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For Sale by F. Brundage & Co., Muskegon;
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with picture cards with each case. We guar-
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made and solicit a trial order. See prices in
price-list.

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STATE AGENTS,

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49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade,
GRAND RAPIDS MICH.

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Practices in State and United States Courts
Special attention given to
MERCANTILE COLLECTIONS.

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AN IRON RAILING

And the Romance Surrounding the Same.

I have been accustomed to walk down
Montgomery street every morning for the
last six years. My attention had never been
especially attracted by any person in the
throng I met daily until one day last Octo-
ber. Most of the people on the ‘street were
looking at something in a shop window. I |
was ina hurry and could not stop. As [!
passed the crowd I came face to face with a
girl about twenty, whom I saw was very
beautiful. She passed me, and JI was
tempted to turn my head and look after her,
but politeness forbade. The following day
I met the same young girlagain. Her beau-
ty impressed me more than on the former
That day I could think of noth-
ing but her lovely face. It seemed to rise
before me every minute. The third day
I was on the lookout for her and was not
disappointed. Fora week I met her every
morning, by which time I had come to the
conclusion that I must know her, but how
such an end was to be accomplished I could
not tell. Plan after plan occurred to me,
and finally I decided that I would watch and
see if she did not bow to some one of my
acquaintances. Often she bowed to ladies
and gentlemen passing, but never to any
one I knew. For three weeks I followed
this plan. Each morning brought disap-
pointment, and at last in desperation I de-
termined. to follow her and find if possible
where she lived. The first morning I had
time I carried out my plan; as soon as she
passed me I turned and followed her. She
walked very briskly, and I was obliged to
hurry so as not to lose sight of her in’ the
crowd. She walked about six blocks toward
the residence streets, then turned from
Montgomery into a side strreet, then into
Concord avenue, a fashionable quarter of
the city, where she went into No. 875, a
large brown stone house. The house had a
very homely look, with its green lawn and
trees. IL feared, as my unknown beauty en-
tered the gate, she did not live there, but
greatly to my peace of mind she took out a
latch key, and I was convinced this must be
her home. Fortunately there was a door-
plate, but from the sidewalk it was almost
impossible to distinguish a letter; and as J
did not wish to attract attention by stand-
ing still and staring at the house, 1 walked
slowly from one end of the block to the oth-
er, looking at each house as I passed. After
once passing I managed to decipher a *“T;”
of the rest I could make nothing. [had al-
most given up in despair, for one day at
least, when some one going into the house
opened the door so that a strong light fell
on the plate and I read ‘*Yowner.” But
Towner alone was not very definite, and
without initials I feared I should again be
obliged to give it up, when it occurred to me
that as I knew the name, street and num-
ber, I could follow down all the Towners in
the directory till I reached the one who
lived at No. 875 Coneord avenue. With
this thought uppermost, I walked quickly
back to the last drug store I had passed and
asked to see the directory. The name
Towner seemed very common, although I
was not favored with the acquaintance of
any. By following down the column I at
last found ‘‘William S. Towner, residence
No. 875 Coneord avenue. Business, Archi-
tectural Iron-Work, Towner, Foot & Co.,
No. 3 Haneock street.” I could think of
no way to begin their acquaintance except
through a business transaction, and what
could I find to buy of an architectural iroh
dealer? Suddenly I thought of two little
houses I owned. They had been left me by
a cousin, and had always been a great bur-
den, as 1 am not able to sell them, and had
the trouble and worry of hearing complaints
from tenants continually; but now I would
make use of them. In front of the houses
were small grass-plats which could be sur-
rounded by iron railing, and in that way it
would become known to the firm, if not per-
sonally to Mr. Towner.

The next thing was to see my agent and
have him measure the number of feet re-
quired. My agent was fortunately in, and
I went directly to business. He promised
to send his clerk to measure the ground that
very afternoon, and then inquired if he
might ask of what firm I intended buying
the railing. I told him of ‘Towner, Foot &
Co.” He then asked if I knew any mem-
ber of the firm, for if I did not he should be
very glad to introduce me to Mr. Towner, as
he had had a good many business transac-
tions and was well acquainted with him. 1
tried to answer in my usual voice, but felt
so bubbling over with joy at the prospect of
obtaining an introduction to Mr. Towner
that I feared I betrayed some of it in my
voice, and could hardiy collect myself
enough to agk him to make an appointment
for us to go together to the office of Towner,
Foot & Co. Ten the following morning
was fixed for the time. I felt I could not go
earlier, as I did not wish to miss any chance
of seeing my unknown beauty. All day my
spirits were very high at the thought of
really meeting Mr. Towner, though how an
introduction merely for business purposes
was to be the foundation of a friendship I
did not know. I was not a bad looking fel-
low, but still not so attractive as to cause

occasion.

 

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any one to fall in love with me at first sight;
still I was hopefui. Ten the following
morning found us on our way to No. 3 Han-
cock street. A very small clerk sat behind
the desk in the outer office. We asked if
Mr. Towner was in and if we could see him.
The clerk went to inquire, and in a few
minutes we were ushered into the presence
of Mr. Towner, a stout, jolly looking old
gentleman of about sixty.
stood up straight all over his head, as if it
defied brush or comb. His sharp, black eyes
twinkled with fun and shrewdness. His
wateh-eharm and studs were very massive,
and, together with lis blaek bread-cloth
clothes, gave him a general air of affluence
and comfort. My. ‘Towner rose as we en-
tered, and shook hands cordially with my

agent, who then turned to me and
said: ‘Allow me to introduce to you my

friend, Mr. Smartchild.” Mr. Towner smiled
and said he was happy to meet me. I felt
rather embarrassed, although neither of my
companions thought I had any object in
view except business. It was soon settled
about my iron railing, and, as I could think
of no.excuse for staying longer, I was pre-
paring to leave the room, when Mr. Towner
stopped to ask me if I had not some rela-
tions in Machias, Me. I replied that I had.
He went on to say that he had known a
Frank Smmartehild in his youth who after-
wards becaine quite a prominent lawyer in
Portland, but for the last ten years he had
not heard of or from him. He finished by
saying: ‘‘Your nameis so peculiar that I
supposed he was some relation of yours.”
Lanswered: ‘‘He is my unele, and I am his
namesake.” Mr. Towner seemed delighted
to hear this, and kept plying me with ques-
tions about my uncle. After J had answered
all Mr. Towner’s questions coneerning my
uncle [I started again to leave the office.
When Mr. Towner saw that I was really go-
ing he said: ‘*This must not be the end of
our acquaintance with one another. You
must come to the house to see us. Suppose
you come next Sunday to dinner. I shall
be very glad to have my family know the
nephew of such a good friend as your uncle
was to me.” J accepted the invitation with
varmth but calmness. It really seemed too
good to be true.

As we walked away from Mr. ‘Towner’s
office my agent congratulated himself on be-
ing the means of bringing Mr. Towner and
me together. Little did he know how I had
schemed and planned to become acquainted
with the*fowner family. Perhaps sometime
I would tell him my story if all progressed
as well as it now promised.

All day my thoughts were oceupied with
my prospective visit. That evening I went
to take a short walk. Iwas buried deep in
thought, and as some one in passing pushed
me a little I eame back to the present, and
on looking to see where [ had wandered
found myself in Coneord avenue. I was
convineed my thoughts must have been more
occupied with my lovely unknown friend
than I had supposed if uneonsciously in
walking I had strayed to where she lived.
After this occurrence I did not allow myself
to think of my visit, except when I met the
supposed Miss Towner each morning on
my way down town.

She seemed to grow more beautiful each
time I saw her. Saturday morning, as she
passed me, @ handkerchief fell from her
jacket poeket. She did not notice anything
had dropped. I stooped and picked up the
handkerchief to return it to its owner. <As
JT handed it to her she raised her beautiful
eyes and siniled with ineffable sweetness as
she said, ‘‘Many thanks.” in.a moment
it was over, but how delightful to have
heard her voice—it certainly did justice to
her face and figure. Sunday was a lovely
autumn day. I started early and walked
slowly toward Concord avenue. As [ walk-
ed up the steps I saw Mr. Powner sitting
reading at the front window, but he
did not see me. LIrang the bell. A white
capped and aproned maid opened the door;
she ushered me into the broad hall, taking
my hat and cane, and (having asked my
name) drew back the heavy red portieres
and announeed, ‘‘Mir. Smartehild.” On
hearing my neme, Mr. Towner looked up
confusedly from his book. Ina minute he
seemed to realize who I was, and stepped
forward with a pleasant ‘‘Good-day.” Af-
ter this greeting I looked around the room,
expecting to see other persons, but Mr.
Towner and I were the only occupants. Mr.
Towner said nothing about the family being
absent, and I did not feel at liberty to open
the subject, but'sat down and recommenced
talking about my uncle. In the pauses in
the conversation I glanced at a clock I saw
standing on the mantel; it said 2:15. Ma.
Towner had invited me to dinner at 2, but
he made no apology for either being late or
for the non-appearance of the family. Fi-
nally at 2:30 I heard several persons come up
the front steps and enter the hall, and among
them I recognized the lovely girl Thad met
so often. None of them came into the par-
lor, but started quickly upstairs. It seemed
an endless time before I again heard steps
on the stairs; then the lovely apparition of
my unknown friend appeared between the
portieres. She looked like an old picture in
her light dress as she stood framed in by the
dark red of the curtains. Mr. Towner was
so interested in our conversation that he did

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not look up until he saw my eyes tured to-
ward the door; then he rose quickly and go-
ing forward took the girl’s hand and led her
toward me, saying: ‘*‘Mr. Smartchild, I take
great pleasure in introducing you to my
wite.”

The iron railing cost me a pretty penny,
but I paid the bill without demur.

PEI
What Makes the Bad Times.
From the New York Sun.

The subjoined inquiry is addressed to us
by a respectable merchant of Kansas:

“Sir: Tam engaged in business and de-
to ask your opinion as to the cause of the
depression existing.

‘Tas the withdrawal of some twenty to
twenty-five millions of national bank notes
and the piling up of large sums in the Unit-
ed States Treasury anything to do with it?
If so, how is the trouble to be overcome?
As nearly all the bonds subject to call are
owned by the banks, the contraction will
continue as fast as bonds are called; and, on
the otherhand, if bonds are not ealled, is the
eontraction not the same by the money go-
ing into the Treasury and remaining there?
Was any,effort made by the last Congress to
pass a law to replace the national bank notes
as retired by full legal tender Treasury
notes? Please answer in the Swi and ob-
lige yours truly.

“tOtawa, March 29.” A. P. ELDEN.”

How ean the withdrawal of national bank
notes, that is to say, a diminution of our cir-
ewating money, have anything to do with
producing the present depression in busi-
ness when the fact is evident and indisput-
able that there is niore money in the coun-
try than the business of the country
requires? Never was it possible to bor-
row money at so cheap rates of interest as
now. There are vast sums lying idle in all
the centers of trade and vainly seeking for
employment even at two or three per cent.
ayear. Thus there isno contraction of the
currency at all. The contraction is in the
amount of business to be done, and not in
the amount of circulating medium to do it
with.

Moreover, whatever depression cxists is
not confined to this country. It exists all
over the world, and perhaps it is even more
severe in England, France and Germany
than the United States; and itis everywhere
aecompainied by the same superabundance of
money. The rate of interest in all countries
is low beyond precedent.

As for the eauses of sucha universal stag-

nation of business, there are as many an-
swers as there are theorists and writers.

For instanee, partisans of the silver dollar
attribute it to the exclusive use of gold asa
measure of prices. They say that gold is
continually increasing in value, and that
consequently, prices measured by it are as
continually diminishing. This discourages
purchasers, leads them to buy no more goods
than they need from day to day, and thus
restricts business to the lowest point possi-
ble. It also checks the investment of capi-
tal, because capitalists see that by waiting
they avoid losses, and have a better chance
of making profits. This may or may not be
the true explanation of the trouble; but cer-
tainly it is not due to the contraction of the
currency or to a short supply of money in
the country, as our correspondent supposes.
Nor ean it be attributed to the operation of
any special economical system. In the
United States, where manufacturers are pro-
tected against foreign competition by a tar-
iff of duties upon imports, and in England,
where free trade is the rule, the situation is
substantially the same. Equally mistaken
is the idea, which is so often put forth, that
if we had more foreign trade and sold more
goods abroad, there would be no depression;
for England has an immense foreign export
business, but it does not save her from the
break-down of business.

Neither is the depression in American
business due to anything in the condition of
our shipping and ocean transportation, for
it exists in England, where there is an un-
precedented extension of the merchant mar-
ine, just as severely, or even more so, than
in this country, where for many years our
merehant marine has been gradually declin-
ing. Nor yet is it caused by failure of
the crops, or by wars or famines in any part
of the world. The crops have generally
been good for several years, and no wars or
famines of any account have existed.

Yet we may say in a general way that the
depression is the result of overproduction,
that is to say, of spending money and Jabor
in ways that are not profitable and that give
no return. In order to obtain a clear view
of the whole subject, we should doubtless
have to go to each country and inquire in
what the overproduction there consists... In
England, for instance, there has been
an enormous overproduction of ocean
seamships competing with each other and
working at such rates that there cannot be
any profit for any of them. Recently, when
an attempt was made to combine this great
mass of shipping under a sort of syndicate,
so as torun only as many as could earn
something and lay up the rest on allowance,
it was found that there were so many thous-
ands of these superfluous ships that it was
impracticable to pay them for lying still;
and thus the scheme fell through.

In the United States it is plain that there

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i has been a vast overproduction of railroads.
| There are needless lines scattered all over
the country that have cost many hundreds of
| millions of dollars, all so much money wast-
}ed, and bound never to yield areturn. These
| lines ean be found everywhere, East, West,
North and South, and it is not
specify them.

necessary to
While these railroads were
'In construction and the money for them was
, paid out among the community, there was a
great show of prosperity. Everybody was
kept busy, and wages and hopes were high.
The iron workers were making rails and work
fers of all other

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| kinds were in full employ-
iment, providing for the hnmense and varied
i wants that were brought into action in con-
sequence of these great railroad enterprises.
Under the stimulus of expeeted profits, the
stocks and bonds of these concerns soi at
high prices, and everything else was inikat
ed in market value in consequence. :
now that they are all finished, so faras their

 

projectors could get the imeans, the whole
thing has collapsed. No more rails are re-
quired; no new locomotives are ordered; and
the innumerable branches of industry that
were stimulated during the flush times, have
had to shut down. The first result is seen
in the stock market, where faney prices are
no longer paid for the stocks and bonds of
these kiting undertakings, and where the
most solid enterprises have to suffer with
them; but the mischief extends into every
sphere and department of life and activity.

Yet, while this great collapse is indisput-
able and irresistible, we may well be con-
tented over the fact that it is not so destrue-
tive as it might be, and that business is
quite as good and the situation of the coun-
try quite as encouraging as we ought to
expect. There are many workers out of em-
ployment, and hardly any enterprise is mak-
ing much money; yet most people are get-
ting enough to eat and enough to wear, and
are living along in happiness with reason-
able economy. The country is rich and
sound at the core; and when all the inflated
and delusive concerns are settled up and
cleared away, we shall find that we area
great deal better off than the philosophers
of calamity and despair have imagined.

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Women Commercial Travelers.

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as

A drummer stops long enough in his daily
travels to jot down the following opinion on
the elevation of women to the ranks of com-
mercial travelers:

“The suggestions lady travelers
seem to have given rise to some little fear
as to whether such a system of representa-
tion may not indeed become popular. ‘To my
mind this is a very premature apprehension.
I do not believe either firms or customers
are so Utopian as to dream for a single mo-
ment of such a piece of tunacy. The ful-
some nonsense that is preached nowadays
as to woman’s proper shere of activity is
bound to give rise among right-thinking
women to feelings akin to nausea. The fe-
male traveler idea, though, to be
about the aeme of insult that could be offer-
edto women. The columns of a newspaper
are not the medium through
cuss the question of ‘women’s rights,’ but
what they do seem to be open to discuss is
this: Are women to be immersed in the
worrying, miserable disappointments that
bristle around a _ traveler’s existence.
woman’s domesticity to be soured and petri-
fied in this present cut-throat with
competition? Are women to be harrassed,
inconvenienced, snubbed and insulted by
the conduct which so many tradesmen now-
adays ave such adepts at causing poor tray-
elers to feel? And this is the point that
struck meas I read the previous letters.
Commercial travelers are now far too cheap.
We all admit there are too many of us. I
will guarantee, if the real feelings of five-
sixths of the tradesmen of the present day
could be ascertained, they would be—that a
commercial traveler is an individual who is
ona kind of begging expedition, and that
sharp language—and I regret to say—very
oft-handed and ungentlemanly treatment
ean be given to him with impunity. There
seems to be a class of men in business who
make a point of extending very little court-
esy to the traveler. Ii they have not seen
him before they refuse, often point-blank,
to hear his remarks, or at least to take any
notice of him; and many a poor fellow with
a good article to sell, favorable prices, and
a gentleman in himself, is thus snapped off
and snubbed. A traveler’s is a very hard
life, teeming with disappointments and an
absence of encouragement in anything ap-
proaching the proportion of his labors; and
Task, sir, why insult gentle woman by
pushing her into a calling that might well
break the spirit of the strongest man?”

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rush

Prompt pay and good credit go hand in
hand. Good credit fills the warerooms of
the interior trade with fresh, bright goods.
and prompt pay repairs the breaches made
by the army of buyers in their inroad on the
stores of the smiling trader who counts in
his eapital the indefeasible advantages of
reputation for prompt pay. Its influence
extends beyond commercial affairs to social
life. Socially the merchant who pays
promptly, is a warm-hearted, genial gentle-
man, whose trials are few, and whose re-
sponse is as quite, peaceful and serene as
summer skies in Utopia.

 

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‘The Michigan Tradesman.

 

 

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Hanufacturing Interests of the Siate.

 

E. A. STOWE, Editor.

Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid.
Advertising rates made known on application.

 

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1885.

 

 

Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.

 

Organized at Grand Rapids October 8, 1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—W m. Sears. :
Executive Committee—President, Vice-Pres-

ident and Treasurer, ex-officio; O. A. Ball, one |
year; L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two |

years.
Arbitration Committee—I. M. Clark, Ben W. |

Putnam, Joseph Houseman.
Transportation Committee—Samuel
Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. S. Musselman.
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux. :
Manufacturing Committee—Wm. Cartwright,
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings. :
Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening
of October.
Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even-
ing of each month.

 

Michigan Dairymen’s Association.

On

Organized at Grand Rapids, February 25,

President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale.
Vice-Presidents—W.

Station; F. A. Rockafellow, Carson _ City;

Warren Haven, Bloomingdale; Chas. E. Bel- |

knap, Grand Rapids; L. F. Cox, Portage;

John Borst, Vriesland; R. C. Nash, Hilliards; |

D. M. Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks-
ville.

Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe, Grand
Rapids.

Membership Fee—$1 per year.
Official Orean—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

Post AM. 0. TAL

Organized at Grand Rapids, June 28, 1884.

 

OFFICERS.
President—Wm. Logie.
First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second Vice-President—Stephen A. Sears.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins.

Executive Committee—President and Secre- |

tary, ex officio; Chas. S. Robinson, Jas. N.
Bradford and W. G. Hawkins.

Election Committee—Geo. H. Seymour, Wal- ,

lace Franklin, W. H. Downs, Wm. B. Ed-
munds and D. 8S. Haugh.

Room Committee—Stephen A. Sears, Wm.

Boughton, W. H. Jennings.

Regular Meetings—Last Saturday evening in
each month.

Next Meeting—Saturday evening,
at “The Tradesman”’ office.

rand Rapids Post 'T. P. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, April 11, 1885.

 

 

President—Geo. F. Owen.
Vice-President—Geo. W. McKay.
Secretary—Leo A. Caro.
Treasurer—James Fox.

Next Meeting—Saturday evening, May 16, at ,

“The Tradesman” office.

 

 

The proposed celebration of July 4, be- |

ginning on the 2nd and ending three days

thereafter, is a project which every dealer |
While the in-

can well afford to encourage.
cessant din incident to so prolonged a_ cele-
bration is to be dreaded, the impetus such
an oceasion gives to business for the time
being amply repays the inconvenience ex-
perienced and the exertion necessary to carry
it forward.

Since the last issue of Tork TRADESMAN,
Mayor Belknap’s term of office as head of
the municipal government has expired and
hehas turned the place over to his suc-
cessor. That he has filled the position with

satisfaction to himself and his constituents,

need not be repeated. No man ever enter-
ed the office with more friends or with great-
er confidence in his ability to discharge the
duties devolving upon him, and no man ever
passed through the trying ordeal with a lar-
ger increase in both friends and public con-
fidence. A business man in every sense of
the word, Mr. Belknap gave the city a prac-
tical, economical administration, and retires
with the satisfaction of knowing that he
honored the city and was himself honored
as well. :

 

Soliman Snooks’ effusions on the

local

newspaper, in this issue of THE TRADES-_

MAN, are not calculated to endear that gen-
tlefnan to the newspaper publishers in the
vicinity of Cant Hook Corners. America
isa free country and every fool has the

right to set himself up asa critic, and to'

this latter fact is probably due Mr. Snooks’
attempt to figure in that role. The fact that
he can write passably well on subjects akin
to calico and codfish does not excuse the
attempt or palliate the offense, and it would
not be surprising if the newspaper men in
his neighborhood gave him a needed ‘‘rak-
ing down.”, Tuk TRADESMAN does
not the sentiments expressed in this
week’s letter, and it gladly accords to the
eountry newspaper the proud position it
maintains at the present day—that of a
mighty vehicle in the sweep of progress.
Without the local paper, life would be be-
reft of many pleasures, and many thriving
town would still be backwoods settlements.

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In the vocabulary of modern business life
there is no such word as rest. Allis activ-
ity, push, enterprise and progression. The
man who imagines that he can establish a
business simply by putting outa sign, is
very much mistaken.
get trade; he must advertise his wares and
continually keep his name before the public;
to do less than this—save ina few isolated
exceptions—is to fail. Onward, ever on-
ward is the motto of the business men of

to-day.
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D. P. Clay’s Michigan Dairy Farm near
Grant Station has about 500 acres of winter |

wheat and rye and nearly 500 more of corn,
oats, potatoes, millet and peas. Among
the live stock is 730 cattle and 424 sheep.

Sears, |

1885. |

Howe, Capac; F. C. |
Stone, Saginaw City; A. P. Foltz, Davison |

May 30, |

He must reach out to |

 

The latter will engage in the sewing ma-
| chine business.
| The Hart Argus is authority for the

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Jas. McConnell has engaged in the gro-| statement that C. Slaght will close out his
cery business at Mitchell. Cody, Ball & | business at Mears and engage in the produce

| AMONG THE TRADE.
| IN THE CITY.

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Co. furnished the stock

Mrs. LL. Dane has engaged in the milli-

-nery and fancy goods business at Cedar
Springs. The stock was purchased at this
| market.

 

White & Friant, of this city, have started

camps on the east branch of the Sturgeon, |

‘Upper Peninsula, and will log all summer,
_ putting in 5,000,000 feet.

 

 

O. H. Richmond & Co., druggists at 141 |
‘South Division street, are re-arranging the |
store for the purpose of adding a line of |

staple and faney groceries.

+. W. Brown, druggist at Shiloh, has ad-

ery. Spring & Company furnished the dry
goods, Mr. Downs placing the order.

Fred Voorhorst & Co.

trade at Overisel. Voigt, Herpolsheimer

& Co. furnished the dry goods and the gro--

ceries will also be purchased here.

In May, 1884, J. W. Fearns sold his gen-

| slock up to a certain amount and to allow
the title to remain with Fearns until all the
payments were made.
| in the contract, however, making the claim

execution of the contract, but Fearns re-

N os ea Sec ae 'eently took advantage of Flynn’s ignorance |
Next Meeting—Thir uesday in February, So : |
i 36. pena . + of this fact and compelled him to turn out

$900 worth of new stock in full satisfac-
tion of his claim. This proceeding coming

to the knowledge of some of the other cred- |
‘itors, they demanded security for their |
W. D. Robinson & Co. took a chat- |

claims.
tel mortgage for $500.10, and Edson, Moore
& Co. similar security for $266.99. John
Caulfield also secured a mortgage for $486.14,
but expresses confidence in Flynn’s ability

ded lines of dry goods, groceries and crock- |

are erecting a.
store building and will engage in general |

eral stock at Big Rapids to Henry Flynn, |
who signed a contract agreeing to keep the.

There was nothing |

a lien on goods purchased subsequent to the

: business at Hart.

W. B. Falk & Co. succeed C. J. Bureh in
‘the drug business at Howard City. The
‘new firm is composed of W. B. Falk, of Big
' Rapids, and H. R. Hawley, of Howard City.
| H. M. Gilman has retired from the whole-
sale fruit and oyster house of D. D. Mallory
& Co., at Detroit. The business will be
continued by the remaining partners under
the same firm name.

S. Bitely, the Pierson lumberman and
general dealer, writes THe TRADESMAN
that he has rented the Bloomer block, at
Sparta, and is having the same_ thoroughly
renovated, preparatory to engaging in gen-
eral trade about June 1. He will carry dry
' goods, boots and shoes and groceries, and
announces that he will ‘‘do acash business,
believing it to be justice both to buyer and
seller.”

 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

A bucket factory is being talked of at
Stanton.

Thos. Featherstone has sold his shingle
/ mill at White Cloud.

Mitchell Bros.’ mill
started up last week.

Frank Rose has purchased an interest in
, the Manton brick yard.

Clio is hustling for the establishment of a
pickling and vinegar works.

L. W. Herrick, of Edmore, has been
granted a patent on a belt fastener.

Pp. A. Erickson contemplates the erection
of a stave and heading mill at Big Rapids.

A. A. Tower will remove the machinery
in his foundry and machinery at Rockford
to Mancelona.
(The two mills of the Ludington, Wells &
| VanSehaick Co., at Menominee, are to be

at Crooked Lake

' lighted by electricity.

