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HENRY ROYCE, Supt. iS FIRE 4. - i N S. 4 Y oe PROMPT, CONSERVATIVE, SAFE. T.. STEWART WHITE, Pres’t. W. Frep McBain, Sec’y. COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO. 65 MONROE ST., Cooper Commercial Agency and Union Credit Co. Commercial reports and furnished and suits brought in local courts Successor to for members. Telephone 166 or 1030 for particu- lars L. J. STEVENSON, C. A. CUMINGS, C. E. BLOCK, A.J. SHELLWAN, Scieniic Optician, 65 Monroe SI of cost with Glasses in every style Artificial human eyes of Sign of big spectacles. Eyes tested for spectacles free latestimproved methods. at moderate prices. every color. ~ ESTABLISHED 1841, NOMA ART ON A THE MERCANTILE AGENCY Collections attended to throughout United States and Canada PARSON TOM. Saddle-Hoss Pete’s record in the min- ing camps of the San Juan District was | as unsavory as his crouching form was | unsightly and his hoarse voice disagree- able. He was a short, thieck-built man— if man he really was, for he had more the appearance of a boy—who shuffled |about and leered at you with a devilish grin which made you feel uneasy in his presence. His brain was quick, though his phys- ical movements were slow, and he was Strong as a beast. His record was that of tin-horn gambler and all-round thief. Added to this he bore the reputation of having been run out Leadville for horse-stealing, and having escaped from Tombstone’s ready-made justice, charged with a like offence. Thus he came to the mining camp lying in a pretty basin under the shadow of old King Solomon, one of the grandest mountains of South- ern Colorado. Nine-tenths of the population had de- parted before the first storm had come, as was the custom in new camps in the early days before the railroads had broadened the trails and opened the passes through the Rocky Mountains. Only about one hundred men and women of }remained in camp that winter, and they had little else to do than amuse them- selves. They were law-abiding, and had little use for peace officers. So the town and county oflicials took their usual va- cation with others who did not feel like facing the rigid winter which was pre- dicted. Saddle-Hoss Pete did not go out with the majority. In fact, Pete seldom acted with the majority. He usually formed a minority—of one. But he was not dis- appointed at their leaving him. He thought he would be able to stand it for one season. But Paymaster Bill and Big Frank, who seemed to be looked upon as guardians of the affairs of the camp, plainly told him that he must get out— that the penalty of his return would be sudden death. So Saddle-Hoss Pete de- parted before the second storm had come —whither nobody knew. Parson Tom had come to the camp in the previous spring, and had made a good impression on his own kind of peo- ple, though the present remaining popu- lation knew little of him, and did not care whether he remained or not. None of them were church going people. But as the parson said he had no idea of preaching, nobody objected to his stay- ing incamp. He gave as a reason for staying that in case of death his services would be needed. Beyond that he would not intrude his offices. The extreme length of the winter had led Paymaster Bill to inquire into the parson’s finances; and learning that there was a probability of his running short before his parishioners should return, Bill proposed to the men in the camp that a purse be raised. His suggestion was acted upon, and Paymaster Bill himself presented the hatful of money, accompanying the pre- sentation with an appropriate extem- | pore speech, in which he advised Parson i Tom of the appreciation of the donors. | Parson Tom declared he could not ac- cept the money unless he should have an opportunity to earn it. “But we don’t ” none of us want ter objected Bill, “jist ter give ye a chance ter earn the money. We'd ruther pay ye ter pray fer our continued good health, just as we drinks ter your good health w’en we makes up that purse.” Parson Tom laughed, and said he had no desire for the demise of any one, but merely wanted to give them some return for the money. That night Parson Tom Big Frank’s saloon, where the entire male population endeavoring to break the bank, having cieaned up the Corner saloon early in the evening. The appearance of the parson created a flutter, and one or two superstitious players lost every bet they made for the balance of the deal. When the end of the deal had been reached the parson asked their attention for a few minutes, and, mounting the platform which held the lookout chair, he thanked them kind- ly for their generous donation, and said if they would come to the little school- house on Sunday evening for a half-hour he would endeavor to entertain them without preaching a sermon. He de- clared that he could not accept their money without earning it. The invitation was accepted, and the parson was asked to have a cigar, which he lighted, while the crowd drank ‘to the health of Parson Tom.’ He bowed his acknowledgments without further in- terruption of the game. Upon entering his cabin, Parson Tom stirred the fire, thinking of his visit, and, after sitting by its warmth till he had thawed himself, he went to his trunk, which held his treasure, to look at the little hoard of gold and silver which these rough men of the mountains had so kindly donated. It was not there! Perhaps in his ex- citement at his good fortune, he had hid- den it from himself and forgotten the hiding place. But, no, it was not in the cabin! The parson was troubled. He could not believe that any of the men who had been so kind to him would be guilty of robbery. And yet the money was gone. The long buckskin bag in which he kept his money and which bore his name worked in silken thread he found behind the trunk. When he met Paymaster Bill on the following morning he mentioned his loss. Bill was astonished. He did not believe that any man in the camp was mean enough to steal, ‘‘at any rate, not a par- son’s money.” die, appeared in was money was told about the camp, and, while it was a mystery to some, the more irreverent smiled and said they guessed the parson was excited, and that it would turn up all right in time. On Sunday the sun shone out bright _GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1894. The story of the loss of Parson Tom’s | and clear, and old King Solomon was as glorious a sight as one might wish to see. His biblical namesake in ali his reputed glory could not have furnished a grander inspiration. But Parson Tom had prom- ised not to preach. I Besides, he was not quite sure that the incredulity eoncern- ing the loss of his money had entirely disappeared. So must be careful what he should say to them that night. Every male person was promptly on hand that night at the little schoolhouse, and there was a sprinkling of the other sex—women who had not listened to a preacher’s voice since they were little girls. The half hour was devoted to reading stories, which were responded to by hearty laughter and a few pathetie ex- clamations. When Parson Tom had finished and was about to say good-night, Paymaster he Bill arose and reminded his companions that on the night the parson had ealled on them it had been proposed that a fund be started toward building a church. Then he added: ‘“‘{ don’t reckon none of ye has got a notion o’ backin’ down thet ther’ propersition. Ef ye has, let’s hear it.’ There was not a dissenting voice, though the amount of gold and silver dropped in the parson’s pretty buekskin bag was not so large as it might have been had the parson not “lost his first winnin’.” The moon had dropped behind the peak of King Solomon, leaving the camp in darkness. while soft snow fell with that steady monotony which indi- cates a heavier fall to come. Parson Tom had just opened the door on of his cabin to step in, when a heavy hand was laid upon his throat and hoarse voice demanded: “Give me that money! Quick!” The parson was by no means a coward. He struggled with his assailant, and to- gether they fell into the cabin and rolled a out into the light cover of fresh had fallen the Muttered curses and a tighter grip upon his throat met his resistance. ““D—n this snow; if this job could have been done an hour earlier I’d ’a’ bin all right,” muttered the voice as the form moved away in the darkness. sShOW which ou frozen crust. That was the last the parson heard. The light the sky. ‘There was no wind to disturb its course, and the fine flakes were hardly plentiful enough to furnish a bed for footprints. Parson Tom knew not how long he had lain there, and, despite the warmer tem- perature, he was numb with cold when snow fell straight from soft he crawled into his cabin. He was so completely overcome by the struggle with his assailant and the cold that he lay up- on his bed in a stupor far into the night. When he aroused the snow was falling in great sheets, like drifts, from the gulch above. He opened the door and looked out. He could see nothing but the blinding storm and the darkness, which was scarcely subdued by the 3 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. whiteness of the He dared not venture out. No man could live an hoar in that terrible storm. Rebuilding the fire, the parson sat down and tried to think—tried to think where he had heard that voice before it demanded his money. If he could only recall that he would be able to identify the man who had robbed him. Without that recollection his claim that he had been robbed the only laughed at by the men who had been ghastly snow. second time would be so generous in their gifts. Bat to recall it, though he knew he had heard it and re-| And there he sat through the long black night, hoping it was impossible marked its peculiar tone. against hope. It was broad noonday when he awoke, g by the dying the | The sun shone brighter than it | sittin embers on hearth. had shone for weeks. Its hot rays melt- | ed the snow on the roofs of the houses, and the day was like a dayin spring. But it brought no joy to the heart of Par- son Tom. The habitues of Big Frank’s saloon had hardly settled themselves down to the pleasures or pastimes of the day—their morning hour being the noon-time—when they were startled by the ghost-like ap- pearance of ParsonTom. Ina ‘trembling voice he told his story. ‘*He plays it well,’’ sneered Big Frank; ‘that’s a purty good make-up ye’ve got on yer face. Ye’d ought ter be a per- former. There’ll be a chance fer ye when the variety show opens up in ther | spring.”’ This speech was greeted with laughter | by the crowd, and ihe poor parson was dumb—but not deaf—with mortification. How could he face these men who disbe- his very turned to go. ‘*Hold on ther’!’’ cried Paymaster Bill; | “this is twicet yer say yer bin robbed in this camp. as ye was robbed of—money ’at we give ye. Now ye’ve got ter prove it; fer we| don’t low no man t’ accuse none 0’ us 0’ robbin’ him the second time ’thout he | lieved first utterance? Hej} Both times it was our money | produces ther proof.’ “Ther proof’s w’at we wants!” shouted the crowd. Parson Tom stood as still as death. | He could not speak. ‘An’ ther’s another thing ye’ve got ter | prove,” continued Bill, as he saw the| parson would not reply; ‘‘ye’ve got ter | prove thet ye didn’t rob some other par- ties besides yerself. one cabin was burglarized last night; an’ ef ye| ain’t ther burglar, then—prove it.”’ But Parson Tom could utter no sound, Could he but recall that voice! But,no! His memory More’n save a groan of anguish. failed. There he stood, as dumb as though he had been born without speech, while baat Paymaster Bill demanded that he prove his innocence, and the crowd, led on by Big Frank, sneered at and reviled the ac- | cused. During this trying ordeal for the par- | son, three men, selected by Big Frank, had the parson’s cabin, and there. upon th2 floor, had found a nug- gone to get of gold belonging to Big Frank. This they brought and flouted in the | face of the trembling victim. Well he knew how it had come there, but it was idle to assert or protest. His words—if | he could have spoken—would have been, to these infuriated men, like the screech |of a court, had tried, | the sentence of death. | end of the camp, dragging the parson |of which supported an end of a broad | great tree formed the scaffold. other formed | tioned at the ends of the plank ready to| lift it out from under the feet of the | Case. of a wild bird borne on the wind in a} howling storm. “Ye hev no proof o’ yer innicence,”’ said Paymaster Bill, hotly, ‘‘an’ we hev this proof o’ your guilt. W’at d’ye say now?’’ Parson Tom saw that all hope was lost, but with dying hope his speech re- turned, and he said with evident effort: ‘Gentlemen, I see no hope of establish- ing my innocence; but still maintain it. That nugget of gold must have been dropped by the robber in our struggle in the eabin. If I could recall the voice I convince you. It was none of you who did the deed, but one who has onee lived here among you, though I ean- not tell his He cannot live far away—perhaps at one of the idle mines or in some deserted tunnel. He went toward the gulch, for had he come this way he would have had tocross my body, as | lay there in the snow. That is all I Do with me as you must.”’ It was useless to search the guleh—the heavy snow would not permit. And then these angry men had no doubt of the guilt of the parson. Only the produc- tion of the man he claimed had robbed him would destroy their belief in his guilt. The crowd grew angrier as the minutes passed. “‘The parson has lied,’’ coolly remarked Big Frank, whose faith in the preacher sort had never been strong. ‘*He’s an ungrateful rebber,’’ Paymas ter Bill added. “Hang him!” crowd. should name, have to say. yelled a man in the The excitement increased like the roar | of the wind through the gulches in the coming of astorm. A minute more and the infuriated mob who, in the absence convicted and sen- teneed the accused was eager to execute Like wild men they flew to the upper with them. Convinced of his guilt, and maddened by thoughts of his ingratitude, no hand could stay them. Quickly the preparations for the exe- cution were made. Two barrels, each plank, placed under the stout limb of a One end of the rope was fastened to the limb, the into a noose aud placed over the head and around the neck of the trembling parson. ‘*Aire ye ready cried the leader of the mob to the two men were sta- | } ' 9” who doomed man. “Give him one more chance to tell who | robbed him,’’ demanded Paymaster Bill. Standing there upon that plank, with | the death rope around his neck, Parson | Tom’s memory returned. The ugly face of his assailant, which he could not see} the night before in the darkness, was | jnow plainly visible, and the crouched | form of the robber appeared as plain as | on the day he had sneaked out of camp at the command of these same men. The crowd waited almost breathlessly. ‘Quick!’ shouted Big Frank, who was leader. *‘Saddle—Horse—Pete!” ed the parson. The crowd broke out in jeers. “Oh, no!’ they said; “that can’t be. He was drove out, an’ he’s not likely to} show his head anywheres ’roun’ this | camp. 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Keep Your Stock Up And tempt the half hearted with an attractive display. ¢ CANDY, FRUIT and NUTS are cheap and always in de- WE WANT YOUR ORDERS. ’ The Putnam Candy Co. - mand. 4. “Once ag’in. Big Frank. ‘Yes,’ came the calm but determined voices of the two men at the ends of the plank. “Give him time ter pray,” begged an unwilling participant. ‘Pray, then!” shouted the leader. Parson Tom stood erect, with bowed head. Slowly and with firmness he lifted his voice. Suddenly he faltered, turning his face toward the mountain. Hark! Look! The excited group of men stood there riveted to the ground. The hands of those who held the plank were frozen as if in death’s clutch. The tongue of him whose word was law was paralyzed. The sound which filled their ears carried more terror to their souls than the awful roar of battle, the rushing of the mighty waters in a storm at sea, and the rumbling of an earth- quake, all combined, could have inspired. On, on it came, tearing from their roots great trees that had withstood the storms of generations.; hurling heavy branches, logs, timbers and rocks a hundred feet above the heads of the frightened witnesses. Great clouds of snow filled the air and hid from view the surrounding mountains. Not a man in that group, all huddled together like so many frightened animals, but comprehended the situation in an instant. These men, who were brave enough of heart to have fought with the inspira- tion of patriotism on the field of battle, or faced with fearless courage the ocean’s wrath, or listened without the faintest dread to the earthquake’s fearful rum- blings, stood trembling like little chil- dren in the face of a snowslide! Swift as a meteor it came, and, like the {bursting of a thunderbolt, spent its wrath; and its dreadful harvest lay scattered far and wide, like dead and wounded soldiers on a battlefield. And when the sky had cleared there lay, at the feet of them who held a life within their grasp, a dead and frozen human form. Tight against the breast, the clutched and stiffened fingers of the dead held the buckskin bag of money— the evidence of Parson Tom’s innocence! The crowd fell back aghast! It was Saddle-Hoss Pete! Lewis H. Eppy. reece cee a nse ric MILLIONAIRES AND THE MASSEs. I note that THe TRADESMAN of last week comments on a statement derived from the census returns that 68 per cent. of the families that live on farms own their lands, while 32 per cent. are rent- ers; while in towns and cities only 37 per cent. own their homes and 63 per cent. rent the premises in which they live. But the revelations of the census in this respect do not stop there. It appears that there are 12,690,152 families in the country, and of these 91 per cent. own an aggregate of 29 per cent. of the total wealth, while the other 9 per cent. own 71 percent. Put in an- other form, it will be seen that 1,142,113 families own 71 per cent. of all the wealth, such as money und property, while 11,548,039 families own only 29 per cent. The inequality of this division is ap- parent at a glance, but no account is taken of those who own nothing. In making up the statement for the 9 per cent. of rich families, all the rest are put in with the other class of people who Aire ye ready?’’ shouted THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Own a small proportion of the country’s wealth; but it must be understood that many of these own nothing that is taxa- ble. The estimate of the wealth of the country is made up from the sum of the tax assessments. But vast numbers do not pay any taxes, because they possess no property subject to ussessment, so that it may be assumed that of the 11,- 548,039 which are credited with having 29 per cent. of the entire wealth, 30 per cent. of these have nothing but their daily labor and such secant outfits of household goods as are exempt from tax- ation, and such property does not appear in the assessors’ books. It, therefore, follows from this that there are three classes to be computed in this country: First, there are 1,142,113 families that own 71 per cent. of all the wealth; second, there are 8,083,628 fam- ilies that own the remaining 29 per cent.; third, there are 3,464,411 families that possess nothing, that have no provision for the future, no means of support in case their earning capacity should be cut off. There is something terriple to con- template in all this, and the wonder is that more people are not driven to des- peration, particularly in a time when so many are out of employment. It is also astonishing that more people do not take to desperate methods to secure some sub- stance upon which to depend. But it is a most remarkable fact, and one that re- dounds most nobly to the credit of the working classes, that they seldom resort to dishonest practices. When the defalcation of a clerk or salesman is reported, it nearly always comes out that dishonesty was practiced, not to relieve the necessities of his fam- ily, but to obtain money in order to squander it in vicious courses. The man who is devoted to his home and family will make a desperate struggle to help them honestly before he will steal, and if it should happen that he was driven to such an extreme he would be most un- likely to become an habitual thief. But the man who cares nothing for home and friends, and is engrossed with vices and profligate extravagance, will not hesitate to steal to secure the means for depraved gratification. It may be laid down as a sure rule that the embezzling or other- wise criminal employe is already given to vicious and debauched courses of life, and, for this reason, merits no sympathy. But there are other revelations made by the figures quoted which are necessary to complete the picture. It has been stated that one-ninth of the peopleof the United States own seven-tenths of all the wealth. This wealthy class is not composed of persons of equal possessions. While all are rich, some are vastly more so than others. Some time ago the New York Tribune figured out a list of 4,047 persons in the United States who are worth each a million and more. Subse- quent writers have worked at the prob- lem. Notably among these are Thomas G. Shearman, in the Forum for Novem- ber, 1889, and, later, George K. Holmes, in the Political Science Quarterly for De- cember, 1893. The result derived from their calcula- tions is that these 4,047 millionaires in the United States are worth an aggregate of twelve billions, or twelve thousand millions, which would give an average of about $3,000,000 to each. The conclu- sion arrived atis that of the wealth of Continued on page 6. Vegetable Scoop Forks. 3 In shoveling potatoes or other vegetables from wagon box or floor with the forks as they have been made, either the load on the fork must be forced up hill sharply, or the head of the fork lowered as the push con- tinues. run into the potatoes. If the head of the fork is lowered the points will be raised and The sharp edge of oval-tined forks will bruise pota- toes and beets, and the ordinary points will stick into them. These difficulties are entirely overcome by our SCOOP FORK. IT WILL LOAD TO THE HEAD WITH- Italso holds its load and hangs easy to round tines and flattened points. OUT RAISING THE POINTS. work. It has The superiority of our SCOOP FORK over the wire scoop is in its much greater durability and handiness. and will last for years. The utility of this fork is not limited to vegetables. It is all made from one piece of steel It will be found excellent for handling coal, lime, sawdust, fine manure and a great variety of uses. CG: raster TEVENS ONRO M ST. S é Clothing .. Merchants . Can now buy balance of nice selections of Ul- sters, Overcoats, double and single breasted Suits at such low prices as will enable them to be retailed at wholesale prices. Write our rep- resentative, WILLIAM CONNOR, Box 346, Marshall, Mich., to call upon you, and if he has not what you want, will thank you for looking, or write us. ALL MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY AT- TENDED TO. MICHAEL KOLB & SON, Wholesale Clothing Manulacturers, ROCHESTER, N. Y. AMONG THE TRADE, AROUND THE STATE. Grant—A. H. Judd has purchased the E. Harris. Rosted is succeeded drug business of Geo. Pori—Benze by goh in general trade. succeeds S. C. hardware busi- James Pene Stanton—C. L. Sommers & Co. Grace in the ness. Jainwell—Stearns & Sampson closed their meat market and retired from business. A. Moffit Arthur Coles ecopartnership under the Belding—E. and have formed a style of Moffit & Coles. Ann Arbor—D. A. furnishings Tinker, dealer in and notions, has removed from Kalamazoo to this Tbhompsonville—Anderson & Pearson, WwW. A. piace. general dealers, have dissolved, Anderson continuing the business. Detroit—Geo. R. Treble has been ad- | mitted to partnership in the dry goods firm of Strong, Lee & Co., the style re- maining the same. Lowell—J. B. Yeiter will open a fur- niture store in the corner store east of Wisner Bros. He will be ready for busi- »> ness about Jan. 25. Stanton—Maurice Lightstone will close out his boot and shoe business here and go to Greenville, where he has formed a copartnership with his brother-in-law, D. Jacobson. Milford—Safe-blowers broke into the grocery store of Weaver & Watkins last Friday night. The safe was demolished. Valuable papers and $40 in cash are missing. The explosion was heard far away. Kalamazoo — The firm of Lakey & Bigelow, wholesale and retail dealers in paints, oils and furnishings, in busines at 226 and 228 North Burdick street the past fourteen years, has been dissolved The A. L. Lakey Co. by mutual consent. e succeeds to the business of the old firm. Detroit—_W. J. Gould & Co. have merged their wholesale grocery business into a stock company under the same style. The new corporation has an au- thorized capital stock of $200,000, of which S80 per cent. has been paid in. The Walter 4,000; J. Gould, 4,000; Clarence H. shareholders are Lewis F. Thompson, Gould, 8,000; Walter J. Gould, trustee, 4.000. Saginaw—Foster & Chars have pur- chased the interest of Charles L. Benja- in in the furniture firm of Foster, Charies & Co., and will close out their business on the West Side by March 16. The stockhoiders of Wyckoff, Ewen & Co. have also pur hased the interest of THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Netzorg takes the store occupied by Han- sen & Beardslee, agricultural implement dealers, the house and lot on Cass street half the stock and half the individual accounts owing the firm. Mr. Netzorg has rented the store in the Potter block now occupied by S. M. Al- bertson, and will take possession March 1, he having given Mr. Albertson a bonus where he resides, | of $400 to give up peaceful possession. have | Stanton—At the recent hearing of the Chapin & Co. case, in the Montcalm Cir- ; cuit Court, Mr. Chapin occupied the wit- | Charles Wyckoff, who retired from that firm | December On March 16 ~~ tirms of Fos { & Co. and Wy if, Ewen x nsolid i ie the F er, C es & Ewen Co and t yusiness will be mducted on the E Side at t present location of the latt iri Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg, the dry goods and clothing dealers, recently agree and found then ided to leave the di unable to dee ion of the prop- erty to five arbitrators. The committee has made its award, which proved to be satisfactory to both parties to the con- trovers} Mr. Jacobson takes as his where the firm has lot half each indi- firm. Mr. share the double store been doing business, the house and oun ¢ Ck Of where he if of the ob in street lives, goods and ha vidual account owing for several hours and was questioned by T. F. McGarry from notes and figures made by the ex- perts who have examined the books of the bank. From his testimony it was found that various members of the Cha- pin family had given their notes to the bank, aggregating $21,000. These notes stand ness closely | had been marked paid on the books and their amounts charged to the profit and The question is, who had this money and where did it go? The amount is charged up as lost, and it looks as if the Chapins had had this money This is surely one hole have found, and $21,000 of the Os- s part- loss account. to use. which the accountants it looks as though about depositors’ money had run out of it. ear Webber, who was Mr. Chapin’s ner in the firm of Webber & Chapin, was put on She stand to testify, but seemed to be very ignorant about the whole transaction. The majority of his an- and his testi- mony brought cut nothing new in the ease. The further the case progresses, the more it looks like a clean steal. swers were, ‘‘Don’t know, MANUFACTURING MATTERS, Lake City—Louis Sands recently eut a pine tree which scaled 10,300 feet. The butt of the butt log was six feet, four inches in diameter. Bennett—J. S. Stearns’ sawmills at Stearns Siding are operating principally on hardwoods and hemlock, he will not cut any pine until summer, when he can log it to better advantage. Sault Ste. Marie— The store of Feltus & Tradewell, own and operate a sawmill at Raber, forty miles south of was burned Friday night, with The loss is $6,000 with and he says who this city, all its contents. no insurance. Morenci—D. C. late proprietor of the creamery here, suddenly left town the other day. He owed farmers, it is alleged, about $4,000, some of which he paid at the rate of 50 cents on the dolar. Mr. Gillis was at one time worth $20,000, but lost heavily in a Dakota venture. Adrian — The Adrian Furniture Co., after many suits, has obtained possession of the 1890 by $2,500. stock. suite will now Gillis, suite made in and valued at patterns and bed-room Ruppel The suits were over The so be raffled off among furniture men in the United States. Saginaw— Ed. running a pretty good sized crew and filling some foreign contracts. He proposes building a sawmill to run connection with his mill His the fire last May footed up $319,000, yet he good business in the mewhat celebrated Germain is in planing and factory. face of his tremen- dous loss and the added weight of the business depression. Ludington — The Schroeder Co., of Milwaukee, Wis., has Lumber bought of T. R. Lyon the standing timber on is on his feet and is doing a fairly | chem The President appointed the following | | to cut 16,000,000 feet of pine and 5,000,- 000 feet of hemlock. Mr. Lyon is to cut the logs and deliver them in Pere Mar- quette Lake atacertain pricea thousand. The logs will be sawed at Taylor’s mill here, giving it a full season’s work. Saginaw—The Vermilion Lumber Co. has filed articles of incorporation here. The company will deal in logs, lumber, timber lands and leases to cut timber, and will manufacture lumber products. The capital stock is $160,000, and the in- corporators are W. C. McClure and J. J. Rupp, of Saginaw; Ben Birdsall, of Three Rivers, Quebec, and R. B. Me- Knight, of Saginaw. The entire capital is paid in. Saginaw—Wylie Bros., who contem- plated converting their shingle mill into a band sawmill, have abandoned the idea, as they have concluded they can get their logs sawed to better advantage than by putting capital into a mill. It is likely the shingle mill will be disman- tled. They have been in the shingle business twenty-five years, but of late there has not been enough money in it to make it desirable to continue in that line. Watervale—Leo F. Hale has merged his lumber, shingle, bark, wood, tie, pole, post and general merchandise busi- ness into a stock company under the style of the Watervale Manufacturing Co. The capital stock is $75,000, of which $60,000 is subseribed and paid in, Mr. Hale owning $30,000 and the other $30,000 being equally divided between Wm. M. Williams, of Milwaukee, and Fred E. Mansfield, of Seuth Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Williams is President of the corporation, Mr. Mansfield Vice-Presi- dent and Mr. Hale Secretary and Treas- urer. The latter has worked up a large and prosperous business and the acces- sion of fresh eapital will probably en- able him to greatly increase his output and extend his influence. —————~.-.—.___- Interesting Meeting of the Jackson Association. JACKSON, Jan. 4—At the regular meet- ing of the Association, held this evening, there was a very good attendance and every one was in a spirit to do business. The roll call showed all the officers pres- ent, and the records of the previous meeting were approved. The Committee on Trade Interests re- ported that the differences existing in re gard to the bread question had been amicably adjusted and that everything was satisfactory. The Committee also reported a new sugar card, on account of the late reductions in prices of sugar. The Committee on Entertainment re- ported that they had intended giving a social on the 21st of December, but, owing to the near approach of the holi- | days, they concluded to let it drop and | make up lost time at the social session in | per offices for printing. loss at} |agreed upon, | sec- | tion 6-16-15, in Mason county, estimated | Brooks & Co. January, and they asked for instructions. On motion, $15 was appropriated for eatables and the Committee was author- ized to make such arrangements for sup- per and entertainment as they thought best. On motion, the Committee were in- structed to invite the jobbers of the city and their wives to the social meeting. Bills were received from the newspa- It being shown were larger than the price they were referred to the Committee which had the matter in that they Committee on the peddlers’ and huck- sters’ ordinance: First Ward—Geo. ing. Second Ward—L. Pelton, J. H. Jones. Third Ward—B. S. Mosher, T. Stiles, A. D. Well- C. | Fourth Ward—J. F. Helmer, P. Haef- ner. Fifth Ward—O. E. Robbins, H. C. Ed- dy, J. A. Winslow. Sixth Ward—W. H. Porter, L. Farrell, N. H. Branch. Seventh Ward, B. C. Hill, Kighth Ward—J. N. Bartlett, Randolph. On motion, the President was appoint- ed chairman by the Association. Lake & Lowery, successors to A. & H. Wilcox in the lime, salt, cement and coal trade, sent a communication to the Asso- ciation, asking that the Association would meet them and arrange prices for the sale of salt, wholesale and retail, which wouid be satisfactory to the gro- cers as well as themselves. The matter was referred to the Committee on Trade Interests. Complaint was made by one of the mills against another on account of re- taiiing. As all the mills are retailing, it looked so much like jealousy that it was decided to table the matter. No more business appearing, the meet- ing adjourned. P. Casey. H. £. Ww. PORTER, Sec’y. i a i it is no disgrace to be poor, but it is mighty inconvenient. We all believe in the proper distribution of wealth providing it isn’t our own wealth that is to be distributed. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Home-grown stock is almost entirely exhausted, so that dealers ure compelled to go to New York ana West Virginia for their supplies. The New England crop has been pretty well picked up, and the crop of the Empire State is believed to be nearly exhausted. Baldwins, Greenings, Ben Davis and Wine Sap varieties command $)@4.25 per bbl. Beans—Pea and medium are active and strong, with increasing demand. Handlers pay $1.25 for country Cleaned and $1.40 for country picked, holding city cleaned at $1.55 in carlots and $1.65 in less quantity. Butter—-Lower and duler than a week ago. Dealers pay 17@18e for choice dairy, holding at 19G20c. Creamery is dull and slow sale at 22@24c. Cabbage—Home grown, #5@6 per 100. Carrots—20c per bushel. Cranberries—Cape Cod are a little stronger, commanding $2.25 per bu. and $6.25 per bbl. Jer- seys are in moderate demand at $6. Celery—Home grown commands 15@18c per doz. Eggs—The market is about the same as a week ago. Handlers hold fresh at 22c and pickled at 20c per doz. Grapes—Malaga are in moderate demand at $4.50 per keg of 55 ibs. net. California Tokays are in fair demand at #2.50@2.75 per crate of 4 5-lb. baskets. Honey— White clover commands 17c per Ib.‘ dark buckwheat brings l4c. Both grades are very scarce and hard to get. Lettuce—Grand Rapids forcing, 12 Nuts—Walnuts and butternuts, 7 Hickory nuts, $1.10 per bu. Onions—Handlers pay 40c, holding at 50c per bu. Spanish are in small demand at $1.25 per 40 lb. crate. Potatoes—There is no change in the condition of the market from a week ago. Dealers con- tinue to pay 40c here and 35c at outside buying points, the jobbing price to the retail trade being £0e. Considerable quantities of Ked Rose are being stored away for the seeding demand when it starts up in the South a little later. There is no indication of higher prices in the near future. Squash— Hubbard, 1%e per lb, Sweet Potatoes—Kiln dried Jerseys command #4 per bbl. Yc per lb. 7oc per bu. Turnips—25e per bu. We will pay this week for live poultry, deliv- ered at our store, No. 8 South Ionia street, as follows: Live. | Chickens, No. 1 a Seca ee ae 6%e C—O eee 6c Old Roosters... eee 5@5%4e eee... 8@s%ec a ee 9e Cae. oda ee lee ce . 06 Raves (uudrawn)................... We per doz. Will ship coops to any address, free. 0. CLYDE TUCKER & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, THE MICHIGAN GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Chas. J. Worfel has purchased the cigar manufacturing business of A. Wor- fel & Son at 311 Second street. G. J. Johnson, cigar manufacturer at 347 South Division street, has decided to embark in the wholesale leaf tobacco business. E. B. Stevens is back in his old posi- tion as local manager for L. F. Swift & Co., J. P. Fetterly having been recalled to the home oftfice in Chicago. F. A. Wilcox has opened a grocery store in Baltimore township, eight miles southeast of Hastings. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. The Grand Rapids Fruit Cleaning Co., which has heretofore done business in a 20x40 two-story building on Kent street alley, has erected an addition, 21x38 feet in dimensions in the rear of the former factory, and introduced all of the latest improved machinery adapted to its use. The office of the company will continue to be located in the store of Peter Schuit, Manager of the company. H. Leonard & Sons contemplate cele- brating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the house by merging the business into a stock company under the same style. The business was estab- lished by the Jate Heman Leonard in the spring of 1844 and was located on the present site of the retail store of the house on Monroe street. Mr. Leonard had made three attempts to establish a business prior to this time, all of which ended in failure, but no one suffered a dollar’s loss, as he went back to work at the carpenter’s bench each time until he had paid his debts in fulk. Mr. Leonard started in business as a retail grocer, gradually working into the crockery busi- ness until 1866, when Chas. H. Leonard finished school and assumed the active management of the business, closing out the grocery stock as quickly as possible. He soon worked into the jobbing busi- ness, selling goods on the road himself and then coming home and packing them for shipment. In 1871 Frank Leonard was admitted to partnership and the firm name was changed from H. Leonard & Son to H. Leonard & Sons, and in 1876 Fred Leonard was admitted to partner- ship, involving no change in the firm name. In 1885 the firm built the four- story brick block on the corner of East Fulton and Spring streets, which is oe- ecupied exclusively by the wholesale de- partment. The growth of the has been remarkable. having kept pace with the steady advancement of Grand Rapids as a jobbing market. ane —— © <> Gripsack Brigade. Jas. B. MeInnes is rejoicing over the advent of a9 pound girl, which arrived at his home on Saturday. F. A. Cadwell, Western Michigan iepresentative for Snedicor & Hathaway, has purchased the handsome residence at 67 Terrace avenue and is already lo- cated in his new home. P. W. Crosby, who has been connected with the wholesale grocery house of Symons Bros. & Co., of Saginaw, for several years, has resigned his position and accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Whitney & Plum branch of the United States Baking Company of Bay City. Southern Michigan. business He will travel in Western and | Elmo J. Edmunds, son of Wm. B. Edmunds (Thorp, Hawley & Co.), the Bangor heavyweight, has facturers of penny goods at Cincinnati, and will accompany his trips through Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,, Illinois and Wisconsin. The young manis about as broad as he is long and he and his father make a combination which will New York and create a panic among the hotel men along their route. B. G. VanLeuven, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements of Post E, has promulgated a notice, calling the cohorts of drummerdom together on Saturday evening of this week to partici- pate in the ‘‘first monthly good time and dance” of the Post at Elk’s Hall. Secre- tary Owen will be on hand to receive the annual Post dues for this year, and Sec- retary Mills, of the State body, will be there to receive the death assessments of any who wish to pay at that time. It is hoped that there will be a large and representative turnout on that oceasion. Chas. F. Ballard, Eastern Michigan representative for the New York Biscuit Co., was in town last week, full of avoir- dupois, good sense and good humor, as usual. Mr. Ballard says he proposes to introduce a resolution at the next meet- ing of Post C, Michigan Knights of the Grip, providing that the expenses of the organization be curtailed as much as possible and that all the members pay the annual dues of $2 a year, the net bal- ance to be devoted to the chartering of a train to conduct the members and their families from Detroit to the Grand Rap- ids convention next December. M. C. Burch, attorney for the Grand Rapids widow of Richard T. Scott, of Fenton, and Clarence Tinker, attorney for Ella C. Scott, the Fenton widow, have on behalf of their respective clients, en- tered into an agreement for a satisfac- tory division of the $4,500 life insurance carried by the deceased, $2,000 in the A. O. U. W., $2,000 in the K. O. T. M. and $500 in the Knights of the Grip. The money will be paid into the hands of W. W. Millard, cashier of the State Bank of Fenton, who will make the distribution according to the terms of the stipulation now in his hands. Scott’s estate, outside of the insurance, will not pay his debts. a The Grocery Market. Sugar—lit is the unexpected that al- ways happens. When the price of re- fined sugars declined ‘¢e last Friday, placiug granulated on the basis of 4c in New York, some attributed the break to competition with foreign grades, but those more familiar with the situation claimed that it was due to the near ap- proach of the time when Congress must decide the tariff question, with a view to influencing legislation in favor of the combination known as the Sugar Trust. Some, to be sure, attributed the break to local competion and to a desire on the part of the Trust to squeeze the raw market, but the general opinion seemed to be that political effect was the princi- pal cause for the unexpected reduction in price—all of which goes to show that no one Knows anything about the situa- tion except the men at the helm of the Trust, for bright and early Monday morning came a telegram, announcing a general advance of 4¢¢ a pound all along the line. The advance comes at an inop- portune time, as no one had sufficient engaged to. travel for Fowler, Demrath & Co., manu- | father on his | confidence in the stability of the market |! | last week to order very heavily, so that a little, if any, advantage will be gained by the trade by the unprecedented low | price which was held five full days last week. Tobaceo — Seotten has advanced the price of his cheap smokings le and his medium and cheap fine cuts 1@2}4e. Oranges — Are moving freely. This week’s quotations are a shade below last week’s figures. Lemons — The uneertainty of ocean freights has raised prices somewhat but a drop may come at any time. Only fruit of the best quality is being handled at present. > _-+ The Hardware Market. The market has been so quiet and prices so stationary that it has hardly seemed necessary to prepare a market report the past two weeks, and, while there is but little change in the situa- tion, we will report it as we find it. Trade for 1893—in volume—was not | satisfactory, owing to the great falling | off the last half of the year. While we} first half of 1893. fore we will not attempt to explain, ex- cept to say that there seems to be mani- fest a disposition by all business men and manufacturers to pursue a more con- servative course, both in buying goods and selling on credit. If the tight times through which we are passing will only be a lesson to those who have trusted out other peoples’ goods, and been unable to meet their bills when due; if it will only restrict them in giving credit them so they can do nearer a cash busi- ness, we will say, ‘‘Welecome the finan- cial panie through which we have passed and are now emerging from.” O Wire Nails—Never in the and bring history of wire nails have they been as low. Can it last? Manufacturers say not. Less than the cost of production is the price | Mich. OW Sstep= p* TNER W, \NTED—I WISI $2,000 shoe stock and n y time | stock in good tow1 1 will exchange ) shoes Address No 843, > Michig look for a fairly satisfactory business in | 1894, we do not expect it to equal the | The why and where- | | sonal pre to-day—$1.15 at the mill in carloads be- ing now quoted, while $1.20 for small lots and $1.60@1.50 from stock is the; present market. Barbed Wire—Many orders are now being placed for spring shipment at 85 for painted and $2.15 for galvan- ized in carload lots at the mill, while $2.25@2.65 is the price from stock. Window Glass—Remains weak, very little prospect of any change the present. Sap Pans, Pails the time to prepare for sugar Prices remain the same as last year. with for and Spouts—Now is making. i i lem “The Student” Cigar. | C. W. Dierdorf has been appointed sole | agent for the Student Cigar Co., manu- | facturer of ‘‘The Student’? cigar. This | is the only brand exclusively for eash, enabling the manufacturer to avoid all the losses incident to the credit busi- ness and put $40 stock in a $35 cigar, be- sides allowing 6 per cent. cash discount. Branch office for Michigan, 347 South Division street, Grand Rapids. sold i i ip rti : : trunk line o of Trade well es dress No. 846 ear — RENT—AFTER storercgom 00 f and locat 1 and wall dress R. S. e Michiga i {EKM AN G checks, star dress, by mail 20 if lost W. Walters, 136 Sout! SILVER POCKE Satis faction ‘TO CORRESPO OR For sate NOR EXCHANGE real estate, ¢ fur prover) RO rds, 600 Addre No. & e R32 AOR “SALE—LAND mer resort. comprisi rods of water front, o 1 near Petoskey. Excelle rook trot rickerel fishing: for bathi ing. Santight coe eens ps make up the few. The masses are con-| Fitchville ........ 7 (Ute Mii... ..... 8% : |. rl | eee eee... .....- 6 o Nonpareil ..10 demned to hard work, in many cases! Fruitofthe Loom %. 7%|Vinyard...... ae 8% with large families to support, and in all | Pattmount........-. ea ee a i esi : en ~~ ah subjected to the vicissitudes of industrial | HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. _ . . : ie... ---_._.. a Dwight Anchor..... 8% depressions, financial panics, bad crops | Parwell....... ..... and other conditions beyond ordinary | a gaateom Scns eontrol. | Housewife - es i Housewife 7 6% Wise statesmanship would be directed | ‘ Cc SEG? 4 Be to the securing of general prosperity for | Ul th . oH ; ala aay oe the people and the revival of every great | ; F _-oTgl ig % OE ° : . ' a... 7 ss Li -10 industry and popular interest, but, un- | ‘ a. ral “ a ite fortunately, there are vastly more politi- a + oa - “188 cians than statesmen, and the politicians ' - + | . a> _— 7 are only concerned to secure their own ‘ -— 10% | benefit, not that of the people. They i =" . — have learned, too, that it pays better to P........ 14%4| ae : CARPET WARP. legislate for the rich than for the masses. | Peerless, white......18 |Integrity colored...20 Therefore, while politicians are at the a +20, |White Star... -.---.18 front. there is little prospect of improve- — goons. . . wien al oo |Nameless ee 20 ment. FRANK STOWELL. “ 3 | oo 25 TT i “ a lc eG 27H “ He May Own, but Not Move It. go cutie hoae ee = | a “oe J. & Soule, of New York,ownsarail-i| “* ...-....... 18 | Se 35 road in Kansas, and is very much an- | Coraline oe ....89 50| Wonderful . &4 50 ‘ed to fine at “g ‘ 7 » | Schilling’s. . -o. 2 Cee... ........ 47 mont a ) in i that he ¢ mnot do what he | Davis Waists .... 9 00\Bortree’s .......... 9 00 will with hisown. Itis not much of a| Grand Rapids..... 4 50|Abdominal........ 15 00 aan : CORSET JEANS. road, being only twenty-seven miles long, | armory ............. 6% |Naumkeagsatteen.. 7% though it was at first intended to be a ——o ce 5 lceeniaean oe ve great deal longer. It has never had any Brunswick - 64| Walworth seeee - 6% rolling stock, and fora while has been}... turkey iii 54 Be iperwick tracies.... 6% leased and operated by the Rock Island |“ « robes.......- 5%4|\Clyde Robes........ Road. Its business has falien off with ’ paves 5i! Cc carter Oak fancies 4% the hard times to practically nothing at] (Puts... S%)DelMarine coshm's. 5% all, and when the Rock Island’s lease; « staples --.-.- 5 |Eddystone fancy.. 5% expired recently it was not renewed. . shirtings ... 4 | ' chocolat 5% Mr. Soule went out and took a look at it, ee S34 Ui a a and then went to Chicago and sold the | ‘american shirtings. : Hamilton fan | rails and ties to acontractor, who wanted | Argentine Grays.. aa OG to use them in Texas. When he went to! a — -: . ogee Ss 4 take up the road the people of the coun-| Arnold Merino..... 6 |Merrimack D fancy. 5% try through which the road passed op- " gee =. o% Merrim’ck shirtings. 4 . , . * . . se posed it, and the United States district iL oneal 7” Pacific —: oe judge enjoined him from pulling up the “gold seal..... oc. 6sabe......... 6 track. Soule says that the road is his, ‘« green seal TR 10%) Portsmouth robes... 6% and that he can do what he pleases with i =" seal.. ta Simpson = = it, but the court says that though he “o Ty Sak ae oriid bieck. 5% owns the road, the people of the country | Ballon solid black.. Washington indigo. 6% through which it passes have their rights ie ad colors. a ray A nag | in it, too. | and orange... 6 - plain Tky = xX _ >.> _—__ Berlin solids........ 5% r * . oe ‘ A leading merchant says that prices . ; oo —— Tar “x have not come down so much since the “ Foulards 5% wane Washington holidays as they generally do, thereason| ‘“ red%... 7 Turkey red %. 7 being that they had already come down! {,, x 75 o% a. ia 9% as far as it was safe to cut them before} «= « 34¥XXxX 12 /Riverpoint robes.... 5% Christmas, in order to stimulate sales. | Cocheco fancy. _. Windsor fancy ne 6% He declares that a good many things are | i madders... 5 5 | indigo = mee sold at an actual loss rather than tohave| « — golids...... . [Harmony......... . 4% them taking up room any longer with no} aca pores chance of selling at a profit. One of the | Hamilton N a ea a a signs of hard times is reduction in prices oe ee ee of food at some of the restaurants, where | ine Awning..11 |Swift River......... 7% the owners have made a “horizontal re- | Farmer... --- ---- ne eo 13s duction” of 5 cents on each item on the | Lenox Mills .....-.. 8 iC@tteoen |. 16 bill of fare. COTTON DBILL, ' i Atinntn, ae ee eee 8 If poverty is a crime, wealth must be, . sini een a capital offense. Cnitton, Le NOS 7 DEMINS. Amoskeag.....,....... {Columbian brown. .12 e ooK......... Everett, -vre otek 12 ' brown ..... own. ....12% are... 11% Haymaker ee... 1% Beaver Creek AA...10 brown... 7% i Be...5 eee... 11% " co... cancer .......... 12% Boston. Mtg Co. br.. 7 Lawrence, oo... .- 13% blue 8% No. 220....13 “* da twist 108 a No, 250....11% Columbian XXX br.10 ' No. 280....10% XXX bl.19 GINGHAMS. Anaomees ...... -... 6 |Lancaster, staple... 6 ‘* Persian dress 7 . fancies . 7 C Canton .. 7 ' Normandie 7 . ay ...... &%|Lancashire.......... c Teazle...10%|Manchester......... 5% . Angola. -10% Monogram.......... 6% _ Persian.. 7 |Normandie........ 7 Arlington staple.... 614/Persian............- q Arasapha fancy... 4% | Renfrew Dress. ..... T% Bates Warwick dres 74%/Rosemont..........- 6% ise staples. 6 |Slatersville......... 6 Centennial......... 10% —— 0 ren ws... oe 7% Cumberland staple. 5%/| Toil ng Nord.. . 8% Combertand.... .... 5 |Wabash. . % eee... 4% _ seersucker.. 7% ee a Everett classics..... 8%|Whittenden......... 8 Exposition.......... Tg . heather dr. 7% ee. .......... 6% ’ indigo blue 9 Gilenarven.... ...... 6%|Wamsutta staples. . -— eeereed........... 7% Westbrook eke eco es ee 10 Jobnson Vhaloncl %/Windermeer.... .... 5 - ae bee Sees... .....--.-- 6% i zephyrs....16 GRAIN BAGS, Amastang ieee ees 14 mene oe 14 ——. - 1... — ee 14 ee THREADS. Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour'’s..... ..... 95 Coats’, F....... - (Mereeeire.... .....- 90 Holyoke. bidecrecersae 22% KNITTING COTTON. White. Colored. White. — Pa «6S. Ce = io. M....... 37 . ...... =i hc 3 - 40 Y 18. 44 * 2... 36 -_—t > =. 45 CAMBRICS. Slater. . ue = ee.......... 6 White Star......... « (Leckwood...... ... 4 ae 4 |Wood’s. . 4 Newmarket......... 4 |Brunswick . 4 RED FLANNEL. Fireman...... .224%/(T W . 2% Cresdmore........-. ee ae RY NUE BE Be osc s es Wer eee...,,.... 35 Pambiees...... .....Begrcmeye.... ........ R% MIXED FLANNEL. Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17% a iG Women W ......... 18% Wieeee...... ...... 18% om r........... 8, 18% 6 os Western........ Flushing XXX...... 23% Union oa > a 23% DOMET FLANNEL. Nameless.....8 @9 go 9 @10% es 8%@10 C 12% CANVASS AND PADDING. Slate. Brown. Black. [Slate Brown. Black. % 9% 944 /10% 16% 10% 10% 10% 10%/11% 11% 11K 11% 11% 11%}12 12 12 12% 12% —— 20 20 Severen, 8 os........ 2 TWest Point, 8oz....10% Mayland, Coe... 10 oz 12% Greenwood, 7% oz. On is a... 13% Greenwood, 8os....11%|Stark “ ......... 13% Poston, 6 on.......-. 10% /|Boston, 10 oz........ 12% WADDINGS, White, Gos......... 25 |Per bale, 40 dosz.. - 83 50 ee, G.......28 Ree «Cj. 750 SILESIA8. Slater, Iron a _s cewmerst.......... 10% Red < ee... 454.,-u-,. a ” ee se -.10% Bedford ee ee 10% ’ Best AA. ie Coe... .., — eee — Ly eee el, - h SILKE, Corticelli, dos....... an knitting, twist, doz. ., per %oz ball...... 30 50 yd, doz. .40 HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS. No 1 Bl’k & White..10 (No 4 Bl’k & White..15 - @ - ti 66 ' —_— = 3 “ -_it = " oo! PINS. No 2—20,M C....... 50 pe 4—15 sf 3%...... 40 * S-22,6 0........ 45 | COTTON TAPE. No 2 White & BI’k..12 |No 8 White & BI’k..20 - « - t= . a « ¢€ _ oe | " . «a SAFETY PINS. POOR cies esc. me eee. 2 36 NEEDLES—PER &. A. eee... ......,- 1 @|Steamboat.... ...... 40 Cee e....... »--- [ooo aen.......... 1 50 Rama s........ ook Or, ow. ose n 1 00 TABLE OIL CLOTH. 5—4....175 6—4... eee 65 6—4...2 30 OTTON T WINES, Cotton Sail Twine. — oes .........-... 14 [eee ........ 12 Rising Star 4-ply 17 Peon... ..-. 5.5 18% -p y.. Ae | I oa ceo et perth Glee... 20 I eae ee 13 | Wool Standard 4 —o Cherry Valley...... > owhattan ......... Pee 18% PLAID OSNABURGS ae, ..... 20... 6%|Mount Pleasant.... 6% Aremeeoe........-.. ee le 5 I coin ica cs ee Turton ..........-. 5% St oee,.......... © Poe... 6 I iy ction oy 6% — Ns iy ODES SHE BOUTS, SHOES, anno RUBBERS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Menthol Inhaler AN’S aha _Cata rrts, Hay Fever, Headache, Neuralgia, Colds, Sore Threat. The first inhalations stop sneezing, snuffin coughing and headache. This relief is wort the price of an Inhaler. Continued use will complete the cure. Prevents and cures Sea Sickness On cars or boat. The cool exhilerating sensation follow- ing its use is a luxury to travelers. Convenient to carry in the pocket; no liquid to drop or spill; lasts a year, and costs 50c at druggists. Regis- tered mail 60c, from KK. D. ‘CUSHMAN, Manufacturer, Three Rivers, Mich ° (<2 Guaranteed satisfactory. Halon, Lyol & C0, 20 & 22 Monroe St., OUR FULL LINE OF Holiday -:- Goods Now ready, including a large assortment of ALBUMS, TOILET SETS and NOVELTIES. THE LARGEST LINE OF DOLLS SHOWN IN THE STATE. KALAMAZOO PANT i OVERALL CO. 221 EK. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich. Our entire line of Cotton Worsted Pants on hand to be sold at cost for cash. If interested write for samples, Milwaukee Office: ing. Our fall line of Pants from #9 to 842 per dozen are now rveady. An immense line of Kersey Pants, eve y pair warranted not to rip. Bound swatches of entire line sent on approval to the r Room 502 Matthew Build - « y 7 «= ~Y a ~ ‘ 4 wb “a a “e tu @h 4 s » - ~ t+ aad a y % « » ~ ~ s 4 wb “2 a ue Ly on 2 rN » - ~~ 4 ~ aad a wy 2 « & - a - THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. - Elements of Weakness in a Commer- cial College Education. Commercial colleges are modern insti- tutions. They teach book-keeping, pen- manship, rules for calculating interest, percentages, annuities and other arith- metical results used in commercial oper- ations. Young men who formerly went into business as apprentices and ecom- menced a commercial career by sweeping out the store now start out as full-fledged clerks, or even as proprietors. A business education is a valuable ac- quisition to every man, for this is essen- tially a commercial age, and it cultivates a practical side of life which might other- wise be too much neglected. Moreover, there is nothing in a practical commer- cial education which millitates against poetry and romance. Samuel Rogers, the popular English poet of a generation ago, was a banker, while Charles Lamb was a clerk in the East India mercantile house in London. But it not neces- sary to go back even a generation of men for examples, for many a _ successful writer of rhyme and romance has had his genius first nurtured in commercial life and associations. But there is one sphere of commercial practice to which schools give no intro- duction. It is the true art of buying and selling. To be a salesman in the true sense of the word one must be a judge of the articles in which he deals, and he must know at all times their market value. He should be able to take hold of a line of merchandise and sell it with- out regard to the invoice price. Ina word, he must be thoroughly acquainted with the articles he handles. But that is only one part of the qualification of a first-class salesman. He must possess a sort of hypnotic power over his custom- ers, not to deceive or cheat them, but to gain their confidence and attention. He must be able to find customers where other attempting salesmen wholly fail. is These are the qualities that make up aj} of the man, provided he be honest and and energetic, is worth a great any commercial business. precisely the qualities learned in any school, business itself, can be acquired, nature the address and the manners re- quired to gain confidence and favor. One book-keeper may be much like another, but there is a vast difference in salesmen, and those possessing the real talents for salesman first class, and only some of them and such a} active | deal to | And these are | that cannot be; but in the actual | for a man must have by | the business can command wages that no | mere accountant dare dream of. Customers soon discover the differences | in the salesmen and women who them. Some of these are so capable of securing the favor and confidence of buy- ers that they make steady customers for their employers. Others, on the con- trary, repel trade and drive away cus- tomers from a house with which they had been accustomed to trade. Such em- ployes should be rated according to their powers of attraction or repulsion. Even the most stupid buyer notes the admir- able qualities of some of the salespeople, and the repellant powers of others, and customers who do not like to be hec- tored and browbeaten, or neglected and treated with contempt, will not twice ex- pose themselves to such treatment, while many atime Mr. A. or Miss B. is special- ly enquired for by shoppers who have learned their courtesy, kind and accom- modating dispositions and ability to please. serve | High qualities as salespeople should be appreciated and liberally paid for by employers in mercantile lines, for such persons are not as numerous as could be wished. It lies within every man or woman who is engaged in selling goods to cultivate the accomplishments and manners requisite to distinction in their business, and those who attain success will always be appreciated. Such are more difficult to’find than book-Keepers. The former must possess special knowl- edge and tact. The latter can get along with even a routine acquaintance with accounts. A. S. M. >_< Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons. ALBERT N. AVERY, MANUFACTURERS’ AGENT FOR CARPETS ald DRAPERIES, 19 So. Ionia S8t., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Special Sale of Lace and Chenille Curtains. Merchants visiting the Grand Rapids market are invited to call and inspect my lines, which are complete in every respect. In placing orders with me you deal directly with the manufac- turer. BUY THE PENINSULAR Pants, Shirts, aud Overalls Once and You are our Customer for life. Stanton & Morey, DETROIT, MICB. Gro. F. OwEN, Salesman for Western Michigan, 59 N. Union St., Grand Rapids. BALD eta ANe, NO CURE, NO MUSTACHE, NO PAY. NO PAY. DANDRUFF CURED. I will take Contracts to grow hair on the head or face with those who can call at my office or at the office of my agents, provided the head is not glossy, or the pores of the scalp not closed. Where the head is shiny or the pores closed, there isnocure. Call and be examined free of charge. If you cannot call, write to me. State tho exact condition of the scalp and your occu- pation. ROF. G. BIRKHOLZ, Room 1011 Masonic Temple, Curcaco. Residence Hardware Price Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGUBS AND BITS. dis. faces... ee. 60 Cy 40 ee ae 25 deenwieee. wemecme........-............ .. 50&10 AXES. First Quality, 8. B. Bronze D. B. Bronze.. ‘ S. B. S. Steel : aoee............. 13 50 BARROWS 4 aie... 8 14 00 ae .......:....... net 30 00 BOLTS. dis. ee 50&10 aoa OO 75&10 Pee ee 40&10 Sleigh EE 70 BUCKETS. Wa. es... $350 Ce ee ea 400 BUTTS, CAST. dis. Coe Loeee Fim, Gree... 6.44... ow 70& Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 60&.0 WUPOMEE EOGGG Fee cc... ok ccc ce sce eee 60&10 Weeeeeet Pee... 60&10 | Wreuget bitte Bind... 60&10 vos ei. oe % pe Ae 70&14 ee Perens... . ae ee 70 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, list April 1892. . 60&10 CRADLES, OOO ig. 50&02 CROW BARS. i Coe eee... perb 5 CAPS. iiystt0...... ee, Sait m si th " 66 Gb .......... 1. 35 | [Ce [ 60 CARTRIDGES, Mun Mire...... ec | ee Comtral Wire. ee dis. 2} CHISELS. dis. | Rac 70&10 | Saget Wranie T0&16 | ——,,ti‘iéCOCOCOCCC#C#CSCC 70&10 Socket Slicks . a “ 70&10 | Butchers’ Tanged Firmer.. ie COMBS. dis. Curry, lawrenees.....................-.... 40 | OCR 25 | : CHALE. White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis, 10 | COPPER, | Planished, 14 oz cut togize... .. per pound 28 | i4 _—_———_—_————_—_—eee 26 | Cold Rolled, 14x56 and eee 23 | Cold Rolled, Tee... ...................... 23 oem es. eee ee ee 25 DRILL8. dis. monsen Te Boe. 50 | Taper and straight Shank................. 50 | Morsc’s Taper Sikamk .................... 50 | DRIPPING PANS, fuels Since, Sek pote ...................... 07 -eepoeees por pound ..... ............... 6% ELBOWS. Com. 4 ees 61n.. . Gos. -_ = oe a Ghee. ................... peceet secs 3 40810 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark’s, small, 818; ry a. 30 Ives’, 1, $18: Se 25 FILES—New List. dis. Disston’s . 14 : _...-...... oe New American. eee 60&10 Michelsen. ...... -. ...... ee 60410 eee 8 i 5 Hetler’s Horse Hagpe... ......---........... 50 | @ALVANIZED IRON. Nos. 16 to 2; 22 and M4; % and 2%; 27 28 | in 6 Ul 14 15 6 i] Discount, 60 GAUGES. dig. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 50 KNOBs—New List. dis. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .............. 55 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 55 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55 Door, porcekein, tinmiings................. 55 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain............. 7 LOCKS8—DOOR. dis. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55 Mallory, Wieder & Cova................... 55 + ......._....._.................... 55 ——...l,rtrtrt«t«‘“‘;«<;«C;C;«C«C;«;«;«;é«;é«zé«zwé«i«é‘éé‘éyj‘yj’”’N. 55 MATTOCES, Boe ee....................,... $16.00, dis. 60 eee... $15.00, dis. 60 a $18.50, dis. 20&10. MAULS. dis. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handied............... MILLS. dis. Coffee, Forse Cay........ ............... 40 P. 8. & W. Mfg. Co.’s =. 40 = Tender, ferry &Coms............ 40 | oreo ....... Met ewues 30 MOLASSES GATES. "dis. Bromma Pescern..................-.-+-.--5. 60&10 Peet Cee gg. une. nse. a Enterprise, self-measuring............ 2 25 NAILS Advance over base, on both Steel and —e Ce ee 50 Wire oe, OO... -.-- ....... - 8 eae e cs cue, 90 a—............... ....... .. PLANES. Otte Peet Co.'s fancy ...................... ore Dee... Sandueny Tool Co.'s, fancy................. ee Stanley Rule and — " woee, . .... oe Bee... .... dis.60—10 aan, palsies ee eens oes eee dis. 70 RIVETS. dis. EE 40 Copper Hivets and Burs.................... 50—10 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. “A” Wood's — —* Noa. 24 to 27 5 20 “B” Wood ed, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20 "8 pat. Broken saul on per oe extra. | Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2,3 | State. | Granite Iron Ware ..... Solid Eyes... HAMMERS. eee a diz. a dis. 25 vorbes & Plumb’s Ro dis. 4041 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...... B0e list 6 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel Hand HINGES, . 800 40&10 .... dis. 0&10 . ‘per ‘doz. net, 2 50 Screw ‘Hook and ‘Strap, ‘to 12 in. 4% 14 and OO : 3% Screw Hook and Eye, \.. ee 10 © . : Mee ee os «Oe . ° [ Me s.ec se... | " c x. ......... met 4 Strap aid 2... dis. 50 H ANGERS. dis, Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 Champion, anti- friction .. 60810 Bieoer, Wood Ack ............... | 40 HOLLOW WARE. rom........-.... BOI Kettles. . ee tse 60&10 Sider... .... ae oy oes eles ees . 60810 crey Coeeeree................ . 40810 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware....... / .....new list - Japanned Tin Ward... es list aBxg&10 WIRE goons. dis, rg a i" 70810810 Screw Eyes. TO &10810 | Book's .... na 708104810 Gate Hooks and Eyes. Lone . 70&10&10 LEVELS. dis.7 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... a | ROPES. Sisal, % inch and larger ...... 9 Raa. aa 13 SQUARES. ais. Steel and Iron..... a 7% Try and Bevels............ 8 make... Pe SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. roe eo .......... 77) concerned, there are evidences of a brighter prospect ahead. Warned by the disasters which have taken place, the ‘railroad managers of the country have inaugurated a more careful system. Operating expenses have been cut down and every economy resorted to which is caiculated to favor- ;}ably affect the net earnings. It is, ; therefore, likely that 1894 will witness |fewer railroad insolvencies than the | year just passed, and that, consequently, there will be a radical improvement in | railroad securities. THE ANTI-OPTION BILL. | | Among the measures likely to be short- ily brought to the attention of Congress jis Mr. Hatch’s bill dealing with trading ‘in farm products for future delivery. | Although Mr. Hatch insists upon reviv- ‘ing his bill of last year, he is willing, as a result of his former experience, to modify the measure in some important points. Thus, for instance, he now pro- poses to cut down the license demanded of dealers in futures one-half and to re- duce the tax upon transactions consider- ably. This change is due tothe charges made against the original bill that it was not a revenue measure at all, but a prohibit- ory measure. Mr. Hatch now proposes to reduce the license and tax to a point where many dealers would still find it de- sirable to remain in business, and thus the Government would secure an addi- tional revenue. Mr. Hateh is clearly inconsistent in this course and shows that he has weak- ened considerably in his anti-option ideas. He advocated the original bill strictly on its prohibitive character, his avowed purpose being to entirely stamp out future trading. Finding that many members of Congress were unwilling to accept, measure, a. bill which promised no revenue, a change was found expedient, hence it is now proposed that the bill should be so ar- ranged as to permit a continuance of the business by the payment of a revenue to the Government. If it is now desired to actually tax transactions in futures for the of securing a revenue, Mr. Hatch’s bill is surely but a poor measure, as the taxes proposed are still so high as to be all but prohibitive. Moveover, if the anti-option bill to be considered a revenue bill, pure and simple, its refer- ence to the Ways and Means Committee So im- possible a scheme from a revenue stand- point cannot but meet the opposition of the members of the Ways and Means Committee, hence the measure, if sent to that Committee, is likely to meet with but scant ceremony. as a revenue purpose is will become a matter of course. A DANGEROUS INCENDIARY. If ever a man was guilty of inciting to riot and rebellion, the new Master Work- man of the Knights of Labor (Sovereign) has laid himself to the charge in his recently published sereed anent the He says that such an act on the part of the gov- ernment would justify a call to arms, and goes on in this strain: ‘‘God forbid that we should ever again feel justified in using bullets in a country where bal- lots are so free. open issuance of government bonds. I suggest that upon the first attempt of Congress to grant the au- thority asked by the Secretary, the mem- bers of our order from Maine to Califor- nia hold indignation meetings and send an unequivocal! protest to their respective members The issuing of bonds is an outrage upon a liberty-loving people, and should brand with eternal infamy every name connected with the disreputable transaction.”? The work- ingman, he argues, has to pay the inter- est on the debt of the government, and thus the rich are made richer at the ex- pense of labor, and he calls upon organ- ized labor to put its foot down on the scheme so hard that ‘‘the very capitol at Washington will tremble from its right- eous protestations.’’ Mr. Sovereign holds a position of very great and irresponsi- ble influence, which makes his shallow fumings the law and the gospel to hun- dreds of thousands of men in this coun- try, and such stuff as this is sure to lead to trouble. He ought to be called down at once. of Congress. + “~ a THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. REFORMING THE SALOON. The strongest hold which the barroom has upon men, next to the fact that it furnishes them with liquors, is that it is virtually a clubroom, where they can drink, play cards and be comfortable at a small expense. Rich men have their splendidly fur- nished and luxuriously appointed eclub- houses, but the poorer classes get corres- ponding accommodations in the average barroom. This fact forms a strong claim of the drink saloon upon a large class of men, and any attempt to meet it must do so by offering to ties for comfort and ing men as many facili- enjoyment, minus the intoxicating liquors. A recent essay of this sort has been | made in New York City, under the direec- tion of a number of prominent citizens. The project is to hire a house, fit it up neatly for clubroom purposes, have books and newspapers, where the patrons may read, write, play ecards and and be supplied with sandwiches, tea, onade and drinks. There is to be no parade of religion, and the only restraints will be of de- rand law. In all other respects the patrons will enjoy, at a very all they get in free clubrooms, with the exception of the intoxicating liquors comfortable rooms dominoes, pies, coffee, lem- other temperance those cency low price, It is proposed to establish a number of these localities most fre- quented by workingmen, and them eoncerns in give such inducements of decent comforts and accommodations as will successfully rival the barrooms. If this prop- erly done, there is no question but that vere such a scheme would operate most bene- ficially. There are many men who have no homes in which to spend their even- ings, and, unfortunately, should, but do not. too many who spend their evenings To them the drinking saloons comfort, companionship and eards. at home. offer Of course, liquors must be order to consumed in pay for the otherwise free ac- commodations, and it is possible that not would drink coifee, the strong liquors, if they could be got. a few men tea, or something of sort, in ference to pre To furnish such facilities is the object and, if properly of the new enterprise, | organized and carried into execution, it | would doubtless accomplish much good. In this connection it should be men- | tioned that the weakness of all temper- | ance iunch houses is that they all fail to | put up as good a meal for the same | money as do the drinking saloons. This | fact is the weakest fact in all such enter- that they can get a vastly give it prises. Thousands of men argue for the same money better meal in a barroom, and to up for something inferior would be against all economy. This is a _ fact which the reformers must meet. and, until they do so, their success will be but partial. — HARD TIMES. the United from THE RAILWAYS AND There is no interest in States pressions of trade and dustrial distress than do the If there are the have so much less of produce to trans- port and so much less of merchandise to carry back to the farmers. When, from any cause, times are bad, there is so much Jess consumption and so much less of travel, and by consequence just so much less work for the railroads to do and so much less of wages to be earned. the de- and in- | more financial railroads. railroads which suffers poor crops {closed out at bankrupt sale, | to non-union | for the first time. But not all of the distress which affects railroads is the result of hard times. Many railroads were built improvidently or in advance of the development of the country through which they run, while some are mismanaged. The Chicago Railway Age has been workiug among the statistics of the railways that are now in default, and it finds that there are now in the courts of the United States, being operated under the orders of the courts, 123 railways, with a mile- age aggregating 33,195, and representing in bonds and stock $1,727,500,000. Such interests tied up in the courts, much of the values to be extinguished by being which the original investors will lose all they the by put into them, show how seriously railways have suffered. en The local Typographical Union is now in a humiliating position, growing out of its utter failure to enforce its demand for higher wages. Realizing that its de- mand would not be acceded to and that it had lost the confidence of the people and the prestige of its members by mak- ing such a demand during a period of business depression, it appealed to the | International organization for assistance, and Robert Y. for Michigan and Ogg, Wisconsin, came on to He asked for a couference with the master printers, but before he had been here a day he could see that his mission would be a fruitless one, and promptly called the printers to- gether, telling them frankly that they had made a great mistake in attempting to bring about an wages at while thousands of eating snow balls, in their pockets. that the International of Detroit, organizer arrange a compromise. increase in this, were such atime as union printers with their union ecards He assured them organization would render them no as- sistance in their present unfortunate bebessessees and that they must extri- uncomfortable position in which they had placed them- selves by their unreasonable and unwar- that if their action re- sulted in the destruction of the Union and in opening every office in the town printers, would have no one but itself He then left the city, without courteous enough ference with the employing the la business principles, irrespective of those eate themselves from the ranted demand; the Union to blame being to recall his request for a con- printers, and tter are conducting their offices on rules and regulations of the Union which are unreasonable and unjust. Have you noticed that it is the least valuable person whois the first to get out of work? Purely Personal. Geo. H. Remington, formerly engaged in the retail grocery business at Bangor, | has taken the position of house salesman and assistant buyer for the Musselman Grocer Co. E. M. Johnson, of the Johnson Baking Co., at Owosso, was in town last Friday He was greatly im- pressed with the magnitude of the city and the variety of its interests. No sooner had W. J. Gouid begun to breathe easy as the result of his merging his wholesale grocery business into a stock company than his hired girl sued him for $15,000 damages for alleged in- juries received inthe explosion of a steam radiator at his home. The Dry Goods Market. Prices on prints are firmer. Merrimac light prints have advanced to 4 le, While Americans remain at the old price of 4c, cambrics have dropped to the old | price of 4c, after being quoted at 4c. The wash goods trade is now fairly under way and retailers are good sized bills of these goods of the popular brands at lower prices than last year. Styles in satines and faille-du- nords are very fine. New workin prints are selling well, but mostly in dark effects. Edinboro’ cords, jobbed at 81 sold at 64e. selecting some > & <> — A Bright Boy. deen Paper Co., at Otsego, is the father of a bright lad about half a dozen years old, who gives promise of developing into as great a master of repartee as his father. Meeting a gentleman on his way engaged in conversation with him, the gentlemen observed, father is at church.’’ ‘Oh, no,’’ replied the lad, ‘‘my father doesn’t go to church; my father is a busi- ness man.”’ ‘“*T suppose your > em, Jackson Jottings. G. B. Elliott & Co. have opened a new grocery store on South Mechanic street. D. B. Aiken has embarked in the gro- cery trade at the corner of Greenwood avenue and First street. The C. W. Whitmore stock of hard- ware was bid off for $80. Mr. Whitmore got into and out of business in short order, as he started last spring and got out in December. ——— oa The Drug Market. Opium is firm. Morphia is unchanged. American saffon is searee and Linseed oil has again advanced, count of higher prices for seed. White lead has declined. Ground flax seed has once. oo ae While hendenes is dullis a good time to make plans for making your business better when the reaction comes. higher. on ac- Your Bank Account Solicited. Kent County Savings Bank GRAND RAPIDS ,MICH. Covope, Pres. HENRY _ MA, Vice gy . VERDIER, Cashier K. VAN a Ass't C ‘ey. Transacts a General Banking Business. Interest Allowed on Time and Sayings Deposits, DIRECTORS: Jno. A. Covode, D. A. Blodgett, E. Crofton Fox, v.d.0 Brien, A.J. Bowne, Henry Idema, Jno.W.Blodgett,J. A. McKee, J. A. S. Verdier. Jno. A. es £ Deposits Exceed One Million Dollars, RATE REDUCED FROM $2 To $1.25 PER DAY AT THE Kent Hotel, | Directly opposite Union Depot, GRAND RAPIDS. Steam Heat and Electric Bells. thing New and Clean. BEACH & BOOTH, Prop’rs. FEA S ie. | HEADACHE POWDERS Geo. E. Bardeen, President of the Bar- | Stig Wh 1 when which last year | $e, are now being offered and | to Sunday school a few Sundays ago, he | eler a Cuaous Agents, Grand Rapids. Betor re Yot SEE THE SPRING L cous MANU FACT | ch DETROIT, MICH. Buy NE OF FINE I ‘URED BY ——-— ()- A FEW OF OUR TIES IN OXFORI NEW SPECIAL DS ARE The Juliet Bootee, Three Large Button Newport, Southern Tie and Prince Alberts. the line address Terrace Ave., Dealers wishing to see F. A. CADWELL, 67 Grand Rapids, Our “Oak” Gra S GUARANTEED SOLID THROUGHOUT. §5¢ . Be E and EE, 6 to 8, at E and EE, 8% to 12, at Heel or Spring, Heel or Spring, SEND FOR A SAMPLE DOZEN. | HIRTH, KRAUSE & CO., | 12 & 14 Lyon S8t., RAND RAPIDS, MICH. | | | | | ] T Pay the best profit. Order from your jobber. | WillA Always Gi Vor FROM ce LAMORERUK © \ B22), 3 SEND US YOUR BEANS WE WANT THEM ALL, NO MATTER HOW MANY. Full Market Value THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. State Board of Pharmacy. year—Ottms ie harmaceutical Soc ion of + 2 ques Drugs# Medicines. beginning to get uneasy, and are not tak- ing any too great pains to protect the re- tail trade, which they are finding will not in turn support them, and, so far from cutting being on the decrease, it seems to be on the increase. It has also been learned that manufacturers do not object to selling to wholesale grocers; this, be- |ing an entirely new departure from es- tablished customs, tends still further to eomplicate the question. The jobbers generally (if we may except those of De- troit) supply all demands from partiesin good credit, and no question is permitted | to arise that interferes with the distribu- tion of merchandise. Hence we cannot but recognize the discouraging outlook. In Detroit two or three cut-rate stores, one of them in connection with a large grocery concern, seem to be flourishing. Other sections of the State report cutting on the increase, and it would seem that if this organization desires to take any action upon this important matter, it ; must be done at once, and upon such a broad basis that it will bring into. union the entire trade of the State; or, on the other hand, we must expect to lose all control of this portion of our business, and sell at prices which will adjust them- selves according to the competition we meet. ; are t g growing ( g prices upon proprietary rations has absorbed a very large of attention from the several hes of the drug trade throughout t f ntr A casual g at the pre lition of affairs does not] of an encouraging | A extended examina- I a ye. About he evil has nownhn as ¢ : + and 1 Or Organizing r bodies } i tween BOXING AND CARTAGE. This has been a fruitful subject for discussion in the N. W. D. A. for many years, and there is no uniform rule regu- lating the charge for these items. They not billed by the Eastern jobber, they do not appear on invoices of West- ern houses, and those intermediate be- these territories are forced to j adapt themselves to either one or the | other of these customs as their trade de- i charge for box and ‘ jeast do not, though, of course, there are from State Phar-j| exceptions on both sides. | Druggists’ Association, | must be charged imands. It is quite generally settled, ij however, that all west of Cleveland eartage, while those According to Erie Wholesale these two items for. Your Committee recognize the propriety of a moderate charge for cartage, but protest against the injustice of a continuance of the charge for boxes, it being an established the rules of the Lake ; custom that packing cases furnished by ts| the proprietary medicine manufacturers are free. Three-fourths of the cases used by the jobber are received by him from manufacturers of such goods. The original packages containing drugs are also free, and there are but few packing cases that invelve any outlay, but, as above noted, the retailer must pay a le price for all packages—a sys- at is unjust in its operation. Your ; Committee would recommend a vigorous Ca ‘ ¢ pharmaceutical yay = t t ye now fiat \ ~ © « ¢ efforts of t I l m of fairs in} som n ant trade cen- te H While some | St i } pretty thorough | organiza ms such as Massac etts, Nebraska, Kansas (?), Baltimore, Cleve- i L, svi é . the local branches in St. Li sa ( -ago, when just upon the ev t rccomplishment of their mos I nt all to pieces throug faction of some mem- bers who had their own narrow and per- sonal interests closer at heart than the weal of the profession as a whole. Many States and many localities (Mich- igap, we regret to say, among them) have shown no desire whatever to with the League. has been red through lack of funds to The League sadly hampe co-operate | carry on its work, which funds could} come only from retail druggists them- selves, or their associations. So far. there has been effected of the retail no organization trade of the country to the extent which is necessary to make the movement a will be due solely to the | purposes. protest against the continuance of such i} charges. DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE OF PATENTS. The late rule adopted by many manu- facturers—at the instance of the jobbers —in enforcing an advance in the prices of many proprietary medicines of 10 per cent. in quantities of less than one-fourth ;| dozen is unjust toward the small buyer. Your Committee can see no reason why the buyer should be compelled to pay a ‘higher pro rata price for one-twelfth or | one-sixth dozen than for any other frac- tion of adozen. ‘The effect of this dis- crimination against the smaller dealer is to force him either to inerease his in- vestment in goods that may be unsalable, or submit toa reduction of his profits, in consequence of this overcharge by the jobber. Your committee believe that this ruleis unjust and unpopular with the entire retail trade, and should be abol- ished. The usual 10 per cent. profit to the jobber should be satisfactory. TROY WEIGHT. The practice of the manufacturing chemists of selling their products in con- tainers holding an avoirdupois ounce or pound, as the case may be, is opposed to the interest of the retailer, especially so with expensive chemicals put up in ounce containers and used only for prescription The number of grains in the ;avoirdupois ounce being 43714, and in success, and if it fails, it} the Troy 480, making a loss of over forty supineness and | grains which must*‘be taken into account lack of interest on the part of retail|/in estimating the cost of the package, druggists. Because of this general | is often overlooked in dispensing, sleepy condition, the manufacturers are| owing to the unnecessary difference in | the kinds of weights employed in buying the package at wholesale, and dispensing it under a different value at retail. Your committee believe that the same recog- nized weight should be used by the man- ufacturer as prescribed to the pharma- cist for dispensing: but cheap chemicals put up in pound packages, used for domestic or manufacturing purposes, should be sold as heretofore by avoirdu- pois weight. BULK GOODS FOR DISPENSING The refusal of manufacturers of prep- arations in large demand to supply such preducts in bulk instead of small con- tainers is worthy of consideration. The greatly increased cost of such prepara- tions involving the time and expense of useless handling, operates against the interests of the dispenser by imposing upon him a tax which is unnecessary, and confers but little profit to the manu- facturer, new glassware being so cheap that the accumulated small containers may be considered a nuisance not worth the room they occupy. Hence, manufac- turers should be willing to supply their products in bulk, ata price commensu- rate with quantity. ADULTERATED LINSEED OIL. The practice of mixing cheap oils man- ufactured for this special purpose has grown to an extent that will surprise many dealers who imagine the oil sold by them to be genuine linseed. Nearly every wholesale dealer in paints and oils receives calls from agents selling oils for mixing. This filling (usually of a min- eral oil base) is sold at prices varying from 22 to 28 cents per gallon. It has the appearance of true linseed, and may be mixed to the extent of 50 per cent. and sold for the genuine article. Several large dealers are engaged in selling the mixture by the barrel at prices averaging from three to five cents below the value of the genuine oil. Notably, a concern in Cleveland has sold a large number of barrels throughout Michigan. Their mode of doing business is not to guaran- tee the oil to be pure, but prime. As that term has no definite meaning, the purchaser is compelled to pocket his loss with as good grace as his feelings will permit; the word ‘‘prime” being used on their postal cards giving quota- tions for their oil. Your Committee have ascertained that the adulteration of lin- seed oil is not altogether confined to the wholesale dealers, but that the practice is spreading among smaller dealers, who thus render the business unprofitable to parties who desire to sell what their cus- tomers want, viz., pure linseed oil. This information is given in this report sim- ply for the purpose of explaining why some druggists can sell the article at less price than competing firms pay for honest goods. VALUE OF ONE’S OWN PRODUCTS. The value of the pharmacist of identi- fying hisown name to specialties, in- stead of purchasing such goods at whole- sale, cannot be overestimated. He should manufacture, as far as possible, his own Tooth Powder, Face Prepara- tions, Cosmetics, Lotions, and all the various ‘‘incidentals” of this class in constant demand, and continue multi- plying the specialties (to keep abreast of the times) under his own name. The value of proprietary rights in such goods cannot be overestimated, as the trade-mark brings customers who are influenced by the merit of such goods, while the labor and material are produc- tive of greatly increased profit. But the principal value of such domestic prepara- tions lies in the fact that the pharmacist thereby works for himself individually, instead of the manufacturer, who places competing duplicate goods in every store. The druggist’s individuality thus finds expression in his merchandise, and he thereby retains the entire benefits aris- ing from his enterprise. The number of articles that it is possible for him to manufacture and control is only limited by his skill in presenting them in attrac- tive form to the public, while the ably edited trade journals furnish excellent formulas for proceeding on these lines to an almost unlimited extent. NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING. The subject of contracts with pro- prietors for newspaper advertising is PURPOSES. worthy of our careful attention. It has been observed that this business is left almost wholly in the hands of the adver- tisers themselves, who use the name of the druggist in a promiscuous manner. He not only pledges the druggist to war- rant a cure, but in many instances states that he has personal knowledge of the nostrum he recommends, etc. In some cases he is advertised to give a written warranty of cures by the use of a certain number of boxes or bottles, to be paid for at one time. Every pharmacist at times has had to blush at what is printed over his own name, and but few even see the copy before it is handed over to the newspaper. If we expect to secure and retain publie confidence, all such newspaper promises made to mislead should be carefully expurged from all copy before it goes to the printer. The druggist, under the present custom of permitting almost unlimited license to manufacturers of proprietary medicines in the use of his name for advertising purposes, is inflicting an injury to his standing in his profession. How can he justify himself in claiming the privilege and right of compounding prescriptions from the physician, while openly urging the sale and use of nostrums, even of those in which he has no interest other than a vender. SUPPLY HOUSES. This is one of the most important questions commanding the attention of the druggist. The rapid growthof num- bers of these houses is a more serious menace than the cut-rate matter, inas- much as it strikes right to the root of his professional business, where must come into play his professional and technical knowledge. Could not druggists bring themselves the trade of physicians which is being rapidly alienated through the methods of these houses? INSURANCE. The insurance of drug stocks in small towns has been discussed at previous sessions of this Association. Statistics prove that the losses resulting from fires are very light, extra care being exercised in consequence of the inflammable char- acter of the merchandise so insured. Your committee claim that the rates of premiums, instead of being from three per cent. to five per cent. as at present charged, should be reduced at least fifty per cent., such reduction being only commensurate with risks assumed, the extent of which should be governed by statistics of losses instead of the arbi- trary rates now imposed by the under- writers, which are unjust toward the druggist. This complaint does not, so far as your committee can learn, apply to the cities; but the extortion is so great in some of the smaller towns that buta small portion of such stocks can bear the expense of the excessive premiums. VIOLATION PHARMACY LAW. Your Committee also desire to call the attention of the Association and of the Board of Pharmacy to what it believes a flagrant violation of the letter, and cer- tainly of the spirit of the law regulating the practice of pharmacy. While it is the right and privilege of physicians per- sonally to compound their own medi- cines, it is a well-known fact that this privilege is delegated to office boys, and that the common practice in the offices of most physicians who earry their stock of drugs is to have their prescriptions put up by unregistered assistants. This evil has already acquired a large degree of magnitude in the cities. The busy doctor finds but little time to spend at the prescription desk, hence the office help is called to take the place of the registered pharmacist. The tendency of permitting such violations of the law is to withdraw the legitimate work of the pharmacist to the doctor’s office. Your Committee believe that investigation will disclose the fact that the majority of physicians of the cities of this State who furnish their own supplies seldom employ registered pharmacists for this work. The responsibility of ob- taining evidence properly lies with the local druggist, but the financial loss and professional alienation would usually de- ter him from placing himself in an atti- tude of open hostility to the interests of OF THE (Continued on page 14,) a a THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Wtiddadie Pitios Current. Advanced—Saffron. Linseed Oil. Ground Flax Seed. Declined—White Lead. ACIDUM. DOS... .....s 8@ 10 Benzoicum German.. 65@ 7 oe 20 CArpGnrcum .......... 