Cera Flava eee 3@ 40 Sole Agents for the Celebratea Acacia, ist picked.... @ 60 Carat aoe a on @ 40 eo Rd es @ 40) Gardammon........2.2.11 00@1 25 Cassia Fructus... 2. @ 2 i a wate @ = oe ee 10@ 12 Comeee. @ 10 a sifted sorts. 4 Cannabis Sativa....... 4@ 5 Ceeeceeie @ #0 RED PAINTS DO .w2ce- _ 80 an ll. 75@1 00 Chloroform Sale eek ae é 60@ 863 8 Aloe, Barb, (po. 60) . 50@ a Chenopodium oo 10@ 12 _— @i 25 Cape, (po. 20 @ Dipterix Odorate..... 2 25@2 50 Chioral mye Coe. ..... 1 35@1 60 Socotri, (po. 60). @ 50 Foeniculum @ 15| Chondrus . 20@ 25 TREE Catechn, is, (45, 14 ws, Foenugreek, BO... ae s@ 8 Cinchonidine, P&W 15@ 2 aan Saas 58 60 _ 4 @ 4% ee list in — = a J hs oo . rr Se ee coe ‘ee es lFull Line of Stal S Saeornnn............ MA Give. | | ? Crenmiaen es Camphore............. 55@ 58 Paarl 6 : Creta, (ob. — g . ke Euphorbium — 35@ 10 Sina is Albu eee i eis | .. Brep..-.......... 5@ 5 Galbanum. : @2 50 eo geet eee ° i eee. 9@ il “1 » ere... 11@ 12 Gamboge, po.. io, TO 4 oe @ 8 Guaiacum, Bo 35)... g a gg Crocus 40@ 50 —, -_ o).....- 1 Frumenti, W..D. Co. 20002 Dignan 8 8 8 = L Ma te wo i x0 cs 1 %5@2 00 = bee ‘ $ _ We are Sole Preprietors of mee po ecu ee 2@1 Oinextrina © Opit (po % 75)..0..2.: 2 Gog? (8 | Juntperts Co. 0.'.-.-1 eg 00 so nen ' he ee ee a 50 | nther Sulph........... Me occied..- 86 $8 | sacharum Nf... 4 RS | EMO a mambart.: "B ” Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy. Tragacanth ........... 40@1 00 Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50 | Ergota oa 0@ HERBA—In ounce packages. ve — settee ees ; 2502 00 | £ Fiako vibe Se 12@ 15 Absinthium ............. -_ = ---1 25@2 00) Gala... @ B 20 SPONGES. gabe 3 See cca @8 25 Florida sheeps’ wool ret ee. S We Have in Stock and Offer a Full Line of 28 ae 40@ 60 23 | ,, carriage... ----% 50@2 75 Ghanian ‘fini, by box 70 & 10. 25 —_- sheeps’ wool 30 Less than box 66% oe ......... 30 Velvet extra "‘sheeps” Gige, Brows.......... 9@ 15 WHISKIES, BRANDIE S, ee = aoe! carriage ae 1 10 uae teeseeee ees ‘ on = ib Vi ccme cease ” stra vollow shecos’ § |§ | yCOrMmiA............. r a pn cals abd gs | Grama Paradii..2.17.) 22 2 GINS, WINES, RUMS. Celoined, Pat.......... 3 eo1Gremencee wocee — ie Carbonate, Pat. ee . aoe = riag ence vewencocuces 65 Hydraag baer” — @ a Carbonate, K. & M.... 20@ 2| Hard for slate use. lw 7. Carbonate, JenningS.. 35@ 36| Yellow Reef, for slate “ ox Rubra 3. = OLEUM. re een n ee ae “ Unguentum. 45@ 55| We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. eee. ou 3 —_ oe i SYRUPS. og » ee is ns , at. s We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarante? satistaction. we aiae, Amaree....8 00@8 25| Zingiber .................... 50|Indigo....... cE 100| All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. Send a trial order g EQ ¥ Ae as ei. 1 60 | Iodine, Resubl........ 3 80@3 90 Auranti Cortex....... 2 30@2 40 Se fogororm. ...,........: @4 70 Gejoutt Decco scree 3 3 S on aire @2 2 7 ee Copeciim .......... Gi Garyophyil eee ee 7 eeem........-........ 7@ 75 OO ey tec cups ns 50 wae Arsen et Hy CGhenopodii Se Ml Grave lod... o @ 2% mai "7 ——— el ebaa er : cae de eb eeus due cu eee. S Liquor Potag Assn 10@ 12 NE orci ces ces eee ween agnesia, ph (bb " Conium Mac.......... ae Ot ree er ee... 2%@ 4 Copaiba sitseseees CORR SOU Eramee Ole. cc 60 | Mannia,gs. F......... 60@ 63 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERY PHICE CURRE T. 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. It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than those who have poor credit. greatest possible use to dealers. Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the AXLE GREASE, doz gross ae. 55 6 00 ae or..:......,. 7 00 ee rg eS 50 5 50 Peer s............4 © 8 00 ee i a, 65 7 50 a. .. .... 55 6 00 BAKING POWDER. Acme X% > Cans, 3 3 doz hemes 45 Ss 2 85 an " i ee 1 60 ——.............. 10 Arctic. 1¢ I cans 6 doz case. _- o =e" 400 * i. r » * on 2 00 OO 9 00 Fosfon. 5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case . = 16 2 ...@ Red Star, | tb cans. 40 %® 7 V Le Telfer’s, . ~ cans, doz. 45 oe * 9 oe ua ag 1 j Our Leader, 14 lb cans 45 lb rae... .. v6) ' Tienes oe oe Dr. Price's. per doz Dime cans.. 95 4-OZ ae 6-0Z 2 Of 8-0Z 2 12-0Z .3 90 6-0Z ae sib * 20 i-lb ' 18 25 Ib - 2D 10-lb 41 80 BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in case. English . on 9 Bristol. . a. ... Domestic... i 70 BLUING, Gross Arctic, : - ovals.. i oo SNE 7 00 sints, round.. . 900 No. 2, sifting box... 275 C No. : 3, .. £@ No. 5, i . €@ losball .. —-—_ oe Mexican Liquid, 4 02. . 360 -. ..... 6 80 BROOMS, No. 2 Hurl eee 1% No. 1 +o No. 2 Carpet... 25 as Sh 2 50 peti ee ete cee 275 Common Whisk ee, 90 Fanc os Warehouse........ enn BRUSHES. eee we f........_..... -i.s . a 1 50 C ee hide ou ce 1% Rice Root Scrub,2 row.... 85 Rice Root Scrub, 3 row.... 1 25 Paes, peers... ...... 1 50 BUTTER PLATES. Oval—250 in crate. ee ee, 60 es, i, 70 ee 80 —s.. Lh. LLL CANDLES, Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes.. 10 — titi 9 ee 10 woe 24 CANNED GOODS. Fish. Clams. Little Neck, Z aig 1 20 a aa eisidins eeeniedn ai a 22 ‘ove Oysters. Standard, il tag eee eee Lobsters. a Ster, : >... bieee .. 0 S m.. Cea Picnic, : > ne 2 00 ects a oe go Standard, 1iib...... 123 e _/.............. 2 10 Meeers, £.........* ._.. 2B Tomato —* 2... .....2 oe... 2 2 Columbia River, fat Alaska, Red ' pink.. Kinney’s, ie 1 9 Amerie is............ @ “ 4@ 7 Perens 105... ....,. 10@11 oe ee @7 Pe 21 eee oe. 2 50 — Apples. B ih, slenderd......... 95 York State, gajlons.. 3 00 Hamburgh, _ Apricots. Leek... . : 1% Santa Cru 1% laek’s.... 1 75 oecrwee............. 1 % Blackberries, ao... |... 9% Cherries. a 1 10Q1 20 — Hamburgh .. vis) Cee eee ee 50 ma ea 1 20 Damsons, Egg Plums and Green Gages. eee ee. 1 10 (aero. ..........-, 1 70 Gooseberries. Common .... 13 Peaches. Pie . : . 1 3 ae ao peepards ........ io. 1 65 (ee. ............ 2 20 ——s «C«.........- 1 6 Oxford elie Pears. ee... 120 meveeeee.......-.....- 2 10 Pineapples, CC 1 00@1 30 Johnson’ 8 sliced. ‘ 2 50 grated. 2% Booth’s sliced... @2 50 . grated..... 2 5 Quinces. an... 1 10 Raspberries. ee 1 30 Black Hamburg....... 50 Erie. black 30 Strawberries. Lawrences ........... 13 Hamburgh ‘= Erie. ee 13 Terrapin . ae 110 Whortleberries, Blueberries ..... 00 Meats. Corned beef Libby’s. 1% Roast beef Armour’s. i 70 Potted ham, 4 - Ley / a 40 ll 85 ton gue, ib it = Ib.. oe 85 chicken, Fy es 95 —— eans. Hamburgh ae Poe.......3 Frenc style eee a 2 2 ae a ion, green. 14 ee 75 Lewis Boston Baked........ 135 Bay State Baked.......... 135 World’s Fair Baked........ 1% oe 100 Corn. Hamburgh ...... 1 40 Livingston ae 1% ae ow ee. 1 40 oe Clery... peeeee % Peas, Hamburgh marrores........ 1 35 early oune...... Champion Eng..1 50 petit — 1 @ fancy sifted....1 90 Soaked dh oe ae ee bebiew cous, 7 Hecris etanderd............. 75 Van amp’ S maerrotat....... 110 early June..... 1 30 Archer’s Early Blossom....1 35 Pee Be ‘2 15 ‘in 7 _ Mushrooms. ™ a Pumpkin. PN coos 9 Squash. aoe a4 tnd edhe Tomatoes. Hai cee, TG Excelsior _. oes, TEER ASCE Hamburg ..... Galion . Peewee esee CHOCOLATE. Baker's. German Sweet... ......... Premium. . CHEESE, — ee... CL Gold ee ee Limburger ........... POON ccc o ue ees... ¥E BSN 88 S998 re hl ae hous aR oe Seen... B22 Schweitzer, imported. @24 domestic .... @i4 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. — pint, 25 bottles ae 2% Pin —. . 450 onal 1 doz bottles _ .-8 Triumph{Brand. Mais plat, per Gos.......... 138 Peat. oo BOMOE.............. 4 50 Wuett per Gox ..... ...... 3 75 CLOTHES PINS. Sere benes............ 