Considerable quantities of seasoned lun-

i ber are arriving at Ludington, from Wing-

to extricate himself from his present di- |

lemma.

AROUND THE STATE.
Chas. Germond has engaged in the meat
/ business at Rodney.

closed by creditors.
J. R. Odell,
seeding his Dakota farm.
R. Moses, dealer in old clothes and cigars
at Bay City, has assigned.

E. H. Fisher sueceeds J. Erb in the res-
taurant business at Hastings.
M. Morrell sueceeds Ware Bros. in the

| grocery business at Sherwood.

general trade at White Cloud.

from Fife Lake to Round Lake.

leton, for shipment to Chicago.
H. B. Severance’s stave and heading fae-

_tory at South Arm will be 24x60 feet in di-
/ mensions, and two stories high.

Plainwell Independent: The Bush Man-

| ufacturing Co., of Vicksburg, will move here
| if our citizens will give them slight encour-

W. H. Post, grocer at Alpena, has been)

the Fremont druggist, is |

‘appears to be a growing item in the upper |

: _ | peninsula.
Julia Ramsey succeeds Fred Ramsey in|

ee : ‘ Bay City are paying last year’s wages.
Jos. Erwin has removed his grocery stock |

| hands receiving over $2,

A. A. Pope has retired from the grocery |

firm of Pope & Keim at Sturgis.

W. H. Myers succeeds Myers & Brown in
the harness business at Hastings.

Sickles & Chittenden succeed J. A. Sickles
in the grocery business at Ashley.

G. J. Gilbert succeeds Chas. Goodrow
the grocery business at Burr Oak.

Herman Johnson sueceeds J. A. Collier
in the restaurant business at Hart.

H. J. Brown succeeds H. J. Brown & Co.
in the drug business at Ann Arbor.

Cc. Adams in general trade at Alamo.
Henning Bros. succeed A. Henning in
the restaurant business at Coldwater.
Thompson & Tyler succeed Kent & Whit-
mer in the lumber business at Sturgis.

Sutherland & Forsyth succeed L. A. Par- |

cel in the drug business at Cheboygan.

C. D. Irwin succeeds Osborn Bros. in the
book and stationery business at Owoso.

J. L. Alexander has retired from the drug
firm of Frank Utley & Co., at Hesperia.

Meyer & Babcock, music dealers at Osco-
da, have been closed on chattel mortgage.

A. M. Harrington succeeds J. H. Harring- |
ton & Son in the drug business at Freeport. |

Lewis Winans succeeds Reed & Winans
in the drug and grocery business at Chelsea.

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Harman L. Van Vranken succeeds Chas. |

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Uriah Potter succeeds Ed. Talbot in the |

grocery and crockery business at Hudson.
E. R. Moore & Co. succeed L. J. Culver

in the drug and grocery business at Cold- |

water.

Geo. H. Rowell succeeds G. W. Nichols,
Agt., in the grocery business at Battle
Creek.

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D. Barrows, formerly engaged in trade in|
Wisconsin, has opened a general store at |

Bravo.

Isaac Netzorg, the Mecosta

_W. G. Watson.
dry goods |

merchant, will establish a branch store at |

Millbrook.

W.H. Burleson succeeds W. H. Burle-
son & Co. in the confectionery business at
Ann Arbor.

C. Schnoor, Jr., general dealer at New |
Baltimore, has sold his drug stock to Fred- |

rich Schnoor.

Wilhelm, Bartak & Co. are building an ad- |
_ dition to their store at Traverse City, 22x40.

feet in dimensions.

Kellicutt & Montgomery, dealers in cloth- |

ing and groceries at Horton, have dissolved,
Kellicutt continuing.

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Jas. Seed & Co. succeed Bassett, Seed & |

Co. in the wholesale and retail dry goods
business at Bay City.
Traverse City Herald:

and moved back to Mapleton.

_son has become the property of Mrs. Mabley.
| Joseph will manage the business for her.

_ Jas. Kirkbride succeeds J. H. Steenburg
_ in the restaurant business at Big Rapids.

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P. F. Lardie has |
sold his stock of groceries on the south side |

‘The Jos. Mabley clothing stock at Jack- |

'the business at the old stand.
| Knowles, who is well known in Eyart, has

agement.
Gebhart & Estabrook expect to have ¢

 

new planing mill in operation within sixty

days, on their saw mill premises at the south

end of East Saginaw.
Nester & Co. have

banked 150,000 of |

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Board pine |

their other logging operations.
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Some of the mills that have started at |
One |
firm has cut wages 50 cents a day on all)

and 25 cents on all |

receiving less than $2.

P. and B. Middleditch, of Detroit, have
located in Petoskey and are building a foun-
dry and machine shop. They willdo a gen-
eral machine business, making a specialty |

of mill machinery and marine engines.
The Greenville barrel works have received
from Chicago an order for 3,000 barrels, and
have lately sold 8,000 tierces in the general
market. These works have branches at
Coral, Vestaburg, Saranac and Millbrook.
Bridger, Snell & Co. have cut all the pine
owned by them near Lumberton and are
preparing to remove their mill to Mason-
ville, Delta county. They will ship the ma- |
chinery to Grand Haven by rail, and thence

Evart Review: The firm of Metcalf &
Knowles, shingle manufacturers of Rose |
Lake township, has dissolved, Mr. Knowles
retiring, and his late partner will continue
Mr. Hugh

bought a mill near Hungerford, Newaygo |
county, and has already taken possession of |
same.

STRAY FACTS.

Z. T. Merrill, lumber dealer at Coldwater,
has sold out.

Wexford is to have a new harness shop,
run by Benzoniq parties.

Anthony Russma sueceeds D. Kennedy
in the blacksmithing business at Portland.

The Ludington Jumber  shovers have
agreed to 35 cents an hour for loading and
unloading.

QO. F. Conklin has retired from the bank-
ing firm of Conklin & Watson, at Coopers-
ville. The business will be continued by

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W. W. Dennis, for the past year with the
Holmes Lumber Co., at Big Rapids, will
open a wholesale lumber yard at Detroit
and a retail yard at Ovid.-

Mecosta Sentinel: It is rumored that an-
other store will be started in town at an

_a full line of general merchandise.

; Along the line of the Detroit, Mackinac
& Marquette Railway, log drivers this year
get only $1.25 to $1.50 a day, as compared
' to $4 a day a few years ago.

| “vefrigerator” by which he can hold a tem-
perature of 32 degress when the thermom-
eter stands at 70 to 80 outside, and can
| freeze meat solid by the use of salt. He
has built one in his market that will hold
41 tons of meat.

Holland City News: Our merchants and
business men generally are in excellent
spirits, yea, almost jubilant at trade pros-
pects. Already a great improvement is
manifest and the sales are largely in excess

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/ eating oils in this district.

early day, and that the new firm will carry | ' :
corps, lost his rubbers on the train the other

C. N. Shaw, of Petoskey, has patented a!

 

| of those of last spring during the past month
and money is more plenty.

The Female Traveler.

I know a maiden with a bag,
Take care!

She carries samples in a drag,
Beware! beware!
O Dealer fond,

She is fooling thee!

She has the true commercial style,
Take care!

To which she addeth woman’s guile,
Beware! beware!
O Grocer goose,

She is plucking thee!

And she has quite a flood of talk,
Take care!

She sells us cheese that’s only chalk,
Beware! beware!
O Dealer daft,

She’s deceiving thee!

Her eyes are really wondrous black,
Take care!

They make a shiver run down your back,
Beware! beware!
O Shopman soft,

She is ogling thee!

She sells you silk of ‘‘ perfect wear,”
Take care!
At it your customers willswear,
Beware! beware!
Trvst her not,
This Traveling She!
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The Gripsack Brigade.

Howard Peck, representing Tenney «&
Reese, of Chicago, spent Sunday in this
city.

Two more traveling men will shortly take
up their residence at Plainwell, making six
in all.

H. Cushman, traveling representative for
C. M. Henderson & Co., of Chicago, has re-
moved from Traverse City to Chicago.

Mr. Meinken, representing H. Wilkens &
Co., smoking tobacco manufacturers of Bal-
timore, spent Sunday at this market.

Dick Warner and Dick Blumrich and Ar-
thur IT’. Reed, of Muskegon, went fishing at
Byers last Friday and met unusually good
luek.

D. G. Kenyon, H. 8. Robinson & Burten-
shaws’ new representative in this territory,

is located at 226 Jefferson street, Grand
Rapids.
Wm. A. Clough, Hazeltine, Perkins &

started out on
He will take in the

Co.’s new sundry salesman,
his initial trip Tuesday.
upper lake shore country.

Harry McDowell, traveling representative
for the Muskegon Valley Furniture Co., left
Monday for a four weeks’ trip to Boston
and through the New England states.

Albert C. Antrim returned last week from
a three months’ Eastern trip in the interest
of the Anti-Kalsomine Co. He left Monday
for an extended trip through the west.

L. L. Loomis, late with Rice & Moore,
succeeds Ben. F. Parmenter on the road for
Shields, Bulkley & Lemon. Mr. Parmenter!
will hereafter attend to the duties of house

: ‘ ; os . | salesman.
board pineat Grand Marais, as an incident in |” ‘

W. P. Townsend, who has traveled for
Geo. Hanselman, of Kalamazoo, for the
past three years, has engaged to represent
Eaton & Christenson, the engagement to be-

igin May 18.

Manley D. Jones, for three years past
traveling agent for John Caulfield, has en-
gaged with Mohl & Kenning, and will carry
the samples of that house through Southern
Michigan and Northern Indiana and Ohio.

Chas. J. Hall, general Western traveling
agent for the Northampton Emery Wheel

| Co., of Leeds, Mass., was in town Monday,

on his way to Muskegon. He reports a bet-

iter trade in Michigan than in any other

State in his territory.

W. S. Barnett, Western traveling agent
for the Peninsular Stove Co., of Detroit,
came home last Friday after a tour through
Towa and Nebraska. He will renew his ac-
quaintance with his wife this week, and
take the road again sometime next week.

Geo. S. Megee, Michigan representative
for the National Tobacco Works, of Louis-
ville, was called to his home at Rushville,

i Ind., last week by the serious illness of his

sister. Mrs. Megee, who has been with
him in this State since January, accompain-
ed him home.

Mr. Morrison, one of the Standard Oil
Co.’s right hand men, and who is thorough-
ly posted on the subject of lubricating oils,
has been engaged by the West Michigan
Oil Co. to push the sale of Standard lubri-
He has al-
ready entered upon his new duties.

Referring to the lost diamond mentioned
in last week’s TRADESMAN, the Middleville
Republican remarks: ‘‘Will Hoops, of
Grand Rapids, traveling agent for W. J.
Quan & Co., of Chicago, lost a diamond set
from his ring while in the village Saturday,
which he claimed was worth $250.”

Frank Conlon, formerly with C. E.
Andrews & Co., of Milwaukee, but for the
past few months with the Grand Rapids

Packing and Provision Co., has engaged to

‘travel for B. Leidersdorf & Co., of Milwau-
| kee.

He is sueceeded atthe Packing Co.
by Valda Johnston, who has filled the posi-
tion of shipping clerk for some time past.
The Cadillac Times thus refers to the ele-
phantine proportions of one of Grand Rapids’
heavy-weight travelers: Gid Kellogg, of
Grand Rapids, one of the jolly commercial

day, and had to ‘‘ give away” the size of his
feet to recover them. The rubbers were too
large for Quimby, who was supposed to have
the largest foot in the State.

Leonard Allister Caro was born at Meim-
phis, Tenn., June 10, 1860, and three years
later removed with his parents to St. Louis.
In 1870, he accompanied them to Kansas
City and two years later to Ellsworth, Kan-
sas, where they remained until the destrue-
tion of the town by fire in 1875. They then
returned to Kansas City, and Leo. entered
Columbia College, at Columbia, Mo. In
1879, he wenton the road for Steifel &
Ney, wholesale tobacco dealers of Kansas
City, with whom he remained one year.
August 11, 1880, he was married to Miss
Lona Jackman, of Waterloo, Ind., after

 

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which he completed his education at Col-
umbia College. In 1881 he was engaged by
Franklin MacVeagh & Co., of Chicago, to
sell the tobacco line of that house in Ohio
and Indiana. In the spring of * 1882, he
came to Grand Rapids to take charge of the
wholesale department of Thos. Martin &

Co.’s grocery establishment, and remained |

in that position exactly five days. He then
found employment in the shipping depart-
ment of the Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.
until Jan. 1, 1883, when he took the road
for the Enterprise Cigar Co., with which
house he is still identified, covering all avail-
able territory from Mackinaw City to Ken-
dallville, Ind. He President of the
Neighborhood Social Club, an active mem-
ber of the T. P. A. and Secretary of Grand
Rapids Post, a member of the Masonie fra-
ternity and also of the Knights of Honor.
Himself and family are comfortably situat-
ed in their own home at 137 Clancy street,
and although a hard worker on the road,
nothing pleases Leo. better than to seek re-
laxation in the vicinity of his own vine and
fig tree.

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Grand Rapids Post, T. P. A.

The second meeting of Grand Rapids
Post, T. P. A. was held at Time TrapEs-
MAN Office last Saturday evening, the fol-
lowing representatives of the traveling fra-
ternity being in attendance: D. H. Me-
Carthy, J. B. Tanner, W. S. Horn, Leo. A.
Caro, Jos. Steinberger, Wm. N. Rowe, L.
R. Cesna, Geo. McKay, Alen Hilborn,
Geo. F. Owen, W. H. Downs, Win. B. Ed-
munds, Win. H. Jennings, Wm. B. Collins
and Howard Peck, of Chicago.

Various matters of trade interest were in-
troduced and discussed.

Messrs. Caro and Horn. of the Committee
on Constitution and By-Laws, reported a
draft for the same, which was read, dis-
eussed and nearly all adopted. The re-
mainder of the report will be adopted at the
next regular meeting of the Post, whieh will
be held at Time TRADESMAN
day evening, May 16.

a
Purely Personal.

office Satur-

W. R. Shelby is spending a couple of
weeks on his extensive Dakota farm.

Nelson Culver, the Bailey hardware mer-
chant, recently received 3960 back pension
for the loss of a finger in the late war.

M. G. Woodward, formerly engaged in
the drug business at Lake City, has resum-
ed his former position with F. O.
sluis, of Big Rapids.

Gaius W. Perkins and wife, who have
been spending about two months in the
South, five weeks of the time at Pensacola,
Fla., have turned their faces homeward.

W. R. Harmount, of the Huyett & Smith
Manufacturing Co., Detroit, spent last Sat-
urday at this market interviewing the man-
ufactories. He made Thm TRADESMAN a
pleasant eall.

Traverse City Herald: John Fowle, Jr.,
foreman of the hardware department of the
Hannah & Lay Mere. Co., left Friday morn-
ing for Grand Rapids. He will return about
the middle of next week.

Henry 8. Church, the Sturgis goceryman,
pulled Tins TRADESMAN’S Jateh-string last
Saturday. He is interested in the price of
plaster the coming season, as he handles
large quantities of the staple, and naturally
came to the greatest plaster center in the
world to obtain the necessary information.

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Speculating on Grant’s Death.

A grim exhibition of speculative zeal over-
reaching itself, is afforded in Washington.
In anticipation of Gen. Grant’s death and
large orders for drapery for the eapital
buildings, Washington dry goods men form-
ed a coalition and bought until they had
“eormered” the black goods market. Then
they applied at the departments for con-
tracts to drape the buildings when Gen.
Grant should die. But the department offi-
cers, who were not wholly bereft of good
taste and decency, replied, ‘‘It will be time
enough to make contracts when Gen. Grant
shall have really died.” Now Gen, Grant
respectfully but firmly declines to die; and
the Washington haberdashers have ‘‘large
lines of black goods for sale at much less

than cost.” but they find no buyers.
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Vander-

Furniture Facts.

KE. F. Rowe succeeds C. L. Tripp in the
furniture business at Ludington.

Wesley J. Austin sueceeds H. B. Sturte-
vant in the furniture business at Sherman.

Campbell & Wolford, furniture dealers at
Manton, ask for the appointment of a re-
ceiver.

Rk. S. English has rented the Sparta Fur-
niture Co.’s saw mill, at Sparta, and will
start it up immediately.

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The attention of grocerymen and those
contemplating the purchase of goods of that
description is directed, to the fact that the sale
of the Seegmiller stock, full particulars of
which are given in an advertisement in an-
other column of this week’s issue, has
been adjourned to Tuesday, May 19. The
stock is complete in every respect, compris-
ing a full line of staple and fancy groceries,
as well as showeases, trucks and other nec-
essary equipments. As the sale is forced,
buyers are likely to get exceptional bargains,
and dealers who are on the look-out for such
occasions would do well to be present at the

sale.
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Mosley Bros. have removed from their
former location on Monroe street to No. 28,
30 and 32 Ottawa street, Gilbert block.

The richest man in Oregon began by buy-
ing a calfskin on credit, tanning it, and
selling it for $10.

Nearly $2,000,000 worth of printing
used in the United States every year.

ink

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Fully one-third of the old rags consumed
in this country in the manufacture of paper
come from abroad. Enough old rags cannot
be collected in this country to meet the de-
mand. More paper is used here per capita
than in any other nation.
next.

England ranks

 

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MISCELLANEOUS.
: Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week,
each and every insertion. One cent for each
additional word. Advance payment.

 

V\ JANTED—A situation by a young man,
¥ Can write short-hand, and use type-
writer; also has knowledge of book-keeping.
Address G, this office. :

 

OR SALE—At a bargain, my two-story
frame house, store 24x45, 5 rooms, kitchen,
cellar, good well water, cistern and woodshed
good location for any kind of business ex-
pressly clothing store, as there is none other
intown. Address A. Theile, Rockford, Mich.

89x

 

OR SALE—A complete stock of tinsho
KF tools and patterns, Will sell cheap. au ae

count of not being a tinner myself. Andress
G. Gringhaus, Lamont, Mich. 85*

 

WU ere) By a gentleman well qualified
for position as book-keeper or traveling
; salesman, situation with some lumber or mer-
santile firm in Western Michigan. Best of ret-
| erences trom present employers. Address,
‘‘Book-keeper,” care THR TRADESMAN. 85

 

Eo SALE-— Hotel in one of the finest towns
of southern Michigan. Any one wishing
to engage in a well-established business can do
So with a small amount of capital, as the own-
er is going west. For full particulars address
Hotel,” care 36 West Leonard street, Grand
Rapids, Mich. 39*

 

POR SALE—Our entire mill cut of hardwood
lumber, including maple, beech, ete. Will

sell cheap to any one who will take it all. Nich-
ols & Higgins, Morley Mich. 82tf.

 

OR SALE—Two pool tables and a Stevens’
a. patent ice-box. As good as new. Address,
C. Blom, Holland, Mich. 8itt

 

VOR SALE—Our stock of drugs, boots and
shoes, dry goods, groceries and hardware.
Also brick store building, 23x75, warehouse,
dwelling, stable, good well and cistern and
one acre of land. Will sell the buildings for
$2,500 and the stock at cost. A. Young & Sons
Orange, Mich. 90* |

 

YOR SALE--Cheap for cash, a small stock

of drugs and medicines in suburbs of

Grand Rapids, Mich. Apply to H. B. Fairchild,
City. Tott

 

The Seegmiller grocery stock, comprising
staple and fancy goods, show-cases, can-
nisters, scales, trucks, and everything in-
cluded ina first-class grocery stock, will
be sold at sheriff’s sale at the front entrance
of the Grand Rapids Manufacturing Co.’s
stores, on Lyon street, May 19, sale begin-
ning at ro o’clock a.m. Full inventory of
the stock can be seen at County Clerk’s
office, filed with the attachment papers in
case of Canadian Bank of Commerce vs.
Seegmiller.

Terms of Sale—Cash.

| Lyman. Ktaney, Sheriff
THE AMERICAN
MARKETMAN,

Published Every Tuesday by
J. W. LYNCH, Editor and Proprietor.

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Drugs & Medicines

 

 

Nichigan Siate Pharmaceutical Association.
OFFICERS.
President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
First Viee-President—Geo. M. McDonald, Kal-
amazoo

‘Second Vice-President—B. D. Northrup, Lan-

sing. i oe
Third Vice-President—Frank Wurzburg, Gr’d
Rapids. ‘

Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.

Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—H. J. Brown, A. B.
Stevens, Gev. Gundrum, W. H. Keller, FP. W.
Fincher. : :

Next place of meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday,
October, 13, 1885.

 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

 

ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884.

 

OFFICERS.
President—Frank J. Wurzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.

Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. :

Board of Censors—John Peck, Chas. P. Bige-
low, Jas. S. Cowin. : ‘

Board of Trustees—The President, Wm, H.
Van Leeuwen, Isaac’ Watts, Wm. E. White,
Wm. L. White.

Comntittee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum, M. B.
Kimm, A. C. Bauer. :

Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts, O. H.
Richmond, Jas. 8. Cowin. oe

Committee on Trade Matters—H. B. F airchild,
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen. ae

Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in
each month. oe

Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in
November,

Next Meeting—Thursday
at “The Tradesman” office.

evening, May 7%,

 

Vaseline—Petreoline—Neutraline.
From La Nature.

Vaseline, petreoline, and neutraline are
unetuous or oily bodies that are fatty to the
touch. They are odorless and tasteless, and
have the appearance of fats or oils, but do
not saponify or become rancid. They are,
as the Americans, their discoverers, call
them, ungents or petroleum jellies. They
have very remarkable properties, and are
applied to a large number of uses, Which we
shall enumerate after giving the origin of
their production.

As is well known, erude petroleum oils,
just as they come from the well, are highly
colored and quite mobile liquids. They are
greenish black with slightly iridescent re-
flections, and it is through distillation that
are obtained such substances as ethers, es-
sences, and the oils used for lighting. The
first products of the distillation of crude
slight
density. In measure as the heat exerts its
action, the condensed liquids become less
and Jess volatile and denser and denser.
Between the ether of petrolewn, and the
heavy oils, there are intermediate liquids
that serve for lighting. In the bottom of the
retorts in which the distilling is done there
remains a thick residuum of a brownish color
and very strong odor. This is petroleum
tar. As may be conceived, by reason of the
large production of kerosene, this tar was
at first an ineumbrance in distilleries. An
endeavor was made to utilize it by distilling
it a second time, in order to extract a little
more oil from it to obtain coke as a final
product. It has also been proposed to mix
it with coal and sawdust for the pur-
pose of making fuel; but these uses did not
give the product much value.

This petroleum tar, at first troublesome
and worthless, lias now become valuable and
utilizable, for from it are obtained the new
mineral fats. The process is as follows:

The tar is first heated in large pans ar-
ranged in the center of sand-baths whose
temperature is gradually raised to 150 or
160 deg. When the action of the heat has
been prolonged for some time, the product
is deodorized, and it only remains to filter
it through animal charcoal in order to re-
move its color. This operation is effected
in large metallic funnels filled with bone-
black and provided with acock. Thecharcoal
and substance to be filtered must remain in
contact for about twenty-four hours. The
funnels are placed over drains that carry the
clarified products to collecting reservoirs.

RP The filtering is done in a room whose tem-

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perature must be kept at about 45 deg. C.
In this way there is obtained a quantity of
vaseline equal to abeut 8 per cent. of the
proportion of tar employed.

Such is the process which was at first em-
ployed in the United States for producing
petroleum fats. Having been introduced
into France several years ago, the process
has been submitted to important improve-
ments that have, affet*a manner, transfomn-
edit. The operations of deodorization and
clarification are better performed, the idea
has oecurred to purify the products of the
manufacture, and it has been found possi-
ble to manufacture much purer and cheaper
products, which aré now found in commerce
under the naines of vaseline, petreoline, and
neutraline.

Petreoline is a soft, unctuous parafiine of
great purity, and of a consistency a little
greater than that of vaseline. Neutraline
is a liquid, oily, colorless, odorless and
tasteless substance. It is as limped as wa-
ter, and is made from the heavy petroleum
oils that were formerly used only for lubri-
cating machinery. The properties and uses
of these different products are analogous.

We shall speak of petreoline, which we
shall take as a type: ‘This substance, white
or yellow, according to its degree of purifi-
cation, has the appearance of a homogene-
ous, ‘nucilaginous paste. It is fusible at 35
deg., boils at 300 deg., and distills without
residue. It must be kept from the light,
sinee the prolonged action of the sun’s rays
develops in it a slight odor of petroleum.

Mit is insoluble in water and alcohol, but dis-

solves in all proportions in fatty bodies,
essences, sulphide of carbon, and chloro-
form.

It dissolves bromine and iodine in consid-
erable proportions, even when cold, and also
small quantities of phosphorus and sulphur,
as well as a good aumber of alkaloids. It

 

ean neither become rancid nor be saponified,
so it advantageously replaces all fatty bodies
in the dressing of wounds and in pharma-
ceutical preparations.

In perfumery, vaseline and petreoline are
employed in the treatment of flowers. These
petroleum jellies permit of obtaining po-
mades that possess perfect keeping quali-
ties and that have the -advantage of being
odorless and never disguising the true odor
of the flowers. At present, perfumers are
preparing with petreoline infusions of van-
illa, musk, civet, Tonka bean, orris, and
benzoin that have a stronger and finer per-
fume than any that could heretofore be ob-
tained, and that have the further advantage
that they can be used forty-eight hours af-
ter their preparation with as much success
as those that were formerly prepared with
fatty bodies could be after two months.

Vaseline and petreoline, which are ex-
ceedingly unctuous, have the property of
lubricating and softening organic tissues
better than oils, grease, or glycerine. By
penetrating the pores of the skin they soften
it, and are very useful in a large number of
cutaneous diseases. They are very valuable
pharmaceutical agents and used with advan-
tage in the preparation of all medicaments
that have fatty bodies as a base. At present
considerable quantities of vaseline with
camphor, tar, chloroform, ete., are prepar-
ed. The medicinal oils also may be replaced
by medicinal petreolines, that keep without
alteration.

Neutraline is also very much used now in
pharmacy. Vaseline and its homologues
have still other uses; they are very valuable
for greasing arms and instruments of iron,
which they preserve from rust for an indef-
inite period; they are employed for soften-
ing leather and rendering it impermeable,
and they are used in the manufacture of
pastry and candy.