23@ 3 core ............. Ga Peparoenior ........... oe «CS eee 10@ 12 ere. 10@ 12 Phosphorium dil...... 20 eer eee... 1 30@1 70 Sulphuricum.. .. 196 5 Qo 1 40@1 60 i 3@ 33 AMMONIA, Acws, 16 deg.......... 3 20 deg... . Carbonas .... Chloridum ... ANILINE, MN ed cohen 2 00@2 25 ec tet ee wey os > % 00 ee 50 Wawa c. , 2 soG3 00 BACCAE. Cubeae (po 36)...... 2z@ 30 JOmIperue ............. 8@ 10 Xanthoxylum . 25Q 30 BALSAMUM, Sone bendes fete ceucs 45@ 50 ee eases @1 99 Terabin, Canada .... 60@ 65 ee. 35@ 50 CORTEX. Abies, Cansdian............ 18 i 11 Cimcnons Fieve. ............ 16 Euonymus atropurp........ 30 Myrica Cerifera, po......... 20 Prams Vermenl.............. 12 eS ee 10 eee 8c... .... 12 Ulmus Po (Ground 15)...... 15 EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza aa 24@ 25 a 33@ 35 Haematox, 15 Pi. tex... ne ia 13@ 14 - ae 14@ 15 ' igs... 146@ 17% ¥FERRU Carbonate Precip...... @ 15 Citrate and Quinia.... @3 50 Citrate Soluble........ @ 80 Ferrocyanidum Sol.... @ wO Solut Chloride........ @ 15 Sulphate, = ne .9@ 2 ' pure. _ a 4 FLORA. Seen ........... Lo 18@ 20 eee ............- @ 35 OE 50@ 65 FO)WA, Barosma . 50 Cassia “acuiltol, “in ' ree 5... 2.1... BQ 28 ” - Alx. 3@ SO Salvia officinalis, ‘4s a oe o. wo = ate ........,.... 8@ 10 @UMMI,. Acacia, ist picked.... @ 60 a hl @ 40 _ oo @ B “sifted sorta. @ 2 " i 60@ 80 Aloe, Barb, (po. ~ 50@ 60 Ca —. Pa @ 12 Soco ae a @ 50 Catechu, 1s, tnt 14 Ks, | an. ae ee (po. 3).. 33@ 36 as re 3W@ 55 ee, 3 45. 50@ 55 cochtuan ....... 35@ 10 osengga eae eae 2 50 Sane one, oe.......... 7@ 7% Guaiacum, vio 35) .. @ 30 Kino. _* _....... @1 15 ae... «8... = aeok. (po. ues Coll pe 3 S)........ 2 40@2 50 are 3@ 42 ' bleached..... 33@ 35 Tragacanth ...... -oses Seant OO HERBA—In ounce packages, Absinthium ................. 25 a See eee de 20 Lobel _. oe Jj a ——— Mentha = Cece aie 23 30 Saisie s eee 22 oo 25 MAGNESIA. Coaeeeed, Fae... .... 55 Carbonate, Pat........ 0@ w® Carbonate, K.4 &.. 20@ 2% Carbonate, Jenning5.. 33@ 36 OLEUM. Spee. ......... 3 50@4 00 i dalae, Dulc... .. 45@ 75 ae, Amarae....8 00@S 25 Ania bee cee eed el 1 70@1 8) Auranti Cortex....... 2 30@2 40 oe 3 25@3 50 Cee 3. 60@ 65 Carvopnyil .....,..... 75@ 80 le pai esea cus 35@ 65 Coeenean ........... @1 60 Cinpemeni ........... 1 10@1 15 hcetpmer, @ Conium Mac.......... 35@ 65 eee. .........:.... 80@ 9 eee... . as Exechthitog.......... 2 50@z Hrigeron ..............3 OO@2 Cemtneree 2 00@2 Geranium, ounce..... @ Gossipli, Sem. gal..... 70@ ae... 1 ie conte... Devencale ............ sae is, 2 4NDz montha Piper.......... 2 853 Mentha Verid......... 2 20@2 : Morrhuae, = ce | ae a a ounce. ; Orve ....... ck, si@e Pics Liquida, (gal..3 - 10@ meee 1 2@1 ail Loe eras 75@1 Rosae, ounce.......... 6 ~ 50 pete, Lk... 40@ ae... 90@1 aor 3 QT ceerne. oe = i 0 10 65 90 50 60 20 POTASSIUM. oe 18 bichromate .... 14 Bromide..... | 43 oe 2@ 15 Chlorate (po 23@25 234@ 26 rete ............., 50@ 55 Koes 2 90@3 00 Potassa, Bitart, = 27@ 30 Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15 Potass Nitras, opt Keene 8@ 10 Potass Nitras.......... 7@ 9 EYUeMete |... 28@ 30 Seipeese HO........... 15@ 18 RADIX, SOO i... 2 25 eee 20 = BeCuaee ........ | 12@ 15 —, ~~... @ SB Cas; 0M@ 4 Gentiana (po. 12). 8@ 10 Glychrrhiza, (py. 15). 16@ 18 ae Canaden, pe. 35) .. 30 Hellebore, Ala, po. 15 20 ine, OO... 15K 26 Tpecac, po .-1 CO) Iris plox (po. 5G 38) «. 35Q 40 Jalapa, pr.. 40@ 45 Maranta, iés.. se @ 3 Podophyilum, Po. eee 15@ 18 Rhei oe. foe 00 * cut.. | @1 % : eee 75@1 35 acon... 35@ 38 Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ w oo . 30@ 32 Seneg 55@ «60 Stmilax, Officinalls, H @ 4 @ & Soetlias, (po. H)....... 10@ 12 Symplocarpus, Feeti- oe po... 35 Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ German... 15@ 20 ee 18@ 2 Papetber j.......... 18@ 2 SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 20)... @ 15 Apium (graveleons).. 1°@ 18 Me 41@ 6 Carui, (20, 2)......... 10@ 12 Cardamon............. 1 00@1 25 CorianGrum.. i oe Cannabis Sativa....... 4@ 5 coer... |. 751 90 Chenopodium ........ 1 12 Dipterix Odorate...... 2 25@2 50 Poeenieuuim........... @ 15 Foenugreek, po..... - CB 8 Ae... 4 @4% Lint, _ (bbl. 3%4).. - 340 4 Lobelia. 35@ «40 PharlarisCanarian.... 3 @4 meee... Ss 7 Sinapis Albu.. .« @S d Nigra.. tees. 11@ 12 SPIRITUS, Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 nee... 1 75@2 00 ge 1 25@1 50 Juniperis Co. O. T 1 65@2 00 oe 75@Q3 50 Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Sot. Vini Galll........ 1 75@6 50 at Oporto ...........1 Bape OO Vink Albe.............1 Serm SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool | Carriage... 2 50@2 75 Nassau sheepa’ “wool: Camreeee ............ 2 00 Velvet extra sheeps’ wool carriage....... 110 Extra yellow sheeps’ Cares ........ 85 Grass sheeps’ wool Car- es... 65 Hard for slate use. 7 Yellow Reef, for slate eee ..........-...... 1 40 SYRUP. Ce 50 See 50 Sete 60 Were 000 50 ereme OOPS... 8... 56 eee BPO... Cc... 50 Similax Officinalie.......... 60 . ° oi 50 eee, 50 CO ein ea 50 De 50 ee 50 Ree fore... , 50 TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis . beats 60 ek 50 ee 60 = sd —: 60 eee 50 Peereesee 0 Atrope Belladonna.......... 60 Pano 60 ° a 50 Sanguinarla 50 perme 50 Cantharides.. 7 Capsicum 50 Cu damon eS - ee 75 ae 1 00 ore 50 Cinchona ey 50 Pe ec 60 Cc — eee eee cl 50 Conium . 50 Cubeba.. 50 Digitalis . 50 mies... ..., a 50 Gentian ...._.. 50 ” Ce 60 Guaica Se a 50 1 60 ae 50 myoecyamins....... 50 OS 75 . CeCrem............ 7 Port Chigridum...... 35 ee 50 ee 50 i 50 nox Vee 50 ee 85 ' Camsphorated........... 50 ' Cer 2 00 Auranti Cortex. . 50 OO od i... 50 hatany a 50 Rhei. 50 Cassia Acutifol 50 Oe 50 Sornenterig | 50 Pome... 60 TOM ............. 60 i 50 Veratrum Veride............ 50 MISCELLANEOUS. Aither, Spts Nit, : r.. 2 "4?. 2a Alumen . _---. =e = ground, = oO... nae 3B 4 ade Ce 55@ 60 Antimon eee 4@ «5 et Potass T. 55@ 60 a @1 40 Amcitonaa............. @ B Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 52 Arsenicum . a 7 Balm Gilead Bud.. 38@ 40 Bismuth 8. N. -2 WQ@2 2 Calctum Chior, ‘1s, (48 ies MS 76.......... @ 11 Cantharides Russian, eS @1 00 Capsicl Fructus, ar... @ 2% : i @ 2 “ee @ 20 Csryophyling 2. Po) 10@ 12 Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 Cera pee 8: oF i. Cera Flava............ 38 40 Coceus .... Le. @ 40 Cassia Fructus........ @ Conger... @ 10 CORCOU l,l a 60D . — A @i 2 Chioral Hyd Crat...... 1 35@i 60 Chondrus . 20Q 25 Ciuchonidine, PL & ‘WwW 15@ 20 German 3 @ 12 Corks, list, dis. per cm ..... 60 Creanotum .......... @ 35 Creta, toon. 7)..... @ 2 en..-...... 5@ 5 o — Co. 9@ il _ mere... .. @ 8 Crocus... ..... 50@ 55 Cudbear........ @ 4 Cupri Sulph.. 5@ 6 Le 10@ 12 manor Stipe ........... 70@ %% Emery, a numbers.. @ Hose eecn see. . @ 6 Ergot, (o0.) T°... ... 7@ 75 a ian? a 12@ 15 boda chee cbs tans S@ B Sear: i 7 @8 Gelatin, eae he ea @ 70 bag cogs 0@ 60 Glasware ‘flint, by box 70 & 10. Less than box 66% Glue, Paws. ......... 9@ 15 oe 183@ 2 GivGering .... 62... 144@ 2 Grana Paradisi........ @ 2 ERtg sl 252 55 Hydraag ae —- @ @ 80 sh Ox Smeal @ # : Ammoniati. @1 00 " Unguentum. 45@ 55 Hyd@rargyrum ......... @ 64 Tchthyobolla, Am.. ..1 25@1 50 ee 75@1 = Iodine, Resubl........ 3 80@3 9u Iodoform.............. @4 70 Pee 8. @2 25 Lycopodium ........ . ae % Oe a 75 Liquor ia et Hy- fore ion... ....... @ 27 Liquor Potags Aint 10@ 12 Magnesia, Sulph (bb 1 Mannie, 6. F......... 24@ 4 60. a Morphia, So. 7S 2 10@2 35 | Sefdlitz Mixture..... @ | Linseed, boiled.. .... 51 54 S. N. oe Sinapis : ae @ 18|Neat’s Foot, winter Cc. Co. "2 wO@2 25 = ont oo. @ 2 Strained . 65 70 Moschus Canton. @ 40} Snnff, Maccat oy De Spirits Turpentine... 37 40 | Myristica, No 1 .. 65@ 70 Voes i @ 3 Nux Vomica, (po20).. @ 10| Snuff, Scotch. De. Voes Q@ 3} PAINTS. bbl. Ib. Os. Sepia 20@ 22) Soda Boras, (po.11). . !0@ 11] Red Venetian.. ..- 1% 2@8 Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart. 27@ 30) Ochre, yellow Mars.. ..1% 2@4 Co @2 00 | Soda Carb..... -. 14@ 2 |} Her... 1% 2@3 Picis Liq, N No, i gal Soda, Bi-Carb....... @ 5/| Putty, commercial ....214 2%@3 doz @2 00 | Soda, Ash u aa 4, vag | pure..... 2% 2%@3 Picis Liq., quarts . @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2} Vermilion Prime Amer- jens... @ 85} Spts. Ether Co 50@ 55|_ ican. 13@16 Pil Shida (po. 80) . @ | “ Myrcia Dom. @2 25| Vermilion, English. 65@70 | Piper Nigra, (po. 22). oe “ Myreta Imp @3 00} Green, Peninsular..... T0@75 | Piper Alba, =e @ 3 ' Vini Rect. bbl eae, Tee 6 @6% | Piz Burgun. . Ge 7 : 2 25@2 35 | white . -6 @b% | Plumbi Acet . 14@ 15| Lessbe gal. cash ten days. | Whiting, wh! te Span. @i0 | Pulvis Ipecac et op!i..1 10@1 20 Strychnia ¢ rystal.....1 40@1 45| Whiting, Gliders’... @% Fyrethram. boxes H Sulphur, Sant. 244@ 3 | White, Paris American te & P. D. Co, dea... @1 25 Roll 2 i ate | ar. Paris Eng. § in | TOMarinds ........ Sa 16| ¢ 1 40 Fyrethrum, PY a . 2 Terebenth Venice.... = 30 | Pioneer Prepared Paint1 20@1 4 Cree. Se is _ : Bota Villa P a Quinia, 8. P. & W..... 32@ 37|Theobromae ..........45 @ 48 Pal; ean “ S. German.. 25@ 3 Vanilla Se eee 9 H0D16 06 alnts . tee 00@1 20 Rubia Tinctorum.. 12@ 14) 2inei Sulph i@ 8! VARNISHES, Saccharum Lactis py. 20@ 22 ll | No.1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 Salacin.. ~+-.8 OO@2 10 OILs, iE xira Turp.- -166@1 - Sanguis Draconis... 40@ 50 Bbl. Gal| Coach Body..........:2 75@3 00 apo, W. cocreeees 19@ 14} Whale, winter . 70 | No. 1 Tarp Farn..__.. 1 00@1 10 mm... 10@ 12] Lard, extra. SO 85 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 oh Le @ 15/ bard No. 1.... ' 42 45; Japan Dryer, No. 1 Linseed, pure raw 48 1 | Fave. . TO@75 Importers and Jobbers of DORUGS CREMICALS AND PATENT MEDICINES DEALERS IN Paints, Oils “> Varnishes, Sole Ageats for the Celebratea QS oN ai wlLLA PREPARED PAINTS. Full Line of Staple Druggists’ Sundries SWISS We are Sole Preprietors of Weatherly’s Michigan Gatarrh Remedy, pra We Have rn Stock and Offer a Full Line of WHISKIES, BRANDIES, GINS, WINES, RUMS. We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only. We give our personal attention to mail orders and g All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG C0, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ruarante> satistaction. Send a trial order. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. GROCERY PHICE CURRENT. The prices quoted in this list are for the trade only, in such quantities as are usually purchased by retail dealers. They are prepared just before going to press and are an accurate index of the local market. below are given as representing average prices for average conditions of purchase. those who have poor credit. greatest possible use to dealers. It is impossible to give quotations suitable for all conditions of purchase, and those Cash buyers or those of strong credit usually buy closer than Subscribers are earnestly requested to point out any errors or omissions, as it is our aim to make this feature of the AXLE GREASE. doz gross Aurore... ..-.. —- 6 00 Castor Of1..... -_ = 7 00 aas............ 5 50 s........... 75 8 00 moe... ou 65 700 Paragon o> 6o BAKING POWDER. Acme. ye ~y cans, 3 doz ee 45 % 1b. :- |... 75 c- * hlUC ECU 1 60 el 10 Arctic 4 - cans 6 doz case. 55 “ d4doz 1 10 ? 3 — 2 00 5 b a hl. 9 00 Fosfon. 5 oz. cans, 4 doz. incase... 80 16“ 2 - 2. Red Star, * i> cans.... 40 “ “a ra a 4 b a“ . 1 40 Telfer’s, lg Ib. cans, dos. 45 _ % Ib. ._ = - in * = t= Our Leader. 14 Ib cans..... 45 6 ib oa... .. iD - 7 ib cans _t_e Dr. Price’s. FULL Wlicny per doz PUnk. Dime cans. 95 4-OZ a 40 6-02 210 OZ 2 Of CREAM }iz02 « 3% 6-02 0 2%-ib “ 1200 io = oS ib * =f 10-lb “ 41 80 BATH BRICK. 2 dozen in case. mete . . ne 90 eee, i, LL. SO Domestic. . = BLUING, Gross Arctic, 4 oz ovals.. . so eee 6% , oe... 9 00 , Sifting box... 2 7 3 v . . 2 ae . sea * itoroak .. . .@ Mexican Liquid, 4 oz. 3 60 SOk....... 6 80 BROOMS, do. 2 oe _i2 No ee No. 2 Carpet.... 2B No. 1 : oe Parlor Gem eS a 2 75 Common Whisk . = ee 1 00 Warehouse . 38 a BRUSHES. Stove, No. 1. 12 . -_.. 1 56 - . & 1% Rice Root Serub, 2 row. 85 Rice Root Scrub, 3 row 1 2 Paimeite, goose.. - 150 CANDLES. Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes.... 10 ee, 0 —e_wene ss 9 Paraffine 10 Wicking : 24 CARNED GOODS. ish. Clams. Litt le Neck, i i lb. 1 20 a i x lam Chowder. Standard, Zib...... 223 Cove Oystere Standard, 1 fa 80 ' 1 50 Lobaters 2 45 .. 0 50 2 00 _-—..... | .2 90 Mackerei. Stan Gard, ay" — in LL 2 10 Seed. 2 ib i in 2 2 Tomato Sauce, 21b 2 Soused, 2 . .2 almo Columbia Pe fist. ..1 80 " aoe...... 1 65 ae... (Ci. ue —......-.-... i i dines, American —.. 4%@ 5 a. .6%@ 7 Imported an eee @io eee 15@16 Mustard un. ere ideo es 7@8 Boneless oo 21 Trout. Brook, 8 Ib...... weewae 2 50 Fruits. Apples. 3 lb. standard..... . 110 York State, gallons ie 3 10 Hamburgh, ‘ a Live oak....... 1 60 Bane Cree... ||. 1 60 Linas. .....- i. 1 60 eee... 1 60 oe 2a Wf... . 90 Cherries. —...-............. 1 10@1 2 Pitted Hamburgh . 175 i 1 50 mee... 4... 1 20 Damsons, Beg — and Green os... 1 30 Carre. ........... 1 60 Gooseberries. Common. i 25 "Peaches. rs... ....._.. 100 eT ee ..........,.. er. 1% se Oxford oo Pears. —............. im reese... ........ 1 80 Pineapples. Ct. 1 00@1 30 Johnson’ e elieod...... 2 50 grated.. 2% Booth’s sliced. @? 5) ° grated.. : @2 Quinces. ——s......... 110 Raspberries. a... 110 Black Hamburg....... 150 Erie. black 1 20 Strawberries. Lawrence . Gl 12% Hamburgh . . = eee 1 20 Toren ...... 110 = Perera: aes 1 00 Corned beef Libby’ 8. 13 Roast beef Armour" . 1 80 Potted ham, % 1 a oe... 85 tongue, oy = ete 1 3 Ns 85 chicken, %& ib oe. 95 Vegetables. eans. Hamburgh stringless....... 13 French style..... 223 —....... 1 35 oon, eeee... a ’ .............., 65 Lewis Boston Baked........ 1 35 Bay Stato Baked............1 235 World’s Fair Baked....... 1 35 Picre Baked...........- oo Corn Peres... 14 Livingston Eden . 1. ——............ ai —— Pon........ 14 ore tery... ee ris) Peas. Hamburgh merreres........ 13 . early June...... _ Champion Eng..1 50 etit pols....... 1% ancy rafied.. 1 90 ee. 75 cc ee 7 Vant Jamp’s merrotat....... 1 10 early June..... 1 30 Archer’s Early Blossom....1 25 French... 215 Mushrooms. Pee el 19321 Pumpkin, _................-.... 85 Squash. Sees ..........-... | Succotash. eee. 1 40 ae ey ow... ...., 1 50 ae LLL UL Tomatoes. oe Ll 115 Pe ee cag EES ES lee ee eee. kn 3 50 CHOCOLATE. Baker’s, German Sweet.. ...... 23 ee. 37 Breakfast Cocoa.......... 43 CHEESE, ae ...- @13% Aree... .-.... 124.@13 ree... .... @i2 eee ...... ...... 13% — Medal @il% ee ee tee 6@10 Brick 11 ss ... . 1 00 en... 4... 23 ee... @i0 Pees ...,......... @25 a........... ee — 221 Schweitzer, imported. @2A4 domestic .... @14 CATSUP. Blue Label Brand. Half pint, 25 bottles ache 2% Pint _--.-) Quart 1 doz bottles - ' 3 50 Triumph Brand. Hielt ping, per dos.......... 1 35 Fiat, 72> powmles..............4 50 Duert. oer aoe ..... ..... 8S CLOTHES PINS. Serene benes............ 44@45 COCOA SHELLS, 2 eeee.............. Oe Less quantity.... ..... n34 Pound packages....... “6% @7 COFFEE. Green. Rio. i ........ ............. ee —. ......,r,.rtC 21 a. 21 Peaberry ee ee Santos. a... ......... —.- 1 a 20 ee ................... 22 aes -.............. 23 Mexican and Guatamala. 21 Maracaibo, —— Milled . ‘Java. ed Private Growth. Mandehling ...... Mocha. Imitation . Le. —..................... Roasted. To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add \c. per lb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shr age. ink- Package. McLaughlin’s XXXX.. 24 45 Bunola —_. oo Lion, 60 or 100 Ib. case.... 24 45 Extract. Valley City % gross 1 Felix 115 Humme!’s, foil, gross...... 1 50 a tin . oe CHICORY. —... 5 ae. 7 CLOTHES LINES, Cotton, 40f...... per dos, 1 25 o —....... ' 1 40 . oe... . 1 60 . -_......- “ 1 7% - Sets....... " 1? Jute Oo t....... _ 85 e ee... ' 1 Gu CONPENSED MILK. 4 doz. in care. N.Y.Cond’ns’d Milk Co’s ne Gail Borden Eagle..... ... Crown Daisy. ( ‘hampion.. Magnolia . —. Peerless Evaporated Cream. COTPON BOOKS, ‘Tradesman.’ % 1 books, per hundred ... 2 00 8 2 oft e “ ne 2 50 8 3 oe a ee 3 00 8 5 “ “ oe no 3 00 #10 . * e . 40 $20 _ ' ' . oo “Superior.” 8 1 books, per hundred _ $2 .-- g 3 “ ace “ . 3 50 $ 5 oe te “ a 4 00 810 “ oe “ : 5 00 $20 “ee i ‘ 6 00 Universal ’ $1 books, per hundred . $3 00 82 _..28 $3 a ” .. £@ $5 e v i, #10 “ “ 6 00 $4) ' ' 7 00 Above sain on coupon books are subject to the following quantity discounts: 2U0U books or over.. 50u " 1000 “ te 5 per ceni 2 “ oa . PASS BOOKS, & an be made to represent any enomination from $10 down. | COUPON 20 books Seer es cee $100 og 2 00 — |... 3 00 | 6 25 ae 10 00 ee see eee... 7 50 CREDIT CHECKS, 500, any one denom’ a... $3 00 —- © = i.e. 5 00 2000, ._ fe 8 00 ee ris) CRACKERS. Butter. Seymour XXxX.. a7 mae oe > Fan cae half barrels, 3c extra. pe. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. 13 er 6 ICKLES. so Medium. AP. : Bar : . TOBAC eon count... @A4 75 Laundry, — Fox, cross... ee 2 s, 600 count.. S2 88 Allen B. Fine Cut. hg a a 8 00@5 00 | . is aaa da old Cums oe oe Brands. _ P. Lorillard & Co.’s Brands co lait Oe eee ; 50@ 70 PROVISIONS - ‘= , 2,400 count. 5 5 Good C , 0 eib.. 3 20 Sweet Russet. i Taneg M: aa 00@2 50 The Grand R Half 6 C 5% ood Cheer, ee > artin, dark.... , apids Pac ; f bbls, 1,200 count 3 38 White peal we 3 ar" ’ aS Seolicn & ¢ De e no yellow. 3 a a0 quotes as follows: king and Provision Co, ee a eee 5F > . . = PIPES. en Hiawatha csr 60 a se RIED Clay, No. 21 POR 5 Cuba. .... 0.2... sees. 3 Oppossum............, be 0) Shervent | sa Gi at. TD, fait Soak. a 1% Ivory, 10 Cel a 7 — eee = Otter. dark ....... i. oan , = Extra clear pig, short cui if 25 j Cob, No. 3.. — oe, Se eee ia | oo Merrick’s Brands, | fa0coon ......... mea | aoe” mg =e Eh ca Skunk ..... . a ear, fat back........... ee esis . coca: eee German... 3 iB iia Private Brands, - Were. a 7 one 25 Boston clear, aa aan . 1560 eb coms ts cone. n alk ee 32 —---- @30 Beaver castors, ib... @5 00 | Clear back, short cut...... a -- 15 50 Babbitt’ Sines ean Ae... el. @27 Above prices are for N Standard clear. sho + tse cteee. Io oe >. Bae Salt meer .. £60 ia thas ands. Nellie Bly vies eee ese au furs only. Other pt a No. 1 ort cut. best . 15 50 s . ok 325 & ban tote, pera: 3 95 a ao et ass responding prices. grades at Cor- Pork, links SAUSAGE, SE. 10 box lots, delivered. ..... 3 85 Ties pe a ag 27 DEERSRINS— Be ane GF ja Domestic. Jan S. Rink “~ — tees 3 75 Randy a pbis....... 25 Thin and col aag pound. Liver........ a to eee eeees : 6 Carolina head. . Ameri Co.’s Brands. Maroadol 29 Long gray, ary eT pr Ponzue .00 0... oe LEG a 6 . meat. Ce erican Family, wrp d..84 00 R Gr goeaa 2 Gray ary 10 Blood . oe a a aa a 844 su o Br i No. 2 oe K plain... 