40@45 COCOA SHELLS. 35 lb bags.. \ @3 Less quantity ae @3% Poun ae 6%@7 "ae Rio. ee. aoe... Pri ...... oa oa ee es Santos. ae .18 eel ee 21 Peaberry . 22 Mexican and Guatamala. ae 21 —..... 22 Fancy.. 24 "Maracaibo. aee,-....... 2. 23 Millea 24 Java. ee B Private Growth. . 27 Mandehling . 28 Mocha. —— 25 eee... 8 28 Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add ec. per Ib. for roast ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. Package. McLaughlin’s XXXKX._. Bunola ..... : Lion, 60 or 100 ‘Ib. ‘case. xtract. — City % BTOSS.. q lix 1B Hummel" 8, a, &TOSS oe 1 50 2 50 CHICORY. _e...... : 5 a. . 2 CLOTHES LINES, Cotton, 40 ft....... per dos. i 25 . a ' 1 40 C aa 1 60 nig e....... ss 1% e oor....... ' 1 90 Jute 6 ft... 90 nas 72 ft: r 1 © CONDENSED MILE, 4 doz. in case. aioe ee Er ser N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s brands Gail Borden Eagle..... ... 7 40 ee 6 25 Daisy.. i iC hampion.. — Dime . $ 1, per hundr -- 20 a .. 250 a . .. 800 _. * . 26 $10, ‘ . 40 —_— . +e “Superior.” $ 1, per hundred....... 2 50 2 2, “ “a 3 00 & 3, 3 50 8 5, 400 $10, 5 00 #20, 6 00 8 1, per hundred Le #3 00 lL COC. 3 50 8 3, Se 4 00 8 5, a 5 00 8 0, co 6 00 r 700 Above prices on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: eer over... ... .... 1000 ** soepeeee “ COUPON PASS BOOKS, Can be made to represent’any nae from 810 down. | 5 per cent. | CREDIT CHECKS. 500, any one denom’ a $3 1000; css 2000, as ae oat Steel peeee. 6... 5 CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXX ee 6 Seymour XXX, cartoon..... 6% Family XX 6 Family XXX, cartoon...... 6% Salted Xxx 6 Salted XXX, cartoon ...... Kenosha . es en. 8 Butter biscuit . ieee, Soda. oe cer... .. 1... 6 peee cee. 7 Soda, Duchess aes eee... 8 10 Long Island Wafers ...... 11 Oyster. a eet 2ae.............. 6 Coyaeeier, BE... 6 Farina Oyster... ce CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure.. a. oe Telfer's Absolute.......... 33 Grocers’ . DRIED FRUITS. Domestic, Apples. Sundried, sliced in bbls. . quartered ‘ Evaporated, 50 Ib. boxes Apricots. California in bags...... Evaporated in boxes. .. Blackberries. Nectarines. ade. eT ee 19% Peaches, Peeled, in boxes....... Cal. evap. * _ in bee... .. 9% an In boxes.. Pea California in bags 10% Pitted 1 Cherries, Barrels. . 50 Ib, boxes ...... “eb if Pruneiicn. os hee... Raspberries. oe... - boxes.. 2 Loose Muscatels ‘In na. 2 crown 45 3 ' 65 Loose Mu —_— in as Dage. 2 crown. ae CC —- re Currants. Patras, in barrels. aa 3% me See... 4 ” in less —w 44 Citron, Lesher. "35 Ib. boxes 26 Lemon " 25 i 10 Orange _ »* ” 11 Raisins, Ondura, 29 Ib. boxer. @w% Sultana, 20 “ / @s8 Valencia, 30 “ ' Prunes, California, 100-120. . 90x100 26 Ib, bxs. Os . 80x90 . 70x80 ' io 2 60x70 “ 11 eee ce a arene, 00-0, ...... ....., rr WO cs uae, a. " ices Gea ” TP iis ieok bond is ENVELOPES. a. ae —. No. 1, 6%.. .. 81% No. 2, 6% - a es 6 1 65 EE 1 50 XX wood, white. Pete... Pa ee... 13 Manilla, white. ee cenerers eeresrecce Ha 95 Coin. i Mo. 4... ... 1 00 FARINACEOUS GOODS, Farina, me bees... 3% ominy etc eens cap enee 3 00 Oe eee ieee 3 50 Lima Beans, eee. ........... Ceeeeue 4% Maccaroni and Vermicelli. Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 55 ce 10%@: % Oatmeal. Derren 0)... 5... 4 60 Half barrels i00...... i. oo Pearl Barley. Oi, 2% Peas. ree, WE 2 00 Split ‘per Ib — 23,@3 Rolled Oats. Berra 25... ....... @4 60 at Vie... @2 40 Sago. eee 4% Pee 5 Wheat. - Ce 5 FISH--Salt. Bloaters. CO es Cod. ek. 3% Whole, Grand Bank.. 5% Boneless, bricks.. ...... 6@8 Boneless, ore.. ......, 6@S8 Halibut. es 10%@l11 Herring. Holland, white hoops keg €5 “ “cc “sé bbl 7 “ec oe ce Pere Round, % bbl 100 Ibs eecee 2 85 es 1 45 sa earin' ES SIE es 17 Mackerel. ae. t, eee... 8 50 No. 1 eee 3 70 =o. 4, eee, 1 05 res woe... 6 00 oe... Sardines, an Me. 65 Trout. No. 1, & — ae. —— 6 00 No. 1 &% bbl, 22 No. 1, kits, io lbs oe 80 nO. 0 eee 68 Whitefish. Famil No. 1 7 % bbls, 100 Ibs el oeeae 87 00 $2 75 ae 10 Ib. Kits Sieesssise 4. ee 7% 4 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Souders’. Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. Best in the world for the money, Grade Regular Vanilla. doz 20z.....81 Qu mei 40Z..... 2 40 XX Grade XX Grade Vanilla, ROE..... . ris} o..... 3 50 Jennings’ D C. Lemon. Vanilla 20z folding box... 7 1 20 402 ' nen | 2 00 6 oz “ hime ae ed ER388a www S88 40z taper ..... eee. GUNPOWDER. ae Sebenre. Kegs... : 3 50 ae hee 200 Quarter kegs.. 115 ee 30 ieee... 18 ea Bore—Dupont’s. Si eeeseae sees cls le) 50 Hele ee 2 50 Quarter kegs. . i. - oe i 34 Eagle Duck—Dupont’ 8. 1 ons CSS asi aiiien ih eg 00 Half kegs SS 5 7% — Sa eee ie oe 3 00 eo ee 60 HERBS, ao... —— ee 15 INDIGO. Madras, 5 lb. boxes....... 55 S. F., 2,3 and 5 1b. haan 50 LYE. Condensed, 2 om... 12 *Gee........... 2 25 MATCHES, mal ood com, en, i nn 1 65 ae Serer, 1 70 Pe eeeeee....... 110 mers Deer... 4 00 MINCE MEAT. = Oe, C888... |... ee 2 %5 Cae, tone... .... ...... Soe Ge coe ................ 11 00 MEASURES. Tin, per dozen. oe... i. Halt alion es ee 1 40 = Pee ueet eu cle lo. 70 eke abe gucws 45 Hal? pint . 40 Wooden, for vinegse, per doz. oe 7 00 Half poe -: a. <2 uart 3 7 tnt... 2 2% MOLASSES, Blackstrap. Ruger boas... 8... 14 = Baking, ae "Porto Rico, eee 20 Fancy soar pene wes 30 18 22 27 32 Fancy.. 40 One-half barrels, 3c extra, PICKLES, Medium. Barrels, 1,200 count.. @5 00 Half bbls. 600 count. @3 00 Small. Barrels, 2,40€ count. 6 00 Half bbis, 1,200 count 3 50 PIPES, Clay, No. 216.. bie eo k T.D.fullcount...... % om ees... 1 26 POTASH, 48 cans In Case. I igi ieee ae 4 00 remna Galt Co.’s.......... 3 25 RICE Domestic. Carolina en eS 5 ee Bei ee 4% " See 4 NOE, cies. s 5s - s Imported. mee, We Ps. ce 5% ne ee cae eens 54 ie ae 5 se cae ee eee — . « > eT. reo 4 ot yr Asi THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Root Beer Extract. Williams’, tp aga feces 1% oe: 5 00 Hires’, oe 1 % 3 ee. 5 00 SPIC Whole sifted, eee 10 Cassia, China in mats...... 4 1g Batavia in bund....15 - Saigon in rolls...... 32 Cloves, BUeeete....... 1: 22 Ee 12 mane Delevan... .. 80 Nutmegs fancy EE 5 No. 1 70 ' me. 8... 60 Pepper, — —: 10 -20 [ mt 16 Pure Ground in Bulk, eee... Cassi a, “Batavia eet oa ae : and Saigon. ” Bee Cloves, Amboyna........... ' meer... Ginger, African.. Cochin... gs Jamaica . |. mace Pelee... Th Mustard, Eng. and Trieste, .22 ee. . 25 wonmes. Ma? |. 75 Pepper, Singapore, —* . Cayenne. ...... ee ae “Absolute” in Packages. 4s Ys meee... 5. -<— oo te Ceememeen............. 4 155 ero... 84 155 Ginger, Jamaica...... 84 155 ican... . |. 84 1 55 Maree... 84 155 eT 84 1 55 Sage...... 84 SAL ‘SODA. ON ke eel : Granulated, homes 0100 1% SEEDS, OE oe. @12% pnecesi Sayre. ....:. 6 emcee, (A 10 Sepia, Malabar.. 90 Hemp. Russian....... 4% Mixed Bird ........_. 5K Mustard, white ...... 10 ET 9 te ne 6 Cums bene........... 30 STARCH, Corn. mer Women... 6 Sib “ Gloss, 1- - packages ee 5% ee 54% 6-lb a 40 and 50 lb. boxes.......... 4 Deen... 5% SNUFF. Scotch, in bladders......... 37 Maccaboy, ee... 35 french appee, in Jara..... 43 SODA, = English..... SALT. = r > sacks eee aa 82 25 ee ee 2 00 Ss io i. sacks Se 1 85 ae 2% 24 Sib eee 1 50 56 lb. dairy in linen bags.. 32 = * an ~ «@ Warsaw. 56 lb. dairy in drill bags... 32 28 lb, “ oe oe Cy 18 Ashton. 56 lb. dairy in linensacks.. 75 Higgins. 5614, dairy in linen sacks. 75 Soar Rock, 6 th, ORENE cl. 7 Common Fine. Saginaw .................. 