The Iygienic Council of the department
the Seine has recently learned that pastry
cooks are substituting vaseline and petreo-
line for fat and butter in their cakes, in or-
der that the latter may keep without getting
rancid. Petroleum jellies do not possess
any of the nutritive qualities of butter, and
as their action upon the system is not as yet
known, the Council has given it as its opin-
ion that there is reason for forbidding the
use of this or any similar product in the
manufacture of eake and other food sub-
stances.

Our neighbors across the channel do not
share these scruples, and are recommending
vaseline for internal use. Some English
physicians assert that petroleum jelly may
be very successfully used in colds, diphther-
ia, and affections of the lungs. Vaseline
candies have met with some success in Eng-
land, but we believe that it would be difficult
to introduce sueh products into our country,
where the taste is more delicate.

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EXTRACTING ALUMINIUM.

 

New and Effective Process for Reducing a
Valuable Metal.

Important facts bearing on the extraction
of aluminium from clay on a commercial
basis have been developed in Cleveland dur-
ing the past few ,;weeks. Aluminium has
long been known as the basis of clay, but
its nature is such that heretofore its elimin-
ation has been attended with difficulty and
expense. Within the past few years, how-
ever, French and English inventors have ob-
tained results more or less important, so
that theZpresentZimporting price of{ alumin-
ium in this country is $14.25 a pound. A
Philadelphia chemist, named Friesmuth, a
year ago discovered a cheap method, but it
has remained for Cleveland parties to bring
the desired end near accomplishment. F.
J. Seyinour, a@ well-known practical metal-
lurgist, late of Bridgeport, Conn., has suc-
ceeded in producing aluminium at alow fig-
ure of cost, and by the aid of anovel fur-
nace, just designed, asserts that he can ex-
tract the metal on a commercial basis and
in large’quantities. He uses a peculiar fur-
nace or series of furnaces,fwhich are heated
to 2,500 degrees. Properly handled, one
furnace should make two charges in 24 to
30 hours. Fourmen can operate fifty re-
torts. The number of retorts can be in-
creased several hundred in a single system.
Capitalists have already manifested an in-
terest in this new process, and the prospects
are that operations on an extensive scale
will soon follow. Independent investiga-
tions in the same line in New York city
have resulted in the recent incorporation of
a company, with ample capital, for the ex-
traction of aluminium by means of electric-
ity. Thus far the secret of the process has
been strictly guarded, and nothing can there-
fore be given as to its details.

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The Drug Market.

Business and collections are fair. Alco-
hol has advanced 4 cents per gallon, on ac-
count of the advance in corn. Other arti-
cles in the drug line are about steady.

—— +?

T. H. Nevin & Co., proprietors of the
Pioneer Paint Works, Pittsburgh, Pa., and
manufacturers of the celebrated ‘‘Pioneer
Prepared Paints,” favor THe TRADESMAN
with a copy of their almanac for 1885, con-
taining a large amount of useful information
for business men, together with many use-
ful hints to painters and paint dealers. ‘The
pamphlet also contains full instructions
for the use of the popular ‘‘Pioneer Prepar-
ed Paint.” It will be sent, to any address
on application. Hazeltine, Perkins & Co.
are the manufacturers’ agents for the paint
in this territory, and dealers may obtain the
goods of that house at the regular factory
prices.

 

 

 

+_—_
A New Hampshire patent medicine firm
has this season put out 13,000,000 circulars.

VISITING BUYERS.

The following retail dealers have visited
the market during the past week and placed
orders with the various houses: ;

Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.

J. E. Mailhot, West Troy.

J. G. Lamoreaux, Fennville.

Adam Wagner, Eastmanyille.

L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.

W. A: Palmer, Carson City.

John D. Woodbury, Portland.

Frank E. Jones, Burrows & Jones, Montague.

Geo. F. Richardson, Jamestown.
T. C. Gardner, Big Rapids.
Warren Lisk, Howard City.

F. ©. Williams, Ada.

Jay Marlatt, Berlin.

J. M. Spore, Rockford.

E. B. Martin, Morris & Martin, Reed City.

#. A. Carpenter, Colborn & Carpenter, Cale-
donia.

Henry S. Church, Sturgis.

D. Barrows, Bravo.

D. Munger, Hawkhead.

S. T. Colson, Alaska.

S. Wolcott. Shelbyville.

A. DeGroat, Vriesland.

Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.

J. E. Thurkow, Morley.

Miss Emma English, Ashland P.O.

DenHerder & Tannis, Vriesland.

John Scholten, Overisel.

Jas. Riley, Dorr.

McLeod & Trautman Bros., Moline.

M. VanderBosch, Zeeland.

Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.

Mrs. S. A. Colby, Rockford.

Fred Voorhorst & Co., Overisel.

Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.

A. P. Hulbert, Lisbon.

©. S. Comstock, Pierson.

Mrs. G. Miller, Ryerson.

Mrs. L. Dane, Cedar Springs.

J. W. Mead, Berlin.

Geo. F. Cook, Grove P. O.

Norman Harris, Big Springs.

Mrs. J. DeBri, Byron Center.

S. H. Ballard, Sparta.

H. M. Freeman, Lisbon.

Henry Jacobs, buyer for Ryerson
Newaygo.

Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros., Bauer.

M. J. Howard, Englishville.

Paine & Field, Englishville.

W.S. Root, Tallmadge.

C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.

©. Green, Martin.

C. B. Moon, Cedar Springs.

B. M. Denison, East Paris.

J. Barnes, Austerlitz.

Baron & TenHoor, Forest Grove.

G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.

Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.

W. H. Struik. Forest Grove.

T. J. Quick. Allendale.

H. M. Harroun, McLain.

John Glupker, Zutphen.

T. W. Preston, Millbrook.

Thos. Starrat, Holton.

G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon.

Chas. Cole, Cole & Chapin, Ada.

Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.

8S. T. McLellan, Denison.

C. H. Deming, Dutton.

John Danaher, Baldwin.

H. Henkel, Howard City.

L. R. Burch, Edgerton.

Eli Runnels, Corning.

John Cole, Fremont Center.

J.S. Barker, Sand Lake.

J. H. Edwards, Newaygo.

Chas. Loomis, Sparta Center.

M.M. Robson, Berlin. _ ;

Joshua Colby, Colby & Co., Rockford.

A. Patterson, Martin.

Wm. DePree, DePree & Bro., Zeeland.

F. K. Swain, Bangor.

Mr. Bergy, A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia.

Nelson Culver, Bailey.

Mr. Hessletine, Hessletine & Son, Casnovia.

Geo. Carrington, Trent.

O. Narregang, Byron Center.

C. Stocking, Grattan.

K. G. Thurston, Lisbon.

Henry C. Ward, Kalkaska.

H. Andre & Son, Jennisonville.

Howard Morley, Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.

Henry DeKline, Jamestown.

W.J. Arnett, Morley.

H. W. Potter, Jennisonville.

G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.

G. B. Chambers, Wayland.

Mr. Wells, Wagner & Wells, Eastmanville.
| Mr. Zunder, Zunder Bros. & Co., Bangor.
| UL. A. Stauffer, Stauffer & Salisburry, Has-
| tings.
| J. L.Graham, Wayland.

J.D. F. Pierson, Pierson.

Dr, John Graves, Wayland.

Purdy & Hastings, Sparta.

Tnys Stadt, Spring Lake.

Walling Bros., Lamont.

Mr. Osborn, Osborn & Hammond, Luther.

Henry Arbour, Muir.

R. B. McCulloch, Berlin. :

1 OQ. Watson, Watson & DeVoist, Coopers-
ville.

C. W. Ives, Rockford.

3. T. VanOstrand, Allegan.

O. W. Messenger, Spring Lake.

A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey.

J. W. Kirtland, Lakeview.

FURNITURE BUYERS.

J. Rogers, Toronto.
a oe.

The Supreme Courts of New York and
Massachusetts have settled the matter as to
who owns a medical prescription. Thesub-
stance of the decisions is, that the pbysi-
cian, in prescribing, gives the patient a
written order for drugs, and their delivery
terminates the operation. The druggist
may, on his own responsibility, renew the
drugs, for he is a merchant and has a right
to sell drugs in any shape. He is not bound
to give a copy of the prescription, nor even
to keep it, though he usually retains it as a
protection in case of error ; on” the ; part of
doctors or patients.

—_—_-2_0@ <2-—__—____

alm oil and palm seeds are imported
solely from Africa, says a London exchange.
The trade is in the hands of native brokers,
who buy the oil from the negroes in ex-
change for gold dust, strips of iron, brass,
copper wire, and the like. The center of
the palm oil district consists of the villages
Talifer, Fishtown, Snaketown and Bonny,
the latter village being the most important,
the business done there from oil and seeds

amounting to several thousand tons a week.

‘Pa, what do people mean when they say
anything is a drug in the market?” asked
young Johnny of his pa. ‘‘They mean, my
son, that the articles are plentiful and can
be bought cheap.” ‘‘But drugs can’t be
bought cheap,” persisted the boy. ‘‘That’s
so,” said the father, tapping his boy on the
shoulder, ‘‘a wonderful future is before you.
I should not be surprised if you became a
newspaper paragraphist.”

READ! READ! READ

HAZELTINE, PERKINS & CO. have
Sole Control of our Celebrated

Pioneer Prepared Paint!

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.
Read it.

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put on
any building, andif within three years it should
crack or peel off, and thus fail to give the full
satisfaction guaranteed, we agree to repaint
the building at our expense, with the best
White Lead, or such other paint as the owner
may select. Should any case of dissatisfaction
occur, a notice from the dealer will command
our prompt attention. T. H. NEVIN & CO.

Send for sample cards and prices. Address

Hazeltine, Parkins & Co

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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Advanced—Alcohol.
ACIDS
WNCCHIC, NOS. oo o.005s. eo eee ese ee 9 @ 10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)...... 30 @ 35
COTDOUG. oo css ee eee 36 @ 40
MOI ae eee 60 @ 65
Maurigtie l$ deo... oo... 6. ee 3 @ 5
Nitric 86:02... 0.0.65. 5. 2... 22 2 2 Iho @ 12
Oxaliew oe ee i ee 4%@ 15
Sulphuric 66 deg................... 3 @ 4
Tartaric powdered................ 52 @ 55
Benzoic, English............. B Oz 18
Benzoic, German.................. 122 @ 15
MPanni@s i. oe eee. 2 @ bb
AMMONIA.
@arponate. <2... es Bb 15 @ 18
Mauriate (Powd. 22C)........<......- : i4
Aqua 16 deg or 3f... .......---..5- 5 @ 6
Aqua 18 deg or 4f...............05- G @ 7%
BALSAMS.
COpaiba .. 0... cece cece cece eee eeenes 50@55
WRN a coe sree wee sere E 40
MCU ee ce cence 00.
MOM 3. oy ee ae oe 50
BARKS.
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20¢)........ IL
Cinchona, yellow..........---++6- 18
Elm, select..............22es eee 13
Elm, ground, pure.........-..----- i4
Elm, powdered, pure............-- 15
Sassafras, of root...........2--005: 10
Wild Cherry, select.............--- 12
Bayberry powdered..........-++-- 20
Hemlock powdered...........----- 18
WahOO: 2... 3 0608. os cece eee 30
Soap ground. . ........-....2-++e- 12
BERRIES,
Cubeb prime (Powd 80c)........-- i @ i)
DUMAPOD 5c. co once as eee we _ 6 @ i
PriGkiv ASN - 2 ..05. 0005002... 50 @ 60
EXTRACTS.
Licorice (10 and 25 ib boxes, 25¢)... aT
Licorice, powdered, pure..... aes 37%
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 Ib doxes). 9
Logwood, ls (25 Ib boxes).......--- 12
Lgowood, %s8 G0... 13
Logwood, 4s (VON ee AO 15
Logwood,ass’d do _..... oes 14
Fluid Extracts—25 # cent. off list.
FLOWERS.
PAPDICR es seas ee +a 10 @ ii
Chamomile, Homan...........-.-- 25
Chamomile, German.............- 25
GUMS.
Aloes, Barbadoes..........---++++: 60@ 75
Aloes, Cape (Powd 24C).........+-+ Vi
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60¢)......- 50
JATOIMOMIAG. 85 lo5 oe ke ee ee 28@ 30
Arabic, powdered select........-.. 65
Arabic, Ist picked............--.-- 60
Arabic,2d picked..........------+- 30
Arabie, 3d picked...........-..+++- 45
Arabic, sifted sorts...........- ee 35
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 35¢)... a 25
IBENZOIN 6 (2) 66s 3. cee. 3 55@60
Camphor.............---------+--+: 20@ 24
Catechu. 1s (% 14c, 4S 16¢) ...... . . 13
Euphorbium powdered..........-- 35@ 40
Galbanum strained.............--- 80
Gamboge........:--......---------- 90@1 00
Guaiac, prime (Powd 45c)......... 35
Kino [Powdered, 30¢]..........--.- 20
MIASTIG ess ects was
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 40
Opium, pure (Powd $5.40).......... 3 90
Shellac, Campbell’s.............--- 30
Shellac, English.................-+ 26
Shellac, native.............-s.++++: a4
Shellac bleached..........-...-00-5 : 30
Mracncanth 26.05... .-.-4..-5------- 30 @1 00
HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES.
HOSMNOUNG | 0b. oes cece coon se ewes eee te 25
OUCH = eet eee ee ene = 25
PepperMint...... 6... cece ewes eee cece erence 25
WTO es oo ce cc eee 40
Spearmint .......... 1. e ee ee ee ee eens 4
Sweet Majoram............ ce cee cece eee eeee 35
MRAZ) oo 0 oo asset cee senate cnet crc: 25
MWe hie 30
WOrmiwOoOd ...........-............<..-:-..-- 25
IRON.
Citrate and Quinine......-........ 6 40
Solution mur., for tinctures...... 20
Sulphate, pure crystal............ 7
Gitrate 0k. ie bee 80
Phosphate.........-.-....- fetes 65
LEAVES.
Buchu, short (Powd 25c)..........- 13 @ 14
Sage, Italian, bulk (4s & 48, 12c)... 6
Senna, Alex, natural.............. @ 20
Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled.. 30
Senna, powdered..............-+-- 22
Senna tinnivelli........... .......- 16
Avie: WESE ce sce se ee ae a 10
Relledonna. 2... 6... 2... se - 35
MORPIOVE. 2.5.0... 6602 -5- sess -- 30
ROMANO 2 ee 3
OSG, Ted:........ «.5....---------- 2 35
LIQUORS.
W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00 @2 25
Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......... 175 @2 00
Whisky, other brands............-. 110 @1 50
Gin, Old fom.............:.-.....5- 135 @l1 75
Gin; Holland... ..02...252..2...0... 200 @3 50
IBTRNOY 650.0. (6o2 0. oie eee 1%5 @6 50
Catawba WineS...............26 « 125 @2 00
Mort Wis: 6. ee ees eee se eee 5 we 1385 @2 50
MAGNESIA.
Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 0Z........ 22
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 202Z......... 37
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.... 2 25
O@nleined =)... 306. oe. op 65
OILS.
Almond: sweet.......-.--.-..-.0.-- 45 @ 50
Amber, rectified................... 45
PAMNISC@) 60 2 ce cc ce es oe ese 1 85
ay Ge O02... .2..26.-..-: --.---- 5
IRCEGAIMONU. .... 6... eee eee ee a 1 80
@astor .. 2.) os es 18 @ 19%
rotons ee ce 2 00
CajOpue ....2... 1.222. . s. eee 75
CaS810 2 eee 1 00
Cedar, commercial (Pure 75c)..... 35
@itroneua 2.36.55 eee 7d
ClGVOS.. 2.0 cs kee 1 20
Cod Liver, filtered..... .....% gal 1 50
Cod Liver, best......... se 3 50
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 6 00
Cnpens, b. & OW... ee 7 00
MIG OTON «562 oo csec eos cece sey ag oe 1 60
MUIPOWECG. 2026. ooo coc e ect ces 2 00
Geranium # OZ............eeeeeeee 75
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 7ic).. 35
dumiper Wood............-..--.-.-- 50
Juniper berrieS..............ecceee 2 00
Lavender flowers, French......... 2 01
Lavendergarden do ......... 1 00
Lavender spike GOo cs... 90
Lemon, new Crop..............6066 1 40
Lemon, Sanderson’s............... 1 50
WOMONPTASS. . .6 6050.55... sees esse 80
Olive, Malaga........... ‘ @1 10
Olive, ‘Sublime Italian_. oes 275
Origanum, red flowers, French... 1 25
Origanum, No.1...............--- 50
POMNVPOVAL oon s sass cca ees ee 1 75
Peppermint, white................ 4 75
HOSO W OZ.. 2s iiss a ee ee 8 50
Rosemary, French (Flowers $1 50) 65
PAG ce ae ces @ 67
Bava oi ee es aa es ees 1 00
Sandal Wood, German............ 4 50
Sandal Wood, W.I................. 7 00
BASKALTAN: 65. 1G. 28. ce cea tiae 5D
Spearmint. | iss. sie see ee @7 00
TRANIGV 25 a eee 450 @d 00
Par (oy wal G0C).. o-oo cas eects eee 10 @ 12
Wintergreen ....4.........-..--.. 2 10
Wormwood, No. 1(Pure $5.00)..... 4 00
WOPMSCCO 2... 6. incase s ccess cows ees 2 00
POTASSIUM.
Bieromate 6) cess sas §8 Ib 14
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 40
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 28¢)......... 19
Jodide, cryst. and gran. bulk..... 2 90
Prussiate yellow................3.. 28
ROOTS.
ARAN Os oa cs eee ees . 20
AJOHOS: CUT... 6.55. hese cede ees 25
Arrow, St. Vincent’s.............. 1%
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 4s and %s.... 33
Blood (Powd 18C)............ecee008 12
Calamus, ee ed Geese Chea dens 18
Calamus, German white, peeled.. 35
Elecampane, powdered............ 20
Gentian (Powd 15c)................ 10
Ginger, African (Powd l4c)........ ll @ 12
Ginger, Jamaica bleached........ 17
Golden Seal (Powd 80¢)............ 25
Hellebore, white, powdered....... 25
Ipecac, Rio, powdered............. 110
Jalap, powdered.................6. 30
Licorice, select (Powd 12%)...... . 12
Licorice, extra select.............. 15
PIN TEUO: os ob io once oe bees cn koa 35
Rhei, from select to choice....... 100 @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. I.............. ..110 @120
Rhei, choice cut cubes............ 2 00
Rhei, choice eut fingers........... 2 25

 

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BOrpentariy oe ei ee 65
MONCKA 000 ct er ot... 65
Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... 49
Sarsaparilla, Mexican............. 20
Squills, white (Powd 35c).....,.... wb
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)...... 25

| Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢).... 2

| SEEDS.
Anise, Italian (Powd 20¢).......... 15
Bird, mixed in fb packages....... 5 @ 6
Canary, Smyrod oe a GS a
Caraway, best Luteh (Powd 20e). 1 @ 18
Cardamon, Aleppee............... 1 5u
Cardamon, Malabar................ 1 75
CGICRY oo ee een 20
Coriander, best English........... 10
RONNG: 2.3.22, 15
Wax ClO 38%@
Flax, pure grd (bbl 814)............ 4@ 4%
Foenugreeck, powdered............ i @ 8
Hemp, Hussian.. 2.53.2... ...... 4

Mustard, white Black 10e)........
QuInGG ee. 4

 

Rane. Baeighe 3 oe 6 @ 7
Worm, Levant. 7 3.20. 14
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50
Nassau do CQ es. 2 00
Velvet Extra do do ence 110
Extra Yellow do dO 2. 85
Grass do a@ 2... 65
Hard head, for slate use........... ja
Yellow Reet, @O 2 228k. 1 40
MISCELLANEUS.
Alcohol, grain (bb] $2.26) @ gal.... 2 36
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 1 25
Anodyne Hoffman’s............... 50
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution...... 27
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........ 12
pnueete PID TOUS 2 ooo os 45
WON oe ce Pb 2%4@ 3%
TV ome) a
Annatto, Prime... .... 6.65... ec eke 45
Antimony, powdered, com’l...... 44@ 5
Arsenic, white, powdered......... 6 @ 7
Blue Soluble). 0... 25-005... 50
Bay Rum, imported, best......... 2%
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 2 00
Balm Gilead Buds................. 40
Beans, Tonka -........ 2.2.2... oc. 1 35
Beans, Vanilla 3.00.3... 700 @9 75
Bismuth, sub nitrate.............. 2 30
Blue Pill (Powd 70¢)............... 50
Blme Visriol ooo es oo. ec 6 @ 7
Borax, refined (Powd 18¢)......... a
Cantharides, Russian powdered.. 2 25
Capsicum Pods, African.......... 18
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... 22
Capsicum Pods, Bombay do... 18
@armine; No. 40. 0....5..........05- 4 00
Cassia Buds. oo). cle co8. 5 ck 12
Calomel, American................ 15
Chalk, prepared drop.............. 5
Chalk, precipitate English........ 12
Chalk, red fingers................. 8
Chalk, white lump................. 2
Chloroform, Squibb’s............. 1 60
Colocynth apples.................. 60
Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 1 50
Chloral do do__cryst... 1 7@
Chloral do Scherin’s do ... 1 90
Chloral do do crusts.. 1 5
Chloroform 42.) 2205 8 @ 9
Cinchonidia, P. & W......5........ 40 @ 45
Cinchonidia, other brands......... 40 @ 45
Cloves (Powd 25). .0.-.....5....... 18 @ 2
@Coechimnes! 2. isa 40
Cocos. Butter 2.2... 22.5... es 45
Copperas (by bbl Ic)............... 2
Corrosive Sublimate............... 70
Corks, X and XX—40 off list......
Cream Tartar, pure powdered..... @ 40
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ib box.. 15
@reasOte.. oo ee... 50
Gudbear, prime. ................... 2
Cuttle Fish Bone.................-. 24
DOxXGEING (05s ee 12
Dover's POwWGers....)............. 110
Dragon’s Blood Mass.............. 50
Ergot powdered................... 45
Hither SGuibb’s. 32. .005...6...05 65. 110
Emery, Turkish, all No.’s......... 8
Epsom Salis. ..0..2. 6.02007... 0... 2@ §
Megou, fresh)... 5 5. 50
Ether, sulphuric, U.S. P.......... 60
Ibe WHIGES oo oa: 14
Grains Paradise.....2.....2....... 23
Gelatine, Cooper’s................. 90
Gelatine, French .......... So. @ 70
Glassware, flint, 79 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue, ca pinet...... eee es oc dae 12 @ Ili
Glue; white. 2,-0.0. 5... . 16 @ 2
Glycerine, pure... ..........2..5.. 16 @ 20
Hops 48 and 4s. ...:..... 2.2.2... 25@ 40
Todoform @ OZ... 2.06.5. eee se 40
INGIgO 6 8 @1 00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... 35 @ 40
Iodine, resublimed................ 4 00
Isinglass, American............... 1 50
SJAPOMICHE ors es 7
Hondon Purple =)... 22...) 02205... 10 @ UB
Mead; ACetate. «i... oc ks 15
Lime, chloride, (%s 2s 10¢ & 145 11e) 8
euprnline oo oe 00
WVGOVOGIUM |... sec ole. 45
MISCO ee sie eee ck 50
Madder, best Dutch.............. R2Y4@ 13
Mamma. os ccs occ ec nets ia
IMORGURY: 6262 ee. 60
Morphia, sulph., P.& W...... 80z 3 00@3 25
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s...... 40
Moss; Iceland:...:..........:.; # Ib 10
MORS: TEISHE co 0 oo... eee. 12
Mustard, English.................. 30
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 i cans...... 18
INUIGOONS: oko oe ee oe. 23
INVGMEDS NOE. bes. cS. 60
INUx VOMmICA. oi o.oo cess cee. 10
Ointment. Mercurial, 4d.......... 45
Paris Green 2. 6.6 eee MM @ 2
Pepper, Black Berry.............. 18
IPODSIN oooh ese es oc cee 2 50
Pitch, True Burgundy............. iG
QUASEIA oe aes 6 @ 7
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........ boz 909 @ 9%
Quinine, German.................. 8 @ 9
Red Precipitate............... 8 Ib 85
Seidlitz Mixture................. C 28
Stryebmia, Cryst... --........ 6... 1 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst............... 77 @ 80
Satfron, American................. 35
Sal Glauber... 2... 5.6 ..52..2.. 2.5. @ 2
Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. 10
Sal Nitre, medium cryst.......... 9
Sal Rochelle... 0. sus. ce ce. 33
Sab Seda: 22 cae, 2@ 2%
MAHON: 6.66. cools 215
Santonin:... 2). .22.). ee. 6 50
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch....... 38
Soda Ash [by keg 8c].............. 4
Spermaceti. 6... cece ee 3d
Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... 4%@ 5
Soap, White Castile................ 14
Soap,Green do ...:. .......... li
Soap, Mottleddo................ 9
Soap, - do do. .2........05.. 11
Soap, Mazzint.............2-. 53... 14
Spirits Nitre, 3 f..............5.... 26 @» 28
Spirits Nitre, 4B... .. 22... 2.55: 30 @ 8
Sugar Milk powdered.............. 35
Sulphur, flour... -<...- 2k. secs 384@ 4
Sulphur, VOWS oo coe os. sc. 3@ 3%
Tartar HMetic:......22..2..2....... (0
Tar, N. C. Pine, % gal. cans #$ doz 2 %0
Tar, do quarts in tin....... 1 40
Tar, do pintsin tin......... 85
Turpentine, Venice........... # Db 25
Wax, White, S. & F. brand........ 55
Zine, Sulphate. .:..5........2.....-. 7@ 8
OILS.
Capito) CyhnGer.: .... 005.0... obese 75
Mode! Cylinder... .: 2.60033. 2 ect ee ee 60
Shields CyWmaer. 2... 1. 2. .th sees asc n ees 50
Midorado HNGine. - 2... kc ee 45
Peerless Machinery... .........-..cceccececes 35
Challenge Machinery................0.0.008 220
Backus Fine Hng@ing,. ....... 2. ce cece ec sc ae ss 30
Black Diamond Machinery..................6. 30
Castor Machine Oil... 2.2.2... ccc ceceees see 6C
Paratine 25 GO cs So coe el Gece ce oe ese 22
Parathne, 28 deg... 21... 3... ee ee eect 21
Sperm, winter bleached..................... 1 40
Bbl Gal
Whale winter... 2... 22. ch ce 70 75
Dard, @xtra....-. 2 ..-- 3. .25-2- ee see 60 70
Dard Noe bo i.c 5. ne ec ck 50 60
Linseed, pure raw.............-..... 50 53
Linseed, boiled ...--....2.. 5.3.2... 53 56
Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 70 90
Spirits Turpentine........... Ree 36 40
VARNISHES.
Wo. hinm Coach... 3.2... ey. ct 5... 1 10@1 20
Px CUED. ooo 6 eo peste es eee caeee 1 60@1 70
@oach Body. 0) ce ee he 2 15@3
No. 1 Turp Furniture.................. 1 00@1 10
Extra Turp Damar.................-+: 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp....... eee 70@ 75
PAINTS.
Bbl Lb
Red Venetian... ............5. ES ; 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 1% 2@
Putty, commercial ............ 2% 24%@ 3
Putty, strictly pure............ 24% 2%@ ;
Vermilion, printe American.. 13@16
Vermilion, English............ 60@65
Green, Peninsular............. 46@17
Lead, red strictly pure..... .. 5%
Lead, white, strictly pure..... db %
Whiting, white Spanish ‘ il)
Whiting, Gilders’....... Snel 90
White, Paris American........ 110
Whiting Paris English cliff.. 1 40
Picneer Prepared Paints..... 1 20@1 40
Swiss Villa Prepared Paints.. 1 00@1 20

 

HAZELTINE,

PERKINS
& CO,

WA7holesaie

rugoists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 8g, gr,
93 and g5 Louis Street.

{MPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

rues, Medicines, Chemicals,
Pants, Oils, Varnishes,
and Drngeists
Glassware,

MANUFACTURERS OF

ELEGANT PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS,
FLUID EXTRACTS AND ELIXIRS,

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whiting,
Manufacturers of Fine Paint and

ty Varnish Brushes.
—Also for the—

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manufacturers of
Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

Druggisis’ Sundries

Our stock in this department of our busi-
ness is conceded to be one of the largest,
best-assorted and diversified to be found in
the Northwest. We are heavy importers of
many articles ourselves and can offer Fine
Solid Back Hair Brushes, Freneh and Eng-
lish Tooth and Nail Brushes at attractive
prices.

We desire particular attention of those
about purchasing outfits for new stores to
the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACILI-
TIES for meeting the wants of this class of
buyers WITHOUT DELAY and in the
mostapproved and acceptable manner known
to the drug trade. Our special efforts in
this direction have received from hundreds
of our customers the most satisfying recom-
mendations.

Wine and Liquor Department

We give our special and personal atten-
tion to the selection of choice goods for the
DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit
the high praise accorded us for so satis-
factorily supplying the wants of our custom-
tomers with PURE GOODS in this depart-
ment. We CONTROL and are the ONLY
AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of
the celebrated

Withers Dade & Go’s

Henderson Co., Ky., SOUR MASH AND
OLD FASHIONED HAND MADE, COP-
PER DISTILLED WHISKYS. We _ not
only offer these goods to be excelled by NO
OTHER KNOWN BRAND in the market,
but superior in all respects to most that are
exposed for sale. We GUARANTEE per-
fect and complete satisfaction and where
this brand of goods has been once introduced
the future trade has been assured.

We are also owners of the

Driggists Favorite Rye,

Which continues to have so many favorites
among druggists who haye sold these goods
for a very long time. Buy our

Gins, Braldies & Fine Wines

We eall your attention to the adjoining
list of market quotations which we aim to
make as complete and perfect as possible.
For special quantities and for quotations on
such articles as do not appear on the list,
such as PATENT MEDICINES, ete., we
invite your correspondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and
personal attention.

HAZEL TINE, PERKINS & CO.

 

 
 

 

 

The Michigan Tradesmal

A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH
WEDNESDAY.

 

 

E, A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors.
Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 34 Floor.
Telephone No. No. 95,

{Entered at the Postofiice at Grand Rapids as
Second-class Matter.)

 

 

_ WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1885.

 

 

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Bepnit besesan: in Courts |
of Last Resort.

ATTACHMENT—EXNEMPTION--PENSION MON-
EY.

According to the decision of the Kentucky
Superior Court, pension money from the
United States government is only exempt
from attachment so long as it remains in the
Pension Office or with any officer or agent
thereof, or is in course of transmission to
the pensioner entitled thereto.

 

INSURANCE—TITLE—EXECUTION.
The levy of an execution upon personal
property is not such a change in the title or
possession as will render void a policy of
insurance upon the property which provides
that ‘‘if the property be sold or transferred
or any change takes place in title and pos-
session” the policy shall be void. The pos-
session of the sheriff under the levy is but a
qualified possession, and in no way opposed
to a possession by the execution debtor so
far as necessary to preserve the property
from spoilation or destruction. So held by
the Kentucky Superior Court.

 

ACCOUNT—RECEIPT—MISTAKE.

Where there has been no mutual examin-
ation of an account consisting of many items
and the creditor notifies the debtor of a
round sum being due thereon, which, by the
mistake of .the creditor, is much smaller
than the actual balance due, and the debtor
gives his note for such balance and receives
in return a receipt in full, the creditor may
bring his action upon the original account,
and if the debtor as a defense answers and
attempts to prove an account stated and set-
tled, the creditor may show under a reply
containing a general denial that there has
been no adjudgment or settlement of the
items of the account between him and the
debtor; that the receipt was given by him
to the debtor through mistake, and that the
debtor is only entitled to credit for the
amount of the note given by him. So held
by the Supreme Court of Kansas.

 

STATUTE OF FRAUDS—AGREEMENTS.

In the ease of Stuart vs. Stuart, decided
by the New York Court of Appeals, it ap-
peared that the plaintiff was the lessee of a
store for a term of five years, at an annual
rent, payable quarterly, and that he owned
or controlled a one-half interest in the stock
of goods in the store. The defendant at the
same time was the owner of a paper mill in
the same city, and it was agreed that the
defendent seould sell to the plaintiff the
mill and its machinery, and receive in pay-
ment therefor certain notes and mortgages,
the half interest in the stock of goods, and,
as the plaintiff's testimony tended to show,
the possession of the store for the unexpired
term (then about fourteen months), and the
defendant on his part agreed to pay the
rent to the lessors for that term; though this
part of the agreement was denied by the de-
fendant. It was, however, uncontroverted
that the defendant, on the same day, was
placed in possession of the store and goods
by the plaintiff, that he carried on business
there until the 25th of May following, and
paid the lessor’s rent up to that time, when
he sold out. Having made no further pay-
ment, action was brought to reeover the
sums unpaid. The Court of Appeals held
that the agreement was not within the stat-
ute of frauds and that the plaintiff was en-
titled to recover. The court said that it was
apparent that there was a complete perform-
ance by the plaintiff and acceptance of that
performance by the defendant. The plain-
tiff received from the defendant the mill
property, and turned over to him the mort-
gages, notes and money, of goods and
possession of the store, and these things the
defendant received and retained aceording
to his pleasure. Everything had been
performed except his promise to pay the
rent in question. The judgment in the case
called for nothing more, and justice requir-
ed that it should be paid. It would be a
perversion of the true purpose of the statute
to give it such a construction as would pro-
tect the defendant in the enjoyment of ad-
vantages obtained from the plaintiff in reli-
ance upon an oral agreement on which the
latter acted. The court concluded by declar-
ing that the case was within the established
rule that a parol agreement in part per-
formed is not within the provisions of the
statute of frauds.

$9.

The custom of throwing old shoes after a
newly married couple is handed down to us
from Central Asia. It was formerly the
fashion there for the gallants to steal their
brides, and when such a theft was commit-
ted the bride’s friends defended her with
their shoes, or any other missile that came |
handy. When the stealing of brides became |
amere formality, the custom changed to
throwing the sandles. They were lighter |
and mere easily removed.

stock

Commercial stagnation prevails in Ven-| | Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.

Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots..
Cannell, car lots........
Ohio Lump, car lots
Biossburg or een. ‘ear lots..
| Portland Cement.

zuela, Guatemala and San Salvador, and
trade continues lifeless in Jamaica, Barba-
does and St. Kitts.

 

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

 

WIDE BROWN COTTONS.

 

Boott, E.5-5...... ..
Boott, AGC, 4-4.....
Boott, R. 3-4

9%
BY

Blackstone, AA 4-4, 7
Chapman, X, 4-4.... 6
Conway, is 7
Cabot, 4-4.......-- . 63%

Cabot, 7-8.......----

Canoe, 3-4.........- 4
Domestic, 36....... 7%
Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 9

Davol, 4-4.......... 9
Fruit of Loom, 4-4..
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..
Fruit of the Loom,

yy
7
%

cambric, 4-4...... u
Gold Medal, 4-4.. 6%
Gold Medal, 7-8..... 8
Gilded Age......... 834

SILE
Crown: 2. .->..:<<.5 17
No: 10.......-.--.-23 12%
CCl ee re 10
AmMCHOr...:......--5- 15
Centennial.........
Blackburn ......... 8
aavOl.. 2.5. ee 14
TOnGOn...-...-:..-- 2%
Paconia .:..-.-..-.. 12
Red Cross.......--- 10
Social Imperial... .16

PRI
Albion, solid........ os

Albion, grey.......-
Allen’s checks...... Oi

Ailen’s fancy.....-. 5%
Allen’s pink.. 04
Allen’s purple.. coc. 6%
American, fancy... on
Arnoldfancy........
Berlinsolid......... 5 5%
Cocheco fancy......
Cocheco robes....... “684 Vy
Conestoga fancy....6
Eddystone ..... ---- 6
Eagle fancy........- 5
Garner pink......... 6%

Androscoggin, 9-4..28 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 25
SO 8-4..21 |Pepperell, 11-4...... 27%
Pepperell, 7-4......16%|Pequot, 7-4......... 18
Pepperell, 8-4 oe 20 |Pequot, 8-4......... 21
Pepperell, 9-4...... 2214|Pequot, 9-4......... 24
CHECKS.

Caledonia, XX,0z..11 |Park Mills, No. 90..14
Caledonia, X,0z...10 |Park Mills, No. 100.15
Reonomy, OZ.....-- 10: |Prodigy, 0Z......... li
Park Mills, No. 50..19 |Otis Apron......... 10%
Park Mills, No. 60..11 (Otis F ainiee cas 10%
Park Mills, No. "Q.A2 1Vork, 1-02......7..: 10

i Park Mills, No. 80..18 |York, AA, extra 0z.14

{ OSNABURG.
Alabama brown.... 7 |Alabama plaid..... 7
Jewell briwn....... 9% Augusta plaid...... 7
Kentucky brown. 10% Toledo plaid........ 1
Lewiston brown... 9%!Manchester plaid.. 7
Lane brown........ 4 944|New Tenn. plaid...11
Louisiana plaid.... 7 {Utility plaid........ 6%

BLEACHED COTTONS.

| Avondale, BB eee. 8144 '!Greene, G, 4-4...... 5%
Art cambrics, 36. Ae at. ee T%
Androscoggin, 4-4.. 8% a eee Pel ees 63%
Androscoggin, 5-4..124|Hope, 4-4........... 534
Ballou, 4-4.......... 6% cae Phillip cam-
Ballou, 5-4.......... 6 Dric, 4-4. .......... oe
Boott, O. 4-4 bo eee a Linwood, 4-4....... %

Lonsdale, Ae ce. 7%
Lonsdale cambric.10%

Langdon, GB, 4-4... 944
Langdon, 45........ 14
Masonville, 4-4..... 8
Maxwell. 4-4........ 9%

New York Mill, 4-4. 10%
New Jersey, 4- 1

Poecasset, P. M. C.. P46
Pride of the West..11
Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74
Slaterville, 7-8...... 6%
Victoria, AA....... 9
Woodbury, 4-4...... 5%

Whitinsville, 4-4... 7

Whitinsville, 7-8.... 6%
Wamsutta, 4-4...... 10%
Williamsville, 36...10%
SIAS.

Masonville TS...... 3
Masonville S....... 10%
Lonsdale ........... 9%
Lonsdale A......... 16
Nictory O..........
Victory J........--.
Victory D:.........
Victory i... 2.52... 214
Phoenix A... 2.2.2.5 19%
Phoenix B.........- 10%
Phoenix XX ..... .. 5
NTS.

Gloucester .......... 6

Gloucestermourn’g.6

Hamilton fancy....6
Hartel fancy........ 6
Merrimac D......... 6
Manchester ..... 5.6.6
Oriental fancy...... 6
Oriental robes...... 6%
Pacific robes........ 6
Riechmond........... 6
Steel River.......... 5%
Simpson’s........... 6
Washington fancy..

Washington blues. 7

FINE BROWN COTTONS.

7%
&%4

%
644
8%

Appleton A, 4-4. i
Boott M, 4- 4.
Boston ¥, Ad cc aces
Continental C, 43..

Continental D, 40in

 

Indian Orchard, 40.
Indian Orchard, 36. 7%
Laconia B, 7-4...... 16%
Lyman B, 40-in..... 10%
Mass. BB, 4-42.00... 5%

 

Conestoga W, 4-4... 6%|Nashua EK, 40-in.... 8%
Conestoga D, 4-8... 54%!Nashua R, 4-4...... iy
Conestoga G, 30- in. 6 |Nashua 0, 7-8....... 634
Dwight x S40; on Newmarket N...... 6%
Dwight Y, 7-8....... 534|Pepperell EH, 39-in.. 7
Dwight Jf ene 63;|Pepperell R, 4-4.... 74
Dwight Star, 4-4.... 7 |Pepperell O, 7-8.... 6%
Ewight Star, 40-in.. 9 Pepperell N, 3-4.... 6%4
Enterprise EE, 38.. 5 |Pocasset_C, 4-4..... 634
Great Falls E, 44... |Saranac R.......... 74
Farmers’ A, a. 6 |jSaranac E.......... 9
Indian Orchard $4 7%
DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.
Amoskeag ........- 744| Renfrew, dress styl 7%
Amoskeag, Persian Johnson "Manfg Co,
Styles... 53. a 10%| Bookfold......... 12%
SRQ0RS 22. cee ie) Johnson Manfg Co,
Berkshire ......... 6%) dress styles...... 12%
Glasgow checks.... 7 \Slaterville, dress
Glasgow checks, f’y 7%|_styles............. iM%
Glasgow checks, White Mfg Co, stap 7%
royal styles...... 8 |White Mfg Co, fane 8
Gloucester, new {White Mant’g Co,
standard ......... %14|  Hariston.......... 8
pensar 73 ¥, Gordon See 1%
Laneaster.......... 8 |Greylock, dress
Langdale........... 73/1 styles .-.........- %
WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.
Androscoggin, 7-4. .21 ‘|Pepperell. 10-4..... 27%
Androscoggin, 8-4. .23 |Pepperell, 1-4. 382%
Pepperell, 7-4......20 Pequot, Ua ee 21
Pepperell, $-4......224%) Pequot, 8-4......... a4
Pepperell, 9-4......25 |Pequot, 9-4......... 27%
HEAVY ¥ BROWN COTTONS.
Atlantic A, 44..... 714 |Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 7%
Atlantic H, 4-4..... 7 jLawrence Y, 30... og
Atlantie D, 4-4..... 64% Lawrence LL, 4- 4 . 5%
Atlantic P, 4-4...... . 54 Newmarket N...... 6%
Atlantic LL, 4-4.... 544 Mystic River, 4-4... 54%
Aagriatic, 36..:...... 7'%\/Pequot A, 4-4....... 74
Augusta, 4-4........ 6%4'Piedmont, 36....... 614
Boott M, 4-4........ 6% Stark AA, 44)... 0. 74
Boott FF, A 1% Tremont CC, 4-4.... 5%
Graniteville, 4-4.... 534/Utica, 4-4........... 9
Indian Head, 4-4.. 1 ‘Wachusett, 4-4..... 7%
Indiana Head 45-in. "12% | Wachusett, 30-in... 63%
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag, ACA...14 |Falls, XXXX....... 18%
Amoskeag ‘‘ 4-4..19 |Falls, OO 15%
Amoskeag, A...... a3 |Palls: BS... ::..... 11%
Amoskeag, B...... 12 iFalls, BBC, 36...... 19%
Amoskeag, C...... 11 /|Falis, awning...... 19
Amoskeag, D......10%/Hamilton, BT, 32..12
Amoskeag, E...... 10 |Hamilton, D....... 9%
Amoskeag, F..:.... 9%, Hamilton, H.. . 9%
Premium ~ 4-4....17 ‘Hamilton’ fancy.. 10
Premium B........16 |Methuen AA....... 13%
Extra Het 16 |Methuen ASA...... 18
Metra s-8. 3.2.5 8. 14% /Omega A, 7-8....... 1k
Gold “Medal 4-4... 15 ‘Omeg: aA Ad... 13
OCGA 45.5 oe 12%) Omega AG A, 7-8....14
OS ee 14 Omega ACA, 4-4....16
TAS Ges. 8 ge ee 14 Omegs a SE, mo 24
Be TD. oss. 16 ‘Omega SH, 4-4...... 27
aot. ses 19 Omega M. 7-8 Sess =

Cordis AAA, 382..... 14
Cordis ACA, 82..... 15
Cordis No. 1, 32..... 15

‘(Omega M, 4-4.......
‘Shetucket SS&SSW iN
|Shetucket, S&SW.1

Cordis No. 7... 22.5 14 iShetucket, SFS .. B
Cordis No.3........ i iStockbridge Acs. i
Cordis No. 4........ 11% |Stockbridge frncy. 8
GLAZED CAMBRICS.
Gamer .....3.....-5 b (Empire ...:........
Hookget............ 5 |Washington........ 43%
Red Cross.......... 5 JMGWards...:.:..-... 5
Forest Grove....... S.S. &Sons........ 5
GRAIN BAGS.
American A...... 18 00;/Old Tronsides...... 15
Staric A. ..5....... .22%| Wheatland ......... 21
DENIMS.
Boston 2 4.3... 2: 5. 63008 CC... co... 104%
Everett blue....... 134|Warren AXA...... 2%
Everett brown..... 13%4|Warr en BB........ lly
Otis AXA... ...:.. 12%;Warren CC......... 10%
Gis BE... :::.25.-.-: 114%|York fancy........ 13%
PAPER CAMBRICS.
Manville. ......-... 6 |S.S.&Sons......... 6
Masgnville......... 6 Canes Bre es Ee 6
WIGAN
Red Cross......:..- TM) ‘Thistle Mills. .25 03.
Berlin 6556555 4.8; 4G BOB. ae. 8
Garner .:5.20....5 i%

SPOOL COTTON.
50

\Eagle and Phoenix
Mills ball sewing.30

° & Pp. Goats... 1255 iGreech & Daniels.. =
Willimantic 6 cord .55 ‘Merr. ICUS 2 cose 40
Willimantic 3 cord.40 Stafford ............ 25
Charleston ball sew \Hall & Manning.. 2d
ing thread........ 30 jHolyoke............ 25
CORSET JEANS.
APDMOry 22.55. sees. 7%|Kearsage...........
Androscoggin sat.. Bu Naumkeag satteen. Hy]
Canoe River........ § |Pepperell bleached 8%
Clarendon. ........ 6% Pepperell sat....... 9%
Hallowell Imp..... 63,|Rockport...........
Ind. Orch. Imp....? 7 |Lawrencesat....... a
Laconia..... Soe ny Conegosat..........

 

co

AL AND BUILDING MATERIALS.

A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per bbl

1 Y

Obio White Lime, car lots.............

Louisville Cement, per
Akron Cement per bbl

= uffalo Cement, per. DO oe

Car lots oS

| Plastering hair, per bu

| Stucco, per bbl.........
| Land plaster, per ton..
Land plaster, car lots..
Fire brick, per M......

| Fire clay, per bbl.......

DL oe ose t 30
i.
30
16
80

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25@
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3 60
SII @

ser eeee ces ert

COAL.

16... :

sec ew ese

- 86 00@6 25
6 25@6 50

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3 10@3 25
4 50@5 00
8 50@4 00

ee

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See Our Wholesale Quotations else-
where in this issue and write for

Special Prices in Car Lots.
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle,

A.B. KNOWLSON,

8 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

ARAB

Sample Butt.

The Best and Most Attractive Goods on the Market.

BOX, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE
Wholesale Grocers,

Sole Owners of

PLUG

Send for

See Quotations in Price-Current.

 

JENNINGS & SMITH,

PROPRIETORS OF THE
Arctic Manufacturing Co.,

20 Lyon St., Grand Rapids.
ASK YOUR JOBBER FOR

Jennings Flavoring Extracts
——_— AND-—__-

Arctic Baking Powder.

 

WALL PAPER & WINGUW SADE

At Manufacturers’ Prices.

SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY.
HOUSE & STORE SHADES MADE TO OR
68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

Nelson Bros. & Co.

RBYya ae.
iJ suLv.

 

If in Need of Anything in our Line, it
will pay you to get our Prices.

 

PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS OF

Barlow’s Patent

Manifold Sipping 890

; and Circular.

‘AND SOLE

Ira

KB,

 

 

Send for Samples

BARLOW BROTHERS,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

 

This Baking Powder makes the WHITEST,
LIGHTEST. and most HEALTHFUL Biscuits.
Cakes, Bread, ete. TRY IT and be convinced.
Prepared only by the

Arctic Manufacturing (Co,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

Are You Going to
shelve a Store, Pall
ry ov Closet?

      
 
  
  

If so, send jor
prices and fur-
ther information.

Hwoleston & Patton’e
PATENT
Adjtstable Ratchet Bar

AND

Bracket Shelving Irons

Creates a New ERA
in STORE FURNISH-
ING. In entirely su-
persedes the old
style wherever in-
troduced.

  
    
 
  

 

aeenssssaae, Satisfaction Guaranteed
All
infringe-
mentspro-
I 70 secuted.
“y
RO 7p if a Ifnottobe
had from
==> your local
ginth Hardware
ealer,
send your

orders di-
rect to

LW. aa Sole Manufacturer, MACON, Mo.

 

 

 

 

TEE ON agro we

Luminous Bait

IN THE WORLD.
Patented Feb. 13, 1883. Re-issue Aug. 28, 1883.

 

 

IST SURE (ATC MI uk NIG

HARD AND SOFT RUBBER MINNOWS.

No. 7, 70e each; No. 8, 80c each; No. 9, 90¢ each.
FLYING HELGRAMITES. No. 0, ’80e each;

No. 1, 85e each; No. 2, 90e each; No. 3, $1 each.
Samples of above Baits sent ‘post paid on re-

ceipt of price, or any three for $2.

MALL. GLASS MINNOWS, TRIPLE HOOK
FEATHERED, 60c each.

SOFT RUBBER FROGS, TRIPLE HOOK
FEATHERED, 60c ea

SOFT RUBBER OC ASSHOPPERS, SINGLE
HOOK, 60c each.

a oe ‘RUBBER DOBSON, SINGLE HOOK,

DEXTER TROLLING SPOON AND MINNOW
Combined, Triple Hook Feathered, 60c each.

AKRON TROLLING SPOON, Triple Hook
Feathered, No.1, 50e each; No. 2, 55¢e each;
No. 3, 60e each; No. 4, 65¢ each.

Send for descriptive circulars and testimomals.

Liberal discount to the Trade.

Knterprise Wifg. Co., Akrou,

DRYDEN & PALMER'S
ROCCE CANDY.

Unquestionably the best in the market. As
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond.
Try a box.

John Caulfield,

 

 

Sole Agent for Grand Rapids.

    

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SPRING &
COMPANY,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Staple and Fancy

   

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CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

Cort. CLOTHS

ETC... ETS.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

@
Michigan.

The Old Reliable
NIMRO 1D’

PLUG TOBACCO
Is for Sale by all Grand Rapids Jobbers, a

SAMPLES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION.

S, W. Venable & Go., Petersburg, Va.
Oysters fi J [Jeltenthaler,

~ and Hish 117 MONROE ST.

Pee ea gee & HESS

DEALERS IN

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

Grand Rapids,

 

 

 

 

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The Michigan Tradesien,

Wen of Parctical Ideas.

No business can be successfully conduct-
ed unless it has at its head a brain of sound
practical ideas. In some pursuits—the learn-
ed and highly cultured for instance—strong
practicality does not seem to be so much
looked fer; although if ministers and other
public teachers had more of it they would
command vastly more respect from the hard
headed, matter-of-fact men who come into |
daily contact With the realities of this world. |

 

 

 

But in all callings that require ability to un-—
dertake, to organize and to carry out, down- |
right practical men must be had, and where
men of any other kind fill their places fail-
ure is the result.
Almost every one has seen the spectacle
of a perhaps worthy person called to a pos- |
tion for which he was not qualified, for

want of practical knowledge of the busi- | |
. sS
With the best of intentions such men

ness.
never make a success and after a while res-
ignation is a relief to themselves and to all
who have come in contact with them. There
is an innate difference between the practi-
eal and the unpractical. The thoroughly |
practical man sees at a glance whether the
thing is feasible or not. Often he seems to.
have an instinct in such matters which
serves instead of reasons why. He not on-
ly knows whether a thing can be done, but
how it ean be done and the best and short-
est way of doing it. Such men do things
while others are thinking about them.

A good deal of this valuable commodity
of sound business common sense seems to
come naturally, but on the other hand,
much if it is acquired. Make an exotic ofa
man, shut up in colleges, surrounded with
books, and though he may be minutely ac-
quainted with the history of Greece and Rome |
it is hardly likely that he will have much >
practical knowledge of the age he lives in.
Again, a poor lad will often work his way
up and become a thorough and sucessful
business man without receiving any educa- |
tion but such as he has ‘‘picked up.” And,
the latter training is undoubtedly the best. |
Battling with the world, contact with men |
and things, observation of all that goes on
around is an unequalled discipline for the
mind and a training that nothing else can
supply. No lessons are learned so thorough- |
ly as those of actual experience, and hence |
it is that the men who have built their own |
fortunes show a sharpness of witandaclear- |
ness of faculty perhaps beyond all others.