2 94 Yum Yum rums.... 23 Red and Blue. eo aath 2 Head a ari N. EK. eo ae 2 of x0 ee . ' ee a — & Co.’s Brands, A pees ee 23 Tub WOODEN WARE. Frankfurts a a tee cele pa so 10 ie Imported ee 490 a 22 ubs, No. elo. TH% ° n, 60 bars : . ‘cee 6 00 LARD ‘ya Japan, No. 1... own, 60 bars............. 2 40 Plug. aa ee 5 A¢ Kettle Rendered c , P ae dened an 5% L & Bare ..... ...... 3 25 Sorg’s Brands, Pp i No. =... a os Granger . ie oe sheen eee i. . 9% »& oe ote ee oS autz Bros. & Co.’s Brands Spearhead . : ails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 1 30 Family a eee cae, 8% Pata seccceesees 6 Acme ...... : J06ee 39 No. 1, three-hoep 1 50 Compound .... 6 it 7 duececes BiG a oe 8 1 a 2 Bowls, Lieb... ess. . aoe ‘ ic SPICES, Marseilles....... etica cai aa atte Siena. BB steeseeses ees 90 Sy 1b. Tins, 34¢ adv eee i% Whole Sifted. an i.) eo 26 a -baasan 101k, pails, se: Dee lawathe 0, 2 ho Ce i. a}. fee hs gemacaen neve 9% Thompson & Chute Brands Valley City ........... 3 os an 2 40 3 ib xe i mats... . : ‘nzer’s Branc Se 7 sib a ae “ Batavia ope :2 _ Ola oe. 8 Brands. Baskets, market. (00000001) 35 : = 4 oe Old Honesty.......... 40 shipping bushel... : BEEF IN BARR — P oer gga nese = | : Lorillard’ s Brands. " ‘ will hhoo 3 ‘20 1 2 oo Moss warranted 200 Ib gy : eNBME cL a Cli willow 52 ra Mess, Ch an . . 750 |. aa. “Bs SILY ER | a CUS “ chins, Noi 5 36 | Boneless, rump butter nso. 10 0 megs ancy... “co? ~ E wien Gece 30 ‘ ‘“ Nes6S | guonen weive—Can 10 00 Sa oie : ck Cr : ss No.3 7 2 SMOKED MEATS—Car 1 a No. Lieeeeeeeee sees 70 | SOAP | J. G. ne Groi = “ lm “ No 3 75 Hams, average os ie Canvassed or Plain, am A P No. 5 ee 60 \ Si Something G aa 8 Brands. : : “« Nove fol 1 a Se ag 9% epper, Singapore, —, 10 . : Out of Sight oo = ' " “ Neas4 35 LU . Zio 1) ibs. ' . i 93 te Se Filson & McCeulay’: INDURATED W picnic... 4 io. *~ eG ee 3 Gol sulay’s thine sa . a q . Alepios Ground ta Buik. Mono .-.. «..... ee soneeey 43 Tabs, No. eset = Shoulders. ae hie oe Case a 15 avon Improved Messmate .... oe 37 a4 13 50 Breakfast Bacon boneless....__ a 2a ee va a Smoking. : ne Oso 10% os medium... an a Gins me Aftle Bae ee Scouring. Catlin’s Brands. = 1 as 60 2 -_— na i 8% 2 8 T a Le 16 Sapolio, kitchen, 4 aoe) te Bite dited ............. 7 Ne, S00. teveserees TO 2 45 Butea... ALN Nini ARRAN i te iu ee CC x aad saan 2 50 ae a ~ 7 2 30 280 Dee aS cn me ee 50 Hontréss ..... a 1 00 3 50 Fat Backs cteeerererwerewasccnreores. Lei : Monterd, ‘te sia ; 65 SUGAR. a 2 = Washboards— — guage eee apse a ' Trieste. rieste. ‘35 The following prices American Eagle Co.’s Brands No. ... ay - 2% eer Stet rece eee eee eee wont _— . Nutmees, No.2... 5 sent the actual selli aga Myrtle Nav i Pobriess Protecia:. vs. 250 ROBB .--...--2... eT UT Hanae Pepper Singapore, bl oo Grand Rapids, t 1g prices in Stork --- “« Saataie rotec tor........ oa eee ay 1 90 2 TS Apore, ince sh i Ne’ based on the act- Gens Mee see eeu ecu oe aes aginaw Globe.. ea Kits, honeycomb TRIPE. Go c white. ....2 cents pe ew York, with 36 mae... eee. Double. ce Kits, premit coe ..<......... & Byonne. 20 s per 100 pounds added f Frog Water Witch.. sity “- oe ‘a se Ds i ee - 20 wiih The same eucidiane See, MA PM y s Wilson ........ nee Barrels BEEF TONGUES. = solute” in Packages. the fate cae fees townwhere Banner Tobacco Co.'s Beane a Luck... on 7 . a a 3 Half barrels............ teeeeteeee cee sees 22 00 ew eesecees a t is not 30 ame, "Dut ‘aa on ne a 16 a. cerry ae cininciaini a aa 2 85 Per pound..... . LA AT a 11 00 Cinnamon. neue uo oca MHA conan RAIN eee cle 11 Cloves. ae a = 1 55 quotations will. perhaps, afford Gold Cu > eaiean ae 38 See Dairy, sold packed. cc ~ 2 2 Ginger, Jamaica = aie than to quote Ne . vc ore cans ease : ee Dairy, rolls...... Ce ‘ ‘African 55 exclusivel w York prices ten’s ieee, No. 1 White (58 Ib. test) 5 Creamery, solid setccccecsseccncee 14M Mustard........00.0.-. aie Cut Loaf.” $5 foes Lees 15 No. 2 Red (60 Ib. test) 53 Creamery, rolls | wacked... a Obper wo 000. are 8 55 Powdered Tete ee teen ee eee es $ 48 oe ow... oo eee ttt teee eee eee eee ee ee LM ae — ceseeeee - 155 SNe ane nro enerenns «1 42 — Sigek = —. ee 1 40 Extra Fine Granulated... pe! ", F. Adams Tob ’ Franulated............ 1 SAL SODA. Cubes .. " er ; 2 ——— _— FLOUR IN SACK 7 Carcass cc eos eames 1% Gao Powcered.......... 5 24 Peerless...... a 26 *Patents........ Ha ( si 915 Fore quarters................. terse eee 5 @ 7 ulated, boxes.......... ‘a | Get coeeies 163 ees teescences cecee Mm 4% Cardamon, Malabar... Pi — NG 4 i Rob Roy —— waa to usual “cash als: a (cae ee @ pi fi: foe Sautee. too watt No = Ts Unete “Sa NL “s8@ae io bbls., 25¢ per bbl. ad- — eee HNO Mustard, white... ee 3 92 pa Clover 32 on PN ‘ 6%4 bees 10 NO. 1B.......00---20 ee ores 3 86 3 l Ue ae Showers ........ ae al 84 o oppy a 5 > ieee ee a. & Merrick. MILLSTUFFS, — is ott aeeecseeeeteres cece, . ee : ee 7 a JeEry == --nen-- 25, : s§ tenesc sees sees weesees , Cuttle bone........... 30 SYRUP — Fine og —d Cavendish... a Bean)... —. quantity Carcasa 0.06.) )._ alain 0 a eae. ’ s. Buck Horn. ae Sereenings .... 13 00 — = sD ‘oe j Corn. en cessed ano. --30@32 a sents 15 00 16 00 Carcass ae oo ~~, See... xa | Half bbis-.:: eccesecesceeeM® =f 0 WEE omen aaa - aoe ae 7 50 Fre fetrd see fiereert on easier tte not @7 Se oo carse meal 16 18 oo 1p Gloss. Oe es 0 7 @8 ie CROCKERY AN a ee... 54 GO0d oases sees sete: 2 ia Less thai car iota..........44 ental aca ee a Bit e. in ae a . dees | LAMP : ms 5 soe WET MUSTARD . oats, meer 4 40 and 50 Ib, boxes... 2. - 0% TABLE SAUCES. Bulk, per gal : Car lots................. 33 eee vor algae te A SHA He 3% Lea & Perrin’s, large . 4 %5 Beer mug,2 doz incase... 1 30 Less than car lots...........36 No 2 Se et ee aa ad SNUFF. small...... 275 YEAST HAY, ee oe ee Scotch, in 1 cn A Halford, large .......... 375 Masten uy oa lL eee rinarineatete aa oes) ae ameben — a . aan 7 Warner’s .......-.--- ee Noi * ‘ton gam a rT LAMP CHIMNEYS. Per box ; fan ae 35 Salad Dressing, large .. one pr Weust Roam 00000000... ts Tan Trg Her " 6 doz. in box. i ‘a . ppee, in Jars.....43 " amall _... “a 63 Mamenas eo FISH AND OYSTERS = OSun..........-. 2 6 I ae ae . a ee oe SODA, oii Sage EA 90 ee = ee Cc a Kegs, vikngitsh..- AE +5 Pe vs ae a and FURS FRESH FISH. stir aie Seana neers essen es ..2 70 teeagay 4% erkins & Hess pay as fol Whitefish 0.0 Sun, erimp top 4 SALT. lows: sal ee g : es 1 eo oe = sacks.. ee a. 202% Binck Baws... a ne eis NSEE Fitnt. ra > BB 101b, sacks. nas 1 8 Full @2. | Bluenah fiering.7 QS | Nolet ow a6 31h cases..... a : = Kips, green ue @ = God: lobster, i = ee "i ‘ — i a — = 86Ib. dairy in linen bags.. E \ py a :] w p. eeeeee i 3 Si ~ 28 Ib “aed in ines bags.. 32 ~ . cured $ : No. 1 Pickerel.... 7 a @i0 No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labele< a ' is 18 | Chotcost..............132 ox ‘alfskins, green... 3 @ 4 Pike. os QB No. 2 Hi . 4 Be tae eerste see = @34 - cured...... 5 O6 Smoked White.... ... @10 No. 2 a. ‘ ..4 56 lb. dairy in drill bags Be a ra 0 @i2 wos aie 10 @25 Red Snappers......+ e La. Basti 4 ib, “ “ aS... & eae) a 0. 2 hides \& off. Columbia River Sal- [ No. 1 Sun, ‘plain bulb, per doz a ny ' 18 a 18 = a wn Ce ae Na alk No. 3 wo ees amt asks ° : Matera . <72 o. i crimp, ‘ ay 56 Ib, —- ii. + a -. wie @3> See iN 3 2 20 a a U@Q25 No2 P, Per dOz.... .... 0... 2ees ee iggins ea: a ee 40 Fairhaver @ a ee ~ e GUNPOW t pn Counts.... 35 i certs 56 Jh, dairy in linen sacks. 75 Common to — . Washed wooL, a P. 2.2. Sefecia....... oD No. 0, per gross caaundtinane eine Seek Extra fine to finest... .50 3 Washed ......-------+. 12 @16 Sereete @25 oe SL a ~ + 7 56]. sacks.. . Choicest nee ae 75 @85 i secre & @R i sa eee @23 Nee ee a. 28 «| ao a | cee! Aiichoticss c's BD | NO Bou” perdidge enn x > o.. ne. nD co fai. 23 @30 Grease butter. ..1..0.. 1 $3 a Favorite. ........... a ee Mammoth, per doz.. » itr tnns %5 Common to fair.......23 @26 ee gam ee KG 2 _oysTERS—Bulk. STONEWARE-—AKRON a cons 5 Superior to fine oe 30 neeng acco tee 50 Extra Selects..per gal. 1% Butter Crocks, 1 to 6 gal - SALERATUS, YouNe ee @35 FURS POG ol. 1 40 i " 4 gal per foe o Packed 60 Ibs. in box Commor. to fair..... 18 @2% Badger............ | nee | ee io} 2 doz... poms i ir uperior to fine .B0 @40 WE bee te wnica win ie 15 00@25 00 ; et ies ee eaten 2 20 i to4 gal., ee wad lL ie tte + eevee Mh emer ere tenes Sell 22 Ce a ba Dwight’s.. — eye’ cae sO = Shrimps ee ie : = — i Bal. per dos......... -...... 60 oe os hl ale le ld li WI 75 be “2 72 TIE Bi s+ 5nss Chole. 20 eee ceca, 24 G23 10@ 25 ves 125 | eee K aI i CN cic ae ee 3 00@6 00 Oysters per 100s... Sialic tiahel ¢ sat dl LAZED, Re ke 1 00@1 4) ea, Ae sa 1 25@1 50 Milk Pan nd 2 gal...... ee s 4 Ciams, CIID 13@1 00 » % gal et 65 Cem eee Sou eua ys _ 7 (Continued from page 10 the physician, hence but few phar cists could afford undertake of securing evidence in suct But the evil tends to encourag practitioner to compou tions, instead of sendi1 the regular channel. to In conclusion your d report that the tradi year has been chars Wor thy features. becoming more ; and new pharmacie tl cities to a degree 1 es the existence of those that are well es- oo While it is conceded that the eld is open for all, still it nnot but be aot that the encouragement extend- ed by the jobbers who secure their in- vestment by cl g hard upon the | s labor- ng in the face of alrea ose neti- tion. Under thes cir mstance t! jobber only seeks a new o his supplies, but evi te his es- tablished customer is in many stances equivalent to extinguishing his profits The establis of news s has become a special feature with wholesale druggists, and in their } ownership may be found the reason why such a multitude of irma s $ recently come into e Your Committee t t at the job- bers should discourag ew prises of this character eigbbor is al- ready well vid € sons contemplati Oo} é stores to pharmacists who desirs elinguishing usiness, thus accommodating | iz terested cae, instead of placing ob- stacles in the path of old ft ds who have given them financial sup; JOHN E. Peck, Chairman. tl — LOOKING FORWARD The closing weeks of 1893 w market by a continuance of the disasters whiel made the whole year forever met in the annals of finance. Two morerz way syst ceivers, year, many firms had struggied along with the hope of ems went into the hands and, as usual at this time of the and individuais I ex tricating themselves from t t rassments, finally p al made as- signments for the benefit of their cred- itors. The number of the unemployed poor reported to be in need of relief has grown day l olent efforts made in their behalf have temporarily improved their condition, no comprehensive by day, ¢ nd frien »} ry } and eficient scheme Uias been suggested for their per ent re- lief. All these things are naturally very depressing and stand in the way of taking a cheerful view of the financial situation. Most people who SW on making them up le past year probably have reason to deplore both a falling off of their incomes and r - age of their capitals as compared wit}! 1892. Business, among merchants and manufacturers, has been, for the last six months, at least, very pe I wha profit it has yielded has been more than 4 counterbalanced by losses from bad debts. Banks and bankers have suffered from the misfortunes of ners and from the depreciation of their secu- rit merous small } gate lost even more than persons ent ies. Retired cap itz investors hay itirely engaged in business. It is computed that $1,300,000,000 in railroad bor are at present eit her in default on terest or are paying it irregularly the amount of dividends on stocks stopped or suspended must be yrre- spondingly large. Real estate has kept up better than stocks, but it is impossi ble that tenants should continue to pay as much rent as they have been paying, _THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. especially for veh ouiial shops, offices and dwellings, and even for the past year some landlords have been unable to collect in full the amounts stipulated for in their lea What adds to the distress unfortunates is ses. of the very common many of atural delusion that they might and have avoided the and that deserve ving done It looks asy to them, in the light of events as to losses they lave met with they lame for not ha so. SO ef they have since oceurred, to have re- frained from making the purchases that they made, or to have sold instead of buying, that they wonder how they failed to see it. It does not occur to them that they knew then all that it was possible for them to Know at the time: that their intellects were just as sound then as they are now, and that the conelusions they drew and the course of action they took were the unavoidable outcome of e circumstances in which they found } y ¥- themselves, If they could be put back in the same position, knowing no and without the wis- learned by their n they did. have subse- yuen noes, they would do again | st w hey did, and would again re- pent of it as they are repenting now. I} am not ‘fatalist, but I am convinced that men’s conduct is governed by laws| as immutable as those which govern the | movements of the heavenly bodies and} the combinations of the particles of mat- ter. The proposition laid down by the celebrated Jonathan Edwards more than a century ago that the human will is de- termined in its choice of actions by the the motives to which it is has never been successfully | i. It is like saying that | when one weight is set against another | nh a balance the heavier will go down| and the lighter will go up. the pain we suffer from of our blunders in heless, contemplation money matters gives us help in avoiding | sim} penit ilar blunders in the future. Like true tence for sin, it tends to strengthen our good resolutions and to increase our | power to resist temptation. nately it the memory of it too often becomes oblit- erated before the occasion arrives to seful. This is the reason why | men gain wisdom so slowly. They need | repeated lessons from disagreeable ex- to teach do }t to do in order to secure the re- sults they desire, and the history of the them what to ipward course of the human race is the history of its gradual enlightenment ough suffering. The earn even, iS no more ti ti mming up ¢ of conduct wi a mankind long ago a S- overed in this way to be essential to so- -being, and which, by frequent tr yn generation to generation, h come to be accepted as a7 evident. So in business affairs ayes rules which misch cannot ievous results, are continually vio- ey violate the moral law, the stress of temptation be- cause C upe le they forget t or disregard them. Hence we have the periods of over-speculation and unwise investments, followed by the re- which are so frequent, and from which our present troubles have! While mourning over the | therefore, unavailing as a rem- or the past, itis in the highest de-!| gree useful as furnishing the means of | lapses, one of proceeded. past is, eay Unfortu- | dies away as time wears on, and | for it} TRY THEM AND YOU WILL BUY THE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE CLEANEST, AND CHEAPEST. WASHING SPOILS GREEK CURRANTS ARE CLEANED i MOST FRUITY CURRANTS. BY OUR PROCESS, WHICH PRESERVES STRENGTH AND FLAVOR. TO USE. THEY ARE READY rover 36 Packages. 36 Pounds. FULL WEIGHT. OS — QUALITY | SUARanTEED | Also in Bulk: | | : | 25 Ib. Boxes, i} MPORTED AnD CLEANED o | SR | ) UT CLEANING | CO..| bow — ND Rapips, sess. 3 Tiere 50 Ib. Boxes, and 300 Ib. Barrels. af -aracy) j | | ORDER FROM YOUR JOBBER | IMPORTED AND CLEANED BY Grand Rapids Frvit Cleaning Go, Grand Rapids, Michigan, HEYMAN COMPANY, Manufacturers of Show Gases of Rwery Description. } and | FIRST-CLASS WORK ONLY. 63 and 68 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. WRITE FOR PRICES. VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & C0, WHOLESALE - Dry Goods, Carpets and Cloaks We Make a Specialty of Blankets, Quilts and Live Geese Feathers. Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s Socks. OVERALLS OF OUK OWN MANUFACTURE. ‘Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co, 48,580, 82 Ottawa St.,, Grand Rapids. - al a » a ry ‘ = > cu - ‘ a ~ _ nh A x ae - - . - | ~ st A - ~ és ye : — - > hs ~ a = ae ~~ yy we — ~~ 5” THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. —__ 15 improvement in the future. Looking interesting, in siniatiel this matter of | very sma!! eid at that. It is now re- CHIC AG( ) NO} 9, 1893 backward does good just in proportion as price cutting, to review thestory of Steve | ported that the wine growers of Southern : 4A CD : is odds en tes te eee, Ryan, of the city of Atlanta, Georgia: France are offering their product at a AND WES? MICHIGAN BR : Steve Ryan’s career as a merchant] penny a quart, and cannot get even that. The prospect which presents itself to/ prince set Atlanta commercial circles|The new casks needed to contain the our mental vision as we try to forecast | upside down. If he had been allowed to} wine cost more than the wine is worth. the new year is not, indeed, comforting. | COUtinue in business thirty days longer | One thing which injures the wine trade The signs of a speedy recovery from the | ™ 1891, it is a fact that he would have /in France is that the merchants of Paris F i sent nearly every dry goods house in At-| put on the market large quantities of a prostration of trade which followed |janta to the wall. That is what he| manufactured wine, and it is said that last summer’s crash are few and doubt-| started out to do, and, through his su-|the wine growers of the Montpelier dis- ful. The one fact that the amount of | Perb nerve, he came very near carrying | trict are preparing to make a great dem- money paid out for interest and divi- ~ his cherished project. onstration against the scandal of selliz : : : ‘yan wanted to be a merchant king. | counterfeit wines when the genuine ae dends is likely, in consequence of the} With this object in view he began to cut | cle is so cheap. bankruptcy of large railroad and indus-| prices. At first the other dry goods mer- ee trial corporations, to be many millions of | Chants of the city were not perturbed by Until a man is finally dead he should dollars less this month than it was in the | “iS Proceeding on Ryan’s part. They | try to look alive. i ean : thought that he was trying to reduce i : aa a first month of 1893 will, by itself alone, | stock by the methods they all at times he best time to halt is when you are be a potent cause of restricted expendi-| adopt. But Ryan kept on cutting until running into debt. ture, and, consequently, of a restricted | Bone dared follow him further. He Sd — | PoChicagn : 1 spn demand for the products of industry. | °” shoes for $1; Stetson hats for $1.50; Grand Rapids & Indiana. To Petoskey lv.G.R.. 7:30am 3:15pm Karl & Wilson’s collars for 5 cents, calico ToG. R..lv. Chicago, 7:45am. 4:55pm *11:30pm When, further, we consider the dimin- auaprrunhes spanelgntbinengias ToG.R..ly. Petoskey 5:00am 1:30pm. .... ’ ’ (UE J at one cent a yard, while dress fabrics TRAINS GOING NORTH. *Every day. Other trains week days only. ished incomes of people engaged in trade | were almost given away. Ryan had the igen nnn ee ae —_—— : ° ‘ ot orth. i i | and in the practice of their professions it people crazy and his competitors in de- oor M’kinaw,Trav. City and Sag. 7:20am 7:40am DETRO ry. NOV. 19, 1893 e j , sj, fo nanite ‘ ‘or Cadillac and Saginaw...... 2:15 pm 4:50 pm . is idle to expect any thing but a dimin- | * palr, but he oversized his apital and For Petoskey & Mackinaw .. 8:10pm 10:25 pm . ee ee broke with the goal of his ambition in| From Rakmnees. -. 9:10am LANSING & NORTHERN R, KR. ished volume of that interchange of com- | sight. From Chicago and Kalamazoo. § 250Dm oto EE en ea ce mall ae i : : 7 rains arriving from south at 7:20am and 9:10am {OING TO DETROIT modities and services by which wealth is During the days of his great cut sales | daily. Others trains daily except Sunday. eu ah a : HOLL : TRAINS GOIN OUTH. LY. Grand Rapic (0am *i:20pm § created and distributed. There is, to be : was actually an everyday occurrence RY "ae A EE el Sn vty li 11:4 #5 205 ‘ i ‘ or women to ge ’ > i North. South. : sure, plenty of gold and silver coin and en oe 8 oe Se ee Lo. 7:05 aim | Ta morning and hurry to Ryan’s store in or- | For Kalamazoo and Chicago... ......... 10:40 am | Ly. Detroi of paper money awaiting employment, | der to be as near as possible to the doors | FoF Fert Wayne and the East.. cc. TO AND FPR but, at present, it is as useless as so| when they swung open. Often women | For Kalamazoo & Chicago Ly Gn 4V. wee 6s * y i. stand f ~ % tn aa From Saginaw i a many paving stones. We cannot eat it, would stand for hours in the street wait- wansaciiae LT aacee a a 8 pmand 11:20 p. m. run 11:20 pm E c : . : i ing for an opportunity to get to the bar-| Trains leavin é / c 7e . ms a a Ly. 2 Opm drink i, wear at or build with it. The gain counters. Scores and scores of | @*!¥: all other trains daily except Sunday. pil o materials which serve these purposes | clerks were employed, but no force could Chicago via G. R. & I. B. R. I i ‘lang i ¥ i. 9 20 p > q » oll te es he a must be produced by labor, and that}be secured sufficient to wait on the |<), Creag Booem Soobm yoee 1a, nnd’ be oar Mea oo " eo . a S an¢ B it, rior Car tO saginaw labor must be set in motion by other la- would-be purchasers. On the day that ol 40 a m train solid with Wagner Buifet Parlor oo i Ryan failed there was great rejoicing | “41: i ; a Other train da 2+ ols . rf i 2 bad 11:20 pm train daily, throngh coach and Wagner ay. stner t I Week dt bor. Much time must elapse before the among the other dry goods merchants of egy ta 6:50 a m pes | aia GEO. Def: Gen i" ivitu whie »yai , ri Ly Chicago en ¥ 115 > activity which prevailed a year ago will] Atlanta, as ne: arly every competitor was | ArrGrand Rapids 2.15pm 9:50pm 7:30 him de Gikne Gisces coo > ¢ il iter . ro . 29 » 4:15 p m through w agner Buffet Parlor Car and a oa ee : : o return, and until its return more or less | on the brink of ruin. an seated @ ck ieake Getic, Uaeen Ceaeu aud WAUKEE renew. suffering will have to be endured. Suppose Ryan had succeeded in his ob- | Wagner Sleeping Car. Depot corner Lé St a ie : ; ‘ ject. Suppose he had sent his competi- Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. —_——- Still, little by little, the great indus- | : tuna ge. , ou i re J A tors to the wall. What would have been | ¥° Muskegon—Leave. eee mse “1 7 trial organism of the country will shake] the result? Ryan would have immedi- 5:40 pm 5:20pm rains Le: off its torpor and resume its former | ately raised his prices as high as they | Sunday train leaves for Muskegon at 7:45 m,ar- | G@>q Rapids . _ ae riving at 9:15am. Returning, train leaves Muske Tonia strength. By and by we shall have for-| were before he began his rate war—| gon at 4:30 p m, arriving at Grand Rapids at 5:50 p m, | Lonis rah: » hi " ‘ : C. L. LOCK WOOD, St. Johns ...Ar gotten entirely our present experience, probably higher. He 7 ould probably General Passenger and Ticket Agent. | Owoss)... al : have cut the wages of his clerks. He E. Saginaw and we shall again fancy, as we did | would, for a time at least, have had a Bay City year ago, that our prosperity will last| corner on Atlanta’s business, so far as NIGHIGAN ( TENTRAL a 1 forever. Then will be the time forthose| his lines of business were concerned. =—= | Pontiac : J 2 res ave been 2 ing 66 ‘ _ Detroit. . -.- who are now lamenting their recent want | Would the re sult have been a good thing The Niagara Falls Route. een for the people? The question answers is i ¢ > i . 7 (Taking effect Sunday, Nov. 19, 1893.) — : - of wisdom in the management of their | itself, Whenever you get an absolute]... a ' ’ =a Trains Leave business affairs to show how much they monopoly the people are crowded to the 10 20 pm.. Seas Detroit Express ........7 ®am Gd Rapids cece have profited by the lesson they have re- | Wall and figure very unimportantly in] 5 30am -- *htiaatie a Pacific.....1! ao Gid Haven... .. 2... ) ce > : : ; the monopoly’s theories and schemes.| ! 30pm...-.. New York Express ..-.. Se PE ceived. Probably not one in ten will do | 7 : ce a *Daily. All others daily, except Sunday. aily except S' / : aa : ne 3 Plenty of business for all, plenty of peo-| sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacitic ex Trains arrive fro é I 2:50 it, and, besides, a new generation will ple employed and a healthy tone of busi- press trains to and from Detroit. 3 ui Xn i thi 77 ay ce i fo $ © r pity arlor cars leave for etroit at 7:0) am; re- rest { L., o.10 have come forward which will have to]|ness prosperity is the thing for any city turning, leave Detroit 4:55 pm, arriving at Grand | p. m. and 9:15 a, m i a uy be taught for the first time. If even a|or town to have. Rapids 10:20 p m. Eastward—No. 14 has Wagner Parlcr Buffet : a Direct communication made at Detroit with car. No. 18 Parlor Car. : small fraction should, however, prove Wine Cheaper than Water. all through trains east over the Michigan Cen ‘ re No. 11 Parlor No. 15 Wagner : 23 wis av were i rj * 2 , | tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.) -arlor Buffet car themselves wiser than they were it will At the World’s Fair people had to pay | ** tailroa 7c ieee Ticket Avent, | i "Jas. CAMPBELI City Tcket Agent. be something gained, and to this result|acent a glass for drinking water, and Union Passenger Station. 23 Monrce Street. we may look forward with pleasure. I SS sgearamanarmsenat wish I could be as hopeful with regard ore ERI ei aaa i. to our lawmakers at Washington, but i HE " ALL “A ¥} the financial matters they have under oo consideration, and the adoption of which is said to be determined on, afford little «6 ? 1 ig VW h a 6S h ey try ground forit. None of these measures, I t S AS Gg ood a S S a p ol 1 O € y y indeed, except the new tariff bill, has yet m i ul been actually submitted to Congress, to sel | y O u th ci r ce ~ p cl ] ivi eC Yr) tS ° 7 O Uu I and there is yet a possibility that pre- . <— eee liminary discussion may end in suppress- O W nN good er) Se Wil | l tel | y O u t na t t 0 © ¥y ing them, but, if it does not, 1 shall have i a ne something to say about them. are on | yY tr Y 1 ng to g et Y Ol tO al d t h eir MATTHEW MARSHALL. | — new articie. Price Cutting a Ruinous System at = Best. YX K r : <. e c ; 6 ve The scheme of cutting prices is some- ho u rges Y O u to kK ee p — A p O lO | iS thing that nearly every merchant in- lL i c : : a NAnCn TE dulges in sooner or later. If the idea ] t not the p Uu b l ic ? e 4 h e ry) a ru { AC Lit ers doesn’t get a dangerous hold upon him littie harm results to his business and . : - | Lo . aes Ll the bargain-hunting public is happy b Y eons ta 1.06 6 fel J ud IeClouUsS |) a d VeEeFrlLISIN G while it lasts. If, however, it is carried too far, it is likely to turn out to bea . ° u s bad thing all around. In these times of b | ng C usto 716 io 4t© ¥y O U I StO res W ho OSE financial depression price cutting is an ve f amusement which merchants in all con- ~ y c a r siderable cities are trifling with to a ve ry p resence crea tes a Manic O greater or less extent, resulting in a tem- porary liveliness in business, but ending O t h ee r a Fr t 1 Cc | es / in disaster if carried too far. It may be Special Meeting of the Board of Direct- ors of the K. of G. At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Knights of the Grip, held at the Hudson House, at Lan- Sing, last Saturday, the following mem- bers answered to their names: President Waldron, Secretary Mills, Geo. F. Owen, F. R. Streat, A. F. Peake and Treasurer Reynolds. President Waldron announced the fol- lowing standing committees for the en- suing year, which were promptly and unanimously approved by the Board: Legislation—H. E. Buck, Bay City; Roswell Mott, John McLean, Detroit. Railroads—H. F. H. Carroll, Grand xrand Rapids. Lansing; rout; &. Tyler, Moeller, Det Rapids; F. M. it i 1; MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: STICK CANDY. | Cases — Pails. Standard, Waa Se 7% . et ca ce Git 7% ' base 6% TM Boston Cream.... 8% ia ioe........ a 84 Bra 0. ...... - MIXED CANDY, bis Pails eee... 6 7 — a i | 7 Roy a 7 8 PO oe on es ee 8 ite Bok 7 8 Comaeree 2 8 Broken ey... peat 8 Peal RARE UCP... ok oe 9 1ch ¢ ‘reams ol 9% Valley Creams... .. i. 13 Midget. 30 Ib. baskets. el ea . os Modern, ‘0 1b eg : 8 Paxcy—In bulk Pails ozenges, nny He GT TG HRB EGE ESN BR g ee 10 Ceoeceete roms... 12 Chocolate are enna ee oe eee 13 gum Drops.. ee ee le 5% Se 8 ae... 8% ee... 10 Francy—In 5 lb. boxes. Per Box ieee Drees. ........ ...... 5... 55 Le 55 Peppermint Dre... ce eee see en cee 60 Chocolate Drops.......... Me bet beeen to ee 75 os Mm, Chocolate Drogs.......-...-..<...---- £0@90 on oe... -40@50 Corce Drops... ...... oe A. ~% Licorice eee. ee Lozenges, plain. . Poi ce Hotels—A. G. Ellis, Saginaw; C. L. Ne 65 Lawton, Grand Rapids; A. W. Stitt, {mperials Sette tee e teen teen cece eee tener eee = Jackson. So ee Bus and Baggage—J. W. Califf, West | Molasses Bar... ee Bay City; Chas. J. Lewis, Flint; Geo. J. | Hand Made Creams..... -85Q95 Heinzelman, Grand Rapids. _ Le Decorated Creains. ~~. Employment and Relief—W. V. Gauley, | String Rock..............//0U UNE, 65 Detroit; A. R. Sutton, Saginaw; F. N. | Burnt Almonds... 220000000022... --1 00 Mosher, Port Huron. Wintergreen ee 60 It was decided that all applications} _ a i eo for membership received by the Board - : ne Denen......- ER - subsequent to this meeting must be on| No.2. si 2 . oe the new application blanks. ORANGES A communication was received from | %.-------.-. eee eee eer sete 2 © Dwight Goss, attorney for one of the| {25 Lc. See Oe ET. Beet, atatieeg thet st 06—06dld6CUd6c™C( ]l™] alll compromise had been arranged between | Small... ................ 2.22. ce. cece ees the two claimants and that the death | M'® ---------------.------------ benefit could now be paid to a trustee. | Messina, ie ae The Board discussed the matter at some| ‘“ fancy 360 -.............-...-. 6 00 length and concluded to conform to the oe Ce . action of the old Board and decline to| ee pay the claim until ordered to do so by| OTHER FOREIGN FRUITS. the probate court. | Figs, fan cy layers, 6D.................. @13 Three orders were ordered drawn on| “ 10D... .............. @i3 éhe Treasurer as follows: | Dat ome, 10-Ib, — en ae o" J. L. McCauley, to balance bieens ceue $ 68 25 | = - a @i L. M. Mills, vd b ra ance. ; : . oe .. MO meeting of the Association at Grand Rap- oa - Roasted 7@ ids on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 27 and | Choice, H. P., Extras 4%@ 28. Acting on THE TRADESMAN’S sug-| ( i Roasted . &@ gestion, it was decided to hold three ae business sessions—one on Thursday af- OILS. ternoon, another on Friday forenoon and| The Standard Oil Co. quotes as follows: a final session on Friday afternoon. oo. nT g The Secretary was instructed to pro- | XXX W. W. Mich. Headlight ....1.212. 7 eure the necessary printing matter for Naptha.. gststscccccccesewtswsswoeeee nn S 6% the Association, and it was decided to anaer eg) 6 aca nice as 2 »” @ i% pay him his salary quarterly, based on a oe @21 the membership at each quarterly meet- | Black, 15 cold test --° +... ---- @8% ing. —< 7 The Board then adjourned, to meet at | XXX W. W. Mich. Meadiight. ....... 5% the same place on Saturday, March 13. te ar POULTRY. Hides, Pelts and Furs. Local dealers pay as follows: Hides—A fair movement is reported, Ls LIVE. are wanted and ae a good figure. a a ee oc : > ea Pelts—Fresh stock finds a ready mar-| Geese . ............-..00..0 +000... 8 @9 “a . LAWN ket at fair prices. | Turk eve... ' — a eee ee 10 @li Furs—The local market is active, much | nitadatlemadeaeeenl ae eo i i de aie i é @ 7% more so than last year. Furs of all - 9 @I10 kinds are coming in freely. Prices Reports from different quarters this prediction certain of fulfillment. are | down and a further decline is looked for. | /UT*eys mace | - 9 Go -9 @2#% TKhG 8 ey cee be eeek so § @9 ic nck aoe, ee UNDEAWN, Not What a Man Ears, but what he Saves, Mar sight Let WM. NEIL & leak out of When gins to get rich! MAKES HIM RICH. aeinemermenenll ly agrocer’s hard-earned dollars get away from him through some sort of waste—some the oil barrel—some drop out of by damage to stock, if his oil leaks— keeping him poor! he begins to ‘‘stop the leaks’’ he be- NEIL’S SELF-MEASURING OIL TANKS Stop waste of oil, time and goods. us send you a li ittle book telling about it. Co., Chicago. 11 AND 13 DEARBORN STREET. JOBBEI Groceries and Provisions. ee Our BUTCHER’sS Lard. PURE, in tubs or tins, and Note these prices: LARD i Butcher’s, 80- -pound Tubs Butcher’ 8, Tierces. .. Choice Pure GH. HAMMOND COS tS OF sa Pure Leaf Kettle Rendered If you want something cheaper try our CHOICE guaranteed to give satisfaction. ———_ WESTERN MICHIGAN AGENTS FOR SUPERIOR BUTTERINE. A LADY’S GENUINE : VICI : SHOE, Plain toe in opera ies opera toe a C, 8. heel D and E and E E widths, at $1.50. Patent leather tip, $155. Try them, they are beauties. Stock soft and fine, flexible and elegant fitters. Send for sample dozen. REEDER BROS. SHOE CO, Grand Rapids, Mich. ATLAS SOAP MANUFACTURED ONLY BY HENRY PASSOLT, SAGINAW, MICH. oP This brand has market three years, regarded as a duced. now been on the and has come to be leader wherever intro- See quotations in Price Current. v eer. © aoe : 4 ( wo ’ er = apes — a a Be { x be i - & Ss j E a co i aha ‘ Ade +) * ¥ r hor nf » co _ _- i t { wt if — GOLE AGENTS FOR... JF You Want Ga Ligh, Sweet Bread and Bic USE THE ONLY RELIABLE ~ Royalty Succotash, UP RESSED YEAST a MANUFACTURED BY , en TheFermentUm Company i r MAIN OFFICE: \ M. C a ~~ CHICAGO, 270 KINZIE STREET. ]. MICHIGAN AGENCY: ° oeer y GRAND RAPIDS, 106 KENT STREET. faa C QO. Address all communications to THE FERMENTUM CO. . ie . p -2 C. G. A. VOIGT & CO.) Gratker Chests, Glass Covers for Biscuits A & a ee 7 e , OUR paTen 4 | 4 eo ILY LLS CALLA LiL STAR 2 s ie MUS GOLDEN SHEAF ge . AN. IMPROVED S f x MOLLER FLOUR ¢ : Y B22 = ‘HESE chests will soon | UR new glass covers are by far the i a REE pay for themselves in the | handsomest ever offered to the r breakage they avoid. Price $4. | trade. They are made to fit any of our boxes and can be changed from rev one box to anotherina moment. They will save enough goods from flies, dirt and prying fingers in a short time to pay ~ for themselves. Try them and be convinced. Price, 50 cents each. : NEW NOVELTIES. Mi We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties: L. ST A R RO ER M I] S CINNAMON BAR. ORANGE BAR. . Le CREAM CRISP. MOSS HONEY JUMBLES, OUR LEADING BRANDS ARE Oar Patent, Gilt Edge, Star, Calla Lily aud Godan Shea |e vst essesweevrminac™ SS Mss means wens ! ee ee THE NEW YORK BISCUIT CO., \ Write for Quotations. Ce GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. IS. A. Sears, Mer. GRAND RAPIDS. LEONARD’S POINTERS. } “ A FEW POINTERS are what every live merchant wants who wishes to keep his O MORE HARD TIMES to the dealer who will keep up his stock with new sales up, and by watching the back page of THE TRADESMAN each week you and saleable goods. Don’t be afraid to place your orders for the coming sea- will see just the goods that will sell. Don’t wait until the season is half over be-| son. The people want the goods and the live merchant who keeps the assortment a fore you buy your stock; the first sale on anything is always the best. is the one who sells them. sisi i on TARE Ne ———— —— soe | 4 Shepard’s A | . & 3 Lightning =} TeeZe a 4 \g ig [ 1 I's. We would eall your special attention to our assort- ment of Marbles for the early spring trade. ” We carry the following kinds: ee ee $3 25 ( / Sk ee 3 75 . y 1 RO a, 4 50| American Agates. Common Grey. Bl aoe a SS ee ee ad 5 = Flint Agates. Colored and Polished. 7 2 a é Hi ° aa . :. CE. occurs esos 9 00| Imitation Agates. = Assorted Glass m4 . ae - i veetee ee eee eee = _ Underglazed Painted China. Figured Glass. OMe ee ae ~ Write us for trade discount. WRITE US FOR OUR NEW PRICES. ‘ ORDER YOUR é . CROQUET SETS AND HAVE THEM ON HAND WHEN THE SEASON OPENS. OUR PRICES FOR THE COMING SEASON ARE LOWER THAN EVER, AND WE WILL GUARANTEE THEY ARE RIGHT, BOTH IN REGARD TO PRICE AND QUALITY. BZ MEXICAN HAMMOCKS. } We carry the best makes of the genuine Mexican Grass Hammocks, in both the Mexican weave with tied edge and the American weave with braided edge. Our prices are lower than last year, and we will be pleased to quote you; also i BEE ae Ses 43 aN MM 6 nADED EDGE ee CLOSE, WOVEN GOPTON HAMMOCKS, $. 7 ee ~~ IN eo Our spring catalogue, showing a full line of these goods, will be out in i x about thirty days. Steel Wire Wheel (PRESS. -WAGONS, pees | MOT tVa Et tats «4 pe Te ate e bd eae We err aad ary) 6% | Lb This wagon we guarantee to be the best steel wagon on the market, the wheels are brightly tinned, and the bodies painted in vermillion, nicely striped and lettered. WkKITE US FOR DISCOUNT. Our terms on Steel Wagons are April ist 60 days. i Lowest NET Prices Ever Offered on Steel Wagons in Crate Lots. No. Body. Wheels. Packed. Net per doz. “a... .. Sci6 teches....:.. Gand 9 imetos.....- 1g doz. in a crate.....$ 9 00 oa... 10x20 inches....... 7 and 10 inches......4¢ doz. in a erate..... 10 50 02 21582 inches....... 8 and 11 inches......5¢ dos. in a crate..... 13 00 Oke 12x24 inches....... 9 and 12 inches......3¢ doz. in a crate..... 13 50 :...., 13608 eeees......- 10 and 14 inches... -. - 4g doz. in a crate..... 15 00 ¥ S __. .14528 inches:.......12 and 16 imebes......3¢ Goz. & ecrate..... 16 50 K S....-- 1oeee ees... . 14 and 18 inches......%< doz. in a erate..... 18 0 H. LEONARD & SONS, eee Rapids, Mich.» %-