70 ae 7 SALERATUS, Packed 60 Ibs. in box. ees 5% poeeeee 5g Se 5% A eee es 5 SOAP. Laundry Allen B. Wrisley*s s Brands. Old Country, 80 L-ib........ 3 2) Good Cheer, 601 Ib.......... 3 90 White Borax, 2 Ac ip...... 3 65 Proctor & Gamble. ae 3 45 Vrs, 10 OM. nee van ees 6 7% " Oe 400 en bcs ews 3 65 Mottled Gerieen.........,. 3 15 PS oc onc cee ee ee 3 2 Dingman Brands. Beegre Dom.. ....,......... 95 5 box lots, delivered....... 3 85 10 box lots, delivered...... 3% Jas, S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. American Family, wrp'd..$4 00 ' plain... 2 94 N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands. Oe 4 00 Brown, me OOM... 240 ee 3 2 Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands, ON kn, posi Loe ieee 4 00 ee eters, 5 2 .: gs... 3 95 Mafter cinpee aces Oo aay & Chute Brands, Smoking. ec 3 65 a. coe eae 3 35 Catlin’s Brands, Savon Improv en...... 4. 2 50} Kiln dried.. ae it wamuewer ck. ee -. 305| Golden Shower............. 19 Golden: 3 25 | Huntress Coe pee cores coe. ae Meomowsies! ..... 0... 5... 2 25 | Meerschaum...... ae . ‘i bess — American Eagle Co.’s is ate. japolio chen os...2 1 eee... 8 ase SUGAR. — Fe oe oo The following prices repre- | Froe resctesceeees 3B sent the actual selling prices in | Java, 8 foil....... 2... . 2 Grand Rapids, based on the act-| Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands. ual costin New York, with 36 Banner.. 16 cents per 100 pounds added for Banner Cavendish . oa "38 freight. The same quotations Gold ¢ ss will not apply toany townwhere Fae cen ae MeN nh the freight rate from New York ses s Brands. ie mot SG cents, but the local | Warpath .................... 15 quotations will, perhaps, afford Honey Dew........... <+-oe a a of the market | Gold Block................. 26 than to quote New York prices y ‘ exclusively. ¥. F. a Co,’s eT $5 30 i Powdered 20 6 23 | Peerless........... ......... 26 Grannined 0 5 61 Tom. +18 Extra Fine Green. 5 73 | Standard... ++ RR eae i os Len 3 Globe Tobacco Co." 8 Brands, owdered.......... 6 42 ake maak A 5 5d ae... eric aeua as 41 No. 1 Columbia A......... 5 48 Leidersdorf’s Brands. No. _— A Le 5 42) mon Hoy... ........ Cece 26 No. 5 36] Uncle fa a 28@32 No. Mea Clover. ..... ae Spaulding & Merrick. Wal 10. ‘Tom and d@try.............. No . s| Traveler Cavendish....... 38 No. 1: gg | Buck Horn Be 4 86 | Plow Boy...... ........ RE 4 36 | Corn Cake. SYRUPS. -—-—- Corn. oe 21 — Half bbls........ pittsereeees 23 The Standard Oil Co. quotes Pure Cane. as follows, in barrels, f. 0. b. Ca 19} Grand Rapids: Oe ee 25 iicaaies 8K POM vee ee scodeesenes ‘9 Choice..... ve snes sees eves ceece 30 XXX W. W. Mich. SWEET GOODS Headlight 000000000. Tg Ginger Snapes.......... 8 a ............... @ 6% Suger Creams......... 8 Stove Gasoline........ @ 7% Frosted Creams....... 9 — eee ee 27 @36 Graham Crackers..... Gu i Boge ..... .... .- @21 Oatmeal Crackers.... 8% Black, os cold test . @ 8% VINEGAR. oe ee i ee 7 @8 7 50g... Co 'é a HIDES PELTS and FURS $1 for barrel. WET MUSTARD, Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: Balk, pergal .... 2. ....- 30 HIDES. Beer mug, 2 doz incase... 1 75| Green... bereits —_— YEAST, Pere Ciuvod. ....:..... @3~% ete ee — Faia a tices @ 3% Warner's ........,..........1000 | Sty ------------------s- 4 @5 Weaet Cosi 1 00 Kips, green ........... 2 @3 ET ves cured............ @4 OF 90 Calfskins, green) 2... 4 @5 D as Gured...... . pg z enconekinig.......... 0 @ — No. 2 hides \& off. saPpan—Regular. Ree... @i17 PELTS. Good.. ' @20 Shearlings....... oS 10 @ 2 Choieé....... 1 Pee 1 @ ®D a 32 @3 Ree... a. 10 @i2 wooL, amen. 54... 12 @18 RED. — a ee 8 Qt eee dk ee as ecu ee ‘“ @20 MISCELLANEOUS. Choteest....0. 00.0... ss os Tallow ..........-..-+ 3 @ 3% ae 10 @iz | Grease butter ........1 @ x BASKET FIRED. Swiecnoe.............. 1%@ eee aa i ig @20 | Ginseng............... 1 15@2 06 ee @2 LL Cporeere. ........... @35 Extra choice, wire leat @40 GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS GUNPOWDER. Common to faii....... @35 WHEAT. Extra fine to finest. . "50 @65 | No. 1 White (58 Ib. test) 56 Choicest fancy........ 7 @85 | No. 2 Red (60 Ib, test) 56 OOLONG. @%6 MEAL, Common to fair... ... 23 @80 Bolted 140 IMPERIAL. Oe Common to fair....... 23 @26 Granulated, ........... 1 65 Superior tofine........ 30 @35 FLOUR. YOUNG HYSON. Commor to fair....... 18 @26 Straight, in eueee......... 3 30 Superior to fine.......30 @40 i barrels........ 3 55 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. Patent ‘S sacks. .... | ae Pee @22 Serre... .... 4 55 nee te 24 @28 |Graham ‘ sacks.... ... 17 Be @50 | Rye ee at 1 70 TOBACCOS. MILLSTUFFS. Fine Cut. = lots a Bien... 14 00 15 00 — ee ann. se | Com Cam. @27 Middlings..... 15 00 16 00 Mette Bie. 27 @24 | Mixed Feed... 18 00 18 50 Unele ben...-......... 21 @22 Goarse meal .. 17 50 18 00 Pawan ...........- 60 Sweet Cuba......... : 34 heirs MOGtHty Lol. ee 44 “ \% bbls.. o 1|Leesthan car lotw.......... 48 2 ec 8 oats, : in drums 23 «| Car lots a Worm Vor oo 23 | Less than car lots... 35 a . 23 os * mre 2... 22 r —— No. 1 Timothy, car lots....12 0 Plug. Not 6“ 6 (tepiois ....14 60 Sorg’s Brands, New hay on the market ...8@10 Spearhead ............ 41 = — Sense = FRESH MEATS. obey Twint....--...... Beef, Carnes. .......... 5 a7 jie Scotten’s Brands. “ hind quarters. “7 @8&% oP OO Ooeee ee eeccecs i“ ¥ awathe.. a ee 8s ig foine, N was ; oi" sina snteesa aRRE a Mecsas @9 Finzer’s Brands, es eae @™% Old Honoaty.......... 40 | Bolognsa....... @6 Jolly Tar......... — 32 Tore ene ............ @i0 ‘© shoulders.... @i% BULK. _ 15 -1c Sausage, oe or head @7 peavon........ . 2 00 [ eg a 2 25 ver 2... .-. . GT See 1 50 ' 19 . 2% . Frankfort ... @8 a « eS Mutton ... . @ 6%| PAPER & WOODENWARE Baskets, Wares 35 EAgaD......, @7 shipping bushel.. 1 25 Veal... .. } 7% PAPER, _ full hoop * J 35 FISH and OYSTERS. eta Be ee ee 1% a willow er” ths, No.1 i : 25 a Stead J. ——— quotes 88/ Rag sugar ....... voreeeees a 23% : . No.3 7 25 a Hardee. ‘ ‘* | splint No.1 3 25 FRESH FISH Bakers . ag ..2% en | to } ry Goods........ -5 @6 : No. ve Trout. Se pea gio ous Maniiia:.......... @6% |, INDUBATED WARE, = Brook Trout ......... 20@35 | Red Express No.1...... - 5% oe we: = Black Bass...... 12% " No. 2..........4% | PUPS. No. je oo - ow ees Melty - TWINES. Tubs, eC a eas Bluefish... ....... | ORM Cotton, No. Lee =0 POULTRY. ‘resh lobster, -” ea a "45 Local dealers pay as follows: Co _ ‘ob. ae 15 si 4€TS pay as . N ‘ Sea Island, aaa reas se Oe DRESSED. Pike 1 Pickerel-........ = No. 5 Hemp . acu ae (ioe... Ce Smoked Whttia @ 8 No. 6 eee eee es eau, ee Turkeys Red Snappers. ......._.. 13 WOODENWARE Ducks vee Columbia River Salmon 20 i . LIVE, Mackoree 0, 20@25 | Tubs, — 1. - 7001 Live broilers 1%1bs. to 2 Ibs. Patrhay ee oa ui = Bs eae - oa each, per doz.... Fe seen GiB | Pats, Not, two-hoop.. "Tap | Ave Drollersless han 1-116 i cen No. 1, three-hoop -- 1801 Soring Chickens 9 wlio SHELL e00Ds8., Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes 40 T ring Chickens..... 9 @10 9 sters, per 100 ...... 1 50@1 75| Bowls, l1inch.............. 80 one ener a an 10 @le 8, ai tak oo 1 6 ~ * s ng Rey. ce on _—- 18 ariel i sala Rp Spring Ducks..... 2 @10- PROVISIONS. Pee CROMER 80@90 The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co, een on gg : ; i 7 i —<- quotes as follows: [ere A oe PORK IN BARRELS. _ | Wintergreen ee. . 60 Mas. ....... 15 00} CARAMELS, Short cut . 16 00 - No. 1, wrapped, 2 2 Ib. boxes eee eee 34 Extra clear pig, short cut. . 27 Se) = 1, a a mn + 51 Extra clear, heavy ce a | VO- a a 28 ieee tac heee ese — 3; im 3 TT Boston clear, short cut...................... 17 00 | Stand up, 5 1b. boxes. . Cleer beck, @eattemt........................ 17 50} call BANANAS, LL Standard clear, short cut, best... ....... Ls 1 enn ait lh hid ag wee ctes --) 50@1 % [mci 2 W@2 50 sausage—Fresh and Smoked. De c Pele PORAMMe i. h ORANGES. te OE California Riverside Seedlings ‘TOnkue Saneege............. eee ee 3 St Michaels... CO 4 F0O@5 00 ae Cot og 8% | Rodis.. es ae 00@5 00 i 7 a ’ The . LEMONS, Bologna, thick...000c.00 0.000.002 @ | Meine, chotee 300.00 Ne 4 09 ee ee ? i fancy, 360.. 5 09@S 00 De aoe ae... i... oo 4 50@4 ! = Settle CN 10 eae ate "e ee os OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. TT cise TM Figs, fancy layers, 61b............ @12% Compound . aE Me) ea we a @i2z% 50 Ib. Tins, 4c ady ance. LL a 20D teens ais eeeces eee oa ok 2 a pails, } se & Dates, Fard, 10-Ib. box.................. ™ Sib. we a ‘s Perat — 50:10. Ib. box.. AN ud oie ‘ ts > ss i 3 lb. le aa BEEF IN BARRELS. Almonds, Tarragona. oo. @18% Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............. . 7 50 ie @17% Extra Moss, Chicago packing............... 7 50 . Calera ................._. @18% ee 12 50 — new..... oo @ 8% on erts . @i14 SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Walnuts, acnanial | Oise Hams, average 2 ptt Se . = ‘ ee a a! a ll dl i a Me “s Calif... ee @i3 " . bi 1 ne 7 4 a “DR | gable Nuts, fancy... ese QB “ 3 Bea a ‘eee a ee or 8X Cocoanut full ga ks _ 4 00 Breakfast Bacon boneless....................14 ” Mearns a _ Dried beef, ham prices.................... ...10% | Fancy, H. P., va, ee @7 Peneteee beaee al “ Peal @ 8% es oe... ..............,.. Fancy, H. P., CO @ 3 19 ee cou oe a & HL. i. Heasiea. @ 9% shoice, H. xtras. @ 5% CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. 7 Roasted... @?7 The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. STICK CANDY. FRUIT JARS. Cases Boe, Palle | Viet... le... eS ae Standard, per ih. ..... 6% 7% ee, Lawes oo CO ee 6% ‘6 | Half Gallensg.......... 8 00 L wees... ....... 6% 7% | Caps.. 2% Bouton Cream............ 8% Rubbers... a 45 Ce a 8% LAMP BURNERS, Extra H, H........ . 8% a. —— ee 45 MIXED CANDY. ae. Bbls. Se 1 ee es 6 LAMP CHIMNEYS. Per box. OE Ee 6 7 6 doz. in box. Te 6% 7% | No. 6 Sun Ne cee ee Ee Nobby Ee < 8 ee eee eae gees la Mugen Rock............ — Health in Competition. From the American Grocer, A dread of rivalry is natural to all human kind, and dislike for our competi- tors seems inherent to our very nature. For a long time perhaps we have enjoyed a monopoly of the entire trade in a cer- tain line, or ina particular district, and in an hour when we least expected it, al- though the very hour when we should have looked for it, some one steps in and becomes our direct rival. If his prep- arations are well made and his finances are as good as our own, we feel sure he will do us no little harm. We begin to appreciate the opportunites which we possessed in the past, and we are discon- solate with regard t6 the future. Time passes, and if we do not realize our gloomy forebodings we attribute it en- tirely to our wisdom, without consider- ing that we have been direct gainers by the competition which at first alarmed us somuch. Theexperience of merchants in growing localities has proved that when competition sets in then their business begins to improve rapidly. While a town is too small to support two stores, it affords but little attraction to the sur- rounding country; other towns have their single store also; but as soon as two or three are opened atone place it becomes of more importance and draws a largely increased trade, of which the original store generally gets the largest share. Monopolies are never healthy. The absolute control of everything soon leads men into over-confident carelessness, and there are more failures among those who claim to control a market than among any otherclass. Politeness to customers; care in keeping everything in such niee order as to attract the buyer; a constant attention to the demands of one’s pat- rons, all these are essential to successful storekeeping, and they are directly en- couraged by competition, which makes them absolutely necessary. Without competition they are more easily neg- lected, and when the dealer thinks that he is most secure, he is rapidly losing his hold on his customers and opening the way for a competitor who will be really formidable only because he him- self has become rusty in his monopoly. But if he has not gone too far to alter his habits, the competition will soon work his perfect cure, and he will stand in the community as an obliging and enterpris- ing merchant. Sa A A lie in the heart is no whiter than it is in a horse trade. MOCCASINS. “SOUUIETTA MF 6.CO ROCHESTER_N.Y a, SOULIETTA T sane New styles fur Fail and Winter. HIRTH, KRAUSE % 60, Children’s Shoes and Shoe Store supplies. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent Commty Savings Bank, GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH. Jno. A. Covope, Pres. Henry Ipema, Vice-Pres, J. A. 8. VERDIER, Cashier. K. Van Hor, 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. Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars, 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, etc. Of great interest to every onein trade. $1.50. THE TRADESMAN CO., Ag’ts. Grand Rapids, Mich. Menthol {nhaler CURES Catarrh, . Hay Fever, Headache, Neuralgia, Colds, Sore Threat. The first inhalations stop sneezing, snuffing coughing and headache. This relief is worth the priee of an Inhaler. Continued use will complete the cure. Prevents and cures a Sea Sickness On cars or boat. The cool exhilerating sensation follow- ing its use is a luxury to travelers. Convenient to carry in the pocket; no liquid to drop or spill; lasts a year, and costs 50c at druggists. Regis- tered mail 60c, from H. D. CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich. (= Guaranteed satisfactory. HOH CO Wholesale Boots 2 Shoes, 5 and 7 Pearl St., eigen. AL GRAND RAPIDS, Agents for Wales-Geodyear Rubber Co. Orders by mail given prompt attention S. A. MORMAN, Wholesale Petoskey, Marblehead d Obi LIME, Akron, Buffalo and Louisville CEMENTS, Stucco and Hair, Sewer Pipe, Fire Brick and Clay. WRITE FOR PRICES. 10 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. D. A. BLopeett, President. Gro. W. Gay. Vice-President. Wa. H. ANDERSON, Cashier, Jno A. Szymour, Ass’t Cashier Capital, $800,000. DIRECTORS. D. A. Blodgett. Geo. W. Gay. S. M. Lemon. C. Bertsch. A.J. Bowne. 4G. K. Johnson. Wm. H. Anderson. Wm. Sears. John Widdicomb. A. D. Rathbone N. A. Fletcher. F. H. WHITE, Manufacturers’ agent and jobber of PAPER AND WOODENWARE, 125 Court St., Grand Rapids, Mich. PECK’S Pay the best profit. HEADACHE POWDERS Order from your jobber. DODGE Independence Wood Split Pulley THE LIGHTEST! THE STRONGEST! THE BEST! WESTER MAGHINERY CO., 45 So. Division St... GRAND RAPIDs. Easily and cheaply made at home. Im- proves the appetite, and aids digestion. An unrivalled temperance drink. Health- ful, foaming, luscious. One bottle of extract makes 5 gallons. Get it sure. This is not only “ just as good”? as others, but far better, One trial will support this claim. Williams & Carleton, Hartford, Ct. SOLD EVERYWHERE i ~- @ 4 a> CH 4 «< ' ~~ ~ he ~~ \ _ « ! | val [ » wT * ed - ~ « » m ° Daa ~ ~~ 4.» > jf ‘ k i i - ' ~ ~ he ~ \ “oa ! { val [ » sa FT r , ~ pe pe, cae - § < THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. = THE WORLD’S WHEAT. Spring wheat at 60 centsa bushel in Chicago is the lowest price known since 1862. Within the past few days the price has fluctuated a fraction of a cent lower, but 60 cents in round numbers will do to figure on. In 1867 wheat reached the highest point ever registered at Chicago since this cereal became an important factor in the | foreign commerce of the country. spring wheat sold for $1.43 in gold. De- spite many fluctuations, its progress bas been generally downward until the price has got to 60 cents. Apparently this is bed rock. Nevertheless, under the stim- ulation of the famine of 1891-92 in Eu- rope, when American wheat was export- ed in enormous quantities, the price did not more than touch $1. The production of wheat in the prairie region of the Northwest has been vastly cheapened by the use of machinery. The ground is broken and prepared for seed- ing by steam plows. The seed is sown and harrowed in by proper appliances. Machinery which reaps and binds the crop in bundles, with approved appara- tus for threshing and separating the grain, with increased economy in trans- portation, handling and housing, have brought the cost of production down to a rate so low that nothing but a general failure of the yield can raise it up to anything like the old figures. This is most fortunate for the human race. It is also a matter for general thankfulness that nearly every country is able to feed its own people, or is able to draw from its neighbors. The United States Department of Agriculture has classified the principal nations of Europe which do not produce enough wheat to feed their people as importing nations, and has grouped the countries of the world which produce an excess of wheat as exporting nations. They are given as follows: No. 2 Net imports. Importing countries— Bushels. eee eeu ete es 19,170,059 ieee ce 37,426,407 OG oie eee ck eu 767,319 Ce Me ee cous ee ay and Sweden 1 "909,362 Cee. a, 8,591, - 39 Verpue.... 4... 4). 36: ee ee 6 Thea oe 10,867,766 Uanee Binceam..... 105,527,648 240,942,525 Net exports. Exporting countries— Bushels. ee 5,846 800 eee ee 5,690,996 eee ee 19,200,979 ee i ee &3,170,011 PO ee ee 2,236,912 EO 30,946,842 United States ..... 83,343,864 Argentine Republic.......... 3,747,733 ee ee woe «= By RIG Dek ee ce. ee 3,924,346 eee a 8,178,889 248,704,190 It will be seen that the dom of Great Britain and Ireland is the largest taker of foreign wheat. France comes next, Italy third, Belgium fourth, Germany fifth. Russia is the chief of the wheat supply countries in Europe. Roumania is second, and Austria-Hun- gary and Bulgaria come in next. The United States, however, is the world’s granary, and India is, also, an important source of wheat supply. It has come to be so that Europe cannot feed its people and must depend on America, Asia and Australia. In the days of the Roman Empire, Egypt was a prominent source of wheat supply, and the corn ships United King- from Africa were most important factors in feeding the European people of the mighty empire. figures as the world’s To-day Egypt no longer granary. That ce { grand function has been transferred to | cal America. The temperate zone of South America will prove to be a great wheat country when it shall be sufficiently set- tled. FRANK STOWELL. et The Mansfield Cheese Contained Tyro- toxicon. MANSFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 14—Replying to the communication of Prof. Vaughan in THe TRADESMAN of August 9, I beg leave to say that, since the first report was made in reference to the Mansfield cheese poisoning cases, I have received a report of an analysisof said cheese, which is as follows, and which [ think will be entirely satisfactory to my friend Dr. Vaughan and which certainly corroborates what I said in my first re- port. I should state that the specimens of this cheese have been submitted for analysis to three different chemists and that the following is a copy of the re- port of one of the chemists only: _ oS TS 30. = per cent. oe. Le 34.98 Caseiine and Milk Sugar.......... 30. 614 ' aah... - 4.284 . Fat to total solids, 50 ‘per ‘cent. ‘pure butter fat. No metallic poison found. Etherial washings from aqueous ex- tract gave positive reactions for tyrotox- icon. Five minims of a solution of the etherial washings placed upon the tongue of akitten immediately caused frothing at the mouth and in a few moments dry- ness of the throat, rapid breathing and retching; after about an hour, violent purging. Cheese contains tyrotoxicon. Gro. B. KAUFFMAN, Chemist. The fact that the investigation of Mr. Maybee’s factory by the Food Commis- sioner, accompanied by an expert cheese manufacturer, has shown that tainted or spoiled milk had been used in the manu- facture of the cheese and, in addition to this, that two sick cows were found among the neighbors who furnished milk for the factory, goes to show one of two things—either that tyrotoxicon was the result of fermentation or the result of using milk from sick cows. While the milk of the latter may not have been good, yet at the same time we do not be- lieve that that was the cause of tyrotox- icon, which we are inclined to think was the result of either spoiled milk in the first instance or overfermentation in the preparation of the curd in the second place, which is the custom of the cheese- makers to allow to stand until a certain amount of ‘‘acid,” as they term it, is al- lowed to arise, and, when present, makes cheese very light and spongy but which, in fact, is oniy the result of fermenta- tion. producing gases which penetrate the cheese during the process of pressing, thus making it light and porous and at the same time is, undoubtedly, when earried too far, the cause of fermenta- tion, resulting in tyrotoxicon, or possi- bly, in certain cases, other poisonous compounds of a similar character, which we have already referred to in our former article, which Dr. Vaughan says he has found and isolated, the result of which, as those who have been studying this matter, well know have been published. At the same time itis not always prac- tical to depend upon chemists’ analyses alone in these cases unless you should find tyrotoxicon or some of the other poisonous proteids and clearly dem- onstrate their existence by giving them to a kitten or some animal which is eas- ily affected with such poisonous substan- ces. When this cannot be done satisfac- torily, a bacterilogical examination and the nature and character of the germs determined, it is well to make a bacteri- logical examination, even where tyro- toxicon is_present, for as Dr. Vaughan well says, ‘‘The exact nature of the poi- son present will depend upon the kind of germs producing it.’’ I am very glad that Prof. Kauffman has been able to obtain tyrotoxicon in this case, as | have every reason to believe that it does exist,in a large number of these cases of cheese poisoning, although in some instances the toxie effect may be due to other poisonous proteids. The lesson we have learned from these cases seems to be clearly demonstrated, not only by the report of the expert who examined the factory but by the chemi- analysis which has followed that over fermentation or decomposition of milk has been the prime cause of the whole trouble, and the sooner that our state boards of health or, if necessary, the law makers of our various common- wealths, pass rules or enact laws which will prohibit cheesemakers from allow- ing their cheese to become overfermented or to use spoiled milk for its manufac- ture, the sooner we will find these cases of cheese poisoning diminishing. There is no more reason why a manufacturer of cheese should be allowed to let his cheese become fermented to such an ex- tent as to produce poisonous compounds, in order to make it light and porous, than it is fora baker to be allowed to medicate his bread or allow it to raise until it is sour, in order to make it white, light and spongy. R. HARVEY REED, Health Officer. ae a The Clerks Were Lively. “You havea lively set of clerks,” he said to the proprietor of the establish- ment. ‘‘It must be pleasant and profit- able to have employes so full of energy and enthusiasm.” “Yes,” responded the proprietor; ‘‘we close early to-day, and they are getting ready to go home.’’ —_ ~~ -46 <> There are men who have a creed a rod long who do business with a short yard stick. Grand Rapids & Indiana, Schedule in effect June 25, 1893. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive from ss going Sout. For M’kinaw,Trav. City and Sag. 6:50a m 7:20am For Traverse City & Mackinaw 1:10pm 1:20 pm For Cadillac and Saginaw.. 4:15 pm For Petoskey & Mackinaw . 10:30 pm From Kalamazoo. a From Chicago and Kalamazoo. . 940 pm Trains arriving from south at 6:50am and 9:10am daily. Others trains daily except Sunday. Train leaving north at 7:20 a. m. daily. does not run to Traverse City on Sundays. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Arrive from Leave going This train North. South. om Chmeaemeet. 6:30am 7:00 am For Kalamazoo and Chicago... 8:00 am For Fort Wayne and the East.. o- am 2:00 pm oe Creme, oss... ss... 5:15pm 6:00 pm For or saa & Chicago..... = 0 Pp = 11:20 pm Vo 1:50a From mankaene aie dalle cic teres arlene 10 40p a 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 ae am train has Parlor Car to Mackinaw City. 1:20 p m train has parlor cars Grand Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw. 1 m train.—Sleeping cars Grand Rapids o Petoskey and Mackinaw. SsOUTH—7: :00 am train.—Parlor chair car Grand pids to Cincinnati. 8: £00 am train.—Runs solid with Wag- ner Parlor Car Grand Rapids to Chicago. 2:00 P m train.—Parlor car Grand Rap So be ‘ort Wayne. m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car oo apids to Cincinnati. 11:20 pm train.—Through Coach and Wagner Sleeping Car Grand Rapids to Chi- cago. Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R. Lv Grand Rapids e 00 a oo . 00 pm 11:20 p m Arr Chicago 9:10pm 6:50 am : 8:00 a m train runs solid vith through Wagner Par- or Car. ll: 20 p m train daily, through Coach ani Wagner Sleeping Car. Lv Chicago 4:15 pm 9:50 p m Arr Grand Rapids 9:40 p m 6:50 am 4:15 p m solid train with through Wagner Parlor Car. 9:50p m train daily, through Coach and Wag- ner Sleeping Car. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. For Muskegon—Leave. From Muskegon—Arrive 6:55 am 10:15 am 11:25 am 4:40 pm 5:45 pm rl Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 7:45 a m, ar- riving at 9:15am. Returning, train leaves Muske gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids at 5:50 p m. Tnrough tickets and full information can be had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at Union Station, Telephone 606, Grand Rapids, Mich. 0. L. LOCKWOOD, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. 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 May 14, 1893. VIA D., L. & N. B’Y. Lv. Grand Rapids at..... 7:10 a. m. and 1:25 p. m. Ar. Toledeat......... 1:15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m. VIA 0.,¢. HH. & &. & Y. Ly. Grand Rapids at.....6:50 a, m. and 3:25 p. m. Ar. Toledo 6....;...... ‘ts 15 p. m. and 10:45 p. m. Return connections conally. as —_— . BENNETT, General Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio. AUG. 17, 1893 CHICAGO AND WEST MICHIGAN R’Y. GOING TO CHICAGO. Ly.G’d Rapids. 7:25am 8:50am 1:25pm *11:20pm Ar. Chicago. ...12:20pm 3:55pm 6:50pm *6:30am en FROM CHICAGO. Lv. Chicago....8:25am 9:00am 45pm *11:: Ar. G@’d Rapids.1 ca 3:55pm 10: 55pm VIA 8T. JOSEPH AND STEAMER. Lv. Grand Hapids.......... ... 1:25pm Or. Chicago ....°............ g: a. Ly. Chicago 9:30am. TO AND FROM MUSKEGON. 35pm *6:10am +6:30pm Ly. Grand Rapids...... 8:50am 1:25pm Ar. Grand Rapids. ... .. 10:45am 3:: TRAVERSE CITY CHARLEVOIX AND PETOSKEY. Ly. G R..... 5:45pm 7:30am oe 11:15pm Ar.Manistee.10:44pm 12:10pm ....... 4:50am Ar. Trav.C’y.11°10pm 2 Son ee Ar. Charlevoix. ... .. opm ....... 7:20am Ar. Petoskey = ....... toe Ar. Bay View..... 5pm 8:0Cam Trains stop at T ray erse City for ‘dinner and supper. Arrive from Bay View, ete., 6:00 a, m., 11:40 a. m., 10:00 p. m. OTTAWA BEACH. Ly. Grand Rapids... 8:50am 5:45pm ......... Ly. Ottawa Beach. 7:00am 3:50pm 9:40pm Sunday train leaves Grand Rapids 9:30 a. m., leaves Ottawa Beaeh 6:30 p. m. . _. PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS To Chicago, lv. G. R.. i: 25pm *11:30pm To Petoskey, lv.G. i. -. Iisibpm To G. R..lv. Chicago, 8:25am *5:45pm *11:35pm To G. R..lv. Petoskey 1:30pm = +8:20pm Free Chair C ars for Manistee 5:45 pm. *Every day. tExcept Saturday. Other trains week days only. DETROIT, LANSING & NORTHERN R, R. JULY 30, 1893 GOING TO DETROIT. Ly. Grand —- - 7:00am *1:45pm 5:40pm Ar. Detroit ...... 11:40am *5:50pm 10:25pm RETURNING FROM DETROIT. Ly. Dear... 7:45am *1:45pm 6:00pm Ar. Grand Rapids......12:45pm *5:40pm 10:45pm TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND 8T, LOUIS. Ev. GR 7:20am 4:15pm Ar. G R.11:50am 10:40pm TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL & HASTINGS R. Rf. Ly. Grand Rapids........ 7:00am 1:45pm 5:40pm Ar. from Lowell. ......... 12:45pm 5:40pm 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 Ap’t. MICHIGAN CENTRAL “The Niagara Falis Route.’’ (Taking effect Sunday, May 28, 1893.) Arrive. Depart I@ 20D m........ Detroit Express ........6 56pm 6 O0Oam.....*Atlantic and Pacific.....10 45 pm 10O0pm...... 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 6:55 am; re- turning, leave Detroit 5 pm, arriving at Grand Rapids 10:20 p m. Direct communication made at Detroit with all through trains east over the Michigan Cen tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) A. AX MQUIST, Ticket Agent, Union Passenger Station. ETROIT, GRAND HAVEN WAUKEE Railway. Depot corner Leonard St. and Plainfield Av2. & MIL- EASTWARD, +No. 14/+No. 16/tNo. 18\tNo. 82 6 45am/10 20am Trains Leave G@’d Rapids, Lv 3 25pm| 7 40pm A fone... r| 740am}11 25am/| 4 27pm! 8 45am St. Johns ...Ar;) 8 2amj12 17pm! 5 20pm) 9 42am Owosas ....../ Ar) 900am)} 1 20pm 6 05pin|10 25am E. Saginaw..Ar/|10 50am] 3 45pm 8 00pm} oe: Bay City .....Ar|11 32am] 435pm} 8 37pm)........ Flint ........Ar|10 05am) 345pm) 70 5pm| Leu. Pt. Huron...Ar|}205pm/ 550pm)| 8 50pm/........ Pontiac ......Ar }10 53am — 8 25pm|.. Detroit.......Ariii Sam] 4(06pm) 92pmj........ WESTWARD. “Trains Leave |+No. 81 |tNo. 11{tNo. 13.|tNo. 15 G’d Rapids, Ly| 7 25am) 1 00pm) 4 55pm)10 20pm Gd Haven, Ar/ 8 30am 2 tee : 00pm) 11 26pm MilwkeeScar “|.......-|........| @ am) € am Chicago Gir. “| 4Qipm)|........ } 6 CONN 6 on ce +Daily except Sunday Sunday only train leaves Grand Rapids at 8 a. m. for Spring Lake and Grand Haven; and at 7p. m. to connect with Sunday night steamer at Grand Haven for Chicago. Trains arrive from the east, 7:20 a.m., 12:50 p.m., 4:45 p. m. and 10:00 p. m. Trains arrive from the — 6:40 a. m., 10:10 a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:35 p Eastward—No. 14 has go Parlcr Buffet car. No. 18 Parlor Car. Westward—No. 1 Wagner Sleeper. No. 11 Parlor Car. No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffet car. Jas. CAMPBELL, City T‘cket Agent. 23 Monrce Street. 16 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Grand Rapids Retail Grocers’ Associ: ation. | President, J. A. Smits; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. Official ‘Organ—MicHIGAN TRADESMAN. West Side (Saginaw) Retail Grocers’ Asso- ciation. President, C. F. Alderton; Secretary, John Doerr. Bay County Retail Grocers’ Association. President, Thos. Walsh; Secretary, S. W. Waters. sepreange Grocers’ Union. President, D. S. Fleming; See’y, W. H. Porter. Grand Haven Retail Grocers’ Aaneiniiineie| President, John Boer; Secretary, Peter VerDuin. | Muskegon Ketail Grocers’ 7 ae President, D. Christie; Secretary, F. B. Aldrich. BAY CITY GROCERS. Second Annual Picnic---They Organize an Association. Two trains of ten cars each, conveyed | over 1,000 Bay Cityans, went to Bay Port, the beautiful summer resort on the shore of Saginaw Bay, on the occasion of the second annual outing of the Bay City Retail Grocers last Thursday. weather was all that could be desired, | the rain of the previous day having laid the dust and rendered the air cool and} pleasant. The weather was somewhat threatening in the morning, which, no doubt, influenced many to stay at home who would otherwise have gone to Bay Port. After lunch, which was partaken of in the shade of the trees on the shcre of the Bay, the grocers and their friends assembled in the pavilion. The meet- ing was called te order by President Hodgkins, who introduced W. I. Brother- ton, the Bay City wholesale grocer, whose address to the retail grocers and business men generally was well worth hearing, and was listened to with attention and heartily applauded at its close. Mr. Brotherton was followed by Daniel Ab- bott, of THE TRADESMAN, who spoke to the grocers about the grievances which afflict them asa class and the burdens under which they labor, and pointed out the means of redress. The applause which greeted the speaker several times during the course of his address showed that he had struck the right chord, and what is of more consequence, showed that the grocers are alive to their best interests and ready to do what is neces- sary to protect themselves. After the speaking the meeting ad- journed to the open ground near the hotel, to witness the sports. These con- sisted of the usual races—jumping, base ball match, etc..—and were not only hotly contested, and evoked intense in- terest, but created no end of fun as well. Dancing in the pavilion—boating on the Bay—enjoyment everywhere shrill whistle of the locomotive an-| nounced that the hour for departure had | come. Bay City was Teached about 9 o’clock and the happy, tired crowd wended their way homeward, voting the picnic one of the best ever held at Bay Port. It had been announced at the picnic that a meeting of the grocers of East and West Bay City and Essexville would be held at Ellsworth & Son’s commission house, on the following (Friday) evening. | When the hour named in the announce- ment, 8 o’clock, arrived, about fifty grocers had assembled. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Abbott, of THE TRADESMAN, and T. Walsh was elected temporary president and Sam. W. Waters temporary secretary. Mr. Abbott was called upon, and briefly out- lined the purpose of a grocers’ organiza- The | until the | |fect it. W. W. Hodgkins then moved | that these present proceed to organize a pormaagh association. A rising vote was | taken, and every man present rose to his | feet. Then the temporary officers were | made permanent, and the meeting settled | down to business. The election of offic- | ers resulted as follows: President—Thos. Walsh. | First Vice-President—W. W. Hodgkins. Second Vice-President—R. M. Sher- | wood. | Secretary—Sam W. Waters. | ‘Treasurer—C. Baumgarten. The admission fee was fixed at $1 and ithe annual dues at $4, the dues to be payable quarterly inadvance. A solicit- |ing committee was appointed consisting of M. Reigel, R. Potter, R. M. Sherwood, | H. Koch, Jr., F. G. Oatman, P. Gilkey, |G. S. Osborne, W. W. Hodgkins, Geo. Cornwell, Homer Buck, Horace Becker, |P. Van Paris, A. Perkins, Chas. Ells- John Carrol. H. Koch, Jr., W. A. Chatfield and Martin DeBats were ap- pointed a Municipal Committee, and R. J. Ferris, Chas. Babo and Wm. Langrill a Committee on Trade Interests. C. Baumgarten, A. L. Laing, Sam W. Waters, Geo. Thatcher and Geo. Corn- well were appointed a committee to choose a location in which to hold the meetings of the Association. After a vote of thanks to Mr. Abbott for his as- sistance in organizing the Association, and to Ellsworth & Co. for the use of their building, the meeting adjourned, to meet next Thursday evening at the same place, to receive the report of the Committee on Location. This Association, which will be known as the Bay County Retail Grocers’ Associ- ation, is the seventh organized to date. It starts out under splendid auspices. Its staff of officers is probably the best that could have been selected. The commit- tees were carefully chosen, keeping in view the especial fitness of the individ- uals for the work each committee has to do. The members of the Association are enthusiastic and determined, and each man is prepared to work as though success depended upon his individual ef- forts. Bay City will be heard from in the not distant future, and it will be with no uncertain sound. — The Saginaw, W.S., Grocers Now Or- ganized. The retail grocers of West Saginaw met last Tuesday evening and organized the West Side Retail Grocers’ Associa- | tion, electing the following officers to | serve for the ensuing year: | President—C. F. Alderton. Vice-Presidents—C. Christenson, James Duffy, William Sparrow, J. J. Keho, | John Dice. Secretary—John Doerr. Treasurer—H. J. P. Graebner. Executive Committee — Frank Keho, John McBratine, George Holeomb, J. H. Frederick, J. M. Brechtelsbauer. Committee on Trade Interests—Wil- liam Grossman, A. L. Bennett and Henry Paulson. | worth, a An Improved White Lead. The highly deleterious properties of the carbonate of lead, the ordinary white | lead used by the painters, on the health | of the operatives engaged in its manu- | facture and those employing it for trade purposes has long been recognized. The presence of the danger has led to many attemts to minimize it. The London Lancet says that the most promising sub- stitute for the poisonous carbonate is the sulphate as produced by a new process. The method of manufacturing this white sulphate of lead does away with all the |; handling now required before the car- tion, and also the steps necessary to per- bonate is sent to the market, while the product itself is so far insoluble as to be handled by painters with almost if not quite complete immunity. Compared with a very well made speci- men of white lead, as it is used at pres- ent, the new compound is, as might be expected, not so exquisitely fine, al- though itis certainly much finer, when viewed under the microscope, than ex- pected. As the covering power of a pig- ment depends on the degree of fineness of the material, it may be supposed that the new preparation is in this respect, therefore, somewhas‘ inferior to the finest white carbonate of lead; but doubtless it is equal and even superior to many kinds of white lead frequently met with in shops. Sulphate of lead prepared by ordinary methods, though beautifully white, is crystalline, and it is this prop- erty that militates against its use asa pigment. This difficulty has to some ex- tent been overcome by the new process adopted for its manufacture. The new product is cheaper than ordi- nary white lead, and it resists the de- structive action of sulphureted hydro- gen and sea water completely. The de- terioration of ordinary lead paint through the presence of sulphur compounds in the air isa matter of common observa- tion in large manufacturing towns; and in the neighborhood of gas works the damage from this cause is often serious. In such cases the new material could be substituted with considerable advantage. a Comfort in Shoes. From the New York Commercial Advertiser. A retired shoe dealer, whom mercenary considerations no longer deter from giv- ing advice as to the proper care of shoes, says: A pair of shoes made of good leather will last much longer if properly eared for than when neglected. When shoes are only blacked the leather soon becomes hard and dry, the best fitting pair will be uncomfortable and here and there little cracks will appear, which will soon become chasms. Every week or two the blacking should be wiped off with a damp cloth, the shoe should be allowed to dry and then be rubbed with the best harness oil. Every part including the sole and the seams, should be oiled and the oil given a chance to soak in. The toughest leather can be made soft in this way and good leather will, after this treatment, feel like kid. The shoe will wear three times as long and be much more comfort- able. ay ine The Greatest Gold Find. It is reported that a discovery of gold has been made at Cripple Creek, Colo., which surpasses anything on record. It is one of the mines of the Pueblo Consol- idated Gold Mining Company. Thelead has been struck at the depth of ten feet, and very careful, conservative tests, it is said, make it run at $22,500 to the ten of ore. It is remarkable to note the ex- traordinary number of rich gold discov- eries just now. If they continue it will not be long till gold is a greater drug than silver. And it is even more re- markable that the most of these discoy- eries occur in a territory where hitherto silver has been supreme. <_< ——__—__— Many a retailer spends a lot of money to get out a circular, and then hires a lot of boys to distribute them; fifty circulars mailed to families is better than five thousand scattered around promiscu- ously. BUY THE PENINSULAR Pants, Shirts, and Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. Stanton & Morey, DETROIT, MICR. Gzo. F, Owen, Salesman for Western Michigan, Residence 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. - the Dutch Process -_— OR: . Other Chemicals are used in the A preparation of Aj Baker & Gov Breakfast Cocoa, which is absolutely pure and soluble. A description of the chocolate plant, and of the various cocoa and chocolate preperations man: ufactured by Walter Baker & Ca. will be sent free to any dealer on) application. W. BAKER & CO., Dorchester. Mass. Established 1868. HM. REYNOLDS & SON, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Building Papers, Carpet Linings, Asbestos Sheathing Asphalt Ready Roofing, Asphalt Roof Paints, Resin, Coal Tar, Roofing and Paving Pitch, Tarred Felt, Mineral Wool Elastic Roofing Cement, Car, Bridge and Roof Paints, and Oils. Practical Rooters In Felt, Composition and Gravel, Cor. LOUIS and CAMPADU Sts., Grand Rapids, Mich. sox rt omen ante ie cuneon ‘Bu ut a pein ny Postal 2e> IGN saves manyDOLLARS, iramare ging AON OT tig, 8S eggs. pictuF RE* 500 2 OR BS twill pay ve, ite Pie ta; | ational Book. ke Picture ©: 167°169 Fir AvE.CHICAGO. MICHIGAN Fire & Marin Insurance Go. Organized 1881. DETROIT, MICHIGAN. Ry - i * a “ de % r - > - y a a ~ bs « y + ja a i rs a - 4 MUSKEGON BAKERY UNITED STATES BAKING Co., CRACKERS, BISCUITS, CAKES. : Originators of the Celebrated Cake, “MUSKEGON BRANCH.” HARRY FOX, Manager, MUSKEGON, MICH. Spring & Company, IMPORTERS AND WHOJ.ESALE DEALERS IN Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Notions, Ribbons, Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Woolens, Flannels, Blankets, Ginghams, Prints and Domestic Cottons, We invite the attention of the trade to our complete and well assorted stock at lowest market prices. Spring & Company. MILTON KERNS’ — Puritano Cigar. THE FINEST 10 Gent Cigar on Earth} o——__— TRADE SUPPLIED BY 3SATEMAN & FOX, Bay City. B. J. REYNOLDS, R OPPENHEIMER, Grand Rapids. East Saginaw. Topacco Co. Setreit. Mich. VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO, WHOLESALE Dry Goods, Garpets and Cloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. Voigt, Horpolshelmer & C0,“ Grana Rapias. DetrRoIT 4,000 Live Poultry 4,000 Wanted Weekly. DETROIT AND CHICAGO MARKET PRICES GUARANTEED. F. J. DETTENTHALER, 117 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Fall Overshirts and Underwear. THE INSPECTION OF THE TRADE IS SOLICITED. _—_— ef ee ee P. OTRKRTER & SUNS W HOLESALE DRY GOODS:NOTIONS Cracker Chests, lass Covers it BISCuIlS. ’ | ‘HESE chests will soon | pay for themselves in the | breakage they avoid. Price $4. UR new glass covers are by far the handsomest ever offered to the trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from one box to anotherina moment. They dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. NEW NOVELTIES will save enough goods from flies: for themselves. We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES. NEWTON, arich finger with fig filling. | the best selling cakes we ever made. THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., S. A. Sears, Mgr. GRAND RAPIDS. SEEDS! Everything in Seeds is kept by us—Clover, Timothy, Hungarian, Top, Blue Grass, Seed Corn, Rye, Barley, Peas, Beans, Ete. If you have Beans to sell, send us samples, stating quantity, and we will try to trade with you. We will sell Egg Cases and Egg Case Fillers. of 10), 35¢ each. No. 1 Fillers, sets in a No 1 Case, $1.50. This is bound to be one of Millet, Red No. 1 Egg Case, complete(in lots 10 sets in a No. 1 Case, $1.25. No. 2 Fillers, 15 W. Y, LAMOREAUX CO,, 128, 130 and 132 W. Bridge St, Grand Rapids, Mich, Send Us Your geo an MASON FRUIT JARS | B—4 the prices advance, which they are sure to do a little laterin the season. We will hold the following quotations open until the next issue of THE TRADESMAN: er peat secon fins, packed, 6 dor. in A cace. $6 00 Vee quart Macon cans, packed, 6 dot In aeace.. le 6 50 (neat £al. Mason cans, packed, 6 doz. in acase....... _.......5... 22. 8 50 (ao bint Beacon Cane perked, 1 Ghe A bese. 8 7 2 (ee quart Mason Cans, packed, 1 dor. in a case... 8 25 One-half ral. Mazon cans, packed, i dor. iInaecase........_...... .... ...... 10 25 Don’t delay but send your order at once to HN. Leonard & Sons GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~ «NE : oIDE o, so gacTor® Zz FULL CREAM CHEESES GRAND RAPIDS, 7 MICH. QUALITY WINS! | And you can depend on the best qual- ity when you buy this Brand. GRAND RAPIDS, BRUSH COMP’'Y, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Our Goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing Houses. | MANUFACTUR ERS OF ae Order ‘ex: IGAR (omPany Corner Ottawa and Lyon Streets, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. STATE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED AGNES BOOTH CIGARS. WE CARRY ALL SIZES AND SHAPES. This world-famous brand is for sale on the World’s Fair Grounds in the only buildings set apart for smokers. No advance over regular retail prices. The Following —__ << Is the best line of Coffees in the State. All roasted by CHASE & SANBORN. IF YOU WANT THE BEST THESE ARE THE GOPPERS FOR YOU 70 BUY. Jewell’s Arabian Mocha, Jewell’s Old Government Java, “eq Jewell’s Old Government Java and “a? Mocha, -§ Wells’ Perfection Java, ) Wells’ Java and Mocha, a Weaver’s Blend, “a Santora, % . Ideal Golden Ro, Compound Crushed Java. Above are all in 50-pound cans, Ideal Java and Mocha in one and two pound cans. “4