Nothing makes a man more practical or
thorough in the conduct of a business than
experience gained by working up through all
its grades to the top. Men who have done
this know the value of everything; know
just how much to expect from every depart-
ment and from every employee, and they
know in amoment when any partof the |
machine is out of order and what is the de- |
fect. Itis impossible to cheat or to blind |
them, and as others are aware of this, they
are seldom imposed upon. When we!
see a man of what we call unpractical mind, |
who has — ‘notions,’ and
does not show a good working knowledge,
it is generally because he has not this close :
acquaintance with the business; and the way
to strengthen the judgment in all matters.
to get prudence, to get wisdom, to under- |
stand how to manage things properly, is to
go down to the foundation and study every
detail.

A great deal of this thorough, practical |
knowledge is required in the business of
selling goods—knowledge that nothing will ,
supply but actual experience. The best gro-_
cer will be the young man who has_ been
brought up to the business, who likes it and
sticks to it. A thorough, practical, capable
merchant cannot be turned out from a busi-
ness college, though a very useful part of

‘‘erotchets” and

education is to be got there: the special edu-_

cation must come by years of study and ob-.
servation. Be thorough; learn
A man has not proper control of his business |
who could not, if need be, take up instantly
and operate any part of it. Don’t skim over |
the top and jeaye the bottom to irresponsi-
‘ble persons.

A man ought to know thoroughly all the
goods he sells. The more he knows of their
production and mode of preparation the bet- |
ter, but what he must know is whether they ,
will suit customers. Practical test,
handling, tasting, trying, cooking, use, are
the only processes that will give this knowl- |
edge, and are indispensable to a thorough |
grocer. It willmakeaman a good judge.
of goods and aid him in buying as well as
selling. |

A man must also know his customers, in
order to suit them; and make himself practi-
cally acquainted with their likes and dislikes.
One of the most sensible things to do in deal-
ing with mankind is to ‘put yourself in their
place” and view matters from their stand-
point. A man who habitually does this will |
succeed with people far better than though
he looked only from the inner side of the
counter.

We are convinced that the chief difference |
between practical men as a class—the suc- |
cessful engineers of all manner of undertak- |
ings—and those who are weak and uncer-
tain in thought and action lies in the fact
that the former have that intimate acquain-
tance with all that they undertake, which
the others do not possess. It is not inspir-
ation from above or mother-wit, but down-
right aequaintance with facts, gathered by
study and observation, and handling, as it
were. The mind has been accustomed to.
weigh and measure, and has a just estimate |

of things. The judgment is sound the ideas |
are not flighty, and so such men undertake |

his

everything. | |

most important inventions. More than 800
answers were received and the ten inven- |
tions receiving the most votes were: The
telegraph, printing press, steam engine, cot- |
ton gin, telephone, mariner’s compass, gun- |
powder, sewing machine, telescope and pho-
tography. ‘Twenty-one votes were in favor |
of the steamboat, six for paper, two for
timepieces and only one for the ocean ca-,
ble.

The folowing notice appears ina Geor-
gian paper: ‘‘I wish to inform the people

| that I will ciose out my bar by the last of

April, and now is the time to have your jugs
filled to use for snake bites. Come at once.
A. good lot of whisky on hand.”

 

 

THE GOOLEY CAN,

Improved by the Lockwood Patent.
Sei ie Used in the creamery

for butter only, they
i paid the patronsin July,
#1884, 60c and the skim-
med milk per 100 ibs.
Lowest price of the
year.

  
   
  
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
  
   
  
  
  
   

gatheréd cream they
paid the patrons from
l5e to 27c per cream
gauge for the year 1884.
In the factory for but-
ter and cheese they
paid the patrons $1.75

the season.
better results in dollars
andcents than anything
yet invented.
Write foractual work-
Zing figures furnished
sarees aaah by successful creamery
men of known reputation, who have used
them as above.

SORN LOYD,

pe

Sole Manufacturer, 199 LAKE ST., CHICAGO. |

 

"0 JBURAL) 09 STEARIC

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“SAB[NOAT

 

 

SALT.

ONONDAGA F.F. SALT

sole Manufacturers.
AMERICAN DAIRY SALT CO.

(Limited.) Chemically purified and WARRANT-
ED pure as any in the market. Used by a great
majority of the Dairymen of the country. Un-
excelled for Butter, Cheese, the Table and all
Culinary purposes. Got medal at Centennial
“for purity and high degree of excellence.”
Dairy goods salted with it took first premiums
at New Orleans World’s Fair, N. Y. Interna-
tional Fair, Milwaukee Exposition, and always
wins when there is fair competition. It is
American, and CHEAPER and BETTER than any
foreign salt. Try it. Address

J. W. Barker, Sec’y, Syracuse, N. ¥.

CREAM TESTER!

With six elusses for testing six cows’ milk at
same time. Price $1; large size glasses $2
either free by mail.
with full particulars for stamp. WYMAN
L. EDSON, Union Center, Broome Co., N. Y.

 

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WiIiLSON’S

Cabluci Creamery end Barrel Churn

AND ALL DAIRY SUPPLIES.

    
  

wa

To first pur-

terms.

The woman’s
friend. itsaves
three-fourths
of the labor in
butter-mak-

 

erated;
raise sweet
: cream from

ee sweet milk:
you have sweet milk to feed which trebles its
value. Send for circular. Agents wanted.
Address, FLINT CABINET CREAMERY
CoO., FLINT, MICH.

 

  

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—Manufacturers ot—

FLAVORING EXTRACTS '

BAKING POWDERS,

BLUINGSS, ETe., |

40 and 42 South Division, St.
GRAND RAPIDS, -

|

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|

 

 

JUDD & CcOo.,

nothing without knowing their ability to JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE.

perform it, and prosper where others are in- |

apt and unsuccessful.

And Full Line Summer Goods.

|
|
|
102 CANAL STREET, |

In the creamery for |

per 100 Ibs. average, for |
They show |

Agents wanted. Cireulars |

chaser in new |
locality, we will |
give special |

- ing; easily op- |
= you |

6, $, YALE & BRO.

  
       

MICHIGAN. | i

_ Torrance, Merriam & Co.,

WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO

| ‘Lhe editor of a Buffalo newspaper recent- | y
ly asked the subscribers to name the a mm a l H ie Ls

 

 

 

PRICE $40.

Enclose stamp (two cent) for partic-

ulars to

 

 

STEELE

Grand Rapids, Mich.

N. B.—This offer good for one month.

Enclose this advertisement.

 

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PUladn & LOOKS,
PURE

Oranges, Lemons,

 
  
  
    
 

Wholesale Mannfactarers of

SAN

AND DEALERS IN

 

ananas, Figs, Dates,
NUTS,

ET’ C.

 

 

USE, CAPS, AUGURS

 

SOLVEVddV ONILLSV'TS

HERCULES !
The Greit Stump and Roek

ANNIHILATOR !

Strongest and Safest Explosive Known
to the Arts,
| Farmers, practice economy and clear your
|land of stumps and boulders. Main Office,
| Hercules Powder Company, No. 40 Prospect
|

 

i Street, Cleveland, Ohio.

‘L. 8. HILL & CO, AGTS.
GUNS, AMMUNITION & FISHING TACKLE,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Are You Going to
Uhelve a Store, Pal- gee
iry a: Closet? Aa”

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If so, send jor
prices and sur-
ther information.

Eaaleston & Patton's

Bracket Shelving [rous

Creates a NEw ERA
in STORE FuRNISH-
ING. It entirely su-
persedes the old
style wherever in-
troduced.

PATENSD
ay” Ail Adjustable Ratchet Per
aa

 

 

 

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Ald
infringe-
mentspras
secuted.

    

   

   

 

 
   

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Ifnottobe
had from
your local
Hardware
Dealer,
send your
orders di-
rect to

Smee Fe ~ i
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—

Manufacturers = TROY, N.Y.

STEAM LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.
A. K. ALLEN, PROPRIETOR.

 

CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express promptly at-
tended to.

 

WHITE MOUNTAIN IGE GREAM

allinside the can coated with Pure Block Tin. Tubs
| water-proof; easily adjusted and operated. We also

 

oO A.

 

 

IS NOT.
A (“smash up the clothes boiler,” “throw away the wash-board,” “wash without labor’) Soap;
is not

A (grand piano, gold watch, house and lot with every bar, ‘‘save the wrappers”) Soap; is not
A (towel, napkin, dish-rag, dry goods store thrown in) Soap; is not
A (here to-day and gone to-morrow) Soap; is not
A (sell a quarter of a box, and have the balance left on your hands) Soap;
BUT IS :
The very best article in laundry and general family Soap ever put on the market.

Big and lasting trade. Good margins to dealers. Grocers, if you have never
tried “QUEEN ANNE SOAP,” buy a sample box and you will always continue
to handle it.

CODY, BALL & CO,

Grand Rapids.

Sands’ Patent Triple Motion

FREEZER

ee 8 7

 

 

Wholesale Agents for “Queen Anne’ and all |
of Detroit Soap Co.’s Standard Brands. §

 

       

The only Freezer ever made having three distinct
motions, thereby producing finer, smoother Cream
than any other Freezer on the market. Acknowl-
edged by every one to be the bestin the world. Over
300,000 in use To-day. Outside lrons Galvanized, but

 
     

carry large stock of Packing Tubs, Packing Cans, Ice
Crushers, etc. Send for Price List and Trade Discounts.
Address

FOSIEL, StEVEDS & GO,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

  

Mm Werte MOUNTA
WCE CREAM FR

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Agents for Western Michigan.

 

GRAND RAPIDS MFG CO,

MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS |

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FARMING TOOLS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS |

Dairy Implements a Specialty,

Factory--Corner Front and Earl streets. Office and Sales-
rooms--10, 12 and 14 Lyron street, Grand Rapids.

‘TIME TABLES.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL

   

a 5

Route.

DEPART.

SHetroit EXpFeSs. 2.2... 68. 6:00am
| Thay foupress. 12:45 9m
| TAUIANGIG EX press. ........-..... 9:20 pm

ARRIVE.
pepaeme Express. - 2... 6:00 am
PY Mat ee 3:20 p m
| tGrand Rapids Express............... 10:25 p m

| +tDaily except Sunday. *Daily.
| Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacifie

Express.
| Direct and prompt connection made with
| Great Western, Grand Trunk and Canada
; Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus
| avoiding transfers.
| _ The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has
| Drawing Room and Psrlor Car for Detroit,
| reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30
| & m., and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.

A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except
| Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv-
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:25 p.m.

J.T. ScHuutrz, Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.

: Leaves. Arrives,
Pea 9:15am 4:05pm
| (Day Express..............12:25 pm 11:15 p m
| *Night Express.... . 9:35pm 6:00am

*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains.
Through parlor car in charge of careful at-
| tendants without extra charge to Chicago on
2:25 p. m., and through coach on 9:15 a.m. and
9:35 p. m. trains.

| NEWAYGO DIVISION.

Leaves. Arrives.
Express ie ce 4:15pm 4:0Apm
P-EEXPEGSS.......: | ee ee 8:05am 11:15am

All trains arrive and depart from Union De-
pot.
| The Northern terminus of this Division is at
' Baldwin, where close connection is made with
| ¥.& P.M. trains to and from Ludington and

Manistee.

J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO DIVISION.)

| Arrive. Leave.
Pires. 7:00pm 7:35am
WEEE ee 5. 9:35 am 4:00 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.
The otrain leaving at 4 p.m. connects at
White Pigeon with Atlantic Express on Main
| Line, which has Palace-Drawing Room Sleep-
ing Coaches from Chicago to New York and
Boston without change.

The train leaving at 7:55 a. m. connects at
| White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with
special New York Express on Main Line.

Through tickets and berths in sleeping
coaches can be secured at Union Ticket office,
67 Monre street and depot.
| J. W. McK ENNEY, Gen’l Agent.

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING EAST.

Arrives. Leaves.

| tSteamboat Express....... 6:20am
?ehrough Mail ............ 10:30am 10:20am

| tEvening Express......... 38:20pm 3:35pm
*Atlantic Express.......... 9:45pm 10:45pm

; tMixed, with coach........
GOING WEST.

10:30 a m

+Morning Express......... 12:40pm 12:55pm
P?Phrough Mail... 6... S10 pm 5:15pm
| Steamboat Express....... 10:40 p m
PPNEES@G 02. 62. 7:10am
f | *Night Express.............5:10am 5:30am
+Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.
Passengers taking the 6:20 a. m. Express

| make close connections at Owosso for Lansing
| and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at
| 10:00 a. m. the following morning.
| Parlor Cars on Mail Trains, both East and
| West.
Train leaving at 5:15 p. m. will make con-
' nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except
Sunday.
The mail has a Parlor Car to Detroit. The
Night Express has a through Wagner Car and
| local Sleeping Car Detroit tc Grand Rapids.
D. Porrer, City Pass. Agent.
GEO. B. REEV#, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.

GOING NORTH.
Arrives,
; Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 8:45 p m
| Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 7:00am
| Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex 3:55 pm
| G’d Rapids & Cadillae Ac.

GOING SOUTH. =

 

Leaves,

19:25 a m
5:00 pm
7:10a m

| G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 7:00 am
| Mackinae & Cincinnati Ex. 4:05pm 6:15pm
|; Mackinac& Ft.WayreEx..10:25am 11:45 pm

| Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac. 7:40pm

All trains daily except Sunday.

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

North—tTrain leaving at 5:00 o’clock p. m.
| has Woodruff Sleeping Cars for Petoskey and
| Mackinac City. Train leaving at 10:25 a.m. has
| oes Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse
| City.
| South—Train leaving at 4:35 p.m. bas Wood-

ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette.

 

| “GOING : GOING
pe STATIONS. FARE
| Ac. | Ex. Ac. | Ex.
| AP va : ae pe
| | 4 5OlAr. Ishpeming —Dep.| 1 30
PM AAG cs. Negaunee......... | 140,AM.,
6 50] 3 30)..... .. Marauette....... 3 2 20) 7 30
3 08) 1 Bt. os. eedshore .. 26.26, | 4 1911 05
12 008 aes D! 5 45] 110
11012 15D Seney A} 5 3012 40
Pal Zo; O2)......... Newbury ........ | 6 38] .2 40
7 30/4 M.| |; (PM.
| 8 80\Dep. ....St. Ignace....Ar.'09 00) 6 30
| 7 00 Ar. Mackinaw City Dep.! 9 30)
|PM.| |
| 900 Dep. Grand Rapids Ar.| 7 00)
A] |
| 9 35). .D haw

Connections made ¢ Larq » and Negau-
| nee with the M. H. & O. R.R. for the iron, gold
| Silver and copper districts; at Reedsboro with
| a daily stage line for Manistique; at Seney
1

 

with tri-weekly stage for Grand Marais; at St.
Ignace with the M.C. and G. R. & I. Railways
| for all points east and south; also daily stage
| line to Sault St. Marie.

F. MIunican,G. F. & P. A.

a

Grind your own Bone,
Meal, Oyster Shells,
GRAHAM Flour and Corn
inthe SS ELAIND MIT.
(EF. Wilson’s Patent) 100 per
2 cent. more made in keeping poul-

or ® Also POWER MILLS and ‘ARM
FEED MILLS. Circulars and Testimonials sent
on application. WILSON BROS., Easton, Pa.

PORTABLE AND STATIONARY

ENGINES

| From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills,

| Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft-

; ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for

; Complete Outfits.

WwW. Cc Denison,

| 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.

 

 
  

 

     

 

 

 

Q ;
Vv Groceries.

More Competition in the Oil Business.

The establishment of atank line from
Cleveland to this city by the Globe Oil Co.,
in direet competition with the line operated
by the Standard Oil Co., is causing con-
siderable concern among the j obbing trade
as to the outeome of the matter. The new
aspirant for publie patronage has completed
the erection of suitable buildings and is now
in a position to‘handle 100 barrels of illumi-
nating oil per day, while the storage capac-
ity is about five times as great. The Stan-
dard Oi] Co., which does business here un-
der the name of the West Michigan Oil Co.,
has a storage capacity of about 1,500 bar-
rels, and is able to handle 500 barrels per
day, although the demand for oil has: not
yet reached that amount. Mr. Bonnell, the
manager of the Standard for this district,
has done much effective work in systematiz-
ing the business and has been able to satisfy
the exacting demands of the jobbing trade,
except in a few instances. He has endeavy-
ored to prevent the cutting and slashing
which is as much a curse of the jobbing as
the retail trade, and has partially succeeded
in accomplishing that object. He has also
adjusted all claims for shortage and leak-
age promptly and cheerfully.

The representative of the Globe company
states that an attempt will be made_ to dis-
pose of their oil to the jobbing trade, and
that in case of their failure to do so, they
will sell to the retail trade direct, giving it
the benefit of the jobbers’ profit. This
declaration is interesting to the jobber, as
the inauguration of sucha policy would
tend to demoralize the market, and place
oil on the same plane as sugar—as one of
the articles on which there is little or no
profit. Whether such a consummation
would be a benefit to the retail trade, re-
mains tobe seen. In buying direct, the
dealer would probably be compelled to take
from five to 25 barrels atatime, and the
loss from leakage and shortage would un-
doubtedly exceed the jobbers’ profit. In the
light of these facts, the possibility of
‘cheap oil” is not as attractive to the retail-
er as would ordinarily be the case.

‘“‘We sell 1,200 barrels of oil a year,” said
a leading jobber, ‘‘and if the new company
will giveus any kind of a show we will
handle their goods exclusively. The Stand-
ard people have allowed Saginaw, Jackson
and Kalamazoo to undersell us, and even
then does not keep us fully supplied at all
times.”

“The Standard has always done the
square thing by the jobbing trade,” said an-
other authority, ‘‘and we do not propose to
go back on our friends—not at least, until
we are satisfied that the new company can
do better by us, which we very much
doubt.”

 

 

 

>_>
Mercantile Economy.

Two or three years ago a Detroit whole-
sale house worked up a customer in the in-
terior of the State who was known to bea
eash down man, but who was at the same
time rather queer, as they soon discovered.
In filling his first order he claimed a short-
age of six clothes-pins on a shipment of one
hundred dozen, and the next he found a bar-
rel of sugar three-quarters of a pound less
than stated in the bill. This gave the firm
a cue for future dealing with him, and every
order was fillled with the utmost care.
Everything was all right for a few months,
but then a slip gave him a chance to growl
over a shortage of six ounces on the gross
weight of a chest of tea, and from that time
on he has had a complaint ready whenever
an order has been filled. At length, the
other day, he walked into the store in per-
son, his face wearing a look of stern deter-
mination, and after the usual compliments,
he began:

“T called in to say that I
more with this house.”

“Ts that so? Haven't
you well?”

“No, sir, you haven't.
shortage.”

“But we have always allowed it.”

“Yes, but itis a great deal of bother to
have to keep track of it and write you.”

“*Anything short in that last order?”

“Yes, The cinnamon was_ short,
handle of one’broom was broken, and
of the pails had an ear knocked off.”

“Well, we'll allow fifty cents on that.
We'll always do the square thing.”

“Say sixty cents.”

“Well, make it sixty.
plaint?”

“‘N-o, I guess not; but I want to tell you,
fair and square, that the very next time you
send me another barrel of molasses which
is short a whole pint, ’m going to transfer
my custom to a firm which gives dead
weight and full measure. Haye you got
any coffee which is put up in sacks that
will make a bed quilt good enough for chil-
dren?”

shall deal no

we always used

There’s too much

the
one

Any other com-

—__—___ ~> -
The Grocery Market.

Business has been fairly good during the
past week, and.-collections are fully up to
the average. Sugars, pearl barley and oat-
meal have advanced, and Ondara raisins,
package coffees and packet salt have de-
clined. Other articles in the grocery line
are about steady.

Candy is steady. Fruits are firm and a
little higher. Nuts are steady, with the ex-
ception of almonds, which have ation
slightly.

 

——

A Bangor, Me., ‘‘business bureau” has
sent out circulars assuring recipients that it
has influence with the President, and that
all applications intended for official consid-
eration should be sent through the ‘‘bur-
eau,” accompained by $5 retainers.

 

 

“The Tradesman’s” New Dress.

Grand Rapids Post: Tur MicHiGgANn
TRADESMAN appears in a new dress. this
week. It has been a suecess from the start.

Holland City News: Tue MICHIGAN
TRADESMAN has donned a new dress and
appears brighter and more entertaining than
ever.

Saranac Local: Tue Micn1GAN TRADES-
MAN came out rigged in a new dress this
week. Tre TRADESMAN is one of the very
few papers in Grand Rapids that is paying
property.

Rockford Register: The MrcHracaAn
TRADESMAN comes out this week with a
new dress. Yue TRADESMAN is not ex-
celled, and we congratulate Bro. Stowe upon
his prosperity.

Grand Rapids Workman: Tne Micui-
GAN TRADESMAN—Mr. E. <A. Stowe’s
bright and successful organ of the merean-
tile and manufacturing interests of the State
—has a new dress this week.

Grand Rapids Telegram: The excellent
trade journal, Tie MicniIG AN TRADESMAN,
comes out this week in a handsome new
dress of type, which renders it a perfect
specimen of typographical neatness.

Charlevoix Journal: THe TRADESMAN
is out with a new dress of type. It has all
along been one of the cleanest, most busi-
ness-like papers in the State, and indications
now are that it means to stay at the front.

Fremont Indicator: A busy building
season is promised for Grand Rapids this
spring and summer. Itis an awful poor
year for business when that town don’t
boom right along the best of any place in the
state.

Sparta Sentinel: Another change in the
village meat market. Mr. Barton will leave
the firm and go to Sand Lake. His interest
has been purchased by Mr. B. Gallaway, of
Grandville. Mr. Snyder will retain his in-
terest. :

Saranae Local: THe MicniGAn TRADES-
MAN, that live mercantile journal publish-
ed at Grand Rapids by E. A. Stowe & Bro.,
appears this week with an entire new dress
of type. Itis very neat, but it can’t add
much to its great popularity.

Plainwell Independent: ‘Tire MIcHIGAN
TRADESMAN, a first class trade journal pub-
lished at Grand Rapids by E. A. Stowe, has
put on a new dress as its share of the gen-
eral spring renovating. The reading mat-
ter of Tor TRADESMAN is always new and
fresh.

Muskegon News: Tur MICHIGAN
TRADEMAN has donned a new dress and ap-
pears brighter and cleaner and more enter-
taining than of yore. It isa very readable
and a remarkably suecessful trade journal,
and its enterprising editor deserves the suc-
cess he has attained.

Grand Rapids Eagle: True MicHIGAN
TRADESMAN, a paper devoted to the jobbing
trade, appears this week in a new dress.
Under their management the paper has been
a suecess from the start, and its proprietors
are just the right men to keep itin the front
rank of trade papers.

Grand Rapids Times: THe MICHIGAN
TRADESMAN is a marked eae of phe-
nomenal prosperity. Mr. E. A. Stowe, the
editor, formerly did more or fess? work on
the Times, and we take pleasure in remem-
bering that he is one of the several success-
ful journalists who have graduated from this
Office.

Petoskey Democrat: Ture MIciHiGAN
TRADESMAN greets its readers this week
with a new dress of type, which will brighten
the appearance of the paper and make it
more attractive than before. A better qual-
ity of paper will also be used from this time
on. THe TRADESMAN is a wide-awake
journal and deserves a hearty support.

Grand Rapids Democrat: THE Micut-
GAN TRADESMAN appears this week re-
splendent in a new dress throughout, and is
now typographically and generally the mod-
el of a first-class trade journal. The suc-
cess of Mr. E. A. Stowe, its proprietor and
editor, has been truly remarkable. Itis one
of the most successful journalistic enter-
prises ever started in this section.

—_ > -6 << ___-

A produce dealer in Pittsburg says the
anti-bogus-butter bill will be defeated in the
Pennsylvania legislature, as there is a vast
amount of money floating around and sup-
plied by the counterfeiters. He also states
that a record will be kept of the actions of
the Allegheny county members, and they
will be treated to a slice of the day of judg-
ment if they vote to kill the bill, unless
they have got all they want politically; and
he thinks, as none of this classever resign,
there will be a chance to crack their gourds
for them in the next campaign.

A Detroit gentleman has a small boy who
imitates George W. When a gentleman
called recently the father said to him polite-
ly: ‘I wish I had another cigar to offer
you,” looking with regret at the one he was
smoking. Now was the small boy’s oppor-
tunity. ‘‘I know where they are, pa,” he
said, dragging open a small drawer and
bringing out a box of a choice brand.

Oatmeal, long considered a good article of
diet in dyspepsia, is believed by many phy-
sicians to be a prolific cause of that affec-
tion. Dr. Bartholow says that Carlyle suf-
fered greatly from dyspeptic symptoms
which were invariably aggravated after eat-
ing oatmeal.

There is little or no demand now-a-days
for the famous Sea Island cotton. It was
formerly used to adulterate silk. Improved
machinery, by which ordinary cotton may
be used for thread and other purposes, ef-
fected the change.

English people are drinking more beer
and less spirit. The revenue is less this
year by $1,300,000. Beer pays a light tax
as compared with liquor.

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

E. J. Savage, the Coopersville cheese
maker, has engaged the milk of 350 cows
and expects to begin operations May 11.

The Cadillae Times facetiously refers to a
dairy want as follows: Sherman wants a
cheese factory. ‘That’s the whey of it.”

Brant dairymen have organized a cheese
association for the manufacture of that
staple. The capital stock is $1,000, one-
half paid in.

Clyde Williams, of Hudsonville, has leas-
ed the I. B. Smith cheese factory, near
Wayland, and will operate the same the
present season.

 

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‘No, sir,” yelled the grocer, as he shook
his fist at a retreating customer, ‘‘he can’t
bulldoze me. I won’thaveit. No one ever
called me a coward.” ‘‘That’s so,” remark-
ed a friend adiniringly, ‘‘everybody says you
have lots of sand.”
~~ QA

Good Words Unsolicited.

J. Hoare, grocer, Pentwater: ‘I like the
paper first rate.”

H. F. Campbell, druggist, Sherman: ‘THE
TRADESMAN is a welcome visitor to nearly
every business place in our viliage. We findit
indispensible.”

 

 

 

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—Dull and in poor demand on account
of large eo. of Russets, which are
quoted at $2@$2.50 @ bbl.

Mama eee command %75@90c, and
choice picked find good shipping demand at
$1.25@$1.35.

Butter—Dairy is easy and not in great de-
mand. Solid packed commands 15@16c, and
fresh rolls 16@17c. Michigan creamery finds
moderate sale at 20@22c.

Butterine—Compelled to take a back seat, on
account of the great amount of grass butter
now in market. Small amounts of solid pack-
ed dairy are still sold at 4@lé6c.

Clover Seed—Good local shipping demand.
Dealers quote prime at $5.75.

Cabbages—S1@$5 #2 100.

Cheese—Dull and somewhat lower, on ac-
count of the holders of considerable stocks of
last year’s goods rushing them off before the
advent of new cheese. Michigan full cream is
offered at 11@12c.

Cider—i2¢ # gal. for common sweet and 15¢
for sand refined.

Cranberries—Bell and bugle firm at $14 bbl.
and $3 8 crate.

Dried Apples—Evaporated,
quarters, 4@4%e.

Eggs—Market not so well supplied and price
somewhat higher, as dealers have already be-
gun pickling. Jobbers are holding their pres-
ent stocks at 12c.

Green Onions—25e # Aoz. bunches.

Honey—Choice new in comb is firm at 18@14ce.

Hay—Bailed, $183@$14.

Lettuce—lée ® b.

Onions—$3.25@3.50 # bbl. for yellow or red.
Bermudas command $3.50 8 crate.

Parsnips—30e @ bu.

Pieplant—‘ic @ bb.

Pop Corn—Choice commands 4c # bb.

Potatoes—Still on a downward tendency, as
the Eastern and Southern markets seem to be
well supplied, in consequence of which the de-
mand here has largely diminished. Car lots
on track are quoted at 35@38ce # bu. butdealers
refuse to offer more than 30c and are not
anxious to handle them at that figure.

Poultry—Very scarce. Fowls, 9@10c. Chick-
ens, 12@18¢e. Turkeys, l4c.

Radishes—40c # doz. bunches.

Spinach—$1 # bu.

Turnips—25e # bu.

Timothy—Good shipping demand,
holding at $1.80 for choice.

Vegetable Oysters—35c # doz. bunches.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

T@8&e;3

common

dealers

Wheat—4c higher. The city millers pay as
follows: Lancaster, 1.02; Fulse, 1.00; Clawson,
99e.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 55c in 100 bu. lots
and 52c in carlots.

Oats—White, 45c in small lots and 41e in car-
lots.

Rye—id8e #@ bu.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 ® ewt.

Flour—Higher. Fancy Patent, $6.50 # bbl.
in sacks and $6.75in wood. Straight, $5.50 ®
bbl. in sacks and $5.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 # bbl.

Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 # ton. Bran, $16
#ton. Ships, $17 ® ton. Middlings, $18 # ton.
Corn and Oats, $22 ® ton.

OYSTERS AND FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

OYSTERS.
#3: Selects 3.3: ee ue aS 35
FRESH FISH.
COOHBA 6 he 9
TAG OROCK (2. a 7
PSSINOITR i cca 10
Mackinaw Trout... ...5....0.. 5656-2045 es. 8
SOR OPO LS oi oo a ae ee See. 2
Whitefish ................- sie ycteeiis eee ucae 9

 

 

Grand Rapids Grain & Seed Co

SEED MERCHANTS.

WAREHOUSES: | ner ON

71 Canal St., and Cor. | ee
71 CANAL ST.

Tonia and Williams
Streets. ee
GRAND RAPIDS, May 4, 1885.
DEAR Sirs—Below we hand you jobbing

prices for to-day:

Clover, Prime ae aes 60 Ib bu 5 75
No. Be ee ea es 5 50
oF Mumaiaih PLUME. ase. * 6 25
ot WHC. oes. ee 25e Pb 12 00
OS AIGURO Soc es oa. 25c @ Ib SS 12 00
** Alfalfa or Lucerne 2c @ib  ‘ 15 00
Timothy, PHOIGC (2) as 45 Ib bu 1 80
PTAINO 5 a 1 75
Hungarian Grass.................. 48 b bu 100
Millet, common......... pias es 1 00
A AG OVINE oo foc ore a rf 1 2%
Rod TOD 6.6 ce ee ee. 14 b bu 80
Bine Grass... 2S é 2 00
Orchard Grass.........-.6.6 - cece * 2 50
PSUCKIVIIORL. i 48ib bu 1 00
Peas, White Field.................. 60 Ib bu 1 25
Rye, Witte. 56 ib bu 85
Ste SOTINS oo eck 1 00
Wheat, Spring......0...-2.---.---- tf 1 25
Barley, Spring. ....5...-.-5--...5.- 48 tb bu 80
Oats, White Russian............... 32 Ib bu 60
Corn, Yellow Yankee.............. 58 D. bu 125
* Red Blaze. . 2.0.55. ceck ese 1 25
PONY Vento. co... oes 68 : 1 25
Potatoes, White Star.............. 60h bu —=—-80
Onion Seed, Yellow Globe Danver # tb 60
es ‘Large Red Wetherfield # ib 60
Onions, Bete Velow oo. c is. cece cst es 5 00
English Multipliers.............. 4 50
Mangel Wurtzel, Long Red........ 2 Tb 30
Welow tb 30

Ruta Bage, Imp’d Purple Top or

Yellow Sweed...........:..0.0+% ‘

Turnip, Purple Top Strap leaved..# tb 30

Prices on Rape, Canary, Hemp and all other
seeds on application.

The above prices are free on board cars in
lots of 5 or more bags at a time, Cartage
On smaller quantities.

= Field Seeds are spot Cash on receipt of

oods.

SPECIAL NOTICE—To avoid disappoint-
ment, please note that above prices are for
to-day only; subject market fluctuations.
Orders will be filled low as market on arrival.
Will make firm offers by wire when requested.

 

W. T. LAMOREAUOUX, Agt.

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

Advanced—Sugars; pearl barley; oat meal.
Declined—Package coffees; Ondara raisins;
pocket salt.

These prices are for cash buyers, who pay
promptly and buy in full packages.
AXLE GREASE.

 

HRAZOC Soo... eo 80|/Paragon ............. 60
Diamon Paragon, 25 b pails 1 20
MOGOC. 200 s2. sce. . cl. 55

: Se POWDER.
Arctic 4% beans.... 5| Arctic 1% cans.

       

    

 

  

  

 

 

 

Arctic 44 Ib cans.... 5 cans....12 00
Arctic 4% tb eans. ..1 ib |
BLUING.
MODY INOS Soe) Sloss fo sc cee doz. 25
DEY NOs 8 oo on a ee doz. 45
GUO A OZ ee ee cea oe es doz. 35
MMU OF coe eee eee doz. 65
PAXCbIt + OF 2. oes os ® gross 4 00
AVORIC G2 OF 56 a a ges es noe scae 8 00
APTOUC IO OZ. 650 eee oo on ees 2 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box Seer eee 2 00
Arete NO. 2 = oS oe eee 3 00
Arctic No.3 : Soh ol ee ee 4 50
BROOMS.
No. 1 Carpet........ 2 50|No.’2 Hurl.. 1%5
No. 2Carpet........ 2 25 Fancy Whisk. . .-100
No. 1 Parlor Gem..2 7 5|\CommonWhisk.. 75
No: d Hurl... o 0.2... 2 00
CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 ib standards............. Woes t 40
Clams, 2 t standards.................:....2 65
Clam Chowder, 31D................ oye 2 20
Cove Oysters, 1 ib standards.............. 110
Cove Oysters, 2 ib standards............. 1 90
Cove Oysters, 1 Ib slack filled............. 75
Cove Oysters, 2 tb slack filled.............. 1 2
Lopsters, t ibpicmic. ..................-.... Ly
Lobsters, 1 MD Stam... ee. 2 23
IODSUOEN, 2 ID SUAT 666 6c ce ee sk 3 10
Mackerel, 1 tb fresh standards............ 1 00
Mackerel, 5 t fresh standards............ 6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 b........... 3 25
Mackerel,3 tb in Mustard.................- 3 25
Mackerel, 3 f broiled.............-..-..6: 3 25
Salmon, 1 fh Columbia river..............-. 1 55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river............... 2 60
Salmon, 1 f Sacramento.................. 1 35
Sardines, domestic 48................0000-
Sardines, domestic 148...............--.- 138%
Sardines, Mustard 48................-.66+ 12
Sardines, imported \48.................-+. 44%
Sar dines, imported 48...........2..+.2 006s 20
Sardines, imported 4s, boneless.......... 32
'PrGut. oD DEOOK.., 6. 52.5.50.2.02... 35... 2 75
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, 3 th standards .................---- 90
Apples, gallons, standards, Erie.......... 2 50
Blackberries, RUATIGATAS.:. 22... 5... 3: ee 1 05
Blackberries: HMe:.....05........ 56... 2655 1 45
Blackberries, Hamburg..................- 1 55
homies, Hrie; red... 3... ek. ose kee 1 00
Cherries, Erie,white wax.................. Ly
Cherries, red standard...................- 1 00
MOATMSONS: 22 050 cee ea ee 1 00
Egg Plums, standards ................... 1 40
Green Gages, standards 2 D.....2..-...... 1 40
Green Gages, Hrie.....:2......-.....-5.... 1 50
Peaches, Extra Yellow .................... 2 40
Peacheg, standards.................. 1 75 et 95
Peaches, BOCONGN.. 0622.50 1 50
Pineapples; Brie....:. 2.2260... 0-25. ee 2 20
Pineapples, standards..................... 1 70
QU@INCES 20. ec es 1 45
Raspberries, Black, Erie.................- 45
Raspberries, Black, PLAMDULS. 25555... - 1 80
Raspberries, Red, Erie; uae pollo oe: 1 35
Strawberries, Ge 130
CANNED FRUTTS—CALIFORNIA.
Apricots, Lusk’s...2 40|/Pears............... 3 C0
Egg Plums......... 2 50|\Quinces............ 2 90
GIapes.........-.... 2 50|Peaches ...........3 00
Green Gages....... 2 50
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................-.. 3 25
Beans, ime. Hric................02-..65ce 1 20
Beans, String, Hrie .. ...2.......-5...5.5-. 105
Beans, ima, standard... .:.......-20.-.2.. vis)
Beans, Stringless, Erie.................... 95
Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 60
(Glevdny JOO ae 115
Corn: Red Seale. ss ss 95
Gorm Acme. .).)....20.0-60002.. soo: 1 10
(orm Revere. 205. 110
Core Came: 6.262 ee J 00
Mushrooms, French, 100 in case......... aa 00
Peas, French, 100 in case ................. 23 00
Peas, Marrofat, StQNGard :...... 20... 42. 1 70
Peas; Beaver-2... 2.020222... 5. se wc. Seca 90
Peas, early small, sifted.......:........... 1 80
Pumpkin, 3 ib Collen a £5@95
Squesh; Brie 6... ee 110
Suceotasn, Brie. 2.0.03. 86 1 20
Succotash. standard: .:.......5..5.. 5.65.2: 90
Tomatoes, Red Seale: 22 1 Ww
CHOCOLATE.
BOStON ... 2... 622. ee. 36|\German Sweet....... 25
MEKOD'S 2... - 2 cco e 38) Vienna Sweet ....... 23
MIOKICS’ 0... 2... 85)
COFFEE.
Green Rio.. 9@13 |Roasted Mex. ..17@20
Green Java.. ae | 14@27 Ground Rio.... 9@16
Green Mocha...23@25 |Arbuckle’s..... @14
Roasted Rio....10@15 |XXXX......... @l4
Roasted Java ..28@30 |Dilworth’s..... @14
Roasted Mar. ..17@18 Leneriag: Se. @i4
Roasted Mocha,.28@30 agnolia....... @l4
CORDAGE.
72 foot Jute ..... 125 |%2 foot Cotton....2 25
60 foot Jute..... 1 00 \60 foot Cotton....2 00
40 Foot Cotton....1 50 (50 foot Cotton....1 75
FISH.
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. 15
@Od WhOle o.oo 444@5
Cod, Meadors. 6@"
Cod, pigeted, te DDIS!. 00.0 0135 5c ese ve ee 3 50
Halib MG ees Se a ak 12
Mewrine 6 DOS ses eg cs 2 50
merving, Scaled... 2.65... occ eae ces 18@20
Horrine, Holland... .........2.2.5.. 2.2... 75
Mackerel, No. 1, % bbls.................... 5 50
Mackerel, No. 1, 12 ib kits................. 1 00
Mackerel, No. 1,shore, % bbls........... 6 25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore, kits............... 1 90
Shag 34 pol. ee 2 50
Trout NO. 1, 34 bbIsss:. 6. oe 4 40
Trout, No: t, 12 i kits...........2....-5.24 90
White, No: 1,% DbIS ...:.0........ 6... e. 7 00
White, Family, 4% bbis...................:. 2 50
White, No. 1, 10 ib kits.. 90
White, No: 1, 12 I) kits... ................. 1 05
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
Lemon. Vanilla.
Jennings’ 2 BOT a eae #8 doz.100 1 40
402.. ‘ Pelee tse eoe see 150 2 50
i‘ G02... 63. 250 400
c SOA ok 2S os 350 500
. INO. 2 Taper... 02. ccs oe 125 1650
‘ No. Oe a ee. 175 300
es a pint | round ee eer 450 7 50
fe ee $00 15 00
ee No. Oe ee 300 4 25
f INO: 10 oot ee, 425 600
FRUITS
Apples, Michigan....................4. 4144@5
Apples, Dried, evap., bbls............. OWT,
Apples, Dried, CVAD: DOM. oo... cae: @8%
Cherries, dried, pitted Pee oes cans @16
CGHEON ee ee a @25
Cus ants oho ase es, @A%
Peaches, GrICG 62 6... os oo ek se 12@13
Pineapples, standards................ @1 70
Prunes, Turkey, new................45 514@5%
Prunes, French, 50 ib boxes........... 10@13
Reisins, Valoncias.......... 0.0.0. s00% @9%
Raisins, Ondaras.. . 20... 0. cies ek. @12
Raisins, Sultanas...... 0.5.0.0... 5. 8 @10
Raisins, Loose Museatels............. @2 50
Raisins, London Layers............... @3 20
Raisins, Dehesias...................... @4 25
Raisins, California Layers............ @2 40
Raisins, California Muscatels......... @2 2%
KEROSENE OIL.
Water White...... 124% | Legal Test....... 10%
MATCHES.
Grand Haven, No. 9, square................ 1 75
Grand Haven, No. 8, SQUARC. 006655. .ccck.: 1 50
Grand Haven, No. 200, PAPIOEN. 6... coe 2 2a
Grand Haven, No. 300, DAPLOE., 6. 3 Gees: 3 50
Grand Haven, No. 7%, Pea 2 25
OSHKOSH NO 20.5. coco ok. oes oc che woe 1 10
Oshkosh, No. 8.......
DWOGISN oe ee es a eae
Richardson’s No.2 square.................. 2 70
Richardson’s No. 6 Os a ee 2 70
Richardson’s No. 8 GO oo ee 1 70
Richardson’s No. 9 GOs eee 2 55
Richardson’s No.19, dO ..........-ee0ee 17
MOLASSES.
Black Strap... 0302... cose es estes nee H@16@18
POVEO iC. os Sore as ho a eee 28@30
New Orleans, good............0. cece ce cease 38@42
New Orleans, choice..... ..... Soules wee 48@50
New Orleans, fancy?................02e0e8 52@55
4 bbls. 8c extra.
OATMEAL,
Steel cut........... 6 00/Quaker, 48 ibs...... 2 35
Steel Cut, % bbls...3 25|\Quaker, 60 Ibs...... 2 50
Rolled Oats........ 3 60\Quaker bbls........ 6 50
PICKLES.

Choicein barrels med........... -.ee cece sees 4 50
Choice in % CO ee ee eee 275
PIPES.

Imported Clay 3 gross............----+ 2 25@3 00
Importeé Clay, No. 216, 3 gross........ @2 2%
Imported Clay, No. 216, 244 gross...... @1 85

American Pod... 2.6. ieee ss @

RICE.
Good Garolina...... 6 OVER. cic ones 6144@6%
Prime Carolina..... OM Paine... oes cas
Choice Carolina..... 7 |Rangoon....... 573 @6%
Good Louisiara..... 5%\Broken.............-
SALERATUS.

DeLand’s pure...... 5% |Dwight’s............544
Chuyeh’s 2. ..-.- 6.55 544\Sea Foam........... 5%
Taylor’s G. M.. .644|Cap Sheaf........... 5a!

 

 

 

SALT. ° SNUFF.
60 Pocket. FP Dairy. 2620 es oe coke 2 2 Lorillard’ s American Gentlemen..... @ 75
28 Pocket Rees eos Ook wre eae ace 2 20 Maecoboy.. ...2.. 4-2-4 4, @ 55
HOS My POCKGIS.! ef ee 2 45 | Gail & Ax’ SO ee, @ 44
Saginaw Pine 9¢.....<. 6... ee. ag Mappee.. 2. ce. cc. @ 35
DHIBMONG Coe eve ek 1 60 Railroad Mills Scotch................. @ 45
Standard Coarse... ... 00.06. cece ces : 1 55 1d 01) ee ei eae as oe @1 30
oe a oy bu. bags...... 78 VINEGAR
shton, English, dairy, ~bags.... 28 : 12 Whit : 3 1
Higgins’ English date oo Fe Pure Cider..... . §@12 White Wine...... 8@12
American, dairy, 4% bu. bags...#...... 25 : WASHING POWDERS.
Rook bushels 6 28 Boraxine ee ete ae os gees sce @3 75
SAUCES. 76 8 bb eee acct ec eee r cree cern ee eseresce @ 10% x
Parisian, % pints ee ee @2 00 Gillett’s ci] DD a aloe els es aes @ 7}
Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ % PPOAPEENG 4 DOM i... oc cc cc eee @4 50
Pepper Sauce, green........-.....-...- @ 9) | Lavine, single boxes, 48 1b papers.. @4 50
Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... G1 35 | Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 pap'rs  @4 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 70 Lavine, single boxes, 1006 0z papers. @¢ 50
Catsup, Tomato, pints................. @1 00 | Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 1006 oz pap = @4 25
Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. @1 35 | Lavine, single boxes, 80 % papers... @4 15
Horseradish, + pints.................. @1 00 | Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 % tb paprs @é4 00
Horseradish, pints:......2............. @1 30 Soapine, — Pe. @3 60
Halford Sauce, pints ee @3 50 | Soapine, No. 2.......... 0... eee @B 84-
Halford Sauce, % pints................ @2 20 BOGPENG NO. a. 5. 25.20). 3. oe @A 20:
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, large....... @4 85 : 1 EAST.
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, small ae @2 90 Twin Bros... .. <. 1 65 | Wilsons eee ea ee ¥ 65
SOAP. — Magic. 20.2.2... 1 75 ae nese. 163
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne....... @4 85 = ESEOre
eS ah aise Ge ns c ee Pe 30 Bath Brick imported .................. 95
“ “ ‘“ Monday............ @3B 45 do AMIGVICHE 2... 6-2-8... 60
6“ ‘6 ‘© Mascot........ 0... @3 45 Barley yo. mem paraa cies aia Ga ooo Sa cco ee @3
é 6“ ‘ss Superior, 601% bars @3 60 Burners, No. 1 Gadeseccceues sco ss acl. 1 00
Kirk’s American Family ee 3 60 do No. 2 Me We tawe eee ead ctadetea< 1 50
de be 3 39 | Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 8 00
do Savon 2) 8 315 Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ib ecans......... 15@25
do Satimet =. 3 30 Candles, eae @13%
do. Revenue 0 3 15 Candies. HOtel:...... 6 4, @l4
do. White Russian................ 4 85 a Coffee, V. C........ 20.22. een @80
Proctor & Gamble’s Ivory ........... 6 %5 Helix -.... .... ..... 1 25
do. Japan Olive ...... 2 80 Gum, ‘Pater TOO TRIPS... <5. occ: @30
do Town Talk......... 3 60 Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ @A40
do. Golden Bar........ 410 Gut Spruce, 2... ..<....... 52.5.2. 30@35
do. Arab 0 3 35 Hominy, @ De se @4 00
do. Amber............. 3 60 Jelly, W130 MH pails. .2..........2....-.. @ 5
do. Mottled German... 3 60 Peas, Green Bush... -2.... 60.56. @1 35
Procter & Gamble’s Velvet............ @3 15 | Peas, Split prepared................... @ 34
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck....__. @3 20 Powder, Keg. 2.288. _@3 du
Procter & Gamble’s Wash Well....... @3 00 Pow der, % Keg DSccciss scars esels ees @1 938
SOO ec ce ca 60 tbs @ 6% =
Galvanic 2056 oe @4 05 CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS.
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 br @I18% Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:
IDIDPEROD o.oo see eee 3sibbar @ it STICK.
Wards White lily 6 ........02.0.200. @6 75 | Straight, 25  boxes................0.. 9 @ 8%
Handke@rcnicl 66... ooo. @4 20 | Twist, CO ee 94 @10
abbbS 5. ge Gale te @l2
ISHN D Oo ee os 4 00 MIXED.
Blaine 500 | Royal, 25m pails........................ 94@lo-
Ma@enebG 560025... ei 410 | Royal, Mane... @9
New French Process...........-cceee 4 50 Extra, 20 Palls. 22 6.6.22 HN@i1Yy,
SoG 500 | Extra, 200 Toe ey ee 10@10%4
AmticWashboerd ...0 60.0... 500 | French Cream, 25  pails....................]
veered cee ge ee, 3 25 et pad 25 a CASON rs
ORIG ee Ce eek Cc eee 4 00 roken, 25 Ee ue cas H@ims%
Pittspursn 0 400 | Broken, 200 > bbls pee e én
SPICES. FANCY—IN 5 ib BOXES. :
Ground. Whole. Iemiouw Drops... 2.0. 14
Pepper........... 16@25|/Pepper........... @io | Sour Drone el. 15
Allspice .......... 12@15|Allspice.......... 8@10 | Peppermint Drops...... 2.2.2.0... 0.4. ..000. 45
Cinnamon........ 18@30\Cassia ............ @i0 | Chocolate Drops........ 2.2. ......0..... 0... 16
Gloves: 15@25! \Nutmegs ee 60@65 | H M Chocolate Drops.......................20
Ginger ........... 16@20\Cloves ........... @nis | Gum Props oo eek. 10
Mustard.......... 15@30| EqeOnrce BONS... 5.2.2 2052.3)... 2. 20
Cayenne ......... 25@35| AE Pieoriece Dreps.:) .. 22s A V2
STARCH. Vo7enees, plan... ........ sg... 15
Kingsford’ g, 1 tb pkgs., pure............ @6i4 | Hozenses: printed. -.......... ee... 16
3 Ib pkgs., pure............ @6% | Imper Mee 15
te 1b pkgs., Silv er Gloss. . @8 IMOULOCR 9 15
a 6 Ib pkgs., @sie | Cream Bare... 28se 2b. ¢
ee 1 tb pkgs., Corn Star cho. @8 MOISSSES Ham... oc es. 13
(Bulk) Ontario............ @5 @aramels..- 7... 8... ee eee 2
Muzzy Glossiip boxes... @6 Hand Made Creams.....................2... 20
Si hoxes:... 2... @577 | Blain Creamsa se. nee ic
“ i) Gi pOxes. 0 ee @6\% | Decorated Creams....... .............2.2...22
“ Cone ee @AM% String OG 1b
« Com Wh. @ou4 | Burnt Almonds...) 3.2... oe. a. ce
és 40 @6y, | Wintergreen Berries........... ........ 2... 18
Gilbert's Gloss, LI... 8... ce @d5% FANCY—IN BULK.
OMe @6 | Lozenges, plain in pails............... 124@18
“ Hinen Glogs. 3 ho @5% Lozenges, plainin bbls................ My4%e@l2
“ Crystal “© bull... os... @4 Lozenges, printed in pails............. ISK%@l4
“6 Com 12. @6 Lozenges, printed in bbis............. 124%@18
SUGARS. Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. 13, @l4
Out Toate @%i | Gum Drops mpaile..,.................. 48
Cubes Se a @ 6% | Gum Drops, in bbls......................
Powdered 9 5040, @ 65, | Moss Drops, in pails................... 10% aul
Granulated, Standard................. @6 44 | Moss Drops, im bbls.............. 0. cc cece ee ee
Confectionery Aue. @ 634 | Sour Drops, im pails......................--- 2
Standard Ay @ 6 | laperials, im patis............ 20.2... 13@_ 14
DytraG, White, 8) @ 5% | Imperials in bbls................... =) @i2
Extra C. ee eae ho eee eo ke ceca. ase @ 5% FRUITS.
Mine Os ee, @ 54 | Bananas, Aspinwall................... 2 50@4 00
WellowG §= 33 @ 455 Oranges, Messina and Palermo....... 3 50@4 00
SYRUPS. Oranges, California.............. tb
@om. Barreis 9.0220. 26 Lemons, GHOIEG: 8. 3 756@4 25
Com, 4 bbls. ee. 9g | Bemons £ameg. oo... ok, 4 25@4 50
Corn, t0 gallon kegs..............0.-0.- @ 32 Hies, layers new, @m................. @12'4
Corn, 5 gallon kegs..............-.e000% @1 66 | Figs. baskets 40  @ 2.2.1 Q®8-
Corn, 4% gallonkegs................... @1 45 Dates, frails dO. cs © 4
Bure Siete bbl 23@ 35 | Dates, 4 do da @ 6
Pure Sugar IDENDS 20.2.5. coe. tbl so@ 38 | Waves: skim |. 9... 8... @«&
Pure Sugar Drips...........igalkegs @1 96 | Dates, 4% skin...................0...00. @ 5
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips... ...... “bbl @ 8} | Dates, Fard 10 box ® b............. 84@ 9
Pure Loaf Sugar. ........ galkegs Ql 85 Dates, Fard 50 b box @ 0........ @7
TEAS Dates, Persian 50 fh box # b.......... @ 6%
Japan Ordinary...........0.0.. 002050000 + 22@25 | Pine Apples, # doz....................2 50@3 00
Japan fair tO S00d.. 2... cee cc ee 30@35 3 PEANUTS.
Japan dimes oe 40@50 | Prime Red, raw ® B.............20... 445
Gapam dust 6006 15@20 | Choice do dO @5
Mouns yson 30@50|Fancy _ do dQ 54@ 5%
Guim Powder 002 35@50 | Choice White, Va.do .................. 5@ 5%
OolOne 33@55@60 | Fancy HP... Va do ................0. 6 @ 6%
CONGOR ee 25@30 NUTS.
TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAILS. Almonds, Terragona, . 1.5.0... 1i@18'%4
State Seal............ DAT Ag cs... a0 | po dO oo... cesses &@ 8!
Prairie Flower....... 65 Royal Game... 38 Filbert ae do ............. 9@12
Gleber 62\Mule Ear............. Gi | Geena Blclly A es R4@l
Indian Queen........ 60'Fountain............. 74 | Walnuts, Grenobles do ............. R4@1 |
Bull Dog............. 60, Old Congress......... 64 | Walnuts, French =“ ws... eee, 114@12%4.
Crown Leaf..... .... 66 Good tuck... ....- 52 ee
Matchless ............ 65 Blaze Away.......... 35 _HIDES. PELTS AND FURS.
Hiawatha ee 67 Hair Lifter........... 30 | Perkins & Hess quote as folows:
Globe. 35. 6.2.28. 70|Governor ............ 60 HIDES.
tae lower ee 70:Fox’s Choice........ 63 | Green....@b 6 @ 6%|Calf skins, green
Hero 45 Medallion............ 35 | Part cured.. @ 7%|_ or cured.. @16
Old Abe. ..49 Sweet Owen.......... 66 | Fullcured.. [8 @ 814 Deacon skins,
Dr ty hides and 8 piece..... 20 @ad0
: ae: PLUG. kips @12
Piper FIieidseiek....-. 2. .....52....-:,. Gee fr +o. PELTS
Bunehy eee @40_ | Shearli Gane Siesta
Bkeealite Cream @46 earlings or Sum [hall pelts..::..... 30@50
Co @46 mer skins ® peel0@20) Winter pelts... .60@i 25
V ot eet ee eet eee deen aes WO
Inipnts ot abor........:..5.2.-.....: @46_ | Fine washed # b 20@22| Unwashed 2.3
if 9 ° a 19 _ Ss 2 @SNCQ......-. ao
a one ao $XDR.. eee eee eee eee eS ‘| Coarse washed.. -16@18 Ta allow ........ A”
Wee. DAG : oa
Old five Cent Himes. :..............2-. as a. ee 2 wee 0) Muskrat es 2
a oe Isher |... 2. a OM... 2. 1 bi 4 e
Prune Nugeett, 121... .....<.---..- 3. @62 | Fox. red 25@ 1 00| Raccoon
Barros sk. @46 Se RE OIG
Old Time @38 Fox, gray... 15@ 1 00 Skunk ...... is
ear Bed eee geal es ciel anes ale claim aie G18 Moree wu. 2B@1 60} Beaver, 42 b.l i
Glory 2000 In en a
ee ae FRESH MEATS.
Wueee (are ll @36 John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling
Black Prince [Dark]...............-.-- @36_| Prices as follows:
Black Racer [Dark]................--. @36 Bresh Beer, sides... .. 2... 5. 6.00 oo. kk 6 @8
Leggett & Myers’ Star................. @46_ | Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ @ 38%.
Gi. Gin | Time HOS. osc. ce secs snes nc 54@ 6
DoE TS Ae a eae @46_ | Mutton, carcasses................ 2.04. T @O1%
McAlpin’s GolaShield @A6 Veal. motets tees ee eee e eee e eee aren eens é @ 8
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12  cads....... @5l IPOP SAUSHRO. |. oo. oe oo ee oe ce cn cu ee 8 @ 9
Cock of the Walk 6s..................- @37 Bologna ee Geltcins cece oe Cas. <5 oe vee seas 9 @10
Nobby Twist... 9265.6.0660 1208 le. @46 Chickens ete gia ele a wia'e salen aa ees vies aialoe aia 14 @i5
Wimrod:: @46 Tur key ee iain ecw enc ae ee aa a ae Fes @ia.
GORD 6S esc. G46 ae
@rOsGenh 6k oe ise a, @44 PROVISIONS,
Black Meo: @35 The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co..
Black Basso. i. @40 | quote as follows:
SPIO os sce es @46 PORK IN BARRELS.
Oragline 6 es @46 | A. Webster, packer, short cut............. 13 25
Mackinaw 600 22.055 @45 Clear back, short. CUE. . 6:2. 0-6 ee ees ce eee 5 50
HOrse SHOG. @44 Extra Family COST Repos OR epee ene 13 50
Plate Pitter 8 ee eee @36 Clear, A. Webster packer.................. 14 50
PD. and Do black. 620. eco ke cee @36 Standard Clear, the best.................-. 15 75
McAlIpin’s Green Shield............... @46_ | Extra Clear, heavy...........-............. 15 00
Wee High, hlaek.. 2.0.0.2... ee. @35 Boston Clea 2: 68 2 oa ce. 15 25
Sailors’ SOMeCe. 6s es ose @46 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
2c. less in four butt lots. Short Clears, heavy..................00. T%
SMOKING do. MCI. . oo. ocr eS Th
Tramway, 3 0Z....... 40'Uncle Sam........... 28 do. UGG oe) st ee 1%
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35|Lumberman ......... 25 | Extra Long Clear Backs, 600 Ib cases.. 8
BOSS 6. cc. sooo ee 15|\Railroad Boy......... 38 | Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ib cases.. 84
Peek’s Sui........-.. 18|Mountain Rose....... 18 | Extra Long Clear Backs, 300 Ib cases.. 844
Miners and Puddlers.28;| Home Comfort....... 25 | Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 ib cases.. 83%
Morning Dew........ 2 OlG Rip. cc... i.e. 55 | Bellies, extra quality, 500 ib cases...... 7%
Chaim gi 22'Seal ot North Caro- Bellies, extra quality, 300 Ib cases. 8
Peerless .......2.006. 25| tia, 2007. . 200.2: 48 | Bellies, extra quality, 200 ib cases....-. "
Standard ............. 22) Seal of North Caro- SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Ola Tom... ....3..25.: Si) ling, 60m... 5. 46 | Boneless Hams........ 0.0... 25. eee e cece es 10
Tom & Jerry......... 24'Seal of North Caro- Boneless Shoulders.............. 0.0... ce cece 7%
WOKGP: 605. Onl Hina, 802.0... 6. a 41 | Breakfast Bacon........- 2.20... 2 ccs seers cen 9.
TAVIS! .. oes cc. cc 35'Seal of North Caro- Dried Beef, extra quality................... ll
Maiden .:............. 25] lina, 16 oz boxes....40 | Dried Beef, Ham pieces..................... 12%
Pickwick Club....... 40|Big Deal.............- 27 | Shoulders cured in sweet piable DAL BG. 61
Nigger Head......... 26|Apple Jack........... Se LARD.
Holland 2.00 oe. ces 22'|King Bee, longeut.. .22 Tierces Beg oe oak Se we CS Ce weak ce Races 73%
German .............. 16;Milwaukee Prize.. "34 al ane OC Wh EUDS «208, coc. ce 8
Solid Comfort........30)/Rattler............... 28 | 50 Ib Round Tins, 100 cases.............. 8
Red Clover. ......... 32 tana cut plug....25 LARD IN TIN PAILS.
Long Tom............ SUIFELO Feo ec ene cee 16 | 20 Round Tins, 80  racks............ 84
National ............. 26 Holland Mixed....... 16 3 Db Pails, 20 in a case................... 834
TRING 2 oe cc 26|Golden Age.......... 75 | 5 > Pails, 6in a case. ............0. 2c ees 852
Conqueror ........... 23\Mail Pouch.......... 25 | 10 Pails. 6 in a case................... 8%
Greyvimge. oi... ce. 82| Knights of Lator....30 BEEF IN BARRELS.
Seal Skin............. 30|Free Cob Pipe........ 27 | Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 12
Rob Roy... ..:.5.-5.--+ 26 ONGIOSE: GXELH. oes och occ si ee we sc es cs 15 00
SHORTS. SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Globe. as ee. 21\Hiawatha............ OF PROLk SHUAREEG.. oo os oc oc Sov cece ches cece eee os 7
Mule Ear............. 28/Old Gongress......... 23 | Ham Sausage... 5... 0... eee ee eee eee yee ee 191%
CIGARS. Tongue Sausage... 26. cece cece 10
Michigan Chief................ 0-05 @60 00 | Frankfort Sausage.................. ee ee eee 10
FROWN a es ee @60 00 | Blood Sausage.............. 22 ee eee eee eee eee 644-
AIMCTICR cs os hos oe eee ces @b7 00 | Bologna, rine... ..- 0... ee. cc ess ees ee 614
SS OPNGSELIO. Cole oko c. ipa beens cares @50 00 | Bologna, straight.................. 0... cee eee 6%
PAV EOR eee Fn be cee o ss 3 @50 00 | Bologna, thick................ 00.0 .ee. cece eee 6%
PrOMCNAGE Fo. oe ook ce ce ee ets @ab 00 | Head Cheese... 2... 6. cn cece ees ev eccice 64.
Ol SURG. oe oe ec ce tenets: oe 00 PIGS’ FEET,
PAIN a ne. i eek oe cee @25 00 | Jn half barrels.... 20.22... 0... c eee ce eee ; 25.
Comforters. 3 226i ies eee @20 00 In quarter barrels......... ns iceese cee eeeeue Fb 5a

 

 

 

 

 
  
 

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Daroware.

What Will Burst a Gun.
From the Manufacturer and Builder.

In bravado a young man placed the muz-
zle of his fowling-piece under the water and
fired the charge. The result was the burst-
ing of the barrel near the breech, and the
mutilation of his hand. Another placed
and held the muzzle of his gun square
against a piece of plate window glass, and
fired the charge—powder and bullet. The
glass was shattered, so was the gun-barrel.
Another instance was that of an experimen-
ter who had heard that a candle could be
fired from the barrel of a gun through an
inch-board. He drove a candle into the
muzzle of the gun, fired, and the explosion
split the barrel almost its entire length, and
did not even drive the candle from the muz-
zle. Still another burst of a gun-barrel was
caused by the use of wet grass fora wad,
well rammed down over a charge of shot.
But, perhaps, one of the most singular ex-
hibitions of this line was a Colt’s navy re-
volver which some years ago was sent to the
factory in Hartford, Conn. This was be-
fore the adaption of these pistols to the met-
allie cartridges, and it is probable (that in
loading with open powder and ball only a
small amount of powder got into the cham-
bers, and the bullet was not propelled with
sufficient force to drive it from _the muzzle;
at least the bullet did not go out but lodged.
As the shooter did not know Whether the
bullet escaped or not, but kept on firing un-
til the barrel burst or bulged. When it was
sawed in two longitudinally there were
found fourteen bullets wedged one into the
other, and so much “upset” by the hammer-
ing of the successive explosions of the pow-
der-charges that some of them were not less
than one inch in diameter, flattened dises
instead of conical bullets.
Steel Nails from an Eastern Standpoint.
From the New York Bulletin.

When the steel nail was first introduced,
it appeared that it would, on account of
its many valuable qualities, make serious
inroads on the trade for iron nails. As the
makers ‘of the steel nail claimed that it

 

could, or would il a short.ti me, by improve-
ments in procesess, be manufactured more
cheaply than the iron nail, it appeared to
have excellent prospects. The steel nail
has now been on the market for five years,
and while there has been a fair demand for
it, the demand for iron nails has not been
so seriously interfered with on this account
as to hamper any mill. The New England
mills. which were manufacturing iron nails
when the furor in regard to the Bessemer
steel nail began, are still making as much
iron nails, leaving out of consideration, the
trade depression, as heretofore. The steel
nail does not appear to have hurt their trade
to any particular extent. The moral of this
is that Americans are too quick to hail new
inventions, or the products of new inyen-
tions, before their merits are fully under-
stood, as the article which is to drive all
competing articles out of the market.
—__<_<_2<.__
Costly Fancies in Whips.

“What is the latest thing in whips?” ask-
ed a reporter of the New York Tribune re-
cently. as he entered the office of fa well-
known manufacturer in West Thirty-third
street.

“Well, English holly holds its own yet,”
replied the maker of scourges. ‘‘English
holly or yew, with a light ash. For gentle-
man’s whip to go with a dog cart, this is a
very neat thing,” holding up a whip whose
stock was of native wholebone, polished and
mottled with an ebony handle, with gold
mountings. ‘‘That will cost you about $35.
Here’s a neat one for about twice the money.
Not so much gold on it, but the handle is a
species of basket work, formed of whale-
bone interwoven. The highest priced whips
run up to $100 and $125. They are sticks
which nature has shaped to the hand, crab-
bit sticks, as they are called by the trade.
This is a four-in-hand whip, a holly stick,
with a 16-foot lash of horse hide.”

“Tsn’t that what the novelist would eall
the irony of fate, to whip an animal witha
Jash made from the skin of his own spec-
ies?” asked the reporter.
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Loss of Power.

A firm which makes a specialty of the
erection of shafting, states that its experi-
ence teaches that the loss of power due to
improper conditions in the line shafting
amounts to 50 per cent. of the engine power
employed, and that the defects most com-
monly found are as follows: Shafting too
light for the duty, crooked shafting, hang-
ers too far apart, hanger bearings too short,
pulleys too heavy and not properly balanced,
hangers which are not adjustable and not
self-adjusting,.and sometimes filled with
spurious babbitt metal, and improper pro-
portion between two pulleys connected by
the same belt.

ne

The white brick now made in France from
the immense accumulations of waste sand at
glass factories is likely to prove a valuable
industry. The process of production con-
sists in subjecting the sand to an immense
hydraulic pressure and then baking in fur-
naces ata high temperature, so as to pro-
duce blocks of various forms and dimen-
sions, of a uniform white color, and of al-
most pure silex. The product is unaffected
by the heaviest frosts or by the sun or rain.

—_—_--—~ ++

Pure paint, it is alleged, of the colors of
red, white, blue and yellow, has been found
on a farm near Cairo, Ill., which is ready
for use when mixed with oil.

 

———>_4
Three firms in New York City have re-
cently sent to Central America more than
500,000 cartridges.

 

How the Mill Men are Swindled.
From the Northwestern Lumberman.

The Michigan hardwood saw mill man
same in and said it was not generally known
how certain manufacturers who use hard-
wood lumber swindle the mill men of whom
it is purchased. ‘‘Some of them who stand
very high in business circles,” he went on
“tare ready to cheat the lumberman out of
his eye teeth if they can only get the chance.
I can cite a marked ease here in Chicago in
connection with a big establishment that
turns out wire mattresses, and that uses
considerable maple, much of which must be
cut 2x31¢ inches, in different lengths. A
neighbor of mine took a contract for a lot
ot this stuff at $18 a thousand.
enough for it to begin with, but how much
do you suppose it brought him? Exactly
39, and not a cent more. You know it is
very difficult to manufacture maple into
such dimensions, and have it come out per-
fect. It will spring slightly; the saw will
go a little astray—everything of this kind
was taken advantage of by the mattress con-
cern, and half of my neighbors’ product was
thrown into the cull pile. Cut into such
sizes, of course nobody else wanted it;
therefore, it was a dead loss to him. Well,
the other day I was up to this mattress
house to look after a contract myself, and
got to talking to the manager about this
same kind of maple. I had just been
throveh the factory and saw what they were
working. The manager explained to me
what constituted culls. ‘Yes’ I said, but I
notice you are using just such culls’ He
hawked and hemmed, and was forced to ad-
mit that they were. You see, in my neigh-
bor’s lot of maple there probably was not
one stick that this concern did not use, and
without any trouble, either. I don’t care
how much goodness such men lay claiin to,
but in my opinion, the ordinary sneak thief
is an angel as compared with them.”

a
A New Match Machine.

Two Troy men have invented a machine
which, it is claimed, will practically revolu-
tionize match-making. It has been operat-
ed tomake 24,000 perfect matches ina
minute, and its capacity is expected to reach
15,000,000 in ten minutes. The veneer of
pine wood is fed upon a small platform and
passes between rollers, which partly cut it
crosswise, the width of a match. From the
rollers the veneer passes over the abrupt
edge of a coneave, where the splints are
caught by a rubber roller, separated by the
action of the roller and rubbed along over
the coneayve, so that all the adhering fiber
isremoved. Then the splints are carried
by a chain, from which they are forced into
a dipping web or strip of paper. The web

‘containing the splints is then conveyed into

a trough, wherein, by the action of a revolv-
ing wheel, paraffin is put on the end of each
of the splints. When the paraffin is dry by
passing through a heated chamber, another
wheel, revolving in a phosphorous compo-
sition, applies the composition to the ends
of the splints, and the webs pass to reels,
where they remain until dry.
—> - 2 >
Just Getting Ready.

From the Wall Street News.

A New Yorker who was
Michigan last fall came aeross the manager
of a saw-mill and bowl factory combined,
and naturally asked him how business was.

“Well, pretty fairish,” was the reply.

“In debt any?”

“Well, there’s a mortgage on the saw-
mill.”

eS.

 

prospecting in

“And we had to mortgage the bowl fae-}

tory to pay the interest on the other.”

““*T see.”

‘And I believe there’s a lien of some sort
on the dam.”

“Ah!”

*‘And the man who built the mill-race has
a judgment of $600 against us.”

‘Anything more?”

*‘Well the sheriff levied on all our saw-
logs yesterday.”

“And then you are pretty near wound
up?”

“Wound up! Why, my dear man, you
don’t know us Michigan people! That’s the
way we always get ready to begin solid bus-
iness!”

‘Whither Are We Drifting?”
From the Columbia, S. C., Register.

What is to become of us? With the mor-
phine habit making a host of liars; the qui-
nine habit a ghostly band of nerveless,
would-be suicides; the tobacco habit giving
us a tendency to cancer and what not; the
whisky habit taking people by crooked
ways to early graves; the money habit fill-
ing the country with avaricious speculators,
thieves and bank robbers; the oftice-seeking
habit turning honest people away from
honest work to getting an office, it does
seem we are generally in a bad way.

>>

A patent has been granted in England for
a method of riveting boilers, tanks and sim-
ilar articles of light metal. Instead of riv-
eting in the ordinary way, a strip of asbes-
tos cloth or other non-combustible material
is introduced between the sheets to be rivet-
ed at the seam, thus insuring, it is said, a
perfectly tight joint. The method is fur-
ther applicable in the use of rivets -for cor-
ners which are slightly countersunk at the
neck, a washer of asbestos being placed in
the groove. The inventors also state that
the articles in which the asbestos strip is
used may be afterwards galvanized or simi-
larly treated so as to be rendered non-cor-
rosive. This system of using asbestos in
the joints of riveted articles has long been
employed in this country, but we are un-
aware that galvanizing has eyer been used
in connection with it to render the joints
non-corrosive.

It was not;

 

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

 

Prevailing rates at Chicago are as follows:
AUGERS AND BITS.
dves’, Old Style: 2 oo dis 60
De. COl oe dis 60
Dougan) 6 ee dis 60
PAGTOOR oe ee dis 60
SNOW oe ee dis 60
COOKS cer a is40&10
Jennings’, genuine..................... dis 25
Jennings’, imitation........... ........ dis40&10
BALANCES.
SPRING ee dis 25
BARROWS.

RaurOag 2 ee ee $ 18 00
Garten. net 33 00
BELLS.

TONG oo ee dis $ 60&10
COW Fe. Oe Oe oe ea dis 6)
Ca ee ee dis 15
GORE oe dis 20
Door, Sargent: <6... dis 5d
BOLTS.

SiOve:..-.. 2. dis $ 40
Carriage new list..: 2.0.2.2... ic2.. dis 75
PIOW. 6 dis 30&1(
Sleigh Shoe... dis 75
Cast Barrel Bolts..............0...... dis 50
Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 55
Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 59
Cast Square Spring................... dis 55
Cast (nan dis 60
Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 55&10
Wrought Square ........:........2 0... dis 55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis 30

Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob

WUNBNE i ee 50&10&10
ives: DOOM 0 dis 50&10
BRACES.

Barber. 00. dis $ 40

Backus...... Bie ea a oe een dis 50

Speword. dis 50

PT SL ee oe dis net
BUCKETS.

Well plains: 2s $ 400
MVM BWAVOl= 200 ie . 450
BUTTS, CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 60&i0
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 50&10
Wrounht Loose Pin.................. dis 60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5

Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver

tipped: cs dis 60& 5
WroughtPable. 6... dis 60
Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 60
Wrought Brass. ...0... 02. dis 65&10
Bind Clamks: ) 7 dis 70&10
Blind; Parker's: 3 .0.......5.. 000. dis 70&10
Blind, Shepard’s..........5... 2.2 2... dis 70
Spring for Screen Doors 8x2%, per gross 15 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x8....pergross 18 00

CAPS.
PGS 110 ee per m §$ 65
Hick’s C.F..... Bee ee re 60
Ge 35
MUSKCES. oe 60
CATRIDGES.
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new lis 50
Rim Fire, United States................ dis 50
CentrarHire. 2) dis 4%
CHISELS.
Socket Hirmoer. ........0...........5.5, dis 75
socket Hraming.......-..2............ dis 75
pocket Commer... 5)... ei dis 15
POCKCH SUCKS 40.00). se dis 75
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20
COGN ee net
COMBS.
Curry, Mawrence’s. . 600.5. 62... dis 3314
Hotehhiss 2.6. dis 25
COCKS.

Brass, RACKING'S 3... 50
BIDD 8 eee 50
MSOCT a 40&10
HOMMS) 058 60
COPPER.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. 8 Ib 30

14R572, 14x56, 14x60. 36
DRILLS
Miorse’s Bit Stock: 2.22.0. 56000 0 dis 35
Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 20
Morse’s Taper Sobnk........ 0.27502. dis 30
ELBOWS.
Com, 4 piece, 6 in. 2.0... doz net $1 00
Worrmupateg: 6. dis 20&10
AGJUStADIC. 200.25. ee dis 144&10
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20
Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $3000. dis 207°
FILES.
American File Association List...... dis 60
DISSEOWS 26 dis 60
New Amorican.....0 0.02. dis 60
NicnOlSONS. ..: 0 dis 60
PLCNETS eG dis 30
Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 33%

GALVANIZED IRON,
Nos. 16 to 20, 22 and 24, 25and26, 27 28
List 12 13 14 15
Discount, Juniata 45@10, Charcoal 50@10.
GAUGES.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50
HAMMERS.

Maydole & Co.’s...... Meee dis 20

ISN ete ee eos. dis 25

merkes MW Plumh S00 dis 40

Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 40

Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10
HANGERS. ,

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis 50

Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60

Kidder, wood track..........25.,.2... dis 40

HINGES.
Gate, Clark’s,1,2, 92... ote dis 60
SLAUO: 2. per doz, net, 2 50

Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14

ang longer 3%
Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net 10%
Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 8%
Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 1%
Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net 1%
Strap and: Po dis 60&10

HOLLOW WARE.
Stamped Tin Ware::..................... 60810
Japanned Tin Ware.......... piece. 20810
Granite Iron Ware... ...............4:. 25
HOES.
Grup te, $11 00, dis 40
Grub 2...... Spee ees Ute ote, 11 50, dis 40
GRU So 12 00, dis 40
: KNOBS.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings. ...$2 70, dis 6624

Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. .

i 3 50, dis 6625
Door, porcelain, plated trim-

ANP S eae list,10 15, dis 6624
Door, porcelain, trimmings list,11 55, dis 70
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis a
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ......... d 40
PROIMACIIO dis 50

LOCKS—DOOR.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list...dis 66%
Mallory, Wheelnr & Co.’s.............. dis 6624
Brantora 8.05. dis 6624
NOmaucs: - 2) dis 6624
LEVELS.
Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 65
MILLS.
Coffee, Parkers Co.’s.................. dis 40&10
Coffee, P.S.& W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis 40810
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...... dis 40&10
Coffee, Enterprise...........-0 00.55 2.2: dis 25
MATTOCKS.
ALZC AVG $16 00 dis 40&10
Pint Hye... ee $15 00 dis 40&10
HDS. oo $18 50 dis 20 & 10
NAILS.
Common, Bra and Fencing.
l0d to 60d............. oe ee ® keg $2 35
Rdand CG a0y oe 25
G0 and Id Adv. 06s 50
4d and 5d adv............... Pees oe 5
BE AAVANCE 3 1 50
G0 BNC AGVANCE. ... 6.5... k esc. 3 00
OClinch mails, advo... 1%5
Finishing (10d 8d 6d 4d
Size—inches { 3 2% 1%

Adv. eel $1 25 150 175 2 00

Steel Nails—Same price as above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern ................cccseues dis 70
Stebbin’s Genuine...... . ees ia ee seek dis "0
Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25
MAULS. ©
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled........... dis 650
OILERS.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent............... dis 55
Zine, with brass bottom............. .... dis 50
BLASS OF -COPPOr. .. 6.65. os os oc cs sas dis 40
BORDOE. oo ies iee sk see per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s. <2... 50
PLANES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, faney.................... dis 15
Sciota Bench. 8 os ies ee es dis 25
Sandusky Too! Co.’s, fancy.... ........: dis 15
Bench, first er poet hE, pugs So dis 20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood and
PANS.
Mey, AGM... eo, dis 50
Common, polished..........:........... dis60&10
DIP oe ea aes 8 ib 6@7
RIVETS.
Tron and Tinned...............00.0006 dis 40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............. dis 50&10

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10%
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9
Broken packs 4c # i extra.

 

ROOFING PLATES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ . 7
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 12 00
TX, 20x28, choicC Charcoal Terne.......... 16 90
: ROPES.
Sisal, % In. and larger....................4. 7%
MON os. Se eulcce sy ee. 4%
SQUARES.
Steeland Tron 3.200 dis 60
bry and Bevels (20.0 dis 50&10
Mitre 30 es dis 20
SHEET IRON.
Com. Smooth. Com.
Nos: 10:to 14¢ 005.0 as $4 20 2 80
Nos. 1b fo 1%... 4 20 2 80
NOS ISTO 2b 4 20 2 80
NOS. 22710-26500 4 20 2 80
NOS 2510 26.55 9.7 4 40 3 00
NO i 4 60 3 00

All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 bs, 2 tb 6

In smaller quansities, @ tb.............. 6%
TINNER’S SOLDER.
No.l Refinea. 3.) 13 00
Market Half-and-half............. .... 15 00
Strictly Half-and-half.................. 16
TIN PLATES.
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.

IC, 1Oxi4 Charcoal... 6 50
IX, MOxI4 Charcoal. .-....5........,... 8 50
IC, 12xi2: Charcoal... 2.0.6, 6 50
IX, exie, Charcoal . 9.0... 8 50
IC, 1x20; Charcoal...) 2... 62.3! 6 60
IX, 14x20; Charcoal... :..<...... 0... 8 50
DEX, 14x20 Charcoal... 8. 10 50
EX2EX 14x20, Charcool.... 6... 12 5u
IX XXX, 14x20, Charcoal.................. 14 50
IX, 20xe8, Charcoal... 0... 18 00
DC, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 6 50
DX, 100PlateCharcoal.................. 8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 10 50
DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 50
Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 %5

rates.
TRAPS.
Steel Game. a7
Onvida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s.... 60
HIOLGH ESS 60

DS, bow WoMia: Covs 60

Mouse, choker 5 20¢e 8: doz

Mouse, delusion,.................0:. $1 26 ® doz

WIRE.

Bright Market. ..0.0 35 dis 60&1¢

Annealed Market......05....5 60... dis 70

Coppered Market.........0.: ......, Gis 55&10

Hxpra Baines dis 55

Minned Market. )..2.0 dis 40

RINNE BLOOM. oak. Bib 09

Minnead Mattress. ........................ Ib 8%

Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&10

dinned SpringSteel:. 6.60 a dis 37% |
Plain Pence. we ® ib 8%

Barped: Pence. oe
Copper). ie new list net |
Brass ee new list net |

WIRE GOODS.

BNC ee dis T0&10 |
Serow Byes. 99000). 8 dis 70&10 |
TROOKS ce dis 0&10

Gate Hooksand Eyes................ dis 70&10

WYrENCHES.

Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........

Coes Genuine 0 co dis 50&10

Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 65

Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. dis 70

MISCELLANEOUS.

Pumps, Cistern.....0..5..50 2. dis 70

Serews, mew Wish... 8... 85

Casters, Bed and Plate................. dis50&10

Dampers, American..................... 3335

 

 

LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES.
The Newaygo Manufacturing Co. quote f. 0.
b. cars as follows:

Uppers, Limeh.... 6... per M $44 00
Uppers, 14,1% and 2inch................ 46 00)
Selects, | INCH es. eo ee. 35 00
Selects, 14,14 and 2 inch....2.:.  <..... 38 00
Hine Common, Linch.........5.:.. 2 ..6.. 30 00
BHOD, WINCH. 20s. ese ee. 20 00
Fine, Common, 14,1% and 2inch. ...... 82 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12in., 12, 14and16 feet ... 15 99
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in. iS feet............ 22.5 16 a0
No. Stocks: 121m, 20 feet. 2.50020. 633. li 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet................ 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20feet........... .... 17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14and 16 feet...... 15 00
INO} 1 Stocks, Sin. 1S feet... 2.6 1.6... 16 00
Ho. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet................. 17 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet................ 13 00
No.2 Stocks, 121n., 20 feet..:............. 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet................ 13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet... .... cbse. 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 1! 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 12 00
No.2. Stecks, 8 in., 20 feet... 2... 22... .. 13 00
Coarse Common or shipping culls, all
widths and lengths......... ....... 8 00@ 9 00
A and BiStrips, 4 or Gin: 2... 2.26... 33 00
CG Strips, 4orGineh.: 3.5... ees... 27 90
No. 1 Fencing, all lengths................ 15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12, l4and18 feet.......... 12 00
INO, 2 Heneineg, 16 feet. 62s os oe. 2 00
NO, | enemy. 4 inch... os... occc. eke 15 00
No: 2 Pencingg 4 inch... 3... 2... 2... 12 0
Norway C and better, 4or6ineh......... 20 00
Bevel Siding, 6inch, Aand B............ 18 00
Bevel Siding, @ inch, 6. .4.. 2.2.2.2. es... 14 50
Bevel Siding, 6inch, No.1 Common.... 9 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft........ 40 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B............. 36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6in. C................. 29 00
Dressed Flooring,6 in., No. 1,common.. 17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in., No.2 common.... 14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4in.,A. Band Clear.. 35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4in., C................. 26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.1 com’n 16 06
Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
XXX 18in. Standard Shingles......... 3 30
ROX RS in. DAI eee ae 3 20
EXO LO ee 2 80
No. 2 or6in. C. B18in. Shingles......... 2 00
No,2 orb in. C: By 16-in.. 2.0.2.2... 1 60
aus i ee as! 1 75@ 2 00

HARDWOOD LUMBER.
Patchin & Abbott quote car lots as follows.

White Ash, Log-run, dry..................$13 00
Black Ash, Log-run, dry................... 12 00
Manle, Log-run. Gry... 2... 18 00
Maple, Nos. land 2, dry, clear.............. 18 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2, clear, flooring........ 23 00
Maple, Surface, dry, clear, flooring........ 30 00
Red Oak, Log-run, dry..................0.0- 17 00
Red Oak, No. 1 and 2, dry, clear...... ....23 00
Red Oak, No. 1 and 2, clear, flooring....... 23 00
Red Oak, surface, dry, clear, flooring..... 30 00
Red Oak, No. 1, dry, clear, step plank..... 25 00
VCH AGEN, ATV ee 22

Birch, Nos. land 2, dry, clear............. 30 00
Basswood, log-run.... 2.22.22... 6 12 00
Cnerry, lOf-TUn 0. ee 25 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2, dry, clear............. 55 00
Gherry. cull duy 6. be 15 00
Water Elm, log-run, dry.................... 10 00
California Redwood, No. 1, dry, clear...... 60 60

California Redwood, shingles, day, clear
one bunch covers, 26 sq. ft.
laid 5in. to the weather........ 8 bu

UU. A VOIGT & G0.

Proprietors of the

TAR MILLS,

Manufacturers of the following pop-

95

 

 

ular brands of Flour,

“ STAR,”
“@OLDEN SHEAF,”
“ LADIES’ DELIGHT,”
And “OUR PATENT.”

NULID STEEL SCRAPER

FORK’S PATENT.

 

 

Foster, Stevens & Co, Agts,

 

Adjustable Horse Poke

The Hubert Patent

 

 

 

 

é Co.

———AGENT;.——_—
10 and 12 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

Send for Cireulars and Prices.

S.A. WELLING

WHOLESALE

MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS
Lumbermai’s Smpplies
FISHING TACKLE

NOTIONS!

PANTS, OVERALLS, JACKETS, SHIRTS,
LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HOSIERY, UNDER-
WEAR, MACKINAWS, NECKWEAR, SUS-
PENDERS, STATIONERY, POCKET CUT-
TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK-
ERS’ SUNDRIES, HARMONICAS, VIOLIN
STRINGS, ETC.

Particular attention given to orders by
mail. Goods shipped promptly to any point.

 

 

I am represented on the road bv the fol-
lowing well-known travelers: John D.
Mangum, A. M. Sprague, John H. Eacker,
L. R. Cesna and A. B. Handricks.

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MUSKEGON MATTERS.

Facts and Fancies Picked up at that Busy
Place.

The price of contract sawing at the Mus-
kegon mills this year will probably be $1.50
a thousand.

Henderson & Peterson have lately added
several break rolls and a brush machine toe
their flouring mills.

Hugh Leonard and Hf.

Frank Johnson

| celebrate the advent of good times by a com-
| plete overhauling and renovating of their

respective stores.
E. Phelps, of Hartford, is to superintend

| the manufacture of his patent grain cleaner

and duster, fer which purpose a company
has lately been organized.

Thos. Robertson has engaged in the gro-
cery and provision business at the store
building on Lake street, about midway be-
tween Muskegon and Lakeside.

The report that Frank H. Johnson had
retired from the firm of C. C. Moulton &
Co. was somewhat mixed, as Mr. Johnson
is not a partner in that establishment.

Krank L. Oreutt has retired from the
Wholesale produce and commission firm of
Oreutt & Co.
ued under the same
King.

The business will be contin-
firm name by S. R.

Barcus Bros. have lately fitted out com-
plete circular saw outfits for mills at Duluth,
Woodville, Whitehall, Cadillac, Masonville
and Dubois, Ga. They have lately added

| : °
| &@ power machine of large capacity.

S. R. King has devised, and will apply
for a copyright on an ingeniously arranged
perpetual calendar, by means of which the
day of the week on which any important

| event occurred can be easily determined.

Henry Principaal, whose ambition to fig-
ure as a grocer is only excelled by his abili-
ty to fail within a month after beginning
business, states that he will put in another
grocery stock within the next two weeks.

It is Walter Botzen—not Thos. Morin—
who has engaged in the grocery business on
Catherine street. Mr. Morin has engaged
in trade on the corner of Hudson and Wash-
ton avenues. Andrew Wierengo furnished
both stocks.

The Wood Package and Basket Co. *has
received intelligence from Fennyille that all
reports of a short peach crop in that vicini-
are groundless: that the prospects at the
present time are very flattering; and that
the yield is likely to be much larger than it
was last season.

Assignee Fellows has completed his re-
port in the Carey matter and kindly favors
THE TRADESMAN with an ‘advance copy”
of the same. The total amount realized
from the assets was $627.91 while the ex-
penses attending the assignment and the
sale of the property were $355.44, leaving
3272.47. Out of this sum is té come the
assignee’s claim for services, $150, and the
regular court fees, $10, making the net as-
sets $112.47. " The total liabilities are about
$2,200, but only fourteen of the creditors,
representing 31,126.82 of the indebtedness,
filed their claims, and consequently about
half the creditors, in amount, will partici-
pate in the 8 per cent. dividend. The ered-
itors who preferred a small percentage to
nothing are as follows:

Lumberman’s National Bank, Muskegon$302.07
J. Ludington & Co,, Baltimore........... 77.66

D. Cleland, Coopersville........... 22... 24.46
Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland........0....... 65.50
AlpertO. VanDyk “og 85.86
K. VanDyk, New Holland................ 32.34
€.S. Inman, Shelby... 2... 9.83
C. L. King & Co., Montague.............. 21.23
M. E. Chadwick, Lawrence............... 138.65
Clark & Sample, Lowell. ............0..... 55.28
Alex: Bisk & €o.,Chicaro 2. 46.83
A. E. Morley ee 84.84
Frederick C. Page, Elkhart.............. 157.52
R. G. Dun & Co., Grand Rapids.......... 25.00

i Se a
The Bell Telephone in Ohio.

‘The committee of three appointed. by the
Ohio Legislature to investigate the telephone
companies in Ohio have prepared a report in
which they say that there are about 12,000
complete sets of instruments in use in the
State, all owned and controlled by the
American Bell Telephone Company, of Bos-
ton. These instruments are leased to the
local companies at an annual rental of $20
for each set, making the annual tribute paid
by these local companies oer $200,000.
The cost of each set of instruments did not ex-
ceed $3.35. On instruments which did not
cost the Bell company over 540,000, it re-
ceives over $200,000 annually. The Bell
company, before granting a franchise toa
local company, exacts from 30) to 35 per
cent. of the stock of the local company and
from 20 to 25 per cent. of the gross earnings
of all toll lines. The committee declares
that in its judgment the Bell company is an
imperious and unconscionable monoply, and
should be restricted by legislation, or at least
be taxed upon the commercial value of its
instruments, and that it should be required
to pay, in addition to the taxes upon its in-

‘ struments, a tax upon gross receipts,

The Shoemakers Profit by It.

‘There is one thing about roller skating
that has never been in the papers,” said a
shoemaker the other day.

“What is it?” inquired the reporter. ‘‘I
thought roller skating had been written
about from above, below and all around.”

‘Simply that it isa mighty good thing
for the shoemakers. A skater wants as
nice a looking shoe as possible, and one as
smallas he can wear. ‘The smaller the
shoe, the sooner it wears out, and skates
are hard on shoes, anyhow. So you see we
have been doing a thriving business on ac-
eount of the eraze. Many young men have
bought fashionable cut shoes to wear at the
rink, who otherwise would have gone on
purchasing the common, factory made arti-
cle. We are now having shoes specially
made for skaters. They are strongly built
up around the heel and have a broad band
of leather going over the instep.”

 

 

 

 

nv.

The Michigan Tradesman.

 

 

 

 

 

SOLIMAN SNOOKS.

 

Criticising the Country Press—Effect of
War News on Flour.
Canxr Hoox Corners, May 2, 1585.
Mister Editer of Traidesman.

DFAR Sin-—Did you ever happen to notice
the interesting reading in the average coun-
try weekly? It is A 1, and dont you forget
it. You see the editor writes most of his
matter with the shears, so the result is that
when you set down to read the paper, about
every article greets you as an old friend.
But when you come to the locals, there is
where the editor gets his work in. There
is where he slings himself, so to speak, and
wrestles with Uncle Sam’s English. To il-
lustrate this matter, let us take a specimin
from the

ROCKY RUN RIPPER.

Published

class matter,
Editors and Proprietors
SHEARS, PAISTPOT & BRUSH.

weakly—Entered as second

 

- LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

{=~ Looks like rain to-day!
ia Bring in that wooc 1
[S- Samule Buggins, Esq., has just

completed his elegant new wood-shead. He
contemplates building a smoke house this
summer.

[@- Now is the time to subscribe for
the “Ripper’—Only $1.50, remember.

(=~ Smith keeps the best Japan tea!

as" Hon. L. M. Sellers, of the Clipper,
has a new chip hat. He must have made
money at Lansing.

[ae--Mr. Chas. P. Markle has got a new
gate in front of his residence.

039" Maple sugar taken on subscription.

The next original matter you notice is a
gentle hint from the editor for subscribers
to pay up. ‘Then comes a long and inter-
esting article headed ‘*Wonderful Electrical
Disturbanee.” You startin on it, but as
you read you grow suspicious and chills be-
gin to creep up your back. At the tenth
line you drop your eye down to the bottom
and hunt out the fatal words, ‘‘For sale by
all druggists.” That fixes it—down
the paper with an emphatie expression.

The rest of the paper is advertisements,
and in fact the entire paper except about
half a column is paid for by the line or
square, and yet, the editors have a hard row
to hoe to make both ends meet.

This description does not apply to all vil-
lage weeklies, Sol is happy to acknowledge.
Some editors make the most out of what
does happen in their town and I know of
one that during an extra dull time, got up a
fight himself and wrote up half a column
about it, from his home in the jail. ‘The
country editor’s life is not a bed of roses by
about 17 kilometers.

L have heard the editor of the Grumbleton
Grabbag remark that he often wished his
folks had made him learn the blacksmith or
shoe-making bizness, instead of allowing
him to turn the ink crank ina printing
offiss.

TI see that protective associations are start-
ing up all about the country. They have
started one about twenty miles north of the
Corners, with all the modern improvements.
We are to have a meeting of our association
next week for the discussion of matters of
interest to the trade.

Rumors of war continue to ruminate threw
the country and the uncertainty tends to un-
settle prices. Every time the news has a
war look, flour pops up at the Cant Hook
mills, but when it looks like peace the mil-
ler don’t hear of it for several weeks, so
flour don’t settle back any.

The ice is nearly all gone from in front of
my store and trade is getting more copius.
Money is not so allfired tight as it was. The
gentle granger does not have to hunt all his
pockets over and eventually corner a lone
nickel in the southeast corner of his west
pants pocket to buy a plug of tobacker
with.

“Wail, gentle spring!’ but for pitty’s sake
dont snow any more.

goes

Yours ceritonieally,

 

{= Miss Sally N. Trom, of Grand Rap-
ids, is visiting friends in this village,-the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Killemquick.

(> Snookerfrix keeps the best 5 cen-
ters in town. Try him when you want a
good smoke.

tes" Sam Baker left for Kalamazoo to-
day. He has accepted the position of blow-

er in Lilienfeld’s snuff factory. There is no
Bladderdash about Sam, he means business
every time.

{= Subscribe for the *‘Ripper” now.
(@e- Hide & Taller have been retained

in the great law case pending before Squa’r
Snooks, Bilson vs. Slamerhack.

(as" Dr. C. Minor Kobb, of Cant Hook
Corners, was in town Monday. He attend-
ed Mrs. John Johnson. Boy.

(s- Codfish at Stovenslackers.

(@- The editor of the Grabbag hasa
new pair of pants. We would like to know
where he got trusted

(> C. Rutkoskie, Esq., of Benton Har-
bor, spent last Sabbath in town, the guest of
Rey. Castile Soapkie.

('S8- Miss Mary Dinglebender has open-
ed a dress making establishment in the
Skooter block, just north of the post office

| special in our line of fish and oysters will

SOLIMAN SNOOKS. -

Farinel's FTOduce,

Pine Street.

MUSEECON BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

A.. W. MOSHER & Co.,

Wholesale and Commission Dealers in

putter, Eggs, E

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

 

 

Muskeson, Dich.

 

WIERENGO BLOCK, PINE STREET,

MUSEEGON SAW AND FILE WORKS

Manufacturers of

FILES AND RASPS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS,

And Repairers of Saws.
better work than any other firm in the State. All work done promptly and warranted to give
satisfaction. Works on First street, near Rodgers Iron Manufacturing Co.’s Shops, Muskegon,

Our long experience in both branches of business enables us to do

Srmith ce Etazwlett, Proprietors.

ANDREW WIERENGO

WHOLESALE GhUGER,

FULE LINE OF SHOW CASES KEPT IN STOCK,

MUSKEGON, MICH.

 

TO FRUIT GROWERS

Muskegon

—___ THE —-

Basket Factory

 

 

Having resumed operations for the season is prepared to supply all kinds of

FRUIT PACKAGES!

At Bottom Prices. Quality Guaranteed.

WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF PEACH AND GRAPE BASKETS.

 

 

G. D., J. P. and P. M.
—_—___—~<> ---
Smoked White Fish.

We are now prepared to furnish dealers
with Fresh Smoked White Fish. We are
smoking about one ton a week. We also
handle Boneless Cod and Smoked Halibut
in 40 pound boxes. Any order for anything

 

receive prompt attention.
CoLE & EMERY,
Baltimore Fish and Oyster Market,
37 Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
0 << ____-

Try the Crescent Mills ‘‘All Wheat” flour,
made by an entirely new process. Voigt
Milling Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dealers wishing seeds of any kind are re-
ferred to the advertisement of the Grand
Rapids Seed Store, in another column of
this issue.

 

 

on Main st.
(S" That dog fight at the corner of 1st

and Maple st’s yesterday, was disgraceful, |

alike to spectators and instigators. We
counted over thirty men and, boys in the
croud.

[38> Have you seen the new hoop skirts
at Madam O’Flanigan’s French millinery par-
Jors?

ts John W. Peters, Esq., led Miss
Samantha J. Wiggins to the alter last Sun-
day evening. Rey. G. Tuthill officiated.
We wish the young folks many happy re-

turns.

(> That hole in the side walk has been
fixed. Keep up the good work.

{as- Remeinber the social at Mrs. Thock-

morton’s Friday eve.

[=> Messrs. Joseph Maize and James
Baker, of Irwin, made pleasant calls at our
sanctum last week. Joe says the trouble
with strikers at Robinson’s brick yard is
over for the present.

{@" Miss Kittie Gee, of Casnovia, is
having trouble with the school board in that

enlightened town. Miss Gee formerly resid- |

ed in this village.

(= ~=Wood and potatoes
scription at this office.

(ae> Soliman Snooks, of Cant Hook
Corners, the enterprising detective, arrested
a chap named Jack Whiting yesterday for
passing a lead nickel.

(a> Mrs. Mehedable Spriggs, of Pine
Holler, has returned from Indiana, where
she has been visiting friends. °

{#- ‘That lot of loafers that congregate
in front of the barber shop, ought to be
abolished. Where is the village marshall?

[= Boy wanted—At city drug store, to
stick flies on to sticky fly paper, for show
window.

(ae- Jack Skinner, of Hay Seed Center,
laid a large egg on our sanctum table yes-

taken on sub-

day—Cireumferance 9 inches. Who can |

\Galvanized Iron Cornice.

beat it? :
{te Fresh lot of salt fish at Smith’s.

I=

    
 

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| TRADE

'O. H. RICHMOND & CO.

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MARK.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
MANUFACTURERS OF

Richmond's Family Medicines.

RICHMOND'S LIVER ELIXIR.

i'The best selling liver and blood medicine in
| the market, 50 cents.

5. §. MORRIS & BRO

PA CILEES

——AND— -

 

BR”

Jobbers of Provisions,

CANNED MEATS AND BUTTERS.
CHOICE SMOKED MEATS A SPECIALTY.

Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and Water Streets.

 

 

i,
|Richmond’s Cubeb Cream,

| Richmond’s Ague Cure,

Richmond’s Cough Cure,

| Richmond’s Easy Pills,

Dr. Richards’ Health Restorer.

Retailers, please order of your jobberszin
| Grand Rapids, Chicago or Detroit. If your job-
| ber does not handle our goods, we will fill your
‘orders. Pills and Health Restorer can be sent
| by mail, 141 South Division 8t., Grand Rapids.

 

Is AS,

nm EF A. To

Wholesale & GCommission-Butter & Egos a Specialty.

Choice Butter always on hand. All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
97 and 99 Canal Street, f

Choice Butter a Specialty !

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
(ranees, Lemons, Balahas, Apples, Granberries, Cider, HC

Careful Attention Paid to Filling Orders.

M,C, Russell, 48 Ottawa Si., G’d Rapids.
RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO,,

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

BooTs AND SHOES.

AGENTS FOR THE

Our spring samples are now ready for inspection at prices as
low as the lowest. We make a Gent’s Shoe to retail for $3 in
Congress, Button and Bals that can’t be beat.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Grand§Rapids, Michigan

 

 

 

SHRIVER, WEATHERLY & C0,

Grand Rapids, Mich.,

|

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

IRON PIPE,

|
|
|
| Brass Goode, Iron and Brass Fittings,

{

| Mantels, Grates, Gas Fixtures,
j

| Plumbers, Steam Fitters,
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—And Manufacturers of—

WM. SHARS & CO.
Cracker Manufacturers,

r

Agents for

 

 

 

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16 Monroe Street, Grand Rapid

THE

   
  
 

CELEBRATED

Mason Fruit Jar,
YOU ALL KNOW IT.
Prices Guaranteca
CARTAGE FREE ON FRUIT JARS.

Order of us while stock is plenty and
prices remain at the bottom.

REFRIGERATO RS. BEFRICE

GET THE BEST
ie

THE LEONARD a
IGE BOXES.

Cleanable, with Movable Flues,
Carved Panels, Hardwood, war-
WE ARE THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE
Selling Refrigerator in the Market, because

ranted First-Class, Hlegant and
Is THE BEST.

Durable. We challenge the
world to produce its Equal, in

We gladly furnish catalogue and discount on application.
Notice our new GROCER’S ICE BOX.

  
  

 

Merit or in Price.

Easiest it

: Gasoline Stoves--Four Hole Top.
Monitor” Oil Stoves--Absolute Safety.

SOLD AT MANUFACTURERS PRICES.

These are becoming necessary in every household and by
buying of us you will be trying no experiments. Our goods
are standard and guaranteed in every respect. Write for
our Price List.

Jeweit’s Bird Cages,

We regret to say that we sell Bird Cages at cost. This
must be satisfactory to the buyer. Our assortment is very
large and we would call your especial attention to our care-
fully made up assorted cases. Price List with discount fur-

nished on application.

We have colored lithographs of the new goods in COLORED GLASSWARE
which we are very anxious to show you. If not already received, writh to us for a set
with net prices and see what is revolutionizing the trade for nice table glassware.

Above all make a note to visit our store the next time you are in the city, and ask

for our wholesale sample room. WE HAVE BARGAINS IN QUICK SELLING GOODS..

H. LEONARD & SONS,

16 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

BLANCHARD BROS. & CO

——PROPRIETORS——

MODEL MILLS.

MANUFACTURERS OF——

Cit Bilge Patent and White Loaf Brands of Flour.

Good Goods and Low Prices.

whl Roller Process.

 

 

We invite Correspondence.

Corner Winter and West Bridge Streets,

CLARK, JHWELL & CO,

VW ELOLESAME:

Groceries and Provisions,

83, $5 and &7 PEARL STREET and 114, 116, 118 and £20 OTTAWA STREET,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

 

FFADAMS & CO’S

DARK AROMATIC

Fine Cut Chewing Tobacco is the very hest dark goods on the Market.

Eaton & CH SON, Ag

Grand HRapids.

HESTER & FOX,

MANUFACTURERS AGENTS FOR

| ATLAS ENGINE

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Mich.

 

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WORKS. 4

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A»

MANUFACTURERS OF

STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.

Aieg C2>7y Engines and Boilers in Stock fing
for immediate delivery.

Prices.

 

 

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SAur AND GRIST MILL MAC

 

37, 39 & 41 Kent Street. Grand Rapids, Michigan. | write tor Prices.

Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery,
Saws, Belding and Oils.

130 OAKES